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WEEKLY BEERMAIL
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22ND - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST

BREW NEWSBREWNEWS

 

 

*** LEADBETTER CIDER CO *** Family owned and operated hard cider business located at 5272 Chinden Blvd Opening Summer 2015! Follow them on Facebook and Twitter 

 

 

*** COUNTY LINE BREWING *** (In the former Kilted Dragon location) Hoping to be open by the end of February! For updates, follow them on Facebook

*** DAFT BADGER BREWING *** Opened January 20th in Coeur d'Alene! Check out their story HERE


*** BARBARIAN BREWING *** Look what came today! 

*** ADVENTURE BREWING COMPANY OF MAGIC VALLEY *** 
A Brand New Nano Brewery Destination to Open Soon in Buhl, ID; 
Watch for Updates! Follow them on Facebook HERE

*** LONGDROP CIDER CO *** LongDrop Cider Co. left out all the garbage the big "cider" guys use... Read the labels of those big brand ciders, you might be surprised.

*** CRAFT BEER IN THE BOISE MARKET *** via Harrison Berry @ Boise Weekly: Boise's Craft BEER Market with Idaho Brewers United / Bear Island Brewing Co. / Bittercreek Alehouse / Payette Brewing Co. / Sockeye Brewing / Boise Brewing / Clairvoyant Brewing

*** LAUGHING DOG BREWING *** Congratulations on Laughing Dog IPA #1 in Idaho! The Most Popular BEERS from Each State via The Chive HERE; Congrats also to NEW BELGIUM BREWING - CO and ROGUE ALES - OR!

 
*** BOISE BREWS CRUISE *** Officially Open for Booking! Follow them on Facebook or Book Your Tour HERE

*** BOISE BREW BUS *** Has Launched! Follow them on Facebook  or Book Your Tour HERE 

*** PAYETTE BREWING COMPANY *** The League of Outlaws will begin accepting new memberships Jan 31. As a member, you will receive discounted pints, growler specials, two exclusive parties plus be the first one to know about special releases and events.

 
*** SOCKEYE BREWING *** Your January SOCKEYE Can purchase at Albertsons gets you a food discount at SOCKEYE pubs! Save your receipts!

*** BREWER'S HAVEN *** Stop by Brewer's Haven on Vista and Mention BOISE BEER BUDDIES to Receive $1 Off a Pint...even if you're not yet a BUDDY Member! Limited Time Only...Let them know Boise Beer Buddies sent you! 

*** HOMEBREWSTUFF.com *** The Super Bowl is just around the corner and we have items in stock that are sure to liven up the party. From kegerators to bar equipment, check it all out at  http://www.homebrewstuff.com

*** WOODLAND EMPIRE *** New on tap: two delicious small batch brews- Golden River IPA brewed with Motueka, El Dorado, Galaxy, Sorachi Ace hops and dry hopped with Amarillo! And Beerios saison- a delicious classic saison with a soft cereal aftertaste. This weekend we will be tapping Beast Moans imperial stout! Stay tuned...

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*** WEEKEND IN THE WOODS ***

Barrel-Aged BEERS at BIER:THIRTY


 

We'll have 10 beers on Friday, then a whole new set of beers for Saturday, and Sunday we'll be batting cleanup, everything that didn't kick on Friday or Saturday. 

Both lineups will be live at 11am on their respective days, we do recommend not waiting until the wee hours of the evening if there is something you're really wanting to wet your palate with.


