Thursday, January 26, 2023

LIST OF 2022 IDAHO BREWERIES

By Bob Hubler

LIST OF IDAHO BREWERIES UPDATED AT THE END OF 2022.




Note the numbering system above.  The first column is the number of all Idaho breweries in the modern era by opening date (Post 1980). 
The second number is the list of Active Idaho Breweries.
Breweries with gray background have permanently closed.
Breweries  with blue background closed and reopened with new owners or simply changed their name.
Breweries with green background do not have their own tap room that you can visit.

For the Complete Updated List of Idaho Breweries,  Click HERE!!!









Saturday, January 21, 2023

IDAHO BREWERIES: A LOOK BACK AT 2022 AND A LOOK FORWARD TO 2023

 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 2022 with 85 Active Breweries.  During 2022 Idaho added 10 new breweries but lost 3 breweries bringing the total of Active Breweries to 92.  At least 5 more breweries planned to open in 2023 bringing the total  of Idaho breweries to 97. 

 Idaho edges closer to 100 active breweries.

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NEW IDAHO BREWERIES THAT OPENED IN 2022

Outpost Brewing was the 116th brewery to open in the modern era and New Colony was the 125th brewery to open in the modern era.

116 Outpost Brewing in Coeur d' Alene.    Replaced Slate Creek Brewing.
117 Idawild Brewing in Garden City.    Opened in the former Barbarian location.
118 Guidepost Brewing in Victor.    Beer is only available at Chiang Mai Thai Kitchen.
119 Black Canyon Brewing in Emmett.    Also serves food. Click on link for story.
120 Kanisku Brewing in Post Falls.    Pico brewery located in a Home Brew Supply shop.
121 Micropolis Brewing in Moscow.   Shared brew system with Moscow Brewing.
122 Bertram's Salmon Valley Brewery in Salmon.    A rebirth with new owners.
123 Alliteration Ales in Boise.    New Brewery at the former Bear Island location.
124 Danelion Brewery in Melba.   Nathan Guidinger's long awaited brewery.
125 New Colony Beer Co. in Boise.    A rebranding of  Craft Brewers of Boise with new owners.

For more detail, Check out the quarterly updates from 2022:





FOURTH QUARTER 2022 BREWERY UPDATE

NEW COLONY BEER COMPANY

New Colony Beer Company is the 125th Idaho brewery to open in the modern era (since 1984),  bringing the number of  Idaho Breweries to 92.  The Reid family are the new owners consisting of parents Tom and Trina, sons Dallas and Carson, and Carson's wife, Ellie.  Welcome to Boise!!! We hope you are very successful in your new venture.

New Colony Beer is a Boise Beer Buddies member.


New brewery at the old Craft Brewers of Boise Location.



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The following story is from the New Colony Beer Co. Facebook page:

MEET THE OWNERS 🍻

On April 22, 2022, we ventured out to create a “new colony” of beer lovers.

(From right to left: Tom, Trina, Dallas, Carson, and Ellie)

With years of combined business experience and maybe even more combined years of making (and enjoying) delicious craft beer, we are here to add to the already amazing beer scene in Boise, Idaho.

Over the last 7 months since taking over Craft Brewers of Boise we have been so fortunate to create new beer, new friends, and new events…but we believe it’s time for us to make this place our own…

Through inspiration from the one-of-a-kind project done by Idaho Fish and Game in 1948, a new brand has been created.

Introducing….

New Colony Beer Company

We’ll have some of our on-site brewed beer, some of your local and far favorites, and plenty of beer in the cooler for you to enjoy on premises, or to-go. 

Simply, we’re a beer company. 

But don’t worry, food is in the future too…

If you want to learn more about some of the new stuff happening, or just get to know our story a little bit more, come on down and have a pint with us during one of our many weekly events.

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IDAHO BREWERIES THAT CLOSED IN 2022

42 Crooked Fence Brewing in Garden City 2012-2022.  
64 County Line Brewing in Garden City 2015-2022.  Location acquired by Clairvoyant Brewing.
91 Craft Brewers in Boise 2018-2022.  Location acquired by New Colony.

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OTHER IDAHO BREWERY CHANGES IN  2022

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WOODLAND EMPIRE BREWING CRAFT ALE

















Dave Krick, Jami Adams, David Roberts, and Jacob Black purchased the Boise-based brewery from Keely Landerman and Rob Landerman in July 2023.  


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CLAIRVOYANT BREWING

Check out the new sign at Clairvoyant - Garden City.

Clairvoyant second location at the former County Line Brewing.











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BARBARIAN BREWING

Barbarian's new Garden City Location.

The Barbarian Crew in front of their new brewing system.










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IDAHO BREWERIES THAT PLAN TO OPEN IN 2023

There are Five Idaho breweries that plan to open their doors in 2023.

VANTAGE POINT BREWING

Vantage Point Brewing will open in Coeur d' Alene in January 2023.

Kevan McCrummen's new brewery will open in a brand new building.














Story

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BROWN BEARD BREWING CO. 

Brown Beard Brewing plans to open in Garden City in the first quarter of 2023.



Bryce Tuttle's new brewery will serve their beer at their own taproom.








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GEM STATE BREWING

Gem State Brewing hopes to open in the Summer of 2023.

Chris McGinnis's new Brewery will be the first in Eagle.


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BERTS BREWING

Berts Brewing Building at the West End of Brown St.





Berts Brewing plans to open in 2023 at 3577 North Brown Street, Garden City, ID 83714. Rob Harrelson is the owner/brewer.  Rob is the former head brewer at Milners Gate.











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BITTERCREEK/RED FEATHER

Dave Krick's 1BBL Brewing System located in the basement of  Bitter Alehouse, 246 North 8th Street, Boise, Idaho.  It has been there for awhile, but is now fully licensed to sell beer brewed on the system.

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


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Monday, October 10, 2022

THIRD QUARTER 2022 IDAHO BREWERY UPDATES

 By Bob Hubler

A brief look at the Idaho Breweries Activity in July thru September of 2022.

Idaho gained THREE new breweries in the 3rd quarter of 2022 putting Idaho's total number of breweries opened in the modern era at 123 with 91 of them still operating.

THE THREE NEW BREWERIES

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ALLITERATION ALES

Alliteration Ales is Boise's  newest brewery.  Be on the lookout for Alliteration Ales beer in your local tap houses.

Adam Fleck bought Steve and Beth Bechte
l's former home which included a brewery in the garage.

Bear Island Brewing started here and became one of Idaho's favorite breweries with their Fire Station location.

Adam has a vision of an incubator brewery at his house with a garage brewery.  Alliteration Ales will outgrow the garage brewery and another brewery will start in the garage.

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THE OWNERS



Adam Fleck

Adam and Shelley


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Inside the  Garage





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MICROPOLIS BREWING




Christopher Jones has partnered with Moscow Brewing to bring to Moscow, Idaho their 4th brewery.  Micropolis Brewing and Moscow Brewing share the same brewing system.

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Bertram's Salmon Valley Brewery

Bertram's Salmon Valley Brewery is back after a 2.5 year hiatus.  They reopened the 7 BBL brewery this summer after a major remodel.  Their Head Brewer is Jake Talbot, formerly the Head Brewer at the Ram in Boise  This brewery is located at 535 Main Street, Salmon, Idaho, just across the street from the future Highlander brewery.

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IDAHO BREWERIES PLANNING TO OPEN IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2022

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Danelion Brewery


Nathan Guidinger's long awaited Melba brewery opened in October 2022.  This brewery has been delayed a few times, but finally opened on October 15th.  This is a  10 BBL brewery  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 has a small tap room and outdoor patio.  Their Facebook page with be updated with information about their open dates and times.

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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 December 2022.

Watch their facebook page for their progress.

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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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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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IDAHO BREWERIES PLANNING TO OPEN IN 2023


GEM STATE BREWING

Chris McGinnis plans to open Eagle's first brewery by the Summer of 2023.  He already cleared the ground and just completed the permit process.

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BRICK WEST BREWING




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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ONE IDAHO BREWERY HAS ADDED SECOND LOCATION

Clairvoyant Brewing


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



Click Here for updated list of all  of Idaho's 123 Breweries


IF YOU HAVE ANY NEWS ABOUT UPCOMING BREWERIES IN IDAHO, PLEASE POST IN THE COMMENTS BELOW:

RETURN  TO BOISEBEERCULTURE WEBSITE



Sunday, July 10, 2022

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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Untappd

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. 


Facebook

Story



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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

Mission

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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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Click Here for updated list of all  of Idaho's 120 Breweries


IF YOU HAVE ANY NEWS ABOUT UPCOMING BREWERIES IN IDAHO, PLEASE POST IN THE COMMENTS BELOW:

RETURN  TO BOISEBEERCULTURE WEBSITE


Thursday, July 7, 2022

BLACK CANYON BREWING - IDAHO BREWERY #119

 BLACK CANYON BREWING - IDAHO BREWERY #119

By Bob Hubler

When Black Canyon Brewing opened on July 6th, 2022, the brewery became the 119th Idaho Brewery.  Black Canyon Brewing gives Idaho 86 active breweries.  Thirty three Idaho breweries have closed over the last 30 years.  You can find Black Canyon Brewing at 110 North Washington Ave., Emmett, Idaho.

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Finally, downtown Emmett, Idaho has a Brew Pub and this one is great. Serving some great beer on opening day,  Black Canyon Brewing adds an exciting element to their downtown.  Emmett citizens have a lot to be proud of with this new establishment.  All across America,  Brew Pubs have helped revitalize the downtown area of towns and cities.  I fully expect Black Canyon Brewing to do this for Emmett, Idaho.


Many Thanks to Dave and Amanda for making this happen.


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Black Canyon Brewing is an official Boise Beer Buddies HUB.  Get $1 off your first pint when you flash  your Beer  Buddies Card.   
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Social Media:

Black Canyon Brewing on Facebook
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Black Canyon Brewing on Untappd
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Black Canyon Brewing on Instagram

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Dave and Amanda Dietz prepare to cut the ribbon to officially open Emmett's first Brew Pub.







And the ribbon is cut.








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This micro brewery has a seven barrel brew system pictured below:














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Dave prepares a flight behind the bar.









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When Dave and Amanda decided to open their own brewery in Emmett,  they knew that they need professional help.  After all, stepping up from a small homebrew system to a seven BBL commercial system presents many challenges.  They hired Marc C. Martin, owner/consultant from Northwest Brewery Advisors.  Marc guided Dave through thru the brewing processes on the BCB seven BBL system and assisted in developing the first BCB beer recipes.

I got to visit with Marc at the BCB Brewery opening.  Marc is an interesting guy.  He is a BJCP beer judge and has judged at the GABF.  He has traveled all over the United States helping new breweries start up.  He is consulting with several new breweries from Texas and Florida next. He is one of the most knowledgeable craft beer experts that I have ever met.

Marc and I in the photo below.

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