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WEEKLY BEERMAIL
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5TH

Thank you BOISE WEEKLY!! BOISE BEER BUDDIES Makes the List for Best of Boise 2014!! Check it out HERE! Congratulations to all the Winners out there! Too many to list so be sure to pick up this week's issue of the BOISE WEEKLY!


With the new subscribers (Thanks Boise Weekly!) Boise Beer Buddies would like to share a quick overview of the TABS ABOVE. 

'Like us on Facebook' and 'Follow us on Twitter' are self-explanatory...

WEBSITE simply takes you to the Boise Beer Buddies website

BEERMAILS shares a link to the latest Beermail as well as an archive to past Beermails

DAILY BEER SPECIALS lists local craft beer deals for each day of the week

CONTACT is an easy way to send a message to Boise Beer Buddies

BUDDIES shows how to become a BUDDY for just $20 to receive BUDDY HUB Discounts (Become a BUDDY to keep these Beermails coming)

BUDDY HUBS lists the great deals BUDDIES receive at participating businesses (If you're a Business, consider becoming a BUDDY HUB)

CURRENT BUDDY HUB SPECIALS: 
                              
BIER:THIRTY BOTTLE & BISTRO:  10% Off Food & Drink

WOODLAND EMPIRE ALE CRAFT:  $1 Off Pints + Growler Fill Discounts

KILTED DRAGON BREWING:  10% Beer Discount

SOCKEYE BREWING COMPANY:  $3 Pints on Wednesdays & Thursdays from 4 pm - 10 pm (please remember to show your BUDDY card when ordering)

HOMEBREWSTUFF:  $1 Off Pints / $3 Off Growler Fills

EDGE BREWING COMPANY:  10% Off Food & Drink

PAYETTE BREWING COMPANY:  $1 Off First 20 oz Beer / $10 Pitchers on Wednesdays

REFUGE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE:  $1 Off Pints (cannot be used with other promotions or mug club memberships)


PRE FUNK BEER BAR:  $10 Growler Fills any time $15 or Less

CROOKED FENCE BREWING CO: Free Crooked Fence Brewing Co. 11' X 17" Beer Art Poster with a Full Priced 64 oz Growler Fill at the Brewery

HIGHLANDS HOLLOW BREWHOUSE: $1 Off Pints

SPACEBAR ARCADE: $1 Off Pints


BUDDIES DESIGNATED DRIVER: $2 Off Driver Service

CITY PEANUT SHOP: 10% Off Purchase

BITTERCREEK ALEHOUSE: TBD

MIXED GREENS: TBD


More BUDDY HUBS To Be Added Soon! 

* Some Exclusions May Apply
* May Not Be Combined With Any Other Offer
* Discounts May Be Changed or Discontinued At Any Time

CHEERS and THANK YOU for Supporting Boise Beer Buddies! 

Now onto BREW NEWS & BEER EVENTS!
BREW NEWSBREWNEWS


*** BEAR ISLAND BREWING CO *** Equipment has Arrived!!

*** COUNTY LINE BREWING *** Signed a Lease! They will be subleasing part of KILTED DRAGON BREWING'S space on Chinden! Look for them to start brewing and hopefully be open around January or February! Laura and Zack Kiehl have submitted the Alcohol Beverage Control and our Federal Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) applications. Now the waiting game begins!

*** POST MODERN BREWERS *** Will be Opening October 6th! "The grill is fired up and we're pouring lots of our very own BEER just for all of you!" 

*** HAFF BREWING *** Equipment has arrived, Federal & State Permitting DONE! SO CLOSE!!

*** BREWERIES TO OPEN *** HAFF BREWING, POWDERHAUS BREWING, POST MODERN BREWERS, COUNTY LINE BREWING, BEAR ISLAND BREWING, AMAGI BREWING, BLACKBIRD BREWING, ACCOMPLICE BREWING, SIMIAN BEER COMPANY & More! 
 
*** THANKS FOR SUPPORTING ALL OF OUR LOCAL BREWERIES *** BOISE, PAYETTE, HIGHLANDS HOLLOW, SOCKEYE, CROOKED FENCE, 10 BARREL, KILTED DRAGON, SLANTED ROCK, RAM, WOODLAND EMPIRE, EDGE, CLOUD 9, CRESCENT, BEER VALLEY, SAWTOOTH, SALMON RIVER, MCCALL, BROKEN HORN, SELKIRK ABBEY, LAUGHING DOG, GRAND TETON, MAD BOMBER, & More! 
 
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* 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: SOCKEYE BREWING Pink Can Kick Off Release Party @ New Fairview Location: Selling Pink Cans of Dagger Falls IPA for the month of October, and giving our community an opportunity to aid the fight and toast the strength and courage of the families affected by cancer; Food Available From the New Kitchen, Brewery Tours, Music, & BEER More Info Here

BEER CALENDARBEER_CALENDAR


THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH:

* Hoppy Birthday Jay Usselman!

* 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm: BEER Tasting @ BOISE CO-OP w/SIERRA NEVADA BREWING

* 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Franz Witte Flamingo's OktoberBreast w/The BEER GUYS More Info Here

* 6:00 pm: SOCKEYE BREWING Mini Tap Takeover @ OLD CHICAGO Downtown: Have a Pint of SOCKEYE BEER & Get a Pint Glass!


* 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: A Brewery & BIER:THIRTY with SAWTOOTH BREWERY: Head brewer/owner Paul Holle of Sawtooth Brewery will be down at Bier:Thirty with some single hop fresh hop pale ales! We're pretty stoked to be pouring these beers side-by-side! We'll be pouring: Liberty, Chinook, Cascade, Citra, HBC-342 Experimental hop


* 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Pint Night at BREWFORIA BEER MARKET with SOB: Come hang out with us at Brewforia in Meridian and meet the master minds behind the BEER at SOUTHERN OREGON BREWING! Stop by between 6P-8P and take home a pint glass from SOB!

* 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: FINAL Great Garden Escape @ Idaho Botanical Garden; 'Poke' Performs; Food, Wine, & BEER by Willowcreek Grill or BYO; Gates @ 5:00; More Info Here

* 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Boise Rock School 'Rock On Wheels' All-Ages Benefit Concert @ CROOKED FLATS: Official Release of 'Rock On Wheels' Red Ale Benefit Brew More Info Here

* 7:00 pm: Boise Brewers Homebrew Club - Club Meeting @ WOODLAND EMPIRE ALE CRAFT 

* 8:00 pm: Geeks Who Drink @ PIPER PUB 

* 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Home Grown Theatre Season Opener 'Polaroid Stories' @ WOODLAND EMPIRE w/Food by Mosaic-World Crepes More Info Here

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH:

* Hoppy Birthday Derek Brown!

* Hoppy Birthday Stan Jackson!

* PRE FUNK Nampa Grand Opening! Join us for our much anticipated PreFunk Nampa Grand Opening. We are excited to be a part of the Downtown Nampa community! Swing by for great BEER, raffles, giveaways and to say hello! Special thanks to A-Line Cycles Park, Street, Dirt for donating a brand spanking new BMX bike to raffle off, BabeCakes Cupcakery will be baking up a special batch or chocolate stout cupcakes and Messenger Pizza will be next door selling their delicious slices for your dining pleasure. Come early to find a seat. We will be here all day with raffles and giveaways to happen later in the evening. So come on by for a pint and to check out the penny floor. More Info Here
 
* 11:00 am - 11:00 pm: FIRESTONE WALKER Tap Takeover @ BIER:THIRTY! It's fall, that means it is time for a tap takeover and who better to do it with than FIRESTONE WALKER?
Goodies galore!
Firestone Walker Agrestic
Firestone Walker Sucaba '13
Firestone Walker Parabola '13
Firestone Walker XVII
Firestone Walker DDBA '14
Firestone Walker Stickee Monkee
Firestone Walker Lil' Opal
Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA
Firestone Walker Pivo Hoppy Pils
Firestone Walker Oaktoberfest


* 2:00 pm: Fall Seasonal Release Party @ SLANTED ROCK BREWING COMPANY: Who doesn't love Fall, especially when there are so many delicious seasonal brews!!! We will be tapping all of our Fall Seasonals (4 total), and offering $1 off our sampler which includes: DNT Scotch Ale, Meridian Pale, Fresh Hop, Oktoberfest, Pumpkin Ale More Info Here


* 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm: 10 BARREL Fresh Hop Fest: Live Music & 15+ Fresh Hop BEERS on Tap

* 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm: 2014 Oktoberfest @ Nampa Civic Center: Live Entertainment, Brats, & German BEER More Info Here

* 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Fourth Friday in Downtown Nampa: Come to Lloyd Square (corner of Front & 14th Ave South) for jazz night this Friday with the NNU Jazz Revival and Idaho Arts Charter School Jazz Band! Food trucks include: Bang on the Wall BurgersBoise Fry CompanyEl Gallo Giro Kuna and more! Plus, Idaho wine and Idaho BEER! More Info Here

* 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm: 9th Annual Oktoberfest @ Tres Bonne Cuisine: Live Music, Sausages, & BEER More Info Here

* 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Live Music @ SOCKEYE BREWING: 'Hokum Hi-Flyers' Perform

* 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Home Grown Theatre Season Opener 'Polaroid Stories' @ WOODLAND EMPIRE w/Food by Mosaic-World Crepes More Info Here

* 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Red Light Variety Show presents: Unchartered Odyssey @ Visual Arts Collective More Info Here 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH:  

* Hoppy Birthday Sandy Anderson!


 

* 7:00 am - 6:00 pm: Wilder Oktoberfest: Brewfest with Local Brewers Featuring Wilder Hops! More Info Here

 

* 9:00 am - 6:00 pm: Mountain Home Highland Games & Festival; Food, BEER Garden; More Info Here

 

* 9:00 am - 8:00 pm: Cabela's Campfire Award Shoot to Benefit Project Warm: Target Shooting, Prizes, Auction Items, Live Music, BBQ, Food Trucks, & BEER. Viewing areas for football games including BSU vs Air Force. 

More Info HERE  

Ticket Info HERE

 

* 10:00 am - 5:00 pm: Sawtooth Indian Motorcycle Grand Opening: Win a new Indian Motorcycle.The Sawtooth Sweethearts will be on hand as well as a BEER Garden, 8 food trucks, Special Grand Opening Pricing, Live Music, and more! (2374 E Cinema Dr, Meridian) More Info Here

 

* 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm: BBQ-Themed Food Truck Rally @ High Desert Harley-Davidson! Vendors: Archie's Place Boise, RiceWorks Asian Street Food, Stanley's East meets West Catering, Rolling Hawg Smokers LLC, P. Ditty's Wrap Wagon, Free Range Pizza, Idaho BBQ Co. 

BEER and Live Music Included. 
BEER by PAYETTE BREWING CO. and SLANTED ROCK BREWING COMPANY
As always, free to attend and family friendly More Info Here

 

 

* 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm: B'ARC & Brewfest @ HIGHLANDS HOLLOW BREWHOUSE 

 

 

* 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: SOCKEYE BREWING Pink Can Kick Off Release Party @ New Fairview Location: Selling Pink Cans of Dagger Falls IPA for the month of October, and giving our community an opportunity to aid the fight and toast the strength and courage of the families affected by cancer; Food Available From the New Kitchen, Brewery Tours, Music, & BEER More Info Here

 

* 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Mural Block Party @ Cinder Winery: Art, Food, Wine, BEER More Info Here

 

* 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm: FINAL WEEKEND: Music on the Mountain for 2014 @ Bogus: Featuring 'Poke' More Info Here

 

* 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Bogus Basin Shootout: Disc Golf & SOCKEYE BEER More Info Here

 

* 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Oktoberfest Old Boise: 6th Street Downtown: Stein Hoisting Contest, Keg Rolling Contest, Best Costume Contest, Live Performances and More! $15 Admission includes a commemorative Oktoberfest Mug and Complimentary BIER! 40 Kegs of BEER! More Info Here

 

* 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm: 9th Annual Oktoberfest @ Tres Bonne Cuisine: Live Music, Sausages, & BEER More Info Here

 

* 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm: SALMON RIVER BREWERY Summer Music Series @ Depot Park in McCall: FINAL Show of the Season Featuring 'Cure For The Common' (Alternate Indoor Location if Necessary)

 

* 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Home Grown Theatre Season Opener 'Polaroid Stories' @ WOODLAND EMPIRE w/Food by Mosaic-World Crepes More Info Here

 

* 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Red Light Variety Show presents: Unchartered Odyssey @ Visual Arts Collective More Info Here 

 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH:
 

* Drink BEER Day!

 

* Hoppy Birthday Dan Balluff!

 

* 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm: BEER, Wine, & Swine @ Sawtooth Winery in Nampa: Celebrate Idaho's BBQ, Wineries, & BREWERIES More Info Here

 

* 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm: FINAL WEEKEND: Music on the Mountain @ Bogus: Featuring 'Ryan Wissinger' More Info Here

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH:


* 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Kegs4Kause @ PAYETTE BREWING: 50% of Proceeds from BEER Sales will be Donated Each Monday
 
* 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm: Monday Night Football Specials @ WHOLEFOODS RIVER ROOM: $3 Local BEER Pints & $9.99 Bucket of Wings

* 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm: Buy Idaho Networkshop @ Boise Hotel & Conference Center:

Join Buy Idaho, the Idaho business and ag community for this FREE event. Enjoy delicious Idaho appetizers courtesy of Boise Hotel and Conference Center and a no host bar offering Idaho BEER and wine Register Here

 

* 8:00 pm: Movie Monday @ SAINT LAWRENCE GRIDIRON: Movie on the Patio @ Dusk: 'Purple Rain'

 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH:

* Hoppy Birthday Julia Rundberg! 

* 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Live Music @ SOCKEYE BREWING: 'Nathan J. Moody & Amy Rose' Perform

* 7:00 pm: Free BEER Tasting @ BREWER'S HAVEN Nampa w/SLANTED ROCK BREWING COMPANY

 

* 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: REFUGE Restaurant & Lounge: 2 for 1 Tuesdays on BEER: Great Local Craft BEER Selection!

* 8:00 pm: BEER & Comedy @ CRESCENT BREWERY in Nampa 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST:

* 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Live Music @ HIGHLANDS HOLLOW

* 7:00 pm: The Art of Marketing BEER with Kelly Knopp from CROOKED FENCE BREWING @ Library @ Collister (Free) More Info Here

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND:

* 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm: BEER Tasting @ BOISE CO-OP: 'Ciders of Distinction' w/Aspall Ciders

* 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm: First Thursday Downtown Boise: Details in Next Week's Beermail

* 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Roundabout Boise 6-Person Bike @ Mixed Greens & WOODLAND EMPIRE with Boise Beer Buddies

* 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Idaho Wild Night w/SOCKEYE BREWING @ Ward Hooper Gallery

* 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm: BEER, Gear, & Give @ Outdoor Exchange w/PRE FUNK BEER BAR

* 5:00 pm: Fettucine Forum @ City Hall: Idaho's BEER Heritage with Paul Schoenfelder, Nick Phillips, Mike Francis, & Rob Landerman More Info Here

* 6:00 pm: BEER & Beetlejuice @ The Idaho Horror Film Festival @ Saint Lawrence Gridiron: CROOKED FENCE is rolling out their Grim Reaper Imperial Black IPA! This is the Official BEER of the Idaho Horror Film Festival and we are excited! Saint Lawrence Gridiron is hosting and will be screening Beetlejuice. SLG proprietor, Brian Garrett will be whipping up a food pairing to match this festive brew. What could possibly be better?

