Potlatch Brewing Co. prepares to open tasting room

September 23, 2021

While Cody Morris isn’t a newcomer to the Western Washington brewing industry, he picked — by his own admission — one heck of a time to start a business in Mason County.

After opening Epic Ales in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood more than a decade ago, Morris and his wife moved to Hoodsport with an eye toward starting a brewery in the area. Aside from Bent Bine Brew Co. in Belfair, they didn’t see many other options for breweries at that time.

“We thought Mason County would offer a nice change of pace, and we definitely wanted to take advantage of the lower costs of operation and li...

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