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*** GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL WINNERS *** 
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*** 10 BARREL BREWING BOISE ***
*** BARLEY BROWN'S BREW PUB *** 
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*** BEER WARS 2015 ***
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*** BEST OF BOISE ***
via Boise Weekly
~ Buddy Hubs Winning First Place:
PREFUNK BEER BAR
PAYETTE BREWING CO
SPACEBAR ARCADE 
~ Second & Third Place Winners:
BOISE BREWING, MIXED GREENS, RED FEATHER LOUNGE, SAINT LAWRENCE GRIDIRON, THE DISH, HIGHLANDS HOLLOW, GRIND MODERN BURGER, CRESCENT NO LAWYERS BAR & GRILL, SOCKEYE BREWING, CROOKED FENCE, EDGE, & 10 BARREL BREWING 
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"Signed the paperwork today to officially bring  Mad Swede Brewing  to you summer of 2016. The Mad Swedes are celebrating tonight with brewmaster Jerry's imperial stout!"

*** MERIWETHER CIDER *** 

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*** 10 BARREL BREWING BOISE *** 
This could be you, with 20 of your pals! The grand prize winner of the brewedtocrush  contest will get our MiniPub driven to their house and set up in their backyard, completely catered and ready to party. If you wanna win, get crushing! Upload deadline is Monday the 5th! Head to our Instagram for details.




*** FIRST THURSDAY AT MIXED GREENS ***
~ 237 N 9th Street ~
We're set for another awesomely awesome First Thursday in October. The all new  Meriwether Cider Company , aka the Leadbetter family, will be here sampling their freshly bottled ciders. Author and all around good guy Scott Marchant of Hiking Idaho will be here with his Central and SW Idaho hiking guidebooks, calendars, and cards. Locals Rule!!!

