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Announcements and commentary on area Craft Beer events. Grand Openings, Holidays, Festivals etc.
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…
Happy Birthday, Ruckus Brewing In East Garden City, near a small cluster of wineries tucked into a commercial cul-de-sac shared with a popular sandwich lunch spot, is a little brewery in a location that has previously hosted a few others. Since 2014, 4340 W. Chinden has been home to Haff, Bella, Loose Screw, and, for…
This past weekend kicked off the first annual “Freshies & Friends” fresh hop beer festival in downtown Meridian, ID. Several local breweries pouring unique and one-off fresh hop beers to celebrate the hop harvest of 2025. This is a popular and busy time of the year for craft beer, and there have been these kinds…