SECOND QUARTER 2022 IDAHO BREWERY UPDATES

 by Bob Hubler

A brief look at the Idaho Breweries Activity in April thru July 6th of 2022.

Idaho gained four new breweries in the 2nd quarter of 2022 putting Idaho's total number of breweries opened in the modern era at 120 with 87 of them still  operating.

One of Idaho's pico breweries discontinued brewing and was sold to new owners.

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THE FOUR NEW IDAHO BREWERIES

117 IDAWILD BREWING

Matt and Cortni Nadar

Idawild Brewing became Idaho's 117th brewery when they opened at the former Barbarian Garden City location.   Matt and Cortni Nadar are the owner/operators. They purchased the original 5 BBL brew system from Barbarian.

Matt is the brewer and Cortni is the designer.  Cortni designed the floor plan of Idawild to be family friendly.  They welcome children of all ages.  Matt plans to brew unique beer that will appeal to many long time craft beer fans.

Photos from the Idawild Brewing Grand Opening:

Cortni busy filling orders

The 5 BBL brew system

Great place to relax

Game room

The  first beer

And the bar holds four

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118 GUIDEPOST BREWING

Guidepost Brewing located in Victor, Idaho giving Victor three breweries.

This 1/2 BBL system brewery opened June 15, 2022.

They are a pico brewery serving their beer at Chiang Mai Thai Kitchen exclusively.

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119 BLACK CANYON BREWING

Black Canyon Brewing is open in Emmett on July 6th.  Amanda and Dave Dietz are the owner/operators with Dave handling the Brewing on a 7 BBL system.  

See Story on their opening here.

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120 KANISKU BREWING

I missed this brewery in my first version of this blog.

This brewery has been brewing  for a while and has 10 beers on tap. It's very impressive for a pico brewery to have 10 beers on tap.

 They are a Pico Brewery in a Home Brew Store in Post Fall.

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See their menu below:

Ten Beers on their current menu

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IDAHO LOSES ONE BREWERY IN THE SECOND QUARTER 2022.

Craft Brewers of Boise

Say goodbye  to Craft Brewers of Boise.  The owner has sold this business to new owners that plan to cease  the home brew shop portion of the business and operate as a bottle shop and tap house.  Craft Brewers of Boise was a very small pico brewery that only featured their own beer occasionally.

The new owners may resume brewing in the future.

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IDAHO BREWERIES PLANNING TO OPEN IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2022

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Danelion Brewery

Nathan Guidinger's long awaited Melba brewery will open in 2022.  This brewery has been delayed a few times, but he is back on track to open his 10 BBL brewery this year.  Unlike other breweries, Danelion Brewing is located away from downtown areas, two miles from Melba and on a stretch of Highway 45 between Nampa and Murphy. Nathan plans to have a small tap room and outdoor patio.  Their Facebook page with be updated with information about their opening prior to the event.

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VANTAGE POINT BREWING

Vantage Point Brewing of Coeur d' Alene has finally received their steel components to begin their building.  The building structure has been completed and they hope to be serving beer by Summer 2022.

Watch their facebook page for their progress.

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Alliteration Ales

Adam Fleck will open Alliteration Ales in the former Bear Island Brewing Location.  Distribution of their beer is planned for the third quarter of 2022.

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Highlander Beer

Highlander Beer is a brewery in Missoula, Montana that will open an Idaho location in Salmon.  They  are currently remodeling the old Kings building at 605 Main Street and plan to open a Brew Pub featuring pizza and other pub food by year's end.  They will brew on-site with a 10 BBL system. 

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Bertram's Salmon Valley Brewery

Bertram's Salmon Valley Brewery was recently purchased. They plan to reopen this 7 BBL brewery this summer after a major remodel. This brewery is located at 535 Main Street, Salmon, Idaho, just across the street from the future Highlander brewery.

Salmon could have two breweries by the end of the year. 

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WPA (Works Progress Administration)

Dave Krick's long awaited brewery will finally open in late 2022.  It will be located right behind Lost Grove Brewing and share Head Brewer Derek Brown with Lost Grove.  They plan to brew on a 10 Barrel Brew System

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ONE IDAHO BREWERY WILL ADD SECOND LOCATION

Clairvoyant Brewing

Clairvoyant Brewing will take over the  former location of County Line Brewing location.  This will give Clairvoyant two locations.

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CURRENT IDAHO BREWERY RUMORS

Woodland Empire has been sold to Dave Krick. 

Brick West Brewing in Spokane, Washington plans to open a second location at 202 E 34th St in Garden City. Building plans were delayed and now probably will not open until 2023.

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