Schweitzer FallFest celebrates 30 years
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A lot has changed on Schweitzer Mountain since 1993, but one can always count on the annual end of the summer season soiree known as FallFest. One part beer...
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Sippin’ suds at City Beach
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff In a time marked by so much divisiveness, it is good to remember something that many Sandpointians have in common: a love of beer. The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of...
Big sky beers
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff My husband Alex and I did not go on a honeymoon immediately following our wedding in July 2021. Having hosted the ceremony and reception at our home — and...
Dads, motorcycles, golf and beer
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Father’s Day is Sunday, so I thought I’d cover a few topics that the dads out there might enjoy; motorcycles, golf and beer. I rode my first motorcycle in...
New owners on tap
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Jon Hagadone never wanted to be a bartender. When he and Vicki Reich launched Idaho Pour Authority in late-May 2013, both envisioned it as a craft beer retail store...
The Late Night Buddhist: Beer haters gonna hate
By Scott Taylor Reader Columnist I was recently in Eichardt’s Pub (no big surprise there) on a Thursday night in January when they had scheduled a special event with Deschutes Brewery. The plan was...
Four breweries a brewin’
MickDuff’s Brewing Company Brothers Mickey and Duffy Mahoney were early adopters in the Sandpoint brewery scene, opening their brewpub on First Avenue in 2006. They were only 20-somethings then, but in the intervening years...
Sip, sip hooray
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When Matchwood Brewing Co. owners Andrea Marcoccio and Kennden Culp opened their doors a year ago in Sandpoint, they had dreams that their brewery would be more than just...
‘Inland Northwest Ale Trail’ app brings area breweries to your fingertips
By Ben Olson Reader Staff An estimated 10 million people visit more than 4,100 craft breweries each year. These impressive numbers point to a rising trend among hop-lovers: beer tourism. For the past decade,...
It’s a hop, hop world
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Each autumn, as the natural world quiets down in preparation for a long winter nap, there’s one magical substance that comes into its own: beer. Thanks to newly cut...