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OCTOBER 1ST - OCTOBER 31ST: 
RED FEATHER / BITTERCREEK WHISKEY MONTH! 
Hey all!  It's that time again! Red Feather & Bittercreek are teaming up to have our 2nd Annual Whiskey Month Celebration! Come in the whole month of October to celebrate the life and love of all the whisk(e)ys. We will be pouring some special mixed concoctions as well as dusting off some cellar reserved "water of life". 
Here's the schedule---
Week 1 (Oct. 1-7): American Whiskey
Week 2 (Oct. 8-15): Irish Whiskey (plus some Japanese Whisky)
Week 3 (Oct. 16-22): Great Scotch! Whisky
Week 4 (Oct. 23-30): A very special Pappy (Van Winkle) Flight!
Join the event to keep up on announcements for special contests and more!!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1ST:
* 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm:  FIRST THURSDAY in DOWNTOWN BOISE: Art, Entertainment, Wine, Cider and BEER: 
~ BITTERCREEK ALEHOUSE 246 N 8TH ST
Art of the Worm: Get to know the underground worms that Bittercreek Alehouse employs in their quest to eliminate organic waste. Tours start inside Bittercreek Alehouse from 6-8:30pm.
~ TRADER JOE'S 300 S CAPITAL BLVD
Fall is upon us and the pumpkins have arrived! We have over a 100 different pumpkin products to celebrate your favorite season! Of course we will have our fantastic beer and wine samples as well. Swing on in!
~ HA PENNY BRIDGE IRISH PUB 850 W BROAD ST
Come enjoy our Special Irish menu or one of the 24 beers we have on tap or full bar. 10% off for First Thursday. Happy hour from 4-6:30pm daily and live music starts at 8:30pm.
~ HAPPY FISH SUSHI / MARTINIBAR 855 W BROAD ST
Special 10% discount! We have a full selection of Liquor: 24 Beers on Tap and 34 Martini's. Taking care of our customers is our first priority. We have excellent food and drinks. Check us out.
~ ZEE'S ROOFTOP CAFE 250 S 5TH ST
We will have live music by James Orr from 6 till 8pm on the patio. Free appetizers, beer and wine for sale, dinner menu. Proceeds support the Big Brothers and Sisters of Boise. Kid Friendly.
~ BOISE FRY COMPANY 204 N CAPITOL BLVD
Buy Idaho will be celebrating their 29th Anniversary this October. Kick-off the celebration at Boise Fry Company this First Thursday. Enjoy food specials showcasing Buy Idaho products, local brews made with Idaho hops from Boise Brewing and cocktails by Press&Pony.
~ LIQUID LOUNGE 405 S 8TH ST
Buy 1 Get 1 Free comedy tickets on First Thursday! Specials on local brews during the show! Food specials, which come from Solid, for First Thursday shows! National touring comedians! Great comedy 5 nights a week.
~ EVERMORE PRINTS LLC 780 W MAIN ST
A showing of Watercolor Paintings and large format landscape photographs by Link Jackson. "Ahhh...The Great Outdoors" celebrates the mountains, wilderness and rivers of Idaho and the North West. Beer by Woodland Empire and wine will be served.
~ FETTUCCINE FORUM 150 N CAPITOL BLVD
Longtime food consumer (and occasional food writer) Greg Hahn and special guests lovingly recall the dive bars and comfort food joints that have fueled the City of Trees for generations and are, as Hahn claims, destined to outlive this age of brew pubs and molecular gastronomy. Lively and informal, the Fettuccine Forum promotes good citizenship and responsible growth through education.
~ LIT & CO. CANDLES 755 W BROAD ST
LONGDROP CIDER CO. in shop with delicious hard cider tastes (w/ 21+ID)! FALL SCENTS ARE HERE! Make a Pumpkin Spice Latte candle or two. Wassail candles only $10 to honor Longdrop being in shop! 5-9pm
~ FLATBREAD NEAPOLITAN PIZZERIA 800 W MAIN ST
Happy Hour from 4-6 with 50% off ALL cocktails, beer and wine. After 5pm, 20% off all bottles of wine until its gone! Kids under 12 eat free with the purchase of an adult meal. Limit two per table. 
~ FORK 199 N 8TH ST
Fork will hosting the owners of soon to open local Barbarian Brewing for sneak preview of their inaugural brews.
~ GUIDO'S NEW YORK STYLE PIZZERIA 235 N 5TH ST
Pizza with an attitude! Large one topping pizza and 1 bottle of select white wine or red, or 2 bottles of beer, or 4 fountain sodas-for $22 plus tax! Dine in only.
~ HIGH NOTE CAFE 225 N 5TH ST
Delicious food made all from scratch in our open kitchen, $2 specialty mimosas made with seasonal local fruit and berries! Local art always rotating on our community gallery walls! 6 taps of local brews and a lovely local wine list. All ages all the time for our always free live music.
~ SOLID GRILL & BAR 405 S 8TH ST
Free tasting! Free art show! Free appetizers! Solid has 2 for 1 drinks! Happy hour appetizers! Live music! Solid is the place to be for First Thursday!
~ ANGELLS BAR & GRILL RENATO 999 W MAIN ST
Live Music! 2 for 1 House Wine, Cocktails and Draft Beer. Special $5 Appetizers! 3-Course Dinners with Unlimited House Wines from only $19.99! Come down to the Best Courtyard and Patio in Downtown Boise!
~ MIXED GREENS 237 N 9TH ST
Locals rule! The all new Meriwether Cider Co., AKA the Leadbetter family, will be here sampling their freshly bottled ciders. Author Scott Marchant of Hiking Idaho will be here with his Idaho hiking guidebooks, calendars, and cards. 
~ NATIVE SALON 214 N 10TH ST
We are having our grand opening on First Thursday, Oct 1 from 5-8pm. Woodland Empire will be serving beer and food will be from the Dish.
See reverse for additional events listings. 
~ ONE NINTEEN BOISE 117 S 10TH ST
Stop into the Design Center for the new One Nineteen. 26 lofts under construction next door completing in Spring. Review plans and discuss downtown housing while tasting local beers and wines and more.
~ OLD CHICAGO 730 W IDAHO ST
Watch the Thursday night NFL game. Kids eat free, also a Craft Burger and Craft Beer for $10.00. Happy Hour from 4-7pm and then late night Happy Hour 11pm-close.
~ CITY PEANUT SHOP 803 W BANNOCK ST
Don't live with regret! First Thursday, downtown Boise, hand crafted pretzels, goat cheese rolled in our Sambal Lime Cashews.  The Local  brings it to you at City Peanut.
~ PREFUNK BEER BAR 1100 W FRONT ST
First Thirstday w/Lagunitas Brewing

