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This site is typically about beer and its related fields of interest. Today, we are talking about Mead. Fermented beverages are typically named according to what is being fermented. Grapes make wine, pears make perry, apples make cider, barley (and some other grains) make beer. If you are fermenting honey, then you are making Mead….
Garden City, ID, has been a bit of a “hotbed” of craft beer activity for about 20 years now. Comings and goings over the years, starting with the craft beer explosion in the early 2000’s, have included a dozen or more establishments. Some have gone by the wayside, and some others are still with us,…
The Boise area’s newest player to the craft beer scene is Wild Frontier Beer Project. Taking over the site previously inhabited by Mad Swede Brewing, which called it quits last October. The man behind WFBP is Chris VanSickle, most recently of 10 Barrel Boise. He was one of the survivors there when Tilray Brands, of…
Powderhaus Brewing, situated at the West end of Garden City, got started in late 2015. Its Bavarian Alpine style and log building style distinguished itself aesthetically from other craft beer locations. Its leanings toward offering European lagers also helped set it apart. The population of craft beer venues in the area had been growing fast…
Destination Beer 2026, put on by Idaho Brewers United, and sponsored in large part by Idaho Hopgrowers Commision was this past weekend in McCall, ID. On a cool, clear Saturday afternoon, 25 or so Idaho brewers were represented “under the big-top” in the parking lot just East of the McCall Hotel. Your ticket got you…
This weekend marked Gem State Brewing Company’s second anniversary. Over that time, Chris and Kristl have added another year of experience and produced approximately 70 unique beers. I’ve done my best to sample every one of them along the way. From the day it opened, Gem State has been a popular destination and has continued…
Beer blending is becoming one of those trends that some craft breweries trot out like a flashy new haircut. A splash of this stout, a glug of that saison, maybe a dollop of fruit purée tossed in like a smoothie gone rogue. While you can typically order a pint of something on the board, eventually…
Sockeye Brewing is an icon of Boise area craft beer. Started in 1993, and for a long time it was one of THE 3 breweries in town. Well, 4 if you count the Ram, but they are a national chain, albeit with some local unique brews. Highlands Hollow and Table Rock were the others. Before…
Hazy IPAs. What can I say? Were they all the rage? Sure. Have they run their course? Also, yes…mostly. Are they here to stay?. Well, yes again. First, though, a few definitions and a brief beer history lesson: Hops are for bittering…and more IPAs are a style that employs a lot of hops for…
Take Hwy 55 north out of Boise, and a few miles up the road, just past Shadow Valley golf course, is the “Planned Community”, Avimor. Construction on the development began in earnest in 2005. In the 20 years since, over 800 homes have been constructed. Avimor is now home to about 1500 residents. Partnership In…