Timber Ginger

Timber Ginger Beer all started with a recipe. In 2014, Kyle McKnight was working as a chef and started making ginger beer. The spicy brew was a hit and Kyle was brewing ginger beer more than he was cooking. After years of working in restaurants in Colorado, New York and Seattle, he was excited about the opportunity to start his own business. He took a sample of his ginger brew to his friend Kara Patt (now McKnight). Kara had years of experience in hospitality, and loved the idea of co-founding a ginger beer company. The two set out to start Timber City Ginger Beer (now Timber Ginger Beer), hoping to create a dry, ginger forward, farmer driven ginger beer.

Timber City Ginger Beer sold their first bottles at a Seattle farmers market in Spring 2014, selling out in 90 minutes. After that, they quit their jobs and started making 10 gallon batches of ginger beer in a kitchen space near Pioneer Square, only to open their own production facility in South Park 4 months later. Partnering with folks at the farmers markets, Timber City expanded their brews using local farm botanicals, creating unique blends of bright and refreshing ginger beer.

In the Fall of 2024, Kara and Kyle sold their company to Roger Bialous and Manny Chao, owners of Georgetown Brewing Company.

"Roger and I have been fans ever since we started serving their ginger beers. It was the very first product we offered in our tasting room that was not our own. We really believe in what they started and we’re hoping to use our strengths to spread Timber Ginger Beer regionally around the Pacific Northwest. Thank you Kara and Kyle for trusting us with the future of your company!"

-Manny Chao

We don't just add juice to water, carbonate it and call it a day. We hand process all the ginger and fruit and then brew it! No extracts, no pureés, no shortcuts, no kidding. This means we can make ginger beer that shows off the spicy ginger flavor at its best.

With fruit directly sourced from Pacific Northwest farmers, we make sure everything we use is at its peak ripeness. Our limited seasonal brews rotate with the crops and feature whole fruits like peach, rhubarb and pear.

We source direct from local farmers for both our year-round and seasonal offerings. These are some of the fruits you can expect and where we source them!