Alpine Valley Complex

Alpine Valley has a lot of variety in jams and jellies and honey and with their flea market in Helen. It has been a favorite of mine and my wife’s for years, especially when I have a «hankerin’» for boiled peanuts. Their’s just seems to be the best!
The low star ranking comes as a result, however, of the recent trip we took a couple weeks ago when I purposely visited the store just before closing to pick up Sourwood Honey. Sourwood is my favorite and they seem to have a lot of it. I took it home and got into it and discovered a different taste than before. It has a bitter taste like Wildflower or maybe some other variety. I’m thinking they used another less-​popular variety and mixed it with sourwood but whatever the case, it’s not to the quality standard sourwood-​lovers prefer.
I hope for their sake they did not mix another variety as this would be my last jar of honey from them. Other than that, I wish them well with all they are doing there.

Need an awesome road trippin’ food stockpile spot on your adventures around North Georgia? Well here it is. The Alpine Valley Complex one mile north of Helen, GA… this place has it all. I mean… ALL. A huge, steaming cauldron of boiled peanuts, 5 different kinds of apple cider, honey, pickled veggies and fruits, preserves, pork rinds… and lots of animal heads stuck on the walls.
The Alpine Valley Complex is run by a friendly family who also owns a nearby waterpark and tubing business. As in, riding inner tubes down the river. Which the mister and I will definitely be doing this summer. Who’s in? Beer, boiled peanuts, and a hot pink tube floating down the river is my kinda awesome summer day.