# Bear Island Brewing Co. — Boise, Idaho

> Bear Island Brewing Co. in Boise, Idaho, United States scores 3.87 out of 5 — Fine, #16 in Idaho. 89 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Bear Island Brewing Co. is a brewery in Boise, Idaho, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.87 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #16 in Idaho. Of the 89 beers we track, 38% are IPA and 26% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.87 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #16 in Idaho · #3,044 in United States · #4,166 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 89

## About

Bear Island Brewing Co. produce's decent quality beer and is ranked #13 in Idaho. They are most well known for "Idaho Potato Ale", which is an American IPA and "Christmas in Your Mouth", which is a Winter Warmer. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 38% of the beers we track
- Other — 26% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 9% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 8% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 7% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 6% of the beers we track
- Winter Ale — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1620 North Liberty Street, Boise, Idaho, United States
- Coordinates: 43.6196907, -116.2608539
- Website: http://www.bearislandbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Bert’s Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/berts-brewing-30500.md) — 3.95, Fine — Garden City, Idaho — 1 mi away
- [Ruckus Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/ruckus-brewing-32310.md) — 4.15, Great — Garden City, Idaho — 1 mi away
- [Western Collective](https://finding.beer/brewery/western-collective-3129.md) — 3.84, Fine — Garden City, Idaho — 1.1 mi away
- [Barbarian Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/barbarian-brewing-2924.md) — 4.15, Great — Garden City, Idaho — 1.2 mi away
- [Edge Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/edge-brewing-company-5235.md) — 3.58, Poor — Boise, Idaho — 1.7 mi away
- [Clairvoyant Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/clairvoyant-brewing-1619.md) — 3.75, Fine — Boise, Idaho — 1.8 mi away
- [Brown Beard Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/brown-beard-brewing-co-33661.md) — 3.94, