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WEEKLY BEERMAIL
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30TH - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH

BREW NEWSBREWNEWS


*** BEAR ISLAND BREWING CO *** Here's the latest update:
We are getting soooo close to our first production run!...Got our Federal approval and our tax permits. All we are waiting on now is jury duty (I know perfect timing, right?!), finishing equipment set up, and lastly our brewer needs to return from Chicago (she's there taking an official brewing science/technology course). So look for our brews starting to show up in November. Woohoo! Thanks for "bear-ing with us" 

*** SOCKEYE GRILL & BREWERY *** New Fairview Location: Planning a Mid-November Opening! Enter to win the SOCKEYE Fan Can Photo Contest! Deadline to Enter is November 1st! Details HERE

*** HAFF BREWING *** Grand Opening Coming Soon! Look for their BEER in Local Bars now!

*** POSTMODERN BREWERS *** Getting closer every day to TTB approval. Should be wrapping that up soon!

*** COUNTY LINE BREWING *** Site Inspection Passed! Will be subleasing part of KILTED DRAGON BREWING's space on Chinden!

*** KILTED DRAGON BREWING *** Has Re-Opened the Tasting Room at the Brewery on Chinden!

*** CROOKED FENCE BREWING *** Will be releasing ONE LAST BATCH of LBO at the end of October! Wear your "I Voted" sticker to the Barrelhouse November 4th and get your 2nd draft BEER on the house!!!

*** BERTS GROWLER GARAGE *** Through November 1st: with every growler fill you will get an entry to win 2 BSU vs San Diego football tickets and 2 VIP tailgate tent passes!

*** BOISE BREW MINUTE *** Check out the latest interview by Woody Sobey with Jake from The RAM HERE

*** BREWERIES TO OPEN *** HAFF BREWING, POWDERHAUS BREWING, COUNTY LINE BREWING, BEAR ISLAND BREWING, AMAGI BREWING, BLACKBIRD BREWING, ACCOMPLICE BREWING, SIMIAN BEER COMPANY & More! 

*** THANKS FOR SUPPORTING ALL OF OUR LOCAL BREWERIES *** 
POSTMODERN, BOISE, PAYETTE, HIGHLANDS HOLLOW, SOCKEYE, CROOKED FENCE, 10 BARREL, KILTED DRAGON, SLANTED ROCK, RAM, WOODLAND EMPIRE, EDGE, CLOUD 9, CRESCENT, BEER VALLEY, SAWTOOTH, SALMON RIVER, MCCALL, BROKEN HORN, SELKIRK ABBEY, LAUGHING DOG, GRAND TETON, MAD BOMBER, & More! 
FEATURED EVENTSFEATUREDEVENTS

* SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm: Learn to Brew Day @ HOME BREW STUFF: We will be featuring all of the local breweries large and small. $2.50 Pints all day. Free samples from the newest upcoming breweries. We will have many people brewing in the parking lot. We are having a raffle, give aways, scratch and dent sale, and some special deals in the store. So if you weren't planning on coming you will be missing out on one of the largest beer events in the valley. So make plans now! See you there. More Info Here


* MONDAY - FRIDAY: 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm: $1 Happy Hour Pints @ MCCALL BREWING COMPANY!
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30TH:

* Hoppy Birthday Kitty Vantlion! 

* 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm: BEER Tasting @ BOISE CO-OP: 'Ciders of Distinction' with Tieton Cider Works

* 5:00 pm: Pumpkin Carving Nite @ The IDAHO HOP HOUSE: Pumpkins, Apps, & BEER More Info Here

















* 5:00 pm: Football, Prizes, BBQ and BEER @ LAUGHING DOG BREWING More Info Here

* 6:30 pm: Acme Boisenner Weisse Bottle Release Party @ WOODLAND EMPIRE ALE CRAFT More Info Here

* 7:00 pm - 12:00 am: She's Crafty w/Japricorn @ SPACEBAR ARCADE: Crafts and BEER! More Info Here

* 8:00 pm: HomeGrown Theatre @ WOODLAND EMPIRE ALE CRAFT Presents 'A (3rd Annual) Horrific Puppet Affair More Info Here Food by Archie's Place

* 10:00 pm: Live Halloween Music @ WOODLAND EMPIRE ALE CRAFT: Man-o-Taur-o-War! Free Admission Plus You Can Try All The New Fall BEERS on Tap! 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31ST:

* Hoppy Halloween! 

* Hoppy Birthday Aimee Rossiter! 

 
* Downtown Boise Dine Out Restaurant Week: Dine at Your Favorite Downtown Restaurant and Enjoy a Pint (or Two!) of Your Favorite Local Craft BEER! More Info HERE and HERE
Plus: The Mode will be offering a 3 course Tasting Menu with Split Rail and Strange Folk paired flights. For $10, receive 3 glasses of wine, perfectly matched to your food selections.

* 11:00 am - 11:00 pm: Costumes for BEER at BREWFORIA BEER MARKET BOISE: Before you head out for your Halloween Party stop by BREWFORIA BEER MARKET BOISE and have a BEER! For every pint you have you will get a free ticket for a chance to win a 12-pack of BEER that you can't get in Idaho! Come in your costume!

* 12:00 pm - 12:00 am: BEER & Candy Pairing @ BOISE BREWING More Info Here

* 3:00 pm & 5:00 pm: Halloween Double Feature @ HILLTOP STATION Featuring 'A Bucket of Blood' & 'The Little Shop of Horrors'; Movies, Craft Pizza, & Craft BEER More Info Here

* 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm: All Hallows Eve Party @ SELKIRK ABBEY BREWING: Tapping a Cask of Guilt on Rum Soaked Oak Chips at 6:00 pm! More Info Here

* 7:00 pm: Movie Night @ Boise Bicycle Project: 'Little Shop of Horrors' (PG 13); BYOB/Snacks; Doors @ 6:30; More Info Here

* 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Live Music @ SOCKEYE BREWING: 'Bernie Reilly Band' Performs

* 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm: 6th Annual Frightened Felons @ The Old Idaho Penitentiary: Adult Night: Haunted Cell House, Zombie "Thriller" Performance, Costume Contest, Palm Readers, Food by Free Range Pizza & Burgerlicious, BEER by CROOKED FENCE BREWING, Wine, Coffee, & Hot Cocoa Available; ages 18+ ONLY, Valid ID Required; More Details HERE Ticket Info HERE

* 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Halloween Party @ BERTS GROWLER GARAGE: Food & Drink Specials, Costume Prizes, Awesome Craft BEER Selection

* 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Boos & Brews Halloween Party and Costume Contest at PRE FUNK BEER BAR NAMPA More Info Here

* 8:00 pm: HomeGrown Theatre @ WOODLAND EMPIRE ALE CRAFT Presents 'A (3rd Annual) Horrific Puppet Affair More Info Here Food by Mosaic World Crepes



SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST: National Learn How To Brew Day! 


* 10:00 am: Learn to Brew @ BEER VALLEY BREWING with Pete Ricks


* 10:00 am - 6:00 pm: Celebrate 'Learn to Brew Day' at HOMEBREWSTUFF - Craft Bottle Shop and Taproom (9115 W Chinden BLVD STE 105, Garden City); Local Breweries Will be Dispensing BEER, Bi-Annual Scratch and Dent Sale, Food Truck (Mom and Pops Burgers), Raffle, Give Aways, Brewing in the Parking Lot, BEER Specials, and so Much More! The Event is FREE to the Public. Home Brewers are Welcome to Brew in the Parking Lot! If Interested in Participating Please Call 208-375-2559. More Info Here


* 11:00 am - 11:00 pm: BASTARD Day @ BIER:THIRTY: Celebrate 17 years of Liquid Arrogance with a Bevy of Arrogant Bastards We'll be Pouring: '12 Double Bastard Ale, '14 Double Bastard Ale, Arrogant Bastard Ale, Bourbon Barrel-aged Arrogant Bastard Ale, Lukcy Basartd Ale; Half of the taps will be pouring some of the beers that made us love craft beer and open up this place we call BIER:THIRTY!


* 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm: GRAND TETON BREWING 2014 Holiday Ale Release Party

* 8:00 pm: HomeGrown Theatre @ WOODLAND EMPIRE ALE CRAFT Presents 'A (3rd Annual) Horrific Puppet Affair More Info Here Food by B-Town Bistro

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND: 

* Time Change! Set Your Clocks Back if you Didn't Last Night! 

* 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm: SPLIT RAIL WINERY Now Open Sundays! Offering Both Wine and BEER!

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD:


* Hoppy Birthday Jason Farber!

* 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Kegs4Kause @ PAYETTE BREWING: 50% of Proceeds from BEER Sales will be Donated Each Monday

* 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm: Monday Night Football Specials @ WHOLEFOODS RIVER ROOM: $3 Local BEER Pints & $9.99 Bucket of Wings

* 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: SOCKEYE BREWING @ Hyde Park Pub for Monday Night Football: SOCKEYE Reps & SOCKEYE BEER!

* 7:00 pm: BEER 101 @ GRAND TETON BREWING with Brewmaster Rob Mullin!

* 7:30 pm: Offal Movie Monday @ SAINT LAWRENCE GRIDIRON: Last Outdoor Movie of the Year! Featuring 'Nightmare Before Christmas' and Oxtail Stew More Info Here

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH:

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


* 11:00 am - 12:00 am: Wear Your 'I Voted' Sticker to CROOKED FENCE BARRELHOUSE and Get Your 2nd BEER on the House! 

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

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

* 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Live Music @ SOCKEYE BREWING: 'Like A Rocket' Performs

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

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH:

* 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Ladies Night @ BERTS GROWLER GARAGE: with several vendors for a little pre-holiday shopping, wine, BEER and food sampling and free drawings for prizes. Grab your friends for a fun night out!!


* 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: SIERRA NEVADA BEER & Halloween Candy Pairing @ PRE FUNK BEER BAR NAMPA More Info Here

* 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Live Music @ HIGHLANDS HOLLOW: 'Tylor Bushman' Performs

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH:

* Hoppy International Stout Day! 

* Hoppy Birthday Kerry Caldwell! 

* 11:00 am - 11:00 pm: Stout Floats $5 @ PRE FUNK BEER BAR NAMPA More Info Here

* 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm: First Thursday Downtown Boise: Art, Wine, BEER: BOISE BREWING @ MIXED GREENS with Cake Ballers and BOISE BEER BUDDIES

* 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Game Night Live @ PRE FUNK BEER BAR NAMPA More Info Here

* 7:00 pm - 12:00 am: She's Crafty w/Japricorn @ SPACEBAR ARCADE: Crafts and BEER! More Info Here

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH:

* 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm: BEER Tasting @ Boise CoOp with PAYETTE BREWING CO

* 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Powder Keg Inlander Brew Festival @ Spokane Convention Center with 20+ Breweries Including SOCKEYE BREWING More Info Here

* 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm: McKenzie Cider and Craft BEER Festival with 70+ Breweries Including PAYETTE BREWING COMPANY More Info Here


* 6:00 pm: Pretty Faces Tour: McCall, Id with Official After Party @ THE SALMON RIVER BREWERY More Info Here

* 7:00 pm: Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival @ Egyptian Theatre w/Nine Films; Pre-Bash @ The Outdoor Exchange with BEER by ODELL BREWING

* 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Live Music @ SOCKEYE BREWING: 'Chicken Dinner Road' Performs

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH:

* Hoppy Birthday Andrew Crisp! 

* 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Powder Keg Inlander Brew Festival @ Spokane Convention Center with 20+ Breweries Including SOCKEYE BREWING More Info Here


* 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm: 3rd Anniversary Party @ SAWTOOTH BREWERY More Info Here 

* 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm: McKenzie Cider and Craft BEER Festival with 70+ Breweries Including PAYETTE BREWING COMPANY More Info Here

* 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Food Truck Rally in Caldwell with BEER by PAYETTE BREWING! More Info Here
 
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH: 

* 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm: SPLIT RAIL WINERY Now Open Sundays! Offering Both Wine and BEER!
SAVE THE BEER DATESAVETHEBEERDATE

 

* November 13th: Pinball Tournament @ SPACEBAR ARCADE w/CROOKED FENCE BREWING

* November 14th: The Brewer and The Cook Dinner @ CROOKED FENCE BARRELHOUSE More Info Here Tickets Here

* November 18th: Better Know a Brewer: HAFF BREWING @ BREWFORIA BEER MARKET Boise

* November 20th: Adult Night at Discovery Center of Idaho

* November 28th: Black Friday @ The Linen Building with Imperial Stouts & Porters from over a dozen Local and Regional Breweries
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*** IDAHOBREWMAG *** November Issue Available Now  http://www.idahobrewmag.com 

*** TIDBITS *** by Steven Koonce More Info Here

*** BERT'S GROWLER GARAGE *** For BEER Lovers in the West End of the Valley @ 1635 SW 4th Ave, Ontario, OR: BEER Growler Fill Station, BEER Tasting Room Featuring Craft BEER & Cider; More Info HERE
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