ELLENSBURG BREWERY FIELD GUIDE
Barrels, Tanks and the Taste of Local Apples: Inside Wheel Line Cider’s Production Tour
A focused, one-hour walk through Wheel Line Cider’s barn that traces apples from harvest to fermentation and finishes with a guided tasting—this guide tells you what to expect before you go.
Barrels, Tanks and the Taste of Local Apples: Inside Wheel Line Cider’s Production Tour.
Step inside Wheel Line Cider’s barn in Ellensburg to watch apples become cider: the tour walks guests through apple handling, juice extraction, fermentation and barrel aging before concluding with a guided tasting and a special barrel sample.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
15% Tasting-Room Discount
The tour includes a 15% discount on purchases made in the tasting room the day of your tour only.
Take Home What You Taste
As part of the tour offering, purchases made at the tasting room the day of your visit receive a 15% discount.
One-Day Tasting-Room Offer
The 15% discount applies only on the day of your tour and only for purchases made in the tasting room.
What the day feels like
What the hour feels like
You meet at the cider barn, complete a brief safety orientation and sign liability waivers, then move through production—history and irrigation context, apple handling (cultivating, picking, washing, milling, pressing), fermentation in jacketed tanks, barrel aging and finally filtering and bottling—ending with a guided fresh-from-the-barrel tasting (barrel sample at the end; tasting subject to age restrictions).
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this one-hour tour suits—and where it’s less ideal.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
The experience is scheduled as a one-hour tour; if listed times don’t work, contact the operator to inquire about alternate scheduling.
No specialized equipment is required for the indoor cider-barn tour; participants who intend to sample should be prepared to meet legal-age requirements for tasting.
Guests meet at the cider barn to sign liability waivers and receive a brief safety orientation before the tour begins.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How long is the tour?
The tour lasts approximately one hour.
Where do we meet?
Guests meet at the cider barn to sign liability waivers and receive a brief safety orientation before the tour begins.
Is the tour suitable for children?
The tour is open to all ages, but the guided barrel tasting at the end is restricted to guests 21 and over.
Is there a tasting included?
Yes—the tour ends with a guided fresh-from-the-barrel tasting; the tasting portion is for guests 21+ only.
Can I buy cider after the tour?
Yes—tour participants receive a 15% discount on purchases made in the tasting room on the day of the tour only.
What if the listed tour times don’t work for me?
If the listed tour times don’t work, contact the operator directly by email to check the schedule and request an alternate date or time.