It Started With Albert
Before there was Albert's Seltzer, there was Albert Gamache.
Albert founded the farm in 1913, beginning a family story that would become deeply connected to the Yakima Valley and the hop industry.
In 1932, as Prohibition came to an end, Albert planted his first hop fields. He was quoted as wanting to see "a 5-cent glass of beer on every table."
Nearly a century later, his great-grandsons found a new way to put that spirit on the table. This time, with hops in every can.
Four Generations
What began as Sunshine Ranch grew into Virgil Gamache Farms, Inc.
Albert passed the farming operation to his sons, Virgil and Francis, in the 1940s. Virgil eventually became the sole proprietor, and the farm was renamed in his honor.
Generation after generation, the family continued to refine the craft of growing hops, embracing new technology without losing the knowledge and artistry passed down through the years.
Some of the hop fields planted in 1932 are still producing today.
From the Farm
to the Can
Albert's Seltzer is a natural extension of that history.
VGF has spent generations learning how hops respond to soil, water, weather, harvest timing, and cultivation. Albert's takes that knowledge somewhere unexpected.
Instead of brewing hops into a traditional beer, the family set out to capture the vibrant flavor and aroma of the hop harvest in a non-alcoholic beverage.
The result is Albert's Seltzer.
Bright. Complex. Refreshing.
And unmistakably born from the farm.
The Family Keeps Growing
Today, VGF continues to grow hops, develop new technologies, monitor quality, and look for better ways to do what the family has been doing for generations.
Albert's carries that same spirit forward.
Old Roots. New Ideas. Same Family.
And maybe Albert was onto something all along.
Everyone deserves something good on the table.