Finnriver Farm & Cidery doesn’t just make cider — it tends to the whole conversation. Soil, salmon stream, orchard row, pollinator drift — all of it folded into a philosophy that believes apples are only the beginning. Tucked into the Chimacum Valley on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, Finnriver has built its name on organic fruit, patient craft, and a quiet insistence that cider should reflect the land it comes from. The result is something grounded yet expressive, a style that can move from bone-dry precision to floral wanderings without losing its center — always rooted, always alive.
There’s a certain kind of dry that doesn’t mean absence, but intention — the kind that strips away the noise and leaves only the crisp, electric truth of the apple, humming like a clean note in spring air. That’s the energy rolling into Peaks & Pints Thursday night as Finnriver returns to Basecamp Proctor for the release of its new Dry cider in cans, a follow-up to last year’s debut but sharper, brighter, and more dialed-in. Built from Washington-grown Granny Smith and Pink Lady apples with Golden Russet drifting in from Oregon, then guided by a Sauvignon Blanc yeast that adds a subtle vinous edge, the cider lands clean, balanced, and quietly compelling. Around it, Bloom and Blush cans return, half a dozen or more bottles, five Finnriver ciders flow from the taps, and the room settles into that easy realization that cider, at its best, is less a drink than a place — land, weather, time, all finding their way into the glass.
Peaks & Pints Finnriver Cidery Release Party Flight
Finnriver Pear Cider
6.5% ABV | Pear Hard Cider | Chimacum, Washington
A softer note drifts in here, ripe pear melting into bright apple, the fruit rounding the edges into something gently lush and sun-warmed, like late afternoon lingering just a little longer than expected, all smooth glide and quiet sweetness without ever losing that clean orchard pulse.
Finnriver Farmstead
6.5% ABV | Traditional Craft Cider
A rustic note settles into the glass, where Finnriver leans into unfiltered depth and orchard grain, warm bread and ripe apple rising together while a gentle tannic edge keeps everything grounded — earthy, quietly nutty, and just textured enough to feel like stepping into a working farm kitchen where the cider’s been resting, waiting, and becoming something honest.
Finnriver Honey Meadow
6.5% ABV | Botanical Honey Cider
A meadow hums quietly beneath this pour, where golden honey drapes itself over bright apple and chamomile, lemon balm, and roasted roots drift through like soft conversation, the whole thing earthy, floral, and just a little enchanted — less a drink than a wandering moment through sunlit fields where the air smells alive and time forgets to rush.
Finnriver Black Currant
6.5% ABV | Fruit Cider
A deeper shade of orchard slips into the glass, black currant weaving its wine-dark tang through bright apple, the fruit balancing sweet and tart with a quiet, lingering hum — vivid yet restrained, like stepping beneath a leafy canopy where the light softens and the berries seem just a little more secretive.
Finnriver Apple Abbey
6.5% ABV | Belgian-Style Cider
A warm, spice-laced drift rolls through this glass as Finnriver lets abbey yeast work its quiet magic, coaxing clove, pepper, and soft fruit esters to mingle with gentle apple sweetness, the whole thing rounding into a silky, bread-kissed glow that feels less like a straight orchard pour and more like stepping into a rustic kitchen where fermentation hums and something beautifully unexpected is always in the works.
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