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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 2016
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*** SAWTOOTH BREWERY PUBLIC HOUSE ***
Opens Monday, February 8! 25 taps with a full menu featuring fresh, hand made burgers, custom bratwurst, hand made appetizers, 5 TV's, Growler and Crowler fills, Draft Cider, Draft Kombucha, and Draft Wine!
Video Here

*** Free BEER Offer ***

*** CROOKED FENCE BARRELHOUSE ***
Buy any two beers and get 4 Chocolate Covered Strawberries Free!

*** BOISE BREW BUS ***

*** BEAR ISLAND BREWING CO ***
via Dean Johnson @ KTVB

*** COUNTY LINE BREWING ***
Curious about how County Line Brewing came to be? Well check out this clip of our co-owner and head brewer Zack Kiehl on Radio Boise's friday afternoon show:  Talk Dirt to Me
Zack talks about the history of County Line Brewing, a few places you can find us, and what sets us apart from other breweries.  Listen Here

*** MOTHER EARTH BREW CO ***

*** AB InBev San Diego Brewpub News ***
10 Barrel & Mother Earth Brew Co
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Via Guy Hand: "I'm working on a series of local-food-personality portraits to hang in the new Foodfort section of Treefort this year. Here's a new one:  Kerry Thomas , head brewer at Edge Brewing in Boise!"




*** POTENTIAL BREWERY *** 
Conceptual Drawings 

*** BREWING SCHOLARSHIPS ***
Offering Two Full-Tuition Brewing Education Scholarships to 

*** MAGIC VALLEY BREWING *** 

*** BOISE BREW MINUTE ***
Boise Brew Minute (episode 67) - Chris at  Highlands Hollow  talks about carbonation methods. First we discuss the common method, force carbonation, which pumps CO2 into the beer in very small bubbles. Next we talk about a more traditional approach, cask conditioning, where yeast create the CO2 that dissolves into the beer.  Listen Here
 Also, don't miss Chris's  previous interviews .

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*** MIXED GREENS ***
(237 N 9th St)
FIRST THURSDAY! 

Join us at  Mixed Greens  for February's First Thursday as we welcome some great locals to help us celebrate our 3rd anniversary of gift slinging!

Barbarian Brewing  will be here sampling and selling bottles of their Chardonnay Barrel Aged Saison and Noir. Noir is a Dark Saison aged in a Merlot Barrel with Malbec lees from  Telaya Wine Co.
 As an added bonus, we will have chocolate samples from 
The Chocolat Bar  that have been paired to match the beer.

will be here with their uniquely named and wonderful smelling line of candles. 

Floating Horse Design  will be here with their awesome earrings, handmade from naturally shed deer and elk antlers.

Don't forget that Valentine's Day is right around the corner and something from any of the above locals would make a great gift for that special someone.

Show your  Boise Beer Buddies  Membership Card for 10% off all beer-related items.

See you Thursday!
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH:

* Hoppy Birthday Carol Crosswhite!
* 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm:  First Thursday  Downtown Boise:
~ ~ THE RECORD EXCHANGE 1105 W IDAHO ST
Payette Brewing Co. presents Sons of Guns Live at The Record Exchange at 6 pm. Free Payette Brewing beer (21+) starting at 5:30 pm. Buy-2-get-1-free used music/video/espresso drinks all day long!
~ ~ BASQUE MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER 611 WGROVE ST
Free gallery tours 5:30 -8:30pm. Guided tours available from 6:30-8:30pm of the Jacobs/Uberuaga House every half hour. Local musicians jam session beginning at 6:30pm. Beer tasting from Boise Brewing & Valentine treats too!
~ ~ LIT & CO. CANDLES 755 W BROAD ST
BEER TASTING + CAKE BALLS + CANDLES, oh my! We have The Cake Ballers and Payette Brewing Co. here fabulous February First Thursday! Delicious, fun and fragrant! Secure your Valentine's candle making plans while in shop!
~ ~ BITTERCREEK ALEHOUSE 246 N 8TH ST
Art of the Worm: Get to know the underground worms that Bittercreek Alehouse employs in their quest to eliminate organic waste. Tours start inside Bittercreek Alehouse from 6-8:30 pm.
~ ~ CITY PEANUT SHOP 803 W BANNOCK ST
Join City Peanut and Highlands Hollow for beer and nut pairings. Introducing a new sweet and savory bar mix!
~ ~ THE FRONT DOOR 105 S SIXTH ST
Join us as we welcome Postmodern Brewers to the Front Door. We will have beer specials and a special dinner made by our chef that includes fresh stuffed Manicotti and Limoncello Meringue Pie.
~ ~ MIXED GREENS | MODERN GIFTS 237 N 9TH ST
Celebrating our 3rd Anniversary! Barbarian Brewing: handcrafted ales inspired by old world traditions. Beef Whip Candle Co.: uniquely named, great smelling local candles. Floating Horse Design: cool jewelry handmade from naturally shed deer and elk antlers.
~ ~ SAINT LAWRENCE GRIDIRON 705 W BANNOCK ST
Join Saint Lawrence Gridiron and Split Rain Winery for special wine flights & pairings!
~ ~ TRACY RUSSELL AND ROSSI 802 W BANNOCK ST
Join Tracy Russell and Rossi in the Hoff Building for First Thursday! Enjoy complimentary appetizers, beverages and wine tasting along with graffiti art by Mawk 1 Art and live music by Brandon Pritchett
~ ~ WEAR BOISE 828 W IDAHO ST
Join us from 4:30-7:30 pm for First Thursday! County Line Brewing will be pouring their delicious beer and all Wear Boise merchandise will be 15% off!
~ ~ BOISE BREWING 521 W BROAD ST
Firkin First Thursday w/Big Mike's Tids & Bits Food Truck
~ ~ MATADOR 215 N 8TH ST
Payette Brewing will feature Rustler IPA, Rodeo Rye and Pistolero Porter alongside some of Matador's finest eats.  All items a la carte so enjoy one pairing, or all three! 
~ ~ Get the full First Thursday event guide and map 
HERE

