Garden Path Fermentation

I've been wanting to check out Garden Path Fermentation for the last few months. Finally made a pit stop in Skagit on the way to Seattle. They're located close to the Burlington airport; look for the wooden chair with a "beer here" sign. We dropped in on a Friday afternoon (around 1:30pm). They've got a cute patio outside along with two communal style tables and bar seats inside. Service is friendly and knowledgeable. Go up to the bar to order your drinks.The beers consisted of 9 Garden Path flavours, two meads and several guest beers/ciders/wines. They don't do flights, which is disappointing and none of their fruit flavoured beers were available to sample.They have a MASSIVE variety of rare, unique beers along with some interesting cider and wines. Beer bottles from Jester King, Atwood Ales, The Ale Apothecary and Crooked Stave, to name a few. From Canada, they even had two bottles from Dieu du Ciel. Majority are from the States but they had some beers from Australia, Estonia and Europe (Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, France and Italy).They also have a couple board games and funny enough, they had these mystery/surprise beer bags for sale. Not sure how much they were though.- The easygoing drink ($3.00 US for 5oz) - lightly tart ale fermented in a foudre and finished in stainless steel. This was our favourite from the three we sampled.- Amber dreams of electric sheep ($3.00 US for 5oz) - foudre-fermented, oak matured, malt-accented and native yeast amber ale. Definitely was malty.- The prime barrel age ($3.50 US for 5oz) - blend of mature barrel-aged beers. This one didn't leave much of an impression on either one of us.Garden Path's beers are different, catering more to funky than sour. If you're a beer geek, this should be a must visit. 3.5 stars.

Good variety of craft beer, mead, and cider. Fun store with lots of bottles and a nice outdoor atmosphere with fires at each table. There are no flights but 5oz pours range from 3 to 6 bucks so you can make you're own. Enjoyed the amber ale and the raspberry sour but the light beer and the mead were very weak and tasted almost watered down. One bottle of the raspberry sour is $25 each which needless to say is excessive. There are no price tags on the bottle or shelf, only once you scan to pay. 3.5 stars overall.

Today we stopped in for a drink at Garden Path Fermentation. It was an excellent experience.First of all, they've got the COVID protocols down! Sanitizing tables in between customers, tables outside at least 10-12 feet apart, hand sanitizer by the front door and the employees are all wearing masks! Bravo.I had two 5 oz beers that were both pretty tasty. My wife had the mulled cider, which she liked as well.The outdoor tables have gas fire features, to take off the January chill.Our server was excellent and friendly. We'll be back!!

A very highly specialized brewery with a very broad focus, way out in the fields of Skagit County. They're highly specialized because they don't use predictable, traditional methods to make ordinary beers--but their focus is broad because they intend eventually to make cider, wine, sake, and many kinds of beer before they're done.What they have now is a big barrelhouse and blending program, producing fruited and often sweet beers from Skagit Valley ingredients (and yeasts). They also have a great bottleshop and taproom, featuring a dozen of their own beers and a dozen guest taps. The staff here are super nice, and prices are right on. I really enjoy many of their beers, and so appreciate that we have such a dedicated place focusing on things not everyone else is doing.

Great atmosphere! Enjoyed a beer, wine and played YahtZee! Highly recommend this place.

We stopped in after checking out the tulips. The wild ales are stellar and their patio is big and dog friendly. They have a bottle shop and serve wine too. We got a few tasters to try their offerings. Glad to have this nearish to us.

Stop by Garden Path on the way back from Bellingham. Nice selection of beer and both inside and outside seating. Staff was friendly and there were lots of options to sit inside or outside.

Opened in April with guest beer and wine. Began offering their own brews in July. Really nice spot. Friendly, cozy, dog friendly with sunset views. Watch what's going on in the brew lab while you sip. Lots of beers and meads to try in multiple sizes. Also lots of wines. Tours of the lab available on weekends. Nice location easy off the 20 feels super rural and along the airport walking/running trails. Come learn about what this new brewery is doing using Skagit product to craft their beers and meads. They encourage bringing your own food to accompany your sipping. A real win.

Great specialty drinks (beer/wine/mead/etc.) for a good price and lots of space. Would be perfect for a group meet up or a quick drink before dinner or a show downtown. Everyone who works there is also very friendly!Perfect for picking up a bottle of something special!

Great brewery and cidery! The staff was so friendly and helpful and the drinks were fantastic. I highly recommend if you are in the area. Bonus points for being dog friendly!