 Friday, the 23rd:

Sockeye Wild Willy's Wild Ale 
Edge 2014 Bourbon Barrel-aged Blackwater Imperial Stout
Laughing Dog Barrel-aged Tripel 
Woodland Empire Brune with rum soak raisins & Strange Folk Cabernet soaked cherrywood
Payette Brewing George Imperial Saison aged in cabernet barrels
Crooked Fence Whiskey Barrel-aged Animos DIPA
2013 Firestone Walker �ucaba
2012 North Coast Grand Cru
Sockeye Dagger Falls IPA 
Payette North Fork Lager

Saturday, the 24th:

Oskar Blues Anejo barrel-aged GUBNA
Odell Idaho Wild Geese Capture Barrel-aged Wild Ale 
2013 Barley Brown's barrel-aged Don Vanuchi 
2014 Heretic Incubus barrel-aged Imperial Stout
2013 Boulevard Bourbon Barrel-aged Imperial Stout 
Epic Big Bad Baptist Batch #37
2014 Anderson Valley Grand Cru 
Elysian Bourbon Barrel-aged Loser Pale Ale 
Stone IPA
Firestone Walker Pivo Pils

Let's kick 2015 off with a bang!


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THURSDAY, JANUARY 22ND:

* Hoppy Birthday Karl Fengler! 

* 10:00 am - 7:00 pm: $8 Growler Fill Thursdays at HOMEBREWSTUFF - Craft Bottle Shop and Taproom! More Info Here

* 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm: BEER Tasting @ Boise Co-Op 

* 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Final Wax N BEER of the Season @ SOCKEYE BREWING:  Tonight is our LAST Wax N Beer event of the year! Come join us at the Cole pub from 6-9 and enter to win a FREE 2015-16 Season Pass, Courtesy of Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area!! 100% of your fresh wax donation goes directly to Bogus Basin Ski Patrol!! More Info Here

* 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Thursty Thursday BEER Release @ EDGE BREWING: Tapping an Old Ale, we will be handing out free samples. Come in are try this 11.5%ABV monster of a beer! More Info Here

 
* 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: The Brewer and the Cook Dinner @ CROOKED FENCE BARRELHOUSE: $45 includes 3 courses, 4 BEERS, posters of the artwork of each pairing, and gratuity. A portion of the evening's proceeds will support the Boise Rock School; The Brewer and the Cook is a unique opportunity to meet the brewer and the cook and learn the alchemy behind a special evening of paired BEER and food. The Brewer, Adam Dahl, the Cook, Ajay Dechambeau, the Artist, Kelly Knopp, and Co-Founder of Boise Rock School, Ryan Peck, will all be on hand to speak to their part of the process and answer any questions. More Info HERE Tickets HERE

* 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Game Show Live Trivia @ PRE FUNK Nampa More Info Here

* 8:00 pm: SAINT LAWRENCE GRIDIRON Presents: The Couch Surfer Series - Artist and Author: ..an intimate conversation and performance with a local artist and a local author; Featuring: Artist - Matt Hopper & The Roman Candles; Author/Actors - Matt Clark and Dwayne Blackaller of Boise Contemporary Theater;  Moderator - Greg Hahn

* 8:00 pm: Live Music @ CRESCENT BREWERY with Dan Costello

FRIDAY, JANUARY 23RD: 

* Hoppy Birthday Craig Chappelle! 

* January 23rd - January 25th: Weekend in the Woods @ BIER:THIRTY: 
It's time.The weekend when we sip barrel-aged goodies all weekend long! We're changing it up a little bit this year, we'll be tapping an all Idaho tap list on Friday and then national breweries on Saturday, then batting clean up on Sunday! 
~Friday, the 23rd @ 11:00 am: 
SOCKEYE Wild Willy's Wild Ale 
EDGE 2014 Bourbon Barrel-aged Blackwater Imperial Stout
LAUGHING DOG Barrel-aged Tripel 
WOODLAND EMPIRE Brune with rum soak raisins & STRANGE FOLK Cabernet soaked cherrywood
PAYETTE BREWING George Imperial Saison aged in cabernet barrels
CROOKED FENCE Whiskey Barrel-aged Animos DIPA
2013 FIRESTONE WALKER �ucaba
2012 NORTH COAST Grand Cru
SOCKEYE Dagger Falls IPA 
PAYETTE North Fork Lager 

* January 23rd - January 25th: CitrusFest in the River Room @ Whole Foods: ELYSIAN BREWING's Space Dust IPA Infused with Sumos! 

