RIP Rachel Marshall of Rachel’s Ginger Beer [Updated] | Eater Seattle

"Opened in 2010 with business partner Kate Opatz, Montana was a widely celebrated Capitol Hill dive and the first Seattle bar to have cocktails on tap; it sat next to Rachel’s Ginger Beer until RGB’s production moved to a separate industrial space. Beyond its innovations, Montana was a place where Rachel’s fiercely protective, nurturing hospitality showed up — she would close the shop for someone in distress, pour shots of fernet and ginger beer, and shepherd people through moments of crisis, creating a sense of community that people remember as much as the bar itself." - Harry Cheadle