* 6:00 pm: Fresh Hop Release #1 @ POSTMODERN BREWERS: TABLEROCK RED ALE: 
Fresh Hop season is upon us! This is the first of 2 releases we have this year. We have been blessed with some of the original Tablerock Recipes circa 1996, with some minor updates we have had plans to re-release them at certain times, this is one of them.
We present Terry Dennis' original Tablerock Red Ale. We slightly updated it, but otherwise it is mostly untouched, then we added 60 lbs of Fresh Cascade Hops that we picked ourselves and put into the beer within mere hours of leaving the farm. 
We would like to invite you to join us in paying respect to some of the history that we have in our current location and say thanks to those brewer's that came before us.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2ND:
* 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm:  VON SCHEIDT BREWERY  would like to invite you to Oktoberfest!
21 & up come on down to main street or the taproom on 2nd Ave in Twin Falls!
BEER garden, Car show, and family festivities to be enjoyed! Sours, Porter, Whit, and many guest beers and wine to satisfy your tastes! PROST!
OCTOBER 2ND & 3RD 2015
Our booth will be in front of Ooh La La!
* 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Barbells For Boobs @ Fort Boise Softball Fields with PAYETTE BREWING COMPANY  More Info Here

* 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm: BARBARIAN BREWING Launch Party @ PREFUNK BOISE:   Come on down and meet the folks behind Barbarian Brewing. This is your chance to get your hands on some of their first batches of BEER. The crew will be down here selling memberships and informing you on all of your questions, the tap list is as follows:
- Little Wolf IPA
- Big Bad Wolf: Barrel fermented IPA, Blend of neutral oak and chardonnay barrels
- Saison
- The Commoner: California Common
- PostFunk: Dry Hopped Golden Sour, Only Available at PreFunk and the Barbarian Tap Room.
Food will be brought to you by Btown Bistro! They are working with the Barbarian team to collaborate on a one of a kind menu!

* 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Adult Night @ Aquarium of Boise:  More Info Here

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD: 

* Hoppy Birthday Lance Wallace!

* Hoppy Birthday Cassidy Kay!

* Hoppy Birthday Jenny Kuhlman! 

* 11:00 am - 10:00 pm: Cans For Care Kick Off Party @ SOCKEYE BREWING: It's that time of year again! For the month of October, sales of all Dagger Falls IPA in cans will contribute to our "Cans For Care" program. Hayden Beverage and Sockeye will match a per case donation fund for all Dagger Falls IPA can purchases for the entire month, so stock up for the holidays, friends! We celebrate the strength, resilience, treatment and hopeful recovery of our many friends and family who have battled cancer in our community. For the third year in a row, we will donate funding to Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center and to St Luke's Mountain State Tumor Institutes to help them in their mission to prevent, treat and to care for local victims and their families.

* 11:00 am - 10:00 pm:  VON SCHEIDT BREWERY  would like to invite you to Oktoberfest!
21 & up come on down to main street or the taproom on 2nd Ave in Twin Falls!
BEER garden, Car show, and family festivities to be enjoyed! Sours, Porter, Whit, and many guest beers and wine to satisfy your tastes! PROST!
OCTOBER 2ND & 3RD 2015
Our booth will be in front of Ooh La La!