* 4:30 pm - 9:00 pm: HAFF BREWING Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Saison Release: Come help celebrate the official ribbon cutting ceremony for Haff Brewing. During our event we will have drink specials, cobby's sandwiches, tours of the brewery, and the release of our saison beers More Info Here

* 7:00 pm: SAWTOOTH BREWERY Tap Takeover @ Vino Rosso More Info Here

* 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Flats Fridays @ CROOKED FLATS with Ellie Shaw

* 8:00 pm: CRESCENT BREWERY Comedy Pro Show! Food by The Twisted Palette 6-9pm

* 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Live Music @ Cole Rd SOCKEYE BREWING with The Like Its

SATURDAY, JANUARY 24TH: 

* Hoppy Birthday Andi Neddo! 

* Hoppy Birthday Tyler Schmidt! 

* Hoppy National BEER Can Appreciation Day! 

* January 24, 1935: This Day In History: First Canned BEER Goes on Sale:  http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-canned-beer-goes-on-sale

$2 Cans on Select SOCKEYE BEERS at Both Pubs! 

* January 24th: PAYETTE BREWING Celebrates Nat'l BEER Can Appreciation Day with $1 Cans! PAYETTE BREWING's Can Story Here

* January 23rd - January 25th: Weekend in the Woods @ BIER:THIRTY: 
It's time.The weekend when we sip barrel-aged goodies all weekend long! We're changing it up a little bit this year, we'll be tapping an all Idaho tap list on Friday and then national breweries on Saturday, then batting clean up on Sunday! 
~Saturday, the 24th @ 11:00 am: 
OSKAR BLUES Anejo barrel-aged GUBNA
ODELL Idaho Wild Geese Capture Barrel-aged Wild Ale 
2013 BARLEY BROWN's barrel-aged Don Vanuchi 
2014 HERETIC Incubus barrel-aged Imperial Stout
2013 BOULEVARD Bourbon Barrel-aged Imperial Stout 
EPIC Big Bad Baptist Batch #37
2014 ANDERSON VALLEY Grand Cru 
ELYSIAN Bourbon Barrel-aged Loser Pale Ale 
STONE IPA
FIRESTONE WALKER Pivo Pils

* 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm: PAYETTE BREWING CO Presents Gelande Quaffing @ Parrilla Grill Hyde Park More Info Here

* 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm: BEER Can Appreciation Day Celebration @ CROOKED FENCE BARRELHOUSE: Sample canned brews all from Idaho breweries in celebration of Can Appreciation Day! Cans from LAUGHING DOG BREWING, PAYETTE BREWING, SLANTED ROCK BREWING, SOCKEYE BREWING & CROOKED FENCE BREWING
A $5 donation/entry supports the Idaho Humane Society
Must be 21+ with valid ID to sample More Info Here

* 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm: To Die For Chocolate Festival sponsored by SOCKEYE BREWING at Forward Movement Training Center benefiting the Eagle-Garden City Rotary Club; BEER & Chocolate Pairings, Live Entertainment & More! Info and Tickets HERE

* 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm: WILD HOGS Movie Night @ High Desert Harley-Davidson: BEER, Munchies, Prizes & More! More Info Here

* 7:00 pm: Live Music @ BOISE BREWING with Kate, Elaine & Liam

* 8:00 pm: CRESCENT BREWERY: Big Surprise! 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 25TH: 

* January 23rd - January 25th: Weekend in the Woods @ BIER:THIRTY: 
It's time.The weekend when we sip barrel-aged goodies all weekend long! We're changing it up a little bit this year, we'll be tapping an all Idaho tap list on Friday and then national breweries on Saturday, then batting clean up on Sunday! 
~Sunday, the 24th @ 11:00 am: Clean Up! 

