2ND QUARTER 2024 IDAHO BREWERY UPDATE

 by Bob Hubler

Future Home of Loose Screw Brewing

The Second Quarter of 2024 was the worst three months in the history of Idaho Breweries.  

Idaho entered the second quarter with 101 active breweries.  No new breweries opened in the second quarter and five breweries closed leaving Idaho with 96 active breweries.

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IDAHO BREWERIES THAT CLOSED IN SECOND QTR 2024

Garden City lost two breweries this  quarter:

109 TWISTED DISTRICT BREW CO

Opened in 2020 in Garden City by Bud Mohr, this brewery had fermenters, but no mash tun or hot liquor tank.  They imported their wort from other breweries. 

117 IDAWILD BREWING

Opened in Garden City in 2022 at the former Barbarian Brewing location by Matt and Cortni Nadar.

38 MOSCOW BREWING

121 MICROPOLIS BREWING

Moscow lost two breweries that shared the same location and system.  Last year, Moscow had four breweries,  Only Hunga Dunga remains.

53 EDGE BREWING

Boise lost one of the best breweries and restaurants when after 10 years, Edge Brewing closed.  I remember when Marcus Bezuhly opened with his head brewer, Kerry Caldwell, the former Table Rock Brewery Head Brewer.  It was exciting times with my friends opening a brewpub in Boise.

For 10 years, the Edge Brewpub was one of Boise's most popular places to meet with friends to have a beer, or eat lunch or dinner.  It will be missed.

Thank you Marcus and Sherry for all the good times.

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IDAHO BREWERIES THAT PLAN TO OPEN IN 2024

There are Three more Idaho breweries that plan to open their doors in 2024.  There will also be a fourth brewery that  will reopen with new owners after a two year hiatus.  

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RUKUS BREWING

Loose Screw Brewing DID shut down their production in Garden City in April 2024. 
Kyle Durham of Rukus Brewing will take over the Loose Screw Brewing Garden City location with a planned opening date in the 3rd quarter of 2024. 

Kyle Durham and Mike Garcia

INSTAGRAM

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THE BRUERY 

Jimbo Wood,  Tasting Room GM

The Bruery will open a tasting room and tap house  in Meridian in the 3rd quarter of 2024.  Jimbo Wood will be the General Manager of the Meridian location.  The tasting room will be around 2,000 square feet and have 3,000 square feet of out door space.  There will be 36 taps showcasing Bruery beer and Offshoot beer.   They will also have a small brew system on site.

The Bruery Tap house will be at:  1184 S. Silverstone Way, Suite 100, Meridian,  Idaho 83642.

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A little background of The Bruery:

The Bruery was found by Patrick Rue in 2008 in Placentia, California and specializes in very dark, barrel-aged high-alcohol beer.  Patrick swore that he would never brew an IPA!  When The Bruery was acquired by a Boston company in 2017, they kept the pledge made by Patrick, but to provide their customers with a wide range of beer choices, they started The Offshoot Beer Co. to brew their IPA's and other lighter beer.

INSTAGRAM  

WEBSITE

BOISE DEVELPMENT STORY

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SAINT AGONY BREWING

Saint Agony Brewing in Saint Anthony plans to open a pico brewery in 2024.

Facebook

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HARDWARE BREWING - KENDRICK

New Owners plan to brew their own beer starting in Summer of 2024.  

Layne Harris is the new owner and is currently looking for a head brewer.

Hardware Brewing is currently licensed by the ABC to brew beer.

FACEBOOK

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OTHER IDAHO BREWING NEWS

103 LOOSE SCREW BEER CO.

Loose Screw Beer Co is planning to move their beer production from Garden City to a second Meridian Location.  This former funeral home will also have a tap room.  Their current McMillan location continue operations giving Loose Screw two Meridian locations.

105 E Carlton, Meridian, Idaho

Update

Story

Website

Facebook

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139 BOISE BOOCH

Boise Booch started up in the first quarter  of 2024, but did not open their taproom until second quarter. Boise Booch brews an alcoholic tea, but also has a few local beers on tap for the beer drinkers.

Opening Day Video

Facebook

129 Brown Beard Brewing

Brown Beard is expanding.  Bryce Tuttle's Brewery has to grow to keep up demand.  They will be moving into the location vacated by Idlewild Brewing which is the former Barbarian Brewing location. They  plan to open their new location in the third quarter of 2024.

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UPDATED LIST OF IDAHO BREWERIES

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FIRST QUARTER 2024 IDAHO BREWERY UPDATES

 By Bob Hubler

Idaho entered the year with 99 breweries.  Four New Breweries opened in the first quarter of 2024 and two breweries closed.  Idaho ended the quarter with 101 active breweries. 