* 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Fall Harvest Festival Weekend @ Idaho Botanical Garden: Music, Art, Family Activities, Food, Wine Including Split Rail Winery, Local BEER by Highlands Hollow, Payette Brewing, Slanted Rock Brewing Co., Crooked Fence, Boise Brewing, Edge Brewing, and Cloud 9, with some creating specialty brews with Garden ingredients  More Info Here

* 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm: BARBARIAN BREWING Taproom Opening!  More Info Here

* 3:00 pm: Funktoberfest @ PREFUNK BOISE:
B-Town Bistro will be here with their German themed menu
Sierra Nevada
Sam Adams
Sockeye
Payette
Edge
Odell
Widmer
We will have the Finest of their Oktoberfest Beers
Each Brewery will have a themed game as well.
So come on down and play some games and win tons of prizes!

* 6:00 pm: BEAR ISLAND BREWING Tailgating @ R Bar Boise  More Info Here

* 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Oktoberfest @ HIGHLANDS HOLLOW w/Edelweiss Band

* 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: 9th Annual Eagle Food & Wine Festival: Food, Wine, and Special Guest 10 BARREL BREWING  More Info Here

* 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: 9th Annual Old Chicago Mustaches for Miracles @ The Rose Room  More Info Here

* 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Created to Brewfection @ COUNTY LINE BREWING: Come check brand new local art by Dmada Creative Co. while sipping a pint of County Line Beer. We will have six beers on tap including our fall seasonal release - Raspberry Brown Ale. Food will be provided by Big Mike's Tids and Bits food truck. Come out to support local art, local beer and local food!  More Info Here

* 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm:  Boise Bicycle Project - 8th Anniversary / Volunteer Appreciation Party More Info Here

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4TH: 

* 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Fall Harvest Festival Weekend @ Idaho Botanical Garden: Music, Art, Family Activities, Food, Wine Including Split Rail Winery, Local BEER by Highlands Hollow, Payette Brewing, Slanted Rock Brewing Co., Crooked Fence, Boise Brewing, Edge Brewing, and Cloud 9, with some creating specialty brews with Garden ingredients  More Info Here

* 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Trivia Night @ SPACEBAR ARCADE with BEAR ISLAND BREWING CO: Join Us Every Sunday Night at 7 pm With A Different Brewery Each Week! Lots Of Questions, Lots Of Swag & Lots Of Fun!  More Info Here

MONDAY, OCTOBER 5TH:  

* 5:00 pm: Monday Funday @ PREFUNK BEER BAR - Meridian:  Introducing Monday Funday at PreFunk Beer Bar in Meridian! Join us every Monday at 5pm for beer specials, free darts and hourly prize drawings! Plus you can flip a coin with the bartender for your first beer. Call it right and it's only 25 cents! Some exclusions may apply 

* 8:30 pm: Movie Monday @ SAINT LAWRENCE GRIDIRON: Movie on the Patio!  More Info Here

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH:

* Hoppy Birthday Chaya Knopp! 

* Check out the Daily Beer Specials Tab for Specials and Events! 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH: 

* 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Boise Classic Movie - Army of Darkness - Pre-Party at POSTMODERN BREWERS  More Info Here

* 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Team Trivia @ PREFUNK BEER BAR - Meridian:  Team Trivia at PreFunk Beer Bar Meridian every Wednesday 7pm-9pm presented by Game Night Live.

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* October 17th: Hoptober Freshtival with BOISE BREWING and Fresh Hops from over 25 Breweries!  More Info Here and  More Info Here

* October 20th: LAUGHING DOG Brewer's Dinner @ Old Chicago Downtown: $40 pp, Reservations @ 208-363-0037 More Info Here

* October 31st: Boise VeloWomen - Crooked Cross @ CROOKED FLATS Benefiting the WCA  More Info Here

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*** DOWNTOWN BEER & BIKE TOUR ***

*** BOISE BREW MINUTE ***
Boise Brew Minute (episode 52) - This week we talk about Brettanomyces with Beaux from Black Raven Brewing. Brewing with Brett is slightly different than regular brewing and Beaux explains some of those differences. We discuss what flavors to expect when brewing with Brett as well as what beers they use it in at Black Raven Listen Here 

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