* 7:00 pm: Cards Against Humanity @ BOISE BREWING

* 7:00 pm: Trivia Night @ SPACEBAR ARCADE: Calling all wizzes, brains, geeks, and fact retainers! The Spacebar will be hosting its first ever Trivia Night Sunday! Trivia starts at 7:00, so be there before to get your team registered! It's free to play, and the winning team will get a pitcher on the house. Brought to you by PubTilt. More Info Here

MONDAY, JANUARY 26TH: 

 

* 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Kegs4Kause @ PAYETTE BREWING: 50% of Proceeds from BEER Sales will be Donated Each Monday; This Week's Beneficiary: Bully Breed Rescue

 

* 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm: Buy Idaho NetWorkShops @ Boise TechMall: Join Buy Idaho and the Idaho business community. We will start at 5:30 with 30 minutes of networking and enjoy a tour of the NEW Boise TechMall. At 6pm, we will feature guest speakers Crissie Kay from CTR Restoration and Nick Drake from Drake Mechanical. More Info Here

 

* 8:00 pm: Last Call Trivia @ BOISE BREWING: Trivia & BEER! 


TUESDAY, JANUARY 27TH:

* 11:00 am - 10:00 pm: Growler Fills for $8 on Tuesdays at CROOKED FENCE BARRELHOUSE

* 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Charity Night @ 10 BARREL BREWING: Food & BEER Sales Proceeds Benefit Winter Wildlands National Snow School Programs; Auctions, Raffles, Giveaways and BEER

* 5:45 pm: BoomboxBody @ WOODLAND EMPIRE ALE CRAFT 

* 6:00 pm: SELKIRK ABBEY Brewery Night and Grace Scottish Ale Release with Jeff Whitman at PRE FUNK BEER BAR Nampa: Jeff from Selkirk Abbey will be here to release Grace Scottish Ale. We are excited to try this BEER outside of the brewery and share it all with you! We will have a few other Selkirk selections on as well. Come on down and support this amazing Idaho brewery!! More Info Here

* 7:00 pm: BOISE BREWING BEER Dinner @ Juniper: Five Courses & Five BEERS for $55 - Call 342-1142 for Reservations

* 7:00 pm: Free BEER Tasting @ BREWER'S HAVEN Nampa

* 7:00 pm: Tuesday Trivia @ SAWTOOTH BREWERY: Teams of 1-6 People, $20/Team, Registration @ 7:00 pm, Game @ 7:30 pm

* 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Trivia @ IDAHO HOP HOUSE with Game Night Live

* 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: REFUGE Restaurant & Lounge: 2 for 1 Tuesdays on BEER: Great Local Craft BEER Selection!

* 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Live Music @ Cole Rd SOCKEYE BREWING with Left Coast Country 

* 8:00 pm: BEER & Comedy @ CRESCENT BREWERY in Nampa

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28TH:     

* 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm: SELKIRK ABBEY Night with Jeff Whitman @ Rudy's - A Cook Paradise in Twin Falls More Info Here

* 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: A Brewery & BIER:THIRTY with OSKAR BLUES BREWERY: Our good friends from Oskar Blues are going to be releasing Pinner Throwback IPA with us!
We'll be pouring Pinner and some other Oskar Blues beers and we'll have a rep on hand! More Info Here

* 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Live Music @ EDGE BREWING CO with Sean Hatton

* 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Live Music @ HIGHLANDS HOLLOW BREW HOUSE with Songwriter Jack Gish

THURSDAY, JANUARY 29TH:

* 10:00 am - 7:00 pm: $8 Growler Fill Thursdays at HOMEBREWSTUFF - Craft Bottle Shop and Taproom!

* 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm: BEER Tasting @ Boise Co-Op 

* 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Champion a Child Fundraiser @ SOCKEYE BREWING Cole Pub: Music, Auction, Food & BEER More Info Here

* 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Game Show Live Trivia @ PRE FUNK Nampa: Join us every Thursday from 7-9 for a night of game show trivia fun with Game Night Live. First game starts at 7pm with another one following at 8pm.
Our host Chance will definitely make sure you have a great time and if that isn't enough, top two teams from each game win bar tabs for your next visit.
Teams can be 2-8 people. So get your team and awesome team name together and join us on Thursday! More Info Here

* 8:00 pm: Live Music @ CRESCENT BREWERY with Banjo Dave

FRIDAY, JANUARY 30TH: 

* Hoppy Birthday Barton Kline!