Four new breweries plan  to open in Idaho in 2024.

See List of Idaho Breweries for the detailed list.

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NEW IDAHO BREWERIES THAT OPENED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2024.

137 GEM STATE BREWING

Gem State Brewing was the first Brewery to open in 2024 and became the 100th Active Idaho Brewery.  

The original GEM State Brewing was located in downtown Caldwell, but only lasted a couple of years. 

This brewery has been in the works for five years and survived a pandemic and many red tape setbacks.   The wait was worth it.  The Grand Opening on January 6th had overflow crowds that were  finally rewarded with Eagle's very own Craft Brewery and Tap house

GEM STATE BREWING is a very unique Idaho Brewery for several reasons:

1 - It is one of the few Idaho breweries to build their own building, as opposed to buying a building that was used for another purpose.  

2 - The owners also live in an apartment located on the second floor of the brewery.

3 - The brewery is in downtown Eagle and surrounded by many local restaurants where you can order their food to go, then eat it at the brewery while enjoying great beer.

The bar top is actually made from the old oak tree that stood in the center of the original property.  Check out pictures below.

I predict great success for this new Eagle business as it is destined to be a popular local neighborhood pub that is within easy walking and bicycling distance from many Eagle residents..

Owners Kristi and Chris McGinnis

Website 

Facebook

City of Eagle Podcast story

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138 TWISTED SLATE BREWERY

Owners Tiffanie Delaney and Nick Giese

After operating as a restaurant and tap house for the last two and a half years, this Hayden based pico brewery started brewing beer in early January 2024.   

Facebook 

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139 BOISE BOOCH

Boise Booch has a brewery license,  but does not brew beer.  They manufacture Hard Kombucha, an alcoholic tea.  Katie Powell is the owner/operator.

The fermenter

Instagram

Website

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140 3 BEARE CRAFT BREWING IN GENESEE

Pico Brewery - Growler Fills Only

Facebook

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IDAHO BREWERIES THAT PLAN TO OPEN IN 2024

There are Three more Idaho breweries that plan to open their doors in 2024.  There will also be a fourth brewery that  will reopen with new owners after a two year hiatus.  

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RUKUS BREWING

Loose Screw Brewing will shut down their production in Garden City in April 2024. 

Kyle Durham of Rukus Brewing will take over the Loose Screw Brewing Garden City with a planned opening date in the 3rd quarter of 2024. 

Kyle Durham and Mike Garcia

INSTAGRAM

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THE BRUERY 

Jimbo Wood,  Tasking Room GM

The Bruery will open a tasting room and tap house  in Meridian in the 3rd quarter of 2024.  Jimbo Wood will be the General Manager of the Meridian location.  The tasting room will be around 2,000 square feet and have 3,000 square feet of out door space.  There will be 36 taps showcasing Bruery beer and Offshoot beer. 

The Bruery Tap house will be at:  1184 S. Silverstone Way, Suite 100, Meridian,  Idaho 83642.

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 A little background of The Bruery:

The Bruery was found by Patrick Rue in 2008 in Placentia, California and specializes in very dark, barrel-aged high-alcohol beer.  Patrick swore that he would never brew an IPA!  When The Bruery was acquired by a Boston company in 2017, they kept the pledge made by Patrick, but to provide their customers with a wide range of beer choices, they started The Offshoot Beer Co. to brew their IPA's and other lighter beer.

INSTAGRAM  

WEBSITE

BOISE DEVELPMENT STORY

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SAINT AGONY BREWING

Saint Agony Brewing in Saint Anthony plans to open a pico brewery in 2024.

Facebook

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HARDWARE BREWING - KENDRICK

New Owners plan to brew their own beer starting in June 2024.  

Layne Harris is the new owner and is currently looking for a head brewer.

Hardware Brewing is currently licensed by the ABC to brew beer.

FACEBOOK

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OTHER IDAHO BREWING NEWS

103 LOOSE SCREW BEER CO.

Loose Screw Beer Co is planning to move their beer production from Garden City to a second Meridian Location.  This former funeral home will also have a tap room.  Their current McMillan location continue operations giving Loose Screw two Meridian locations.

105 E Carlton, Meridian, Idaho

Update

Story

Website

Facebook

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HIGHLANDER BREWING IN SALMON

Highlander has found their brewer.  Derek Brown formerly of Woodland Empire is now their head brewer.

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GUIDEPOST BREWING IN VICTOR

This brewery actually started in the basement of the Chiang Mai Tai Kitchen in 2022.  Check out the story below to see they become a 7 bbl brewery with their own brewpub.

