Idaho’s largest brewery will open a new Boise tap house this weekend
The biggest brewery in Idaho finally can call Boise “home.”
Mother Earth Brew Co. will open a tap house Friday at 406 S. 3rd St., at the intersection of 3rd and Broad streets. The downtown beer destination will host a two-day grand opening with food trucks and live music. Hours will be 4 to 11 p.m. on Friday and noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday.
Founded in Vista, California, in 2010, Mother Earth expanded to Nampa in 2016. Ramping up production, it became the state’s largest brewery in 2018. Hoping to put its stamp on Idaho’s capital city, Mother Earth hunted for a Boise spot for about five years, founder and president Daniel Love said.
“Coming to Boise has been a dream of ours since we landed in Idaho. We knew we needed to be patient so we could find the right location, but also so that we could earn our place here and show natives that we can bring them a premium product in a premium location, and I think we managed to achieve that ... .”
Mother Earth plans to offer about 15 of its beers on draft at any given time, along with hard cider, hard seltzer, red and white wine, and kombucha. Formerly a clothing company, the 4,200-square-foot building has been remodeled, including the addition of two large windows that open to roll-up bars. (Similar to the one at 10 Barrel Brewing Co. in downtown Boise.) Glass garage doors connect the tap house’s indoors and patio. There’s also a 15-gallon nanobrewing system, which will be used for research and development.
Customers will find lots of reclaimed wood inside. The 26-foot bar was made by local Urban Forestry Products. It came from a 120-year-old American elm removed in downtown Boise, Love said.
“I wanted to make it feel really comfortable inside,” he said. “It’s warm. It’s got a nice feel.”
Mother Earth’s tap house will be closed Tuesdays but open the other six days of the week. Nestled at the bottom of the eight-story River Caddis apartment complex, it will have a built-in clientele. Customers will be able to enjoy popular Mother Earth pours such as Boo Koo IPA and Cali Creamin’ vanilla cream ale. Soft drinks also will be available. All ages are allowed inside.
Mother Earth sells its beer in 19 U.S. states and 11 countries, Love said. The Nampa brewery will produce about 28,500 barrels of beer in 2021, he added.
And if you’re a Mother Earth fan in Canyon County? Hoist a toast. The new Boise hangout won’t affect the Nampa brewery’s tasting room at 1428 Madison Ave. It will remain open.