* 6:00 pm: Boom Box Body  @ SPLIT RAIL WINERY

* 6:00 pm:  Pint Night / Beer Release  @ EDGE Brewing

 * MELVIN BREWING:  6 of the Biggest BEER Releases of 2016  via CraftBeer.com *

* 6:00 pm: MELVIN BREWING  National 2X4 Day  @ BIER:THIRTY

* 6:00 pm: MELVIN BREWING  National 2X4 Day  @ PREFUNK Boise

* 6:00 pm: MELVIN BREWING National 2X4 Day  @ TWISTED TIMBER

* 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm:  Dig Dug Tournament  w/ANDERSON VALLEY BREWING @ SPACEBAR ARCADE: Great BEERS & Prizes, Free to Enter! 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH:

* 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: BEER Sale @ Whole Foods Market w/PAYETTE BREWING CO:  Whole Foods Market is having a beer sale! 20% off so stock up. Payette will be sampling two variations from our barrel-aged Hoop & Stave series, Slaughterhouse IRA (it may be your last chance to find it until Fall!) and Rodeo Rye Pale Ale. 

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

* 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm:  First Friday  @ Boise Co-Op: Food, Wine, BEER, and Live Music by James Orr

* 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: BOISE BREWING  Tap Takeover / Bottle Feature  @ 16th Street Albertsons

* 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm: MELVIN BREWING  Tasting Event  @ THE GROWLER GUYS - Meridian

* 6:00 pm: SIERRA NEVADA  Kick Off Party  @ PREFUNK Boise


* 7:00 pm: Innocent Man "Slow Nights"  CD Release Party  @ Knitting Factory! Plus GABF Award-Winning Brewery, BARLEY BROWN'S BREW PUB, is partnering with Innocent Man to create a very special BEER to celebrate the release of "Slow Nights." Watch for this BEER around town!  

* 7:30 pm:  Earthlings Entertainment Launch Party  @ SPACEBAR ARCADE

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH:

* Hoppy Birthday Lisa Edens! 

* 1:00 pm:  Lost in the Woods with New Belgium Brewing  @ BITTERCREEK ALEHOUSE

* 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: SLANTED ROCK Beer Tasting @ Meridian Co-Op: Need to stock up on beer for Super Bowl?? Come say hi to the Slanted Rock team, we will be at the Meridian Co-Op sampling all of our packaged varieties. 

* 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Anderson Valley Brewing BEER Tasting @ Meridian Co-Op

* 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Free BEER Tasting @  Homebrewstuff-Craft-Bottle-Shop-and-Taproom  w/Jeremy: "It's the first Saturday of the month which means I like to pull out some of last months new releases. Wallace Brewing and Fremont are new to the Boise market and we had a month full of special releases from our established breweries so we will be sampling a few of those offerings Feb 6th at 6:00pm. Be sure to stop by."

