Posts Tagged ‘Beer’

A visitor to Double Bluff Brewing Company for their soft opening in early October told owner Daniel Thomis, “I don’t like beer, but I really like these.” For the initial two days that Daniel and his wife Marissa offered their beers, nearly 200 people stopped by for some tastes.

Double Bluff Brewing Company (DBLF) is the culmination of a vision and a desire to fill a niche.

Daniel Thomis didn’t begin his life with a desire to be a brewmeister. He was born in Switzerland and came to the United States when he was 20 to attend college. He got a degree in Biology and Science from the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he also met Marissa. After graduation, Daniel and Marissa headed east and settled in Boston. For many years Daniel was employed in biotech and pharmaceutical companies, while Marissa taught English as a second language.

“We want people to come and taste our beers and have fun.”

Nearly 20 years ago, using his chemistry background and his love of good beer, Daniel began making home brews and began thinking about what else he might want to do with his life. After living in Boston for 20 years, Daniel and Marissa decided they were ready to return to the West Coast. They learned about a website, “Findyourspot.com” and each took a 50 question test that was intended to help them discover where they really wanted to live. It turns out that “Whidbey Island” was the only location that came up for both of them.

When they first researched Whidbey Island (which neither had ever heard of), their first responses were, “It’s too remote; it’s too rural.” But in November 2013, they paid a visit to Whidbey and “We fell in love with Langley.” They both agreed, “Let’s do it!”

They also learned that there was no brewery in Langley. After the years of home brewing, and even taking a course in making beer, Daniel realized he could fulfill a fantasy by filling a niche and open a brewing company. He told Marissa, “Let’s do our dreams.” As Daniel says, “Brewing beer involves lots of science and chemistry.”

Daniel and Marissa made the move to Langley one year later in November 2014. They looked at commercial property in Freeland and Langley. When they learned that new owners had taken over the property on Anthes Street and were doing …