Berchman's Brewing
Berchman’s Brewing Company is a nano brewery that became licensed and began limited production as of October 2014. We became fully operational as of January 2015.
Doug’s father, Berchman is the face on the company logo. Unfortunately, he passed away when Doug was a young boy and he never had the honored privilege of having a beer with his dad, therefore, this logo is symbolic.
We both are farm raised, have a deep love and devotion to the land and hold a strong interest in crafting beers that showcase The Yakima Valley’s assets.
We built a brew house on our residential property with room for expansion. Presently, there is no public tasting room. We self-distribute our beer.
Our beer is crafted utilizing the finest hops, grains, specialized ingredients and pure artesian water. Additionally, our beer is bottle conditioned. This process allows for natural carbonation, akin to the Belgian style. Our beer is often cloudy with residual suspended yeast. With a conditioned beer, the flavor becomes better and more complex with age.
Berchman’s Brewing Company strives to be 100% waste free. We currently partner with local small farms and gardens in the use of our spent grain. Our deep artesian well provides very cold water which is used to cool our wort (beer) for our fermentation process, then used to keep our grounds green.
Author: Caroline Porsiel
Caroline Porsiel is a master distiller and liqueurist based in East Ellijay, Georgia. She founded House of Applejay, a fine spirits and liqueur distillery, in 2022 with her mother, Sabine, crafting award-winning products like Applejay from Ellijay, Mt. Frozen Knob Vodka, and Winter Cherry Mountain Liqueur. The distillery won a 2024 Best of Georgia Award and a 2025 Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition for its Winter Cherry Mountain Liqueur. As a founding member of the AMBRU Campaign, launched in 2020, Porsiel advocates for the global recognition of American Brandy and Rum. She continues to drive innovation in the craft spirits industry from her active distillery in the heart of Georgia’s apple country.
