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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016
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*** BARREL 55 ***
New Buddy Hub! 
Receive $1 Off Your First BEER with Your Buddies Card!
Grand Opening July 30th!
Check Out Barrel 55
Featured via James Patrick Kelly
 in the  Idaho Statesman
and
Featured via Tawsha Box 

*** HILLTOP WAY STATION ***
Now Has Its Own
And they survived the fire!

*** BOISE HOTSPOT ***
The HotSpot  will be closed for the next several Saturdays. It is just too nice of a summer right now and we want to enjoy it with everyone else. Look for Saturdays to start again when College Football starts! Until then have a great rest of your summer!

*** MERIBARBARIAN ***
Barrel Aged Pluot Cider
Collaboration with
MERIWETHER CIDER  BARBARIAN BREWING!

*** EDGE BREWING ***
EDGE Brewing  is having a seasonal blow out on bottles! Stop in and get $3 bottles/ $25 - 22oz cases of Springshine and $30 Imperial Red! And just for fun we will offer Edge IPA as well. Get them before they're gone 'cause as this price they won't last long!

*** BREWER'S HAVEN NAMPA ***
Trying to find a place for your Fantasy Football draft?  Brewer's Haven Nampa  has your back! Give us a call and we can reserve some tables in our tasting room for your party. We have free WiFi and plenty of space for you to hang your draft board. Did I mention that we also have over 700 different beers in our cooler and 6 draft beers, also we will be honoring our happy hour prices for the entire length of your draft! Call us today to get your party reserved 208-461-3172.

*** MANFRED'S CATERING ***
Lunch at  Manfred's  from 11 to 2. Dinner from 5 to 10. Order inside Woodland Empire's  tap room as our dining room is not quite finished. Under 21 OK until 7pm!

*** SOCKEYE BREWING ***
First Brew on the New Brewhouse Video

*** SPENT GRAINS ***
Hey Brewers, 
A friend is looking for Spent Grains
for their chickens, pigs and cows
on their small home farm. 
Any takers (givers)? Please reply to:
Thanks!

*** GROWLER GUYS - MERIDIAN ***
Announcing the Growler Guys growler carrier decorating contest for a  chance to win a $100 Growler Guys  gift card! Details on the  Growler Guys Facebook Page !
Submissions due by August 10th  

*** 2016 WESTERN IDAHO FAIR HOMEBREW COMPETITION ***
August 5th - 7th
Looking for Contestants and Judges!
Contact  Steve Dockter  for Judging Info

FEATURED EVENTS FEATUREDEVENTS


*** BERTS GROWLER GARAGE *** 
Saturday, July 23rd
5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
7 Doogfish Head BEERS on Tap!
Special Bottle Samplers
Brewery Giveaways
BEER CALENDAR BEER_CALENDAR


* All Week Long: Live Music and Food Trucks! Just follow your favorite  Buddy Hubs ! Click on their name for a quick link to their Website / Facebook Page! 

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

* Wednesdays: Alive After Five Summer Concert Series  on the Basque Block!

* Thursdays: Great Garden Escape - Live Music  @ Idaho Botanical Garden!

* Thursdays: Thursday Thunder Concert Series  @ Boise Spectrum!

* Thursdays: Kleiner Park Live - Free Summer Concerts  in Meridian!

* Fridays: Rock the Village  in Meridian!

THURSDAY, JULY 21:

* Hoppy Birthday Sara Fix!

* Hoppy Birthday Luanne Ostrow! 

* Hoppy Birthday Piper Trulock! 

* Hoppy Belgian National Day! 

* 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm:  Strange Folk Can vs.Split Rail Bottle Blind Tasting  @ SPLIT RAIL WINERY: You may have wondered if our Strange Folk wine in a can tastes any different from wine from a bottle. Well, here's your chance to find out!
Join us for a blind tasting of our Strange Folk La Bohéme & Le Commandante vs. our Split Rail Gerfeffling & Horned Beast. Do you think you'll be able to guess right?
Wine Club Coalition Members: Free
Non Members: $5

* 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm:  Pelican  @ The GROWLER GUYS - Meridian:
Our good friends at Oregon's Pelican brewery swoop into town once again. As usual, they are bringing a generous variety of superb BEER: 
Fuggles Yeah! IPA
Rouge Flanders Red
Pelicano Lager
MacPelican's Scottish Ale
Tsunami Stout
Umbrella IPA
2015 Mother of All Storms (22oz bottles)
Pelican is always one of our favorites, so come join us for another awesome time!

