Bear Island Blog

We finally did it!!! After 4 years of running our beers around Boise (which we still do) we have our very own taproom for you to come hang out at! Located at 1620 N Liberty St, Boise, ID 83704 Hours: M-Th: 4pm-8pm Fri-Sat: 2pm-10pm Sun: Day of Rest 21+ only, no minors allowed by state law (We haven’t moved our … Read More

Check out this awesome write up about our Grand Opening from Boise Weekly. Thanks so much! BOISE WEEKLY ARTICLE

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Hello Bear Island Supporters!!! In Honor of Idaho Craft Beer Month this April we conducted a raffle to win a brick on our taproom wall!!! Congrats to Bryan Kinghorn for winning the brick!!! There will be one more way to win a brick via our instagram, follow us for details within the next few days. OR to guarantee that you … Read More

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Yes!!!…come celebrate small business Saturday with ‘Boise’s Biggest Little Brewery’ as we commemorate our first keg sold ever to Homebrewstuff 3 years ago! Limited Bottle Releases and special tasting, see you there! (Ps- under 21 allowed outside of bar area, but this event is specifically catered to adults). 😉

Now we can officially differentiate between true craft brews and ‘crafty’ that are really just the big brands trying to make it look like they are independently owned. This is going on our labels asap! Thanks to the Brewer’s Association for doing this, another great example of our industry at work. Cheers! NEW CRAFT BREWERS SEAL

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A scale created by us to utilize when tasting beer and to communicate what the flavor of that beer is. If you’d like a blank copy to use for beer tastings please contact us with your email and we’ll send you the file. Cheers! PS- Why call it Bechtover?? Bechtel + Westover = “Bechtover” (this is what our friends called … Read More