Boise's Firkin Frolic Beerfest is back for another year and we have added more space to make it even bigger and better than before! We are featuring 12 of the best local breweries and will be pouring LIMITED EDITION, ONE-OF-A-KIND firkins along with several other fantastic brews!

WHAT IS A FIRKIN?

A Firkin is a unit of measurement, and also the size of a particular kind of keg for cask conditioning. One quarter of a barrel, 72 pints, 9 imperial gallons…blah, blah, blah.

The bottom line, the brass tacks, the nitty-gritty…or, if you will, the bottom of the glass…it is a specialty beer that is tapped in a unique way. A firkin is a “Real Ale” in that it has not been cold filtered, pasteurized, carbonated, or manipulated by any other processes. You will be drinking a free range, cage free beer, just like those back in the first days of beer drinking. So, essentially a firkin is a time machine to take you back to time when men were men, the west was wild, beards were not manicured, and beer was actually beer.

BREWERIES
Barbarian
Bella Brewing
Boise Brewing
Clairvoyant
Crooked Fence
Lost Grove
Mad Swede
Mother Earth
Payette Brewing
Sawtooth
Sockeye
White Dog

FOOD
Thinking Tacos

MUSIC
Spencer Batt

TICKETS
Tickets include a collectable glass and 6-4oz pours.
Online “stocking stuffer” tickets sales start December 1st @ for $15
Price increases to $20 after the holidays

Must be 21+ to attend.

Hosted by the Rotary Club of Boise.

For more information visit us at http://firkinfrolic.org

Say it out loud with us..."BOISE BACON & BEER FEST IS BACK!" Feels good, doesn't it? We sure like to think so!

For our 4th Annual Bacon & Beer Festival, we're extremely stoked to be bringing Idaho's biggest Bacon & Beer themed festival to Expo Idaho! With the move to this spot, Boise Bacon & Beer Fest will be bigger and better than ever (oh, and parking will be much improved!)
 

Along with the change of location, we're teaming up with Cornhole Idaho to host a HUGE two-man team cornhole tournament! The event will feature prize money for the winners along with other awesome giveaway items! Registration for the cornhole tournament includes entry into both the tournament AND the beer and bacon festivities!

This year features...

• 25 local / regional craft breweries and cideries
• Several Local Restaurants competing for the title of "best bacon dish!"
• MASSIVE cornhole tournament hosted by Cornhole Idaho with incredible prizes including BEER FOR A YEAR!
• Live DJ
• Tons of awesome yard games


Each GENERAL ADMISSION ($35) ticket purchase for the 4th Annual Boise Bacon & Beer Festival will receive:
• Commemorative 5oz Bacon & Beer Festival Glass
• 15 drink tokens
• Unlimited access to bacon / bacon-inspired dishes
• 1 killer time

Each TEAM CORNHOLE TICKET ($120) purchased for the 4th Annual Boise Bacon & Beer Festival will receive:
• Two (2) entry tickets into Bacon & Beer Festival
• Two (2) entry tickets into the TEAM CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT
• Commemorative 5oz Bacon & Beer Benefit Glass
• 15 drink tokens
• Unlimited access to bacon / bacon-inspired dishes


A portion of the proceeds from the event benefit local non-profit: Create Common Good

*Must be 21+ to attend the event! (This includes the cornhole tournament!)

**Cornhole Tournament is 2-MAN TEAM only, no individual registrations (please have your teammate arranged prior to purchase)

***ALL tickets sold for the cornhole tournament will require both registrants contact information.

****Cornhole Tournament Tickets are pre-registration only. No entries to the tournament will be sold at the door.

*****Tickets are Non-Refundable

We're turning 5! We want to thank everyone for their support over the past five years so we're offering 5 DAYS OF DEALS leading up to the Anniversary Party:

Monday, June 24:
Purchase a growler get free fill of a core four beer.