* Hoppy Birthday Scott Sprague! 

* January 30th - February 8th: McCall Winter Carnival More Info Here
SALMON RIVER BREWERY Carnival Event Calendar HERE

* 11:00 am - 10:00 pm: BAM Collaboration Release Party @ POSTMODERN BREWERS: PostModern releases its first ever collaboration with Boise Art Museum. Inspired by the art and life of artist Liu Bolin we will be releasing a Export Oyster Stout with proceeds benefiting the Boise Art Museum More Info Here

* 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Growler Fill Station Brewery Night with SOCKEYE BREWING @ Albertsons 16th & State! Featured Sockeye Brews include: Sockeye Grand Cru, 7 Devils Imperial Stout, Sockeye Old Mission American Sour, Angels Perch Amber & Dagger Falls IPA; Sample and Get Your Growler Filled! More Info Here 

* 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: 'Lovin it Local' Tap Takeover Featuring BOISE BREWING @ Big Al's Meridian: Join us for a 'Lovin' it Local' Tap Takeover in our Skybox 21+ Lounge featuring Boise Brewing Co. on Friday, Jan. 30th from 6-9PM. 
$3 pint specials! Prizes & swag! Beer knowledge from the Boise Brewing experts! Trivia by Game Night LiveIf you love supporting local breweries like we do, this is an event you don't want to miss! More Info Here

* 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Flats Fridays @ CROOKED FLATS with Emily Tipton

* 8:00 pm: Live Music @ CRESCENT BREWERY with Richie Kent

* 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Live Music @ Cole Rd SOCKEYE BREWING with Moonshine Mountain Band

SATURDAY, JANUARY 31ST: 

* 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Super Bike Bowl @ High Desert Harley-Davidson: FREE BEER, WINGS, PRIZES & MORE! Plus, wear your favorite NFL APPAREL and get 10% off select licensed product! There will be Dart Board Deals too! The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be onsite... plan to "give" if you can! (must have valid ID for free beer) More Info Here


* 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm: NEW BELGIUM BREWING Total Tap Takeover @ TWIN STOP in Twin Falls More Info Here

* 7:30 pm: Live Music @ BOISE BREWING with Blaze and Kelly

* 8:00 pm: Live Music @ CRESCENT BREWERY with Doug Slagle

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST: 

* Hoppy Birthday Nick Oare! 

* Superbowl Sunday!! XLIX


* 4:30 pm: THE REFUGE RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE: Be here between kickoff and halftime, Superbowl Sunday, to get a free raffle ticket! Were giving away this dope cruiser! And $2.50 WIDMER Pints! Cheers!

* 7:00 pm: Cards Against Humanity @ BOISE BREWING

SAVE THE BEER DATESAVETHEBEERDATE

 

* February 6th - 7th: 2015 KLCC Microbrew Festival in Eugene, OR 


* February 13th: Escaping Solitary @ Old Idaho Penitentiary with CROOKED FENCE BREWING More Info Here

* February 20th: 2015 Idaho Beer Summit: Education for Breweries & Beer Related Industries More Info Here

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*** BREWERIES TO OPEN *** POWDERHAUS BREWING, COUNTY LINE BREWING, BARBARIAN BREWING, BLACKBIRD BREWING, CLAIRVOYANT BREWING, ADVENTURE BREWING, ACCOMPLICE BREWING, SIMIAN BEER COMPANY, LONG DROP CIDER, LEADBETTER CIDER & More! 

*** THANKS FOR SUPPORTING ALL OF OUR LOCAL BREWERIES *** 
BEAR ISLAND, BEER VALLEY, BOISE, BROKEN HORN, CLOUD 9, CRESCENT, CROOKED FENCE, EDGE, HAFF BREWING, HIGHLANDS HOLLOW, MCCALL, PAYETTE, POSTMODERN, RAM, SALMON RIVER, SAWTOOTH, SLANTED ROCK, SOCKEYE, WOODLAND EMPIRE, 10 BARREL, & More! 

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