A recently closed Kennewick ciderhouse will see its ciders live on thanks to a long-running Ellensburg brewery. 

The first batch of d’s Wicked Cider began production at Iron Horse Brewery’s facility on June 9, according to a release, with those cans hitting shelves at retailers that have run out or are close to running out by June 16 or 19. 

The brand’s revival is through a partnership between Iron Horse owner Greg Parker and d’s founder Daniel Washam. Both have worked in parallel in the region’s beverage industry and bring similar approaches to the business. 

“Part of what excites me about this is the solid complements,” Parker said in a statement. “The d’s brand has much love in the market and a perspective that challenges regular thinking. Iron Horse brings a production capacity and sales and marketing platform that will allow the d’s brand to take as much flight as it’s capable of.  

“d’s production constraints are now removed. It also helps that we occupy the same geography, hell, we’re neighbors as far as I’m concerned. Neighbors helping neighbors is a bit what this feels like.” 

Washam closed d’s tasting room and production facility in west Kennewick on April 26, telling the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business that there were multiple factors that led to the closure. The ciderhouse was founded in 2013, and its products were sold in multiple states. 

Iron Horse, founded in 2004, is known for its flagship beer, Quilter’s Irish Death. Greg and Gary Parker bought the brewery from founder Jim Quilter in 2007.