'Bitter Rivalry': Local barley brewing in Apple Cup beer

Bill Myers adds hops to the Bitter Rivalry brew.

A local farmer with an obscure variety of barley has found a niche for it in brewing. Now, malt made from that barley is the base of an Apple Cup beer called Bitter Rivalry.

Bill Myers of Colfax attended the Oct. 27 brew day of Bitter Rivalry at Elysian Fields which is based in Seattle. He was able to witness as Ben Davidson, brewer overseeing the concoction, and his team mixed the Palouse Pint malt made from Myers’ grain with Washington apples and apple juice and hops from Yakima. Myers was able to add in some of the hops during the process.

“I...