* 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm:  Belgian National Day  @ PREFUNK - Nampa: S ample from an array of bottles and receive a free Belgian glass (while supplies last) and be entered to win an Orval prize package.

* 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm:  Woodland Empire Slam  Hosted by  Big Tree Arts Inc  @ WOODLAND EMPIRE 

* 7:30 pm: Karaoke Every Thursday @  Crescent Brewery

FRIDAY, JULY 22:

* Hoppy Birthday Marianne Barker!

* Hoppy Birthday Brit Christensen!

* Hoppy Birthday Jesse Young!

* 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Albertsons Nampa BEER Tasting  Hosted by SLANTED ROCK BREWING:  Support local and taste what we have to offer in cans and variety packs!

* 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm:  Summer Block Party  @ Bown Crossing

* 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Laughing Dog Brewery - Brew Night  @ Eagle Triple Tap: BEER, Swag & Prizes

* 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm:  Downtown Nampa Fourth Friday  @ Lloyd Square:  Live Music, Great Food, BEER, Wine and Kids' Activities..... Grab some Blankets and Chairs and Join us for a Night to Remember

* 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Adult Night  @ Discovery Center of Idaho: New Exhibition Zap! Li ve Music from  Lounge On Fire , BEER from  POWDERHAUS BREWING COMPANY  and Food from  Boise Fry Company .

* 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: 4th Friday Comedy Show  @ CRESCENT BREWERY:  Two hours of laughter and fun!! Great BEER & Food! (Odobo Street Bistro)

SATURDAY, JULY 23:

* Hoppy Birthday Rene Benavidez! 

* 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Tubeapalooza Block Party : Tube Race on the River, Block Party @ 10 Barrel: BEER , food, games, live music and an inflatable water slide! Registration and Event Details Here

* 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Rosauers BEER Tasting  Hosted by SLANTED ROCK BREWING

* 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm: 90's Bar Crawl  @ Numerous Boise Bars Including Spacebar Arcade

* 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Payette Brewing High Side Launch Party Payette Brewing Co. launched High Side, an American Wheat Ale, and now we're throwing a party to celebrate! Come enjoy High Side draft specials, giveaways, live music, food truck fare, rafting videos, a raft competition and more.  We're getting a pool for this event, so you won't want to miss it! More Details Here!

* 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Dogfish Head Brewery Tap Takeover  @ BERTS GROWLER GARAGE: 7 Dogfish Head BEERS on Tap, Special Bottle Samplers, Brewery Giveaways

* 5:00 pm -10:00 pm: Capitol Bar One Year Anniversary Party  with BOISE BREWING, CROOKED FENCE, WOODLAND EMPIRE and More! 

* 6:00 pm: EDGE Tasting  @ HOMEBREWSTUFF - Craft Bottle Shop & Taproom with Jeremy:  This week for our Saturday Tasting we'll be featuring a local favorite: EDGE BREWING will be in our tap room and bottle shop with samples of their ecclectic range of BEERS. We'll be getting started at 6:00pm, July 23rd at the HomeBrewStuff Tap Room and Bottle Shop

SUNDAY, JULY 24: 

* Hoppy Birthday Derek Anderson! 

* 11:00 am - 11:00 pm:  20th Co-Anniversary Party - Tap Takeover  with SOCKEYE BREWING at BITTERCREEK ALEHOUSE:  Celebrating [20] years with [12] hours of [45]  Sockeye Brewing  beers on tap.  BE A PART OF HISTORY!

* 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: BEER and a Backpacker's Tale of the PCT  @ BOISE BREWING Hosted by  Boise Girls Pint Out

* 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm:  Trivia Night  @ SPACEBAR ARCADE with Rogue Brewing: Space Stout On Draft, Great BEER, Tough Trivia, And Cool Swag Makes For An Awesome Party! See You At The Arcade Underground!