Tuesday, June 25:
Nitro beer added to $2.50 Tuesday

Wednesday, June 26:
$1 Blonde cans or $6 six packs (canning day!)

Thursday, June 27:
SWAG Giveaways

Friday, June 28:
$5- 6 pack sale (select beers)

Saturday, June 29 Anniversary Party-
Special beer release!
Free pint for CSB Members & Owners
$1 off pints if you wear your BB swag
Featured pint: $4
One-off kegs from the brewers

Saturday will be the big day with live music from our own head brewer Lance Chavez with Boss Hawg & The Short Bus and our own Jazzy Jason. Foxy Franks will be slingin' weenies all day! Clear your afternoon and come enjoy a gorgeous afternoon with Boise Brewing!

We are having our One Year Anniversary Party to celebrate the New Taproom Location for all our fans of Crooked Fence Brewing - Friday June 28th.

We will be blocking off our parking lot and having Tents, Live Music from The Trees The Trees, Thinking Tacos? serving up tasty food, and Bag Toss and other games.
Inside we will be playing Music Bingo!

Come on down and join us for Great Beer, Live Music, and Tasty Food.

Join the Boise Hawks for our 3rd Annual Ballpark Brew Fest! Ballpark Brew Fest will include craft beer tasting from the following local breweries (with new breweries to be added): Boise Brewing, Payette Brewing, Barbarian Brewery, Clairvoyant Brewery, Lagunitas, Firestone Walker, One Tree Cider, Bella Brewing and Hop Valley Brewery. Food trucks, live music and games will also be taking place at the Ballpark Brew Fest.

Tickets for the Ballpark Brew Fest will go on sale May 15th at the Memorial Stadium Box Office, over the phone and online at BoiseHawks.com. Admission tickets are $15 (includes Ballpark Brew Fest mug and six beer tasting tickets) and under 21/designated driver tickets are $5 (includes a hot dog and a soda). Guests who purchase their admission tickets (excluding under 21/designated driver tickets) before June 14th will receive $5 off their tickets.

The Bash, headlined by Rancid is a day filled with craft beer and live music!

The Bash will feature up to four hours of craft beer tastings featuring over 100 craft beers, including some of the best local favorites. Festival hours will: VIP- NOON, GA- 1pm, 21+ until 4pm

This event is for those 21 years and up until 4pm. All ages after 4pm!

General Admission and VIP tickets will be available for purchase. All tickets include craft beer tasting (21+) and access to view the music stage.

On Saturday, June 8th, the producers of the acclaimed Brew Ha Ha Craft Beer Festival alongside of Orange County Music Festival producers SGE, proudly bring you The Bash

Complimentary craft beer tastings last until 4pm.

VIP (21+) Noon-10pm

VIP (All Ages) 4pm-10pm

Festival General Admission (21+) 1pm- 10pm

Festival General Admission (All Ages) 4pm- 10pm

No In's and Out's

Complimentary tastings from over 100 craft beers until 4pm

Commemorative Festival Glass (for those 21+ that attend before 4pm)

Live Music

Dog Friendly: No

Non-Smoking: No

Wheelchair Access: Yes

ADA Viewing platform: Yes

The 6th Annual Sun Valley Brewfest is Saturday, June 15th at the Ketchum Town Square.

Advance ticket buyers save $5 per person and have a chance to win a 2019-20 Sun Valley Ski Pass or free lodging for the 2020 Brewfest.

The SV Brewfest is truly giving to the entire community and all proceeds benefit The Ketchum-Sun Valley Rotary Club. Raising over $200,000 to support programs and organizations throughout Blaine County. Organizations such as Search and Rescue, the Community Holiday Baskets Project, the Wood River Rotary Scholarship Fund, and the Hunger Coalition to name just a few.
-We can’t thank you enough for your support!!!

Join us Saturday, June 1st, noon – 5pm at Sandy Downs in Idaho Falls! Over 100 breweries…hundreds of different beers. Live Music featuring Rooke. Food vendors, raffle and silent auction. Must be 21 to attend and have a valid photo id. Advance ticket sales only. Regular admission is $40, Designated Driver ticket $10. NO outside food or beverages, coolers, chairs, pets, umbrellas, pop-ups.

NEW BEER ALERT: Collaboration with Payette Brewing Co. and AIRE, Floating on AIRE Pilsner! Limited release on draft and in 16oz cans just in time for rafting season!

AIRE has been making whitewater boats for 30 years and Payette has been brewing beer for 8. This beer was created to celebrate our similar affection for whitewater sports that inspire the dedication to our crafts and fuel our passions… But most importantly, to celebrate AIRE’s 30 Year Anniversary! (Learn more: payettebrewing.com/floating-on-aire)

JOIN US! Floating on AIRE Beer Garden party!
» Enjoy our kickass collaboration beer
» Enter to win a summer guided rafting trip!
» Watch or compete in ridiculously fun "Guide Olympics"
» RAD prizes from AIRE and Payette
» Enjoy rafting videos + food truck fare
» Get stoked for summer with beers in the sunshine!


🏆 GUIDE OLYMPICS:
OBJECT: 3 “rafters” to compete in a series of 3 events throughout the afternoon - eligible to win RAD prizes based on how well your time is against other competitors during:

CHALLENGE #1: Kayak Pump-up
Each team must unroll, inflate then sit in a kayak and sing “Row Row Row your Boat” in the least amount of time.

CHALLENGE #2: The Rafter Relay
Each team is given a life jacket and helmet they must hastily put on, consume a 16oz can of Floating on AIRE, grab a paddle and run to sit in their raft. 3 beers line up, 3 beers go down, and whichever team finishes fastest their times will be added to the scores.

CHALLENGE #3: Throw-Bag Pong:
Do you think you’re a pro throw bag tosser? Put your rescue skills to the test with throw-bag pong. Each team will have to toss their throw-bags through a number of targets for time. Again, the faster it’s done the better!

WINNERS: The teams with the fastest combined score for all three events win! Prizes from AIRE and Payette for 1st, 2nd, 3rd. 12 teams max so sign-up early to reserve your spot! Reservations will begin at 5:30pm. Games begin at 6pm!

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ENTER TO WIN: A full day guided rafting adventure with Payette and AIRE for you and 3 friends! We will provide all necessary rafting and safety equipment, picnic lunch served riverside and Payette beers. Enter to win NOW through the end of the release party! // DETAILS + ENTER TO WIN: payettebrewing.com/floating-on-aire

American Craft Beer Week is a time to celebrate everything we all know and love about our favorite adult beverage! We couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than to host an exclusive brewer's dinner underneath the lights right where the beer is brewed!

Join us for a 5-course dinner that is artfully crafted and paired with delicious beers by our head chef! Tickets will sell out and space is limited, so don't wait!

WE'RE TURNING 8 YEARS OLD, can you believe it?! We would not be who we are today without the incredible support from our friends, family and community these past 8 years and we want to celebrate with you! It's been a BLAST so let's throw a few back and have some FUN!

Join us for a full day BEER GARDEN ANNIVERSARY PARTY!

Yard games & additional beer station outside
☀ Live music 2-6pm with Spencer Batt
☀ Food truck fare 12-8pm: Urban Smoke + Sushi Shack + The Rusty Dog - Boise Idaho Food Truck

Beer+Friends, the official closing event of Idaho Craft Beer Month, will bring Idaho breweries (the beer) together with cider, wine, and food (the friends) to end the month with a bang! We hope you will join us Saturday April 27th for this exciting new event along with all of your friends. Expect over twenty Idaho breweries along with Idaho wine, cider, plus food from Brown Shuga Soul Food.

The event is free to enter however, if you wish to drink any tasty adult beverages, you will need to buy the event cup and tasting tokens. Pre-sale tasting packages are $25 and include your festival cup plus ten 14 tasting tokens. (It pays to buy early!) Tasting packages at the door will be $30 and include a festival cup plus ten tasting tokens. Additional tokens may be purchased at the event for $2/each. Additional Festival cups also available for $3.

