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April 2 – 4 p.m. “Beer in Art” at Art Museum of Eastern Idaho $10 with beer tasting May 30 – June 5 “Idaho Beer Week” Tap Take-overs throughout Idaho Falls June 4 – “Mountain Brewers Beer Fest” at Sandy Downs noon to 5 p.m. (Tickets on sale now) August 12 “Zoo Brew” at Tautphus Park Zoo 5 to 9 p.m. December 10 “Santa Crawl”   Beer in Art, Art Museum of Eastern Idaho on the river at 300 South Capital, Idaho Falls – Saturday, April 2nd from 4 to

Ever seen this impressionist painting by Manet? Ever wonder if there was beer at that bar and if so, was it in the painting? Find out and Sample beers on a journey through Beer and Art. Hosted by the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, this guided tour will place Beer and Art in a new light. Conducted as a fund raiser for the museum, admission is $10 at the door ($ 5 for members) and all proceeds benefit the Art Museum. Be there, on the river at 300 South Capital,

On this date in 1933 President Roosevelt signed the Cullen Act. Passed 8 days earlier by Congress, it was FDR’s signature that threw the final shovel of dirt on the tomb known as prohibition. With that signing the law was scheduled to go into effect on the following April 7th. Brewers immediately began restoring their plants to production. Be there at the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, on the river at 300 South Capital, Idaho Falls – Saturday, April 2nd from 4 to 5 p.m. for sampling Beers and discover

Sample some beers during a presentation on Beer in Art from the earliest days of civilization to modern times. Sometimes beer was the subject in great works of art and other times it was there to help set the scene or describe the societal ‘norms’  that period.  In some works Beer is front and center, in others it’s more subtle, but this guided tour will bring them out in the open. Be there at the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, on the river at 300 South Capital, Idaho Falls –

Pelican Brewing of Oregon revealed the collaboration breweries for this year’s ‘Lone Pelican’ series of beers. The four collaboration breweries are Fort George in Astoria, Beachcrest of Lincoln City, Homegrown from Florence, and Arch Rock of Gold Beach. The first of these beers was the collaboration with Fort George Brewery in the design and execution of an Alder Smoked Stout. 7% ABV and 30 IBUs. Proceeds from sales will be directed to the Clatsop Community Action non-profit, which helps meet housing, food and basic living needs in Clatsop County, Oregon.

Under a proposed law, 39 of a current 80 seltzers sold in Utah will be pulled from Grocery and Convenience store shelves. The issue is a result of legislation drafted by State Senator Jerry Stevenson, who said “…we don’t want to be a state that interjects alcohol into 12-year-olds intravenously. (NOTE: not quite sure if it’s appropriate to place [SIC] after the word intravenously, perhaps that is what he actually meant to say). Especially during COVID, the sale of packaged seltzers has been a life saver for many smaller breweries.

The new owners of Bertram’s have released the following news item… “A leap of faith (and because we like good beer): Bertram’s Salmon Valley Brewery in Salmon, ID is planning to re-open this Summer. The beloved small town brewpub has previous owner Nick Bertram’s blessing (and secret recipes) so David & Melissa Craig are investing in a facelift and new equipment for a refreshed Bertram’s experience! “We’ve had many wonderful times at Bertram’s so are excited to work towards getting it reopened. We’re also very impressed and appreciative of the

Do you ever shop on Amazon Prime? Would you like Amazon to donate a part of your purchases to the Beer Fest and North American Brewers Association to help with Scholarships? Here’s how you can. 1. Visit smile.amazon.com 2. Sign in with the same account you use for Amazon.com  3. Select you charity (type in North American Brewers Association) Start shopping….      To sign in on you phone’s Amazon app 1. Open the Amazon app  2. Navigate to the three bar settings  main menu    3. Tap on settings

On this Day, February 8, 1999, The Stroh Brewing Company of Detroit, Michigan announced it would be exiting the brewing business (It did keep it’s profitable ice cream unit which helped the company survive prohibition).  Founded in 1850 by Bernard Stroh, at 57 Catherine Street ,he originally loaded the beer wagon and made deliveries personally, later building the brewery into one of the top breweries in the country. Unfortunately, Stroh’s and its ‘Fire Brewed Bohemian Beer’ eventually sold to Pabst. Marketed now in limited distribution there is no report about

Monster Beverage, a fixture in seemingly every convenience store cooler in the country has longed to get into the alcohol business for well over a year. It appears they’ve finally set their eyes on a target. The company has announced it will acquire CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective, maker of Craft Beers and Seltzers. Affected Breweries include Cigar City (Florida), Oskar Blues (Colorado, North Carolina, Texas), Deep Ellum (Texas), Perrin (Michigan), Squatters and Wasatch (Utah); but not their associated restaurants. The alleged price of purchasing the breweries from Fireman Capital Partners