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

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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.

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SAINT AGONY BREWING

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

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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.

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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

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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

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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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