A brewery that actually cares about wine
Downtown · Bellingham · Brewpub / American pub fare · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 10, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Aslan Brewing Company Depot’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You walk into a beer hall and expect to order a pint — and then you spot Fossil & Fawn Oregon Orange and Wonderwerk Marinara! on the wine list. This is not a list that was phoned in. Someone here actually gave a damn.
Six wines, zero filler. Aslan's Depot has quietly assembled one of the more interesting short lists in Bellingham: a pét-nat from the Veneto, a Roussanne from Columbia Valley, a Bordeaux blend for the traditionalists, and a Languedoc oddity in Maison Ventenac L'Idiot. The natural wine thread running through the list — Gregoletto's Sui Lieviti, the Fossil & Fawn orange, the Wonderwerk — signals a deliberate curatorial hand, not a default distributor order. The biggest gap is depth: once you've seen all six, you've seen everything, and there's no rabbit hole to fall down.
All six bottles pour by the glass, which means the whole list is accessible on any given night — no bottle commitment required. Prices run $12 to $16 a glass, which is reasonable for what you're getting, especially the natural and orange selections. No rotating weekly pours, so don't expect surprises from visit to visit.
Maison Ventenac L'Idiot, Languedoc-Roussillon — $12/glass
A characterful southern French red at the floor price of the list — L'Idiot punches well above its pour price and is exactly the kind of wine that makes a brewery list worth a second look.
Sonder Wine Roussanne, Columbia Valley
Most people at a brewpub are not ordering Roussanne, which means more for you. Columbia Valley Roussanne done right is a rich, textural white that holds its own against anything on a pub menu — and at $12 a glass, it's practically a gift.
Fossil & Fawn Oregon Orange, Willamette
At $16/glass and $48/bottle it's the priciest pour on the list, and while it's a solid orange wine, you can find comparable bottles at retail for far less. Not a rip-off, just the moment where the value equation softens.
Christophe Avi Rosé, Agenais + Pub-style burger
A dry, structured rosé from southwest France cuts through the fat without asking you to think too hard about it — exactly what you want when you're at a picnic table in a beer hall with a burger in front of you.
The Bottom Line
Aslan Depot shouldn't have a wine list this good, and yet here we are. If you're in Bellingham and want natural wines in a no-fuss setting, this is the move.
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