* 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: NEW BELGIUM BREWING Citradelic Tangerine IPA 
BEER Release & Album Art Show  @ Swell Artist Collective

* 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Live Music  @ CROOKED FLATS

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH: 

* Hoppy Birthday Caroline Merritt! 

* SUPERBOWL SUNDAY! 

* Plan Ahead: 
Specialty Meats Big Game Bundles  @  Boise Bistro Market  (6103 W Fairview Ave) - Closed Sunday so plan ahead with amazing food and excellent BEER selection!
~ PAYETTE BREWING CO Super Bowl Gold Rush: $6 6-Packs & $12 12-Packs Bonanza Golden Ale (Brewery Closed Sunday); 
~ PostModern/Grind will be closed this Sunday for Superbowl! Make sure you get your Growlers filled on Saturday at 1/2 Price for your Superbowl party!!
~ BARBARIAN Tap Room Open 11 - 4
~ HIGHLANDS HOLLOW: $8 Growler Fills & $20 hummus platters on Super Bowl Sunday!! Open 11-3 & then closed for a private party.

Game Day Recipes  via The GROWLER GUYS

* Superbowl Celebrations @  Boise HotSpot Victory Party @ Boise HotSpot

* 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: BARBARIAN & DESCHUTES Tap Takeover @ Albertsons 36th & State: Merchandise & Prize Raffles

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH:  

* 11:00 am:  Sawtooth Brewery Public House  Opens! 25 taps with a full menu featuring fresh, hand made burgers, custom bratwurst, hand made appetizers, 5 TV's, Growler and Crowler fills, Draft Cider, Draft Kombucha, and Draft Wine!

* 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Kegs4Kause @ PAYETTE BREWING CO: 50% of Proceeds from BEER Sales to a different nonprofit each week! 

* 5:00 pm: Monday Funday @ PREFUNK BEER BAR - Meridian:  Introducing Monday Funday at PreFunk Beer Bar in Meridian! Join us every Monday at 5pm for beer specials, free darts and hourly prize drawings! Plus you can flip a coin with the bartender for your first beer. Call it right and it's only 25 cents! Some exclusions may apply. 

* 7:30 pm:  Geeks Who Drink  @ EDGE Brewing Co

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH:

* 11:00 am:  Fat Tuesday  @ CRESCENT "No Lawyers" BAR & GRILL w/Fried Alligator Nuggets, 'Gator on a Stick, Fried Frog Legs, Gumbo, Oyster Shooters and More!

* 5:45 pm:  Boom Box Body  @ WOODLAND EMPIRE ALE CRAFT

* 6:00 pm: Orin Swift  Food & Wine Pairing  w/ Idaho Wine Merchant  @ THE LOCAL

* 7:00 pm: FREE Tasting @ BREWER'S HAVEN Nampa with STONE BREWING!  Tasting starts at 7:00 pm, get here early for a seat. Bring or order in food to curb the munchies, we have everything to feed your head. Bring a parent, neighbor or co-worker.

* 7:00 pm:  Idaho Film Social Hour and Trivia  @ SPACEBAR ARCADE

* 7:30 pm: Open Mic Comedy @  Crescent Brewery

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH: 

* February 10th - 14th:  Starkbier Fest  @ PROST BOISE - Drink Like a Monk! 

* 11:00 am:  20th Anniversary Throwback!  @ BITTERCREEK ALEHOUSE: February 10th, we celebrate our 20th anniversary! We're thankful to our community and the awesome Boise culture that has supported us through the years. To celebrate, we're digging out the photo albums and old menus to rock a throwback party. Enjoy special menu items from 1996 at the original cost. We'll also be revealing and tapping some of our unique anniversary ales, brewed collaboratively by staff with local breweries!

* 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Business After Hours - Garden City Chamber of Commerce  @ Better Business Bureau: BEER by PAYETTE BREWING, Food by Mike's Tids & Bits Catering, Door Prizes and More! 

* 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: EDGE Music Wednesdays  @ EDGE BREWING CO

* 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm:  Vinyl Tunes with New Belgium Brewing Company  @ BIER:THIRTY

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* February 11th:  Firkin Frolic Beer Fest  @ Boise Basque Center: Special Early Bird Pricing Now! This is a Firkin 

* February 13th & 14th: Valentine's Day BEER/Food Pairings, Valentine's Dinners, Specials & Events - Details & Reservations:  Saint Lawrence Gridiron Brunch & Dinner

* February 19 - 21: Weekend in the Woods - 2016  @ BIER:THIRTY

* February 20th:  Taproom Grand Opening  @ MERIWETHER CIDER COMPANY!
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