Facebook

Story

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IDAHO BREWERIES THAT CLOSED IN FIRST QTR 2024

WILDLIFE BREWING

Sad to see Wildlife Brewing in Victor close it's doors after a 21 year run.

STAR ROUTE BREWERY

Star Route Brewery in Pocatello closed for good after 4 years.

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IDAHO BREWERIES: A LOOK BACK AT 2023 AND A LOOK FORWARD TO 2024

 

 By Bob Hubler

In 1888, there were 33 different Breweries in the State of Idaho....that is the most breweries that were open in the state at one time prior to prohibition.

   Although National Prohibition Started in 1919, Idaho started their own state wide prohibition in 1916....so there were no breweries in Idaho from 1916 to 1934.
 A few breweries came back in Idaho after 1934 when prohibition was lifted, but by 1961, they were all gone....the last one to close was the Bohemian Brewery in Boise. 

Idaho was without any Breweries until Tim Batt started the first modern brewery in 1984.  He called it Snake River Brewing.  
Idaho had more than 33 breweries for the first time in history in 2014.  Eleven new breweries opened in 2014 bringing the total of Active Idaho Breweries to 41.

Idaho entered 2023 with 92 Active Breweries.  During 2023 Idaho added 9 new breweries but lost 2 breweries bringing the total of Active Breweries to 99.  At least three more breweries plan to open in 2024 bringing the total  of Idaho breweries to 102. 

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NEW IDAHO BREWERIES THAT WILL OPEN IN 2024

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Yes, 2024 has just begun, and we already have three new operating breweries. 

137 GEM STATE BREWING

Gem State Brewing was the first Brewery to open in 2024 and becomes the 100th Active Idaho Brewery.  As of January 1st, 2024 Idaho  has 100 active breweries. 

The original GEM State Brewing was located in downtown Caldwell, but only lasted a couple of years. 

This brewery has been in the works for five years and survived a pandemic and many red tape setbacks.   The wait was worth it.  The Grand Opening on January 6th has overflow crowds that were  finally rewarded with Eagle's very own Craft Brewery and Tap house

GEM STATE BREWING is a very unique Idaho Brewery for several reasons:

1 - It is one of the few Idaho breweries to build their own building, as opposed to buying a building that was used for another purpose.  

2 - The owners also live in an apartment located on the second floor of the brewery.

3 - The brewery is in downtown Eagle and surrounded by many local restaurants where you can order their food to go, then eat it at the brewery while enjoying great beer.

The bar top is actually made from the old oak tree that stood in the center of the original property.  Check out pictures below.

I predict great success for this new Eagle business as it is destined to be a popular local neighborhood pub that is within easy walking and bicycling distance from many Eagle residents..

Owners Kristi and Chris McGinnis

The 10BBL Brewhouse

Free Cookies at the Grand Opening

The Flight

Full House at the opening

Long Line at the opening

The taps and Oak Tree Counter

The Old Oak Tree

The Old Oak Tree on it's way

Taproom Hours:
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Sunday 12-7
Monday 3-9
Tuesday closed
Wednesday 3-9
Thursday 3-9
Friday 3-10
Saturday 12-10

Website 

Facebook

City of Eagle Podcast story

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138 TWISTED SLATE BREWERY

Owners Tiffanie Delaney and Nick Giese

After operating as a restaurant and tap house for the last two and a half years, this Hayden based pico brewery started brewing beer in early January 2024.   

Open Hours:

Monday

CLOSED

Tuesday

CLOSED

Wednesday

14:00 - 22:00

Thursday

12:00 - 21:00

Friday

12:00 - 23:00

Saturday

12:00 - 21:00

Sunday

12:00 - 22:00

Facebook 

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139 BOISE BOOCH

Boise Booch has a brewery license,  but does not brew beer.  They manufacture Hard Kombucha, an alcoholic tea.  Katie Powell is the owner/operator.

The fermenter

Instagram

Website

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NEW IDAHO BREWERIES THAT OPENED IN 2023

127 Bitter Creek/Red Feather - Boise

128 Vantage Point - Coeur D' Alene

129 Brown Beard Brewing - Garden Cit

130 Broadford Beverage - Hailey

132 Two Saints Brewing - Saint Maries
133 Eruption Brewing and Bistro  - Lava Hot Springs
134 Bert's Brewing - Garden City
135 Brewscape Brewing - Hayden
136 Highlander Brewing - Salmon

For further details  on these new Idaho Breweries, check out the 2024 Quarterly Brewery Updates: Click here to return to the Blog main page.

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IDAHO BREWERIES THAT CLOSED IN 2023

68 Rants and Raves Brewing in Moscow 2016-2023

110 High Society Brewing in Hayden 2021-223

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For Further details, check out the Current List of Idaho Breweries.

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