Going Public

That’s right. Bogus is going public. So if you’ve ever wanted to own a piece of a brewery, now’s your chance. We tout ourselves as community supported. Well now, we’ll be publicly owned as well. You, my (21+, Idaho resident)…

Incubating Success with Dave Krick

Introducing something totally Bogus: the brewery incubator. There are a lot of talented brewers in the valley that are either starting their own breweries, or looking to become a brewer at an existing company. We figured that we might as…

I Want Some Beer!

You’ve seen growlers and T-shirts, and saw that we just hired Lance for our head brewer. But where’s the beer? That’s a fair question, as this process has taken pretty much forever. Our best estimate for an opening date at…

Introducing Lance Chavez, Head Brewer

Greetings, I am extremely excited to join the Bogus Brewing team as head brewer. I have been the assistant brewer at Sockeye Brewing for seven years and have learned the craft from some of the best in the business. I…

Brew Day

“Does something smell funny to you? And did you just hear a popping sound?” I hadn’t brewed in a little while between Christmas festivities and the month-long sub-arctic temperatures in Boise. I was feeling a little rusty, and it was…

Update on the Hunt

Thanks to all for your feedback on my last post on running a separate tasting room and inviting other local artisans to participate. A huge part of being a community supported brewery is listening to you guys and giving a…

New Year’s Update

I am reflecting on this New Year’s Day, thinking of cliches (hoppy New Year? Happy New beer?) with last night’s imperial stouts a lingering memory. It was quite the year for Bogus, but my thoughts are of renewal. You may…

Location?

Cross your fingers and toes – we *may* finally have a location. We’ve agreed to most of the terms and are waiting to receive a lease from the landlords. Provided there is no devil in the legal details, Bogus will…

Barley Bros.

“I heard you guys have a ginger saison?” a festival-goer said to us, shyly. “Yeah, we sure do! We’ve also got Hip Check, our rye IPA on right now,” I replied back. She turned around with a big grin, sipping…

Dinner, Beer and the Cycle Pub

What could be better than a beer and food pairing? A progressive beer and food pairing. And what could be even better than that? Going from house to house on the Cycle Pub. Confused yet? Last Friday, a couple of…