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The Idaho craft beer industry has exploded in recent years. Between 2011 and 2016, the number of craft barrels produced in the state more than tripled.…

On a recent winter afternoon, Mike Francis stood on the brew deck at Payette Brewing Company in Boise. He pointed to four large stainless steel vessels…

Take a drive west on Highway 19 towards Wilder and you’ll start to see rows of poles more than a dozen feet tall, piercing the southwest Idaho sky.It’s…

In Idaho, the state controls how many liquor licenses are available and only releases new ones when populations rise enough to warrant. While…

Jeff Anderson, the Director of the Idaho State Liquor Division sums up this story in one short sentence:“It’s just terribly complicated and the beverage…