Garden Path Fermentation celebrates three years with two beers, 3 Orbits Around the Sun and The Spontaneous Ferment; Boysenberries.

As April creeps along complimenting our Springtime days, something subtle occurred in Skagit Valley - Garden Path Fermentation celebrated another year. Don’t worry, unless you live or around Burlington, you probably didn’t know about it. Then again, the brewery remains less a destination, and a more hidden gem for those who know about their beers.

Knowing their reputation as a spontaneous brewery, winery, cidery, and meadery, Garden Path has elected to celebrate the third year with two unique beers. 

image sourced from Garden Path Fermentation

The first, dubbed 3 Orbits Around the Sun, is an anniversary beer that was born as a “lightly smoked ale” fermented with Skagit tayberries. Letting the brewery do the work of explaining that that means here is the crew.

A natural complement to food, this beer has a rich, savory character with deep red berry notes.

Following up their 4.4% ABV (alcohol by volume) 3 Orbits, the brewery is releasing a special version of their The Spontaneous Ferment, made with Boysenberries.

Again, here’s the brewery to sort out the details regarding their second release.

This beer is a blend of spontaneously fermented beers inoculated overnight in a coolship in 2019 and 2020, fermented and aged in oak, and refermented with local boysenberries in 2020.

With sales of both, starting last Friday, April 9th, it’s a safe bet you should get your hands on this sooner than later. Look for 3 Orbits Around the Sun and The Spontaneous Ferment: Boysenberries at Garden Path Fermentation’s taproom, at 11653 Higgins Airport Way in Burlington, Washington. If you can’t make it to the taproom, the brewery does support regional delivery and in-state pickup via http://shop.gardenpathwa.com. 

For more information on Garden Path Fermentation, including hours and updates, visit http://www.gardenpathwa.com. 

About Garden Path

Located in the beautiful rural Skagit Valley in Northwest Washington, Garden Path Fermentation makes hyperlocal beer, mead, cider, and wine using ingredients sourced from our own backyard. We use Skagit-grown grain, fruit, and honey and Pacific Northwest hops, and ferment all of our products in oak with 100% native Skagit yeast. Our process draws on old-world brewing and winemaking techniques from a variety of traditions, which we reinterpret and adapt to take maximum advantage of the Skagit valley's abundant resources and temperate climate. Visit http://gardenpathwa.com for more information or follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @gardenpathwa.