* 8:00 pm: Geeks Who Drink @ PIPER PUB 
 
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD:

 

* Hoppy Birthday Cassidy Kay!

* Hoppy Birthday Lance Wallace!

* Hoppy Birthday Jenny Kuhlman!

* 4:30 pm: First Friday @ Boise Co Op: Live Music by Dan Costello, Food Sampling, BEER & Wine Tasting 

* 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Live Music @ SOCKEYE BREWING

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH:  

* 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Fall Harvest Party @ Idaho Botanical Garden: Live Music, Hay Rides, Games, Food, Wine, Cider, Fall Brews: New this year, the Idaho Brewers United co-presents the Beer Garden for guests to taste test, learn about brewing and purchase specialty beers. Local brewers have harvested hops, various herbs and berries from the Garden to infuse into seasonally flavored micro-brews! Guests can also eat lunch or snacks from local food vendors! More Info Here

* 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Oktoberfest presented by McPaws Regional Animal Shelter & Alpine Village in McCall: Family Friendly, Local Vendors, Live Music, Food, BEER Garden More Info Here

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5TH:
 

* 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Fall Harvest Party @ Idaho Botanical Garden: Live Music, Hay Rides, Games, Food, Wine, Cider, Fall Brews: New this year, the Idaho Brewers United co-presents the Beer Garden for guests to taste test, learn about brewing and purchase specialty beers. Local brewers have harvested hops, various herbs and berries from the Garden to infuse into seasonally flavored micro-brews! Guests can also eat lunch or snacks from local food vendors! More Info Here

 

* 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Grapes, Hops, & Brats: Oktoberfest @ Ste Chapelle Winery: Celebrate October with wine, BEER and brats on the Ste. Chapelle deck overlooking the scenic Snake River Valley. Enjoy live music by Douglas Cameron & John Fricke. Admission also includes a logo keepsake glass! Prost! @ Ste Chapelle 19348 Lowell Road, Caldwell; $5 per person; 208.453.7843 x3 for details More Info Here

SAVE THE BEER DATESAVETHEBEERDATE

 

* October 6th: Opening Day at POST MODERN BREWERS

 

* October 11th: Hoptober Freshtival @ BOISE BREWING More Info Here

* October 11th: BBP's 'Bicycle Soul Train' 7th Anniversary Party More Info Here

* October 16th - 18th: Idaho Horror Film Festival: Horror Films & BEER 

* October 18th: Halloween Brew Fest @ CROOKED FLATS  More Info Here

* October 24th: BLACKBIRD BREWING CO and THE ACCOMPLICE BREWING CO Collaboration Brew Party

* October 25th: BIER:THIRTY 3rd Anniversary Party! More Info Here

* October 25th: HIGHLANDS HOLLOW Deck Party Celebrating 50 Years of Brass Lamp and Highlands Hollow Brewhouse

* October 31st: Frightened Felons Adult Night @ The Old Idaho Penitentiary More Info Here

* November 20th: Adult Night at Discovery Center of Idaho
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*** CHEERLEADERS *** Bar Code Video with Justin Zora: Video Here

*** IDAHOBREWMAG *** September Issue Available Now  http://www.idahobrewmag.com 

*** TIDBITS *** by Steven Koonce More Info Here

*** BERT'S GROWLER GARAGE *** For BEER Lovers in the West End of the Valley @ 1635 SW 4th Ave, Ontario, OR: BEER Growler Fill Station, BEER Tasting Room Featuring Craft BEER & Cider; More Info HERE
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