Bars in Boise

Barbarian Brewing is Boise's most distinctive craft brewery and taproom — a Norse-mythology-themed brewery with rotating taps, Viking-inspired décor, and a community-focused events calendar that includes trivia nights, live music, and board game sessions. The taproom has become a beloved Boise social institution that reflects the city's growing craft beverage culture and appetite for themed entertainment environments.

Bardenay is one of America's most innovative restaurant-distillery concepts — a Boise establishment that produces its own gin, rum, and vodka on the premises and uses them exclusively in its cocktail menu. As the first restaurant-distillery in the United States when it opened in 2000, Bardenay pioneered a concept that has since been widely imitated but never surpassed in its home market, making it one of Idaho's most historically significant hospitality establishments.

Highlands Hollow Brewhouse is one of Boise's most beloved neighborhood breweries — a North End institution producing outstanding ales in one of Boise's most beautiful residential neighborhoods. Boise's extraordinary combination of outdoor recreation access, craft brewing culture, and genuine community spirit creates a brewery taproom of authentic Pacific Northwest character.

Mad Swede Brewing is Boise's most centrally located craft brewery — a downtown taproom producing outstanding ales and lagers in the heart of Boise's booming craft brewing scene. Boise's extraordinary growth (it is one of America's ten fastest-growing cities) creates a craft brewing market of unusual dynamism, and Mad Swede's consistent quality and central location make it one of the most accessible craft brewery experiences in Idaho.

Payette Brewing is Idaho's most acclaimed craft brewery — a Boise establishment producing outstanding ales including the beloved Fly Line Pale Ale that have earned national recognition and helped establish Boise as a genuine craft beer destination. Idaho's extraordinary outdoor recreation culture creates beer drinkers who want beers as bold as their landscapes, and Payette's quality, hop-forward ales serve that market perfectly.

Payette Brewing is Idaho's most celebrated craft brewery — a Boise institution named for the Payette River whose outstanding ales and lagers have earned it national recognition as one of the finest craft breweries in the Pacific Northwest. Boise's extraordinary outdoor recreation culture (the Payette River, Bogus Basin ski resort, and Boise National Forest are all within an hour) and Payette's consistent quality create a brewery taproom of genuine Idaho outdoor character.

Idaho's craft beer scene has grown remarkably with the state's population boom, creating a bar market that now rivals neighboring Oregon and Washington in quality if not volume. Boise's position as the Pacific Northwest's fastest-growing city creates consistent opportunities for new craft beverage establishments that serve its expanding population of outdoor recreation enthusiasts.

Downtown Boise's bar scene has emerged as one of the finest in the Mountain West — a capital city where the combination of Idaho's extraordinary natural resources (the world's finest hops, outstanding potatoes, and exceptional grain) and a growing creative professional population create a bar culture of unusual local character and quality.

Woodland Empire Ale Craft is one of Boise's most creative craft breweries — a Garden City brewery producing outstanding experimental ales and lagers that have pushed Idaho's craft brewing culture forward. Boise's remarkable craft brewing renaissance and Woodland Empire's commitment to ingredient-driven creativity create a taproom experience of genuine Pacific Northwest brewing excellence.