Monthly archive for May 2022

Here’s a list of the Events for Idaho Beer Week, and remember you can use the City’s new Point to Point ride service “GIFT” for only $ 3 per person..; Tuesday May 31st Tap & Fill – Roosters 5:30 to 10:00 Wednesday June 1st The Celt – Sawtooth 4 p.m. The Zone – 10 Barrel Brewing 5:00 to 8:00 Tap & Fill – Shades, Salt Flat, Von Ebert 5:30 to 10:00 Thursday June 2nd The Zone – Iron Horse, Paragon 5:00 to 8:00 Tap & Fill – Breakside, Pelican 5:30

When the Beer Fest ends you have several choices if your suspect ‘your car’ had too much to drive. There’s the FREE shuttle, Uber, Lyft and various Taxis, but this year there’s a new service joining those, ‘GIFT’ Greater Idaho Falls Transit’. Offering point to point rides in Idaho Falls; all rides are $3 per person. Rides are on demand through either the GIFT On-demand app or by calling (208) 269 9729. The vehicle is a Ford 350 transit van (think mini bus\van mix. you can use to go to

Twenty One years ago today tragedy struck a busy Bavarian motorway. A truck with an improperly secured load dropped nearly 15,000 bottles of beer, carpet bombing the pavement with lager that snarled traffic and brought tears to those who witnessed the carnage. Staffing of Emergency Trauma Centers would have been the appropriate response. Beer Fest Tickets for Mountain Brewers Beer Fest in Idaho Falls are now on sale (after a short website hiccup) at https://myidahotix.com/events/mountain-brewers-beer-fest-2022-6-4-2022 Copyright Gregg Smith – His latest book “American Beer History” is available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/American-Beer-History-Mayflower-Microbreweries/dp/108155410X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=American+Beer+History&qid=1625503750&sr=8-2

Did you know, the Beer Fest uses more than 28,000 pounds of ice, sets up more than 30,000 square feet of tent, has a volunteer staff of more than 250 people, hands out 7,000 plastic cups, wristbands almost 5,000 people, provides a shuttle bus fleet that drives over 1,000 miles of routes, consumes over 50 large bottles of Carbon Dioxide to dispense 100,000 samples of beer; oh, and rents 110 porta pots, so you always have somewhere to go. All those numbers sound great but the best number is you’ve

Today, May 17, 2022 is the deadline for entering the 2022 International Beer Awards. Entries are only $ 40 per beer in this All Volunteer Powered event and all money raised goes to charity. Entry information at https://northamericanbrewers.org/competition/