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WEEKLY BEERMAIL
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016
to
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2016

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Friday, December 16th
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BEER CALENDAR BEER_CALENDAR


* December 12 - December 23:  Sockeye's 12 Beers of Christmas

* All Week Long: Live Music and Food Trucks! Just follow your favorite  Buddy Hubs ! 

* All Week Long: Game Night Live Trivia & Bingo ,  BoomboxBody  and  Paint Nite Boise ! 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15:

* 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm:  New Beer Release: Safety 3rd!  at SAWTOOTH BREWERY TAP ROOM in Hailey & SAWTOOTH BREWERY PUBLIC HOUSE in Ketchum

* 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Sawtooth Brewery Can Release  @ SAWTOOTH BREWERY TAP ROOM in Hailey & SAWTOOTH BREWERY PUBLIC HOUSE in Ketchum

* 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm: 2016 Wax & Beer  @ SOCKEYE BREWING - Cole & Ustick

* 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Raise A Pint for The Idaho Saint Bernard Rescue  @ THE BIRD STOP 

* 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: New Belgium Brewing Presents:  Cookie Barrel - Cookies & Barrel Aged Beer  @ PREFUNK - Boise

* 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm:  Library Tasting  @ SPLIT RAIL WINERY

* 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Slam DeLux: EDDIE Edition  @ WOODLAND EMPIRE

* 7:30 pm: Karaoke at Crescent Brewery

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16:

* 11:00 am - 12:00 am:  3rd Annual Darkest Night  @ Taphouse

* 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm:   Beer Tasting  @ Boise Co-Op - The Village Store with Lagunitas Brewing Co

* 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Limited Release: Darker After Midnight Stout  @ SLANTED ROCK BREWING COMPANY

* 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Ugly Christmas Sweater Party and Goods Drive  at COUNTY LINE BREWING

* 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Home for the Hoppydays  with SOCKEYE BREWING and New Belgium Brewing

* 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Fremont Brewing Night  @ Whole Foods River Room

* 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: One Year Anniversary Party  @ EAGLE TRIPLE TAP

* 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: 2nd Annual Deschutes Brewery Abyssmas & Ugly Christmas Sweater Party  @ PREFUNK - Nampa

* 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Ugly Sweater Party and New Beer Release  with Iron Horse Brewery at BERTS GROWLER GARAGE in Ontario

* 8:00 pm: Snake River Special 3 Video Premiere  @ POWDERHAUS BREWING

* 9:00 pm - 2:00 am: Sawtooth Brewery Can Release  with El Stash Live @ The Casino in Ketchum

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17:

* December 17 - December 21: Dark Days 2016  @ BITTERCREEK ALEHOUSE:  A celebration of the longest of nights and the darkest of BEERS.  Join us for five days of the biggest and darkest stouts, porters, and more.

* 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Hops Meats Bitter with New Belgium Brewing  @ BITTERCREEK ALEHOUSE - in the Cellar - Tickets Here

* 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Winter Cornhole Tournament  @ BOISE BREWING

* 3:00 pm - 2:00 am: Sawtooth Brewery Can Release  @ The Muleshoe Tavern in Hailey

* 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Barbarian Brewing Tap Takeover  @ HILLTOP STATION:  Barbarian Brewing is back! Last year, we featured their newly unveiled beers shortly after they opened... Now with their first year under their wooly mammoth skin belt, they are returning with a whole new lineup of delicious draft!  They will invade from the north, burn the previous taps to the ground, and enslave our nitrogen and Co2 system!

* 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Taco Stout Taco  with WOODLAND EMPIRE ALE CRAFT @ BITTERCREEK ALEHOUSE - Dark Days 2016

* 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Caber Toss This, ye Wee Lad!  Scotch Ale Release Celebration @ MAD SWEDE BREWING: Come help celebrate our new release! Wear a kilt and your first pint is free! Wear plaid and get $1 off your first pint! Pipers from City of Trees Pipes and Drums will be there around 5pm to play in our new release. BVR Burgers will be there serving up their tasty burgers made from naturally raised Scottish Highland beef.

* 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Winter Seasonal Tasting  @ HOMEBREWSTUFF - Craft Bottle Shop & Taproom:  Cold temperatures are upon us and, with it, a new crop of seasonal releases. From IPA's made for a day on the ski slopes to winter warmers made for a mound of blankets and an open fire, there are brews for everything the season has to offer.

* 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm: 4th Annual Odell Ugly Christmas Sweater Party  @ PREFUNK - Boise

* 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: PiNT Magazine Happy Hour  - Useless Information Trivia @  Boise Hotspot  with Self-Serve BEER Wall

* 10:00 pm - 1:00 am: Third Space Saturday: A Funky Spacebar Christmas IV  @ SPACEBAR ARCADE

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18:

* 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm:  Deschutes Brewery Vertical  @ BITTERCREEK ALEHOUSE - Dark Days 2016

* 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Trivia Night w/Payette Brewing  @ SPACEBAR ARCADE

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19:

* 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm:  Barrel Aged 12 Gauge Vertical  with PAYETTE BREWING @ BITTERCREEK ALEHOUSE - Dark Days 2016

* 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Kegs4Kause @  Payette Brewing

* 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm:  End Of Season Party  @ NORTH END PIZZA

* 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm:  Quiz For A Cause  @ EDGE BREWING CO

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20:

* Hoppy Birthday Kristen Hassemer! 

* 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm:  Tasteful Holiday Sweater Stout & Booze Pairing  @ BITTERCREEK ALEHOUSE - Dark Days 2016

* 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm:  Let's Get Together! Charity Event  with MERIWETHER CIDER at PAYETTE BREWING:  Meriwether Cider and  Payette Brewing Co.  are joining up to bring you a very exciting event! We are collaborating with multiple non-profits in the Treasure Valley to bring everyone together to explore opportunities for volunteer work and donation based giving. 

* 7:00 pm: Free BEER Tasting at  Brewer's Haven Nampa

* 7:30 pm: Comedy Night @ Crescent Brewery

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21:

* 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Beast Moans Imperial Stout Release at  Woodland Empire

* 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm:  Cellar Reopening Party  @ BITTERCREEK ALEHOUSE - Dark Days 2016

* 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm:  Ninkasi Brewing Tap Takeover  @ Heritage Hop Haus Meridian

* 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Free BEER Tasting @  Brewer's Haven - Vista

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* December 22: Live Performance of The Grinch  @ HIGHLANDS HOLLOW BREWHOUSE

* December 31: New Year's Eve Brewer's Dinner  @ CLOUD 9 BREWERY

* February 9: Firkin Frolic Beer Festival  at The Basque Center

* February 25: Destination Beer  in McCall, ID Presented by Idaho Brewers United 

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