MONDAY, JULY 25:

* Hoppy Birthday Harrison Berry! 

* 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Kegs 4 Kause @  Payette Brewing Co

* 9:15 pm: Movie Monday @  Saint Lawrence Gridiron

TUESDAY, JULY 26:

* 5:45 pm & 6:45 pm: Boom Box Body  @ WOODLAND EMPIRE

* 7:00 pm:  Moonlit Tree of Life 2  @ CRESCENT "No Lawyers" BAR & GRILL

* 7:00 pm: Free BEER Tasting @ Brewer's Haven - Nampa : This Week Featuring   Woodland Empire Ale Craft Come down and hangout with us as we welcome in Woodland Empire Ale Craft! Woodland Empire Ale Craft is located in Downtown Boise and opened its doors in 2012. With a large selection of Craft Ales don't be surprised if you find your new favorite BEER!

* 7:30 pm: Comedy Night @ Crescent Brewery

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27:

* Hoppy Birthday Jon Fix!

* 11:00 am - 1:00 am:  Lager Chug w/Victory  @ BITTERCREEK ALEHOUSE:  Celebrate 20 years with Bittercreek Alehouse and  Victory Beer  with a different kind of BEER sampling. 
Lager Chug:
20+ Lagers | 20 oz Lager Samples | $5 Refills
$15 - Custom Ceramic Stein & Two Lager Fills
Free  The Acme Bread Preztel w/ pre-sale  Ticket

* 11:30 am: Kolschfest 2016  @ Prost Boise

* 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm: County Line Brewing  Now Open Wednesdays! We will be running a Bartender's Choice Growler Fill Special for the month of July. Every week, your bartender will choose two BEERS for $8 64oz growler fills!!!!

* 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Penny Exchange Night @  Angell's Bar and Grill Renato Bring in a Penny for a Glass of House Wine, Well Drink or Draft BEER!

* 5:45 pm:  Boom Box Body  @ POWDERHAUS BREWING

* 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: The Dish and Drink Series: BEER 101  Hosted by Boise Public Library with BOISE BREWING

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

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

* 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Idaho Film Social Hour & Trivia  @ SPACEBAR ARCADE

SAVE THE BEER DATE SAVETHEBEERDATE


* July 30: Sockeye Brewing 20th Anniversary Party  @ Both Sockeye Locations

* July 30: Grand Opening @ Barrel 55

* August 6:  Magic Valley Beer Festival @ Twin Falls City Park

* August 6:   2016 Summerland Tour @ CROOKED FENCE BREWING - Eagle

* August 8 - 12:  The Business of Craft Cider @ Boise State University

* August 13:  Tour de Fat @ Ann Morrison Park

* August 13:  Boise Hempfest 2016 @ Julia Davis Park

* August 20:  JUMP Progressive Dinner  with SPLIT RAIL WINERY

* August 20:  2016 Gelande Quaffing Tournament  @ Heritage Hop Haus Meridian

* September 3:  Free Brew Class w/Rich @ BREWER'S HAVEN

* October 1:  Hoptober Freshtival Downtown Boise

* October 8:  Inaugural Boise Bacon & Beer Benefit @ SOCKEYE BREWING

* October 8:  Race For Steaks with Tri Tip Steak and SOCKEYE BREWING BEER

BEER MISC BEERMISC


*** BOISE BREW MINUTE ***
Boise Brew Minute (episode 89) - Selecting the perfect hop for a beer can be challenging with all the classic varieties available and new varieties coming out each year. Kerry from Edge Brewing walks us through her process for sampling new hops and tells us when she opts for new or classic varieties. 

*** BOISE BEER CULTURE ***

*** BOISE BEER BUDDIES ***
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Memberships are valid for one year - Is it time to renew? 
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Don't have a BUDDY card? 
Check out this list of  BUDDY Discounts for just $20 per year!
To order, click  HERE!
And lastly, when you visit these  BUDDY HUBS,
Remember to show your BUDDY card so they can track BUDDY visits. 
Thank you for your support and Cheers!
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