To brew or not to brew?

As a member of the Association of Bridal Consultants we are consistently meeting new vendors offering great services. Our favorites are the vendors who allow you to truly personalize your wedding day. Our newest favorite: Gallaghers "Where you brew". Gallaghers offers a special way to personalize the beverages you serve at your wedding while guaranteeing freshness and the highest quality of ingredients for a brew that is uniquely yours and tastes amazing! Gallaghers offers personal brewing of beers, wines, ciders, and root beer. This can also be a really fun planning event for an engaged couple to enjoy together (especially for you grooms).

Beer or Cider
To make a batch of beer at Gallaghers you should plan on spending about 2 hours at their facility. You will be greeted by a friendly, experienced brewmaster who will talk with you about the styles of beer you enjoy and help you choose a brew from among their 50 recipes. You will then be assigned one of their steam fired, professional kettles and give you an easy to follow instruction sheet to create your special brew. Once this process is completed, they will transfer your brew into one of their specialized fermenters and set a date for you to come back and bottle your beer. The standard fermenting time is 2 weeks (so allow at least this much time before your wedding date, up to 3 months for the freshest beer possible). On your scheduled bottling date, plan to spend about one hour sterilizing your bottles in their professional bottle washer (ensuring cleanliness and health for you and your guests) and capping your brew. You can also request special labels (ex: Jack and Jill's Wedding Day Stout). A full batch makes about 138 - 12oz bottles of the freshest beer you have ever tasted. The cost per batch is between $150 to $165 depending on the recipe you choose. This is a truly unique and cost efficient way to serve something special on your wedding day. If you keep the bottles in a cool, dry place your brew will keep for 3-6 months.

Wine
Making and bottling your own wine for your wedding requires a bit more time, so plan ahead. Gallaghers offers over 45 wonderful varieties. The 1st step of wine making only takes about 15 minutes to complete. You must return for about 4 steps. Again, this process is a little more involved than beer or cider brewing, but the results and benefits of making and bottling your own wine for your wedding day are well worth it! From step one to bottling, the process is about 6-8 weeks, making your wine quite drinkable at this point. Gallaghers recommends an additional aging time of 3-6 months for optimum results. If your engagement allows time for this, it will result in a very special wine sure to impress you and your guests. Gallgahers wine kits vary from $145 to $215 (not including bottles) depending on what you choose to make. This makes 28 - 750ml bottles of wine. Again, a unique and cost efficient way of serving an amazing wine at your wedding.

Tasting Room
Located in beautiful downtown Edmonds, make it a date and head over to Gallaghers tasting room to sample a variety of their house brews of ales, ciders, and wines. Their knowledgeable and friendly staff will be happy to introduce you to the amazing experience of brewing and tasting some of the best brews in the Northwest.

Info:
Address: 120 5th Ave S, Edmonds WA 98020
Telephone: 425-776-4209
Website: www.whereubrew.com
Hours: CLOSED MONDAYS
TUE-FRI 2PM - 8PM
SAT 10AM - 5PM
SUN APPT. ONLY PLEASE
Payment accepted: Cash, Visa, Mastercard

We hope you enjoyed our article about Gallaghers Brewing.