By Laurelle Walsh
“Craft beer is exploding in the United States,” according to Old Schoolhouse Brewery’s Casey Ruud, and the Methow Valley is well positioned to provide microbrew enthusiasts with a “destination beer” experience, he said. “People want to come here and …
Winthrop Hop Rendezvous Brewfest
Hop Rendezvous brings brewfest tradition back
The Winthrop Hop Rendezvous Brewfest, which will offer samplings of craft beers from around the region on Saturday (June 21), is a reincarnation of sorts. Casey Ruud, co-owner of the Old Schoolhouse Brewery in Winthrop, said that the brewery’s predecessor — the Winthrop Brewing Company — used to host something similar called Octoberwest. Ruud said the idea to revive […]