We're offering a FREE shuttle bus from Boise to Mother Earth is you would like to hitch a ride there and get a safe ride home. Starting at 11am, a bus will leave the Riverside Hotel (2900 W Chinden Blvd, Boise, ID 83714) every hour on the hour and make the return trip from Mother Earth on the half hour. The last bus will leave Mother Earth at 6:30pm. The pick-up spot will be located on the Westside of the Riverside, near 32nd Street and prominently marked.

Proceeds benefit Idaho Brewers United who works to promote and educate Idaho's craft brewers. IBU also lobbies for brewery-friendly laws such as allowing minors in tasting rooms so by supporting a festival hosted by IBU, you can support the continued effort to pass more brewery-friendly laws.

No refunds. No Exchanges. Event is rain or shine (but it's indoors so that shouldn't be an issue). All ages welcome but please no dogs/pets. Service animals always welcome! Please drink responsibly and designate a driver or take the shuttle (and then designate a driver if needed).

**Vendors and beverage list subject to change without notice!**

-- Participating Breweries --
- 10 Barrel Brewing Company
- 2C Family Brewing Company
- Bella Brewing
- Clairvoyant Brewing Company
- County Line Brewing
- Crooked Fence Brewing
- EDGE Brewing CO.
- Grand Teton Brewing Company
- Lost Grove Brewing
- Mad Swede Brewing
- Magic Valley Brewing
- MickDuff's Brewing Co.
- Moscow Brewing Company
- Mother Earth Brewing Company - Nampa, ID
- Payette Brewing Co.
- Powderhaus Brewing Company
- Sawtooth Brewery
- Sockeye Brewing
- Wallace Brewing Company
- Western Collective

-- Participating Cider --
- LongDrop Cider Boise
- Meriwether Cider Company

-- Participating Food Vendors --
- Brown Shuga Soul Food

Want to volunteer? --> https://goo.gl/forms/lh52asIr9zAiAPGQ2

Black Friday, a Celebration of Dark Beer, features imperial stouts and porters by Payette Brewing and craft breweries from around the world. This annual event also serves as the release of Twelve Gauge Barrel Aged Imperial Stout. Enjoy live music and food truck fare inside the brewery while tasting incredible (hefty) imperial stouts and porters the day after Thanksgiving. Skip shopping at the mall and score Black Friday deals on Payette Brewing merchandise!

Come hang out with the awesome folks @ Boise Brewing over @ Spitfire while they do some samplings/tastings and some rad giveaways.

I first would like to say thank you to everyone that came to our New Year’s bash……Thank you!!!!

I told many of you that I would no longer be doing these dinners but I’m super excited to inform you all that I am staying!!!! Woohooo!!! 

So after all that mumbo jumbo we are happy to be announcing our next beer dinner with Deschutes Brewery on Thursday February 22 from 6-9pm. It's going to be awesome!!  Enough small talk let’s get to the dirty….

Reception

American Wheat- light American-style ale

Course 1

Pear Bergamont Kettle Sour paired with Gorgonzola pear crostini, grilled apple

Course 2

Hop Henge- Imperial IPA paired with Cashew crusted chicken breast, citrus rice, sautéed carrot

Course 3

Black Butte XXVIII- Barrel aged Imperial paired with Bing cherry/ dark chocolate torte vanilla bean custard

Reservations are required for this event. Cost is $35 per person (208)287-9201

Boise's Firkin Frolic Beerfest is back for another round, and it's bigger and better than ever before! We're featuring some of the best local breweries and will be pouring some LIMITED, ONE-OF-A-KIND firkins along with several other fantastic brews!


WHAT IS A FIRKIN?

>> A Firkin is a unit of measurement, and also the size of a particular kind of keg for cask conditioning. One quartre of a barrel, 72 pints, 9 imperial gallons…blah, blah, blah. 

