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Rachel's Ginger Beer
Exterior of the flagship store at Pike Place Market in 2022
Restaurant information
CitySeattle
StateWashington
CountryUnited States

Rachel's Ginger Beer (RGB) is a ginger beer company based in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1] As of 2015, the company had 80 employees, a flagship store at Pike Place Market, two additional bars, and a 2,500-square-foot production facility in south Seattle.[2]

History

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Rachel Marshall started making ginger beer after she was introduced to it in Germany.[3] She returned to Seattle and started selling ginger beer at local farmers' markets and as a stand at Pike Place Market.[4]

RGB's flagship store opened at Pike Place Market in July 2013.[5][6] The business began operating on Capitol Hill in 2015,[7] at University Village in the University District in 2017,[8][9][10] and in Denny Triangle in 2019.[11][12][13] Stacey Rozich, a Seattle based artists, designed murals for all four locations. [6][10][13][7] RGB has also operated in Portland, Oregon.[14][15][16] This location closed after two years because it did not generate enough profit and stretched the companies resources much too thin. [17]

RGB was founded by Rachel Marshall with help from her partner Adam Peters.[3] Marshall met her partner in Germany while she was living there. Rachel Marshall grew up on Whidbey Island in Washington State.[3] Marshall and Peters are the parents to two children.[3] Marshall died in 2023 at the age of 42 due to liver failure.[3]

RGB was not the only restaurant business that Marshall was involved in. She was a co-owner of two bars in Seattle with Kate Opatz:[3] Montana Bar and Nacho Borracho.[18] In 2013, Seattle Metropolitan named Marshall one of 50 "most influential" people in Seattle.[19]

Locations

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Pike Place Market

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Exterior of the Pike Place Market store, 2022

This location opened in 2013 as Rachel's Ginger Beer flagship store.[5] This location does not serve any food but, the entire drink menu is available.

12th Avenue

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RGB opened a second location on 12th Avenue in June 2015. It opened with Monica Dimas serving serving up a menu with various fries.[20] It now serves MA'ONO fried chicken.[20]

University Village

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RGB opened their third location in University Village in June of 2017. Upon its opening, the location debuted two new drinks: a soju mule and a Schorle. This was the first location where MA'ONO Fried Chicken became the food vendor.[21]

Amazon Spheres

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RGB's fourth location, which opened in November 2019, is in the Denny Triangle neighborhood, across the street from the Amazon Spheres.[13] There is parking available in a garage for customers.[11]

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The RGB menu offers 13 flavors as well as a fourteenth additional rotating seasonal flavor.[22] The flavors can be bought in store in various sizes as well as in growlers.[22] RGB offers customer the ability to order vanilla soft serve or pineapple dole whip to eat or turn into a float.[22] There are many cocktails on the menu as well, including rotating frozen cocktails.[22]

Flavors Cocktails
original Moscow mule
blood orange El Diablo
white peach Dark &Stormy
pink guava Porch Swing
blueberry Montana Mule
caramelized onion Build-a-Mule
cucumber x tarragon Frozen Cocktail
passion fruit x vanilla Pink Guava Moscow Mule
mango Coconut Dark & Stormy
black current Mango Margarita
spicy pineapple
tangerine x tumeric
extra ginger
seasonal flavor

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rachel's Ginger Beer: small batch, big jolt of ginger". The Seattle Times. 2011-02-22. Archived from the original on 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  2. ^ "How Rachel's Ginger Beer Makes Sure Customers Walk Away Happier Than When They Came". Bon Appétit. 2015-09-22. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Remembering Rachel's Ginger Beer Founder Rachel Marshall". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  4. ^ Cheadle, Harry (2023-04-26). "RIP Rachel Marshall of Rachel's Ginger Beer [Updated]". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2024-08-21. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  5. ^ a b "Rachel's Ginger Beer takes prime spot in Pike Place Market". The Seattle Times. 2013-07-17. Archived from the original on 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  6. ^ a b "Rachel's Ginger Beer Is Opening in Pike Place Market". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  7. ^ a b "Rachel's Ginger Beer Opens on 12th Ave | Seattle Restaurants". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  8. ^ Hill, Megan (2017-06-19). "Rachel's Ginger Beer Is Now Pouring in the U Village". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  9. ^ "Rachel's Ginger Beer Expands to U Village". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  10. ^ a b "Rachel's Ginger Beer and Ma'ono Join Forces at University Village". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  11. ^ a b Guarente, Gabe (2019-11-11). "Iconic Seattle Chain Rachel's Ginger Beer Opens New Spot Near the Spheres". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  12. ^ "Rachel's Ginger Beer Announces Forthcoming Location by the Spheres". Seattle Metropolitan. 2019-05-09. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  13. ^ a b c "Rachel's Ginger Beer Opens at the Spheres". Seattle Metropolitan. 2019-10-15. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  14. ^ "First Look: Rachel's Ginger Beer Now Open on Hawthorne". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  15. ^ Bamman, Mattie John (2016-03-22). "Rachel's Ginger Beer Expands from Seattle to Portland's Trendy Hawthorne Boulevard". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  16. ^ "Beloved Seattle Export Rachel's Ginger Beer Flies Deep Under Portland's Radar". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  17. ^ "3 Last-Minute Restaurant Closures of 2018". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  18. ^ Cheadle, Harry (2023-04-26). "RIP Rachel Marshall of Rachel's Ginger Beer [Updated]". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2024-08-21. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  19. ^ "Rachel's Ginger Beer Is Opening in Pike Place Market". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  20. ^ a b "Rachel's Ginger Beer Opens on 12th Ave | Seattle Restaurants". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  21. ^ "Rachel's Ginger Beer Slated to Open Next Week in U Village". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  22. ^ a b c d "rachel's ginger beer - fresh ginger beer made in seattle". rachel's ginger beer. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
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