The bottom line, the brass tacks, the nitty-gritty…or, if you will, the bottom of the glass…it is a specialty beer that is tapped in a unique way. A firkin is a “Real Ale” in that it has not been cold filtered, pasteurized, carbonated, or manipulated by any other processes. You will be drinking a free range, cage free beer, just like those back in the first days of beer drinking. So, essentially a firkin is a time machine to take you back to time when men were men, the west was wild, beards were not manicured, and beer was actually beer.


BREWERIES

>> Boise Brewing
>> Lost Grove Brewing
>> Mother Earth Brew Co. - Nampa
>> Sawtooth Brewery
>> Sockeye Brewing
>> Powderhaus Brewing Company
>> White Dog Brewing Boise
>> AND MORE...stay tuned to www.boisefirkinfrolic.org for a more complete list


FOOD TRUCKS

>> Foxy Franks
>> Wetos Locos


TICKETS
>> Tickets include a collectable glass and 6-4oz pours.
>> On-line “EARLY BIRD” tickets sales start December 1st @www.boisefirkinfrolic.org for only $12
>> Price increases to $15 after January 26th and $20 at the door

Must be 21+ to attend.

Brought to you by Rotary Club of Boise.

For more information visit us @ www.boisefirkinfrolic.org

Tickets can be purchased at http://boisefirkinfrolic.org

You’ve seen the talent of chef Jason for lunch & dinner. Now checkout his best kept secret talent BREAKFAST! We are teaming up with Firestone Walker Brewing Company to pair beers with these breakfast courses. There will be 7 courses along with 6 beers! The best part..... it’s ONLY $35!!! 30 Tickets Left! Please call to reserve your spot now. (208) 215-5000

Wow I can’t believe another year has passed, so let’s end this year with a bang!!! We are happy to have our New Year’s bash with the fantastic Mother Earth Brew Co. Sunday December 31, 2017 from 6-9pm. Let’s get straight to the goods….

 

Reception/Appetizer

 

Born Blonde- a light & crisp ale for easy drinking

Caramelized onion & roasted garlic dip

 

Salad

 

4 Seasons Winter 2017- Bourbon Barreled aged Imperial Brown- notes of caramel & toffee

Chopped salad with daikon sprouts, bitter greens & candied walnuts tossed in honey vinaigrette

 

Pasta

 

4 Seasons Summer 2016- Belgian Golden Ale - fruity & perfectly balanced

Lobster ravioli with a garlic butter sauce

 

Entrée

 

Boo Koo- hoppy with notes of fruit & pine

Herb crusted prime rib with smashed fingerlings & creamy asparagus

 

Dessert

 

Quit Stalin- Bourbon Barrel aged Stout- roasty with a velvet finish

Almond sponge with a rum/raspberry sauce

 

Cost is $60 per person. Reservations will be required for this event 

(208)287-9201. Tickets sell fast so don’t delay

With winter weather rolling into the valley and Christmas just around the corner, we at The Front Door think this is a great time to drink some great beers and eat some amazing food.

1st Thursday dinner for starters will be a fresh garden salad with spinach, baby kale and romaine with cucumber, carrots, candied pecans and daikon sprouts served with a citra hop infused vinaigrette.

Sunday Mourning Stout -Payette Brewing

The main course will be Memphis style dry rub chicken topped with a homemade BBQ sauce infused with Slaughterhouse Red Ale served with a side of fire roasted Brussel sprouts.

Slaughterhouse Red Ale- Payette Brewing

Dessert will be a vanilla bean crème brûlée with lime zest

Aura Blackberry and Peach Sour Ale- Payette Brewing

Dinner will start at 6pm and run until 9pm on December 7th.

Thank you Payette Brewing for working with us make this dinner possible.

In 1919, Congress passed the 18th Amendment, outlawing alcohol. In 1933, Prohibition ended restoring the American right to a celebratory drink. 

In 2008, Anheuser-Busch and InBev combined to become A-B InBev. in 2017, The Brewers Association launched Take Craft Back.

Today, beer lovers near and far celebrate the ratification of the 21st Amendment. At Payette Brewing, we're doing more than that. We're also celebrating the Take Craft Back campaign - a modern day repeal in the brewing industry.

Enjoy delicious TRUE CRAFT brews, learn more about Take Craft Back and sign their pledge! Sign the pledge? Get Take Craft Back swag!

It's finally time that time of year to release The Morrigan, our Bourbon barrel Imperial Stout! 

We will be tapping kegs of The Morrigan and selling 750 ml bottles. 2017 Club Members will receive two bottles each of The Morrigan at the Garden City Taproom! 

Club members will also receive a MEMBERS ONLY limited release of Jormundgandr; a Belgian style Quadruple aged in local Idaho Whiskey barrels with maple syrup and brettanomyces. This boozy, delicious beer is coming in at 15% ABV. Jormundgandr will ONLY be available on draft and in bottles for our 2017 club members at the Garden City Taproom. 

Live music from 6-8pm
Food outside with B-Town Bistro

In addition, 2018 Club Memberships will be available for sale on Saturday, November 25. See details below! 

p.s. please disregard the 2016 Morrigan photo. We promise we are releasing 2017 bottles! 

Press Release

BOISE, ID ... Payette Brewing Company is thrilled to release 2017 Twelve Gauge Barrel Aged Imperial Stout. After a twelve-month slumber, Twelve Gauge has been transferred from the bourbon barrels for the much anticipated annual release. Intoxicating liquid unlike any other Payette brew. For the first time ever, released side by side, will be two Twelve Gauge variants: Mexican Chocolate and Salted Caramel. Handcrafted, robust and rich, these beers will be available at Payette’s annual event, Black Friday on November 24th, 2017.

Black Friday is Payette’s biggest event! In to its sixth year, Black Friday, a celebration of dark beer and the release of 2017 Twelve Gauge Barrel Aged Imperial Stout will be held at their brewery located at 733 South Pioneer Street, Boise, ID 83702 from 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm.

Black Friday features over forty imperial stouts and porters by Payette and notable craft breweries from around the country. Some have been barrel-aged or infused, all are high-end and incredible.

This annual event is held not only inside their Tap Room, but also in the brew house. Beer will be served alongside the brewing system and 240 barrel fermenters. Attendees can sip on savory (hefty) imperial stouts and porters while listening to live music and enjoying food truck fare. Payette Brewing merchandise will also be available for sale at a special Black Friday price, including Twelve Gauge merchandise available for the first time.

Admission to Black Friday is free with $4 drink tokens available for sale, which includes a Black Friday commemorative glass. Buy tokens at the door or skip the line and save money with the advance purchase packages online at www.payettebrewing.com. Tokens can be used towards imperial stout and porter pours, select non-dark Payette beer options, special Black Friday priced merchandise and Twelve Gauge bottles.

There is no doubt this will be Payette Brewing’s biggest Black Friday to date. Head to their brewery as they tap incredible and exclusive beers, including 2017 Twelve Gauge Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, Mexican Chocolate Twelve Gauge and Salted Caramel Twelve Gauge available for the first time on tap and in twenty-two ounce bottles. Find all the details and reserve your bottles on www.payettebrewing.com.

Annual Kegs 4 Kause event at Payette Brewing where 50% of beer sales go towards Get it Dunn beneficiaries! Grab the family, co-workers, and friends to have a beer with us.

Stop by from noon to 10 pm for family fun and treats till 4pm, while being entertained by musician Andy Rumsey (from 1 pm to 4 pm), and nourished by Pi-daho Artisan Pizza (noon to 8 pm). After 6 pm guests are encouraged to dance the rest of the night away.

In addition to family fun, music, and food, there will be a costume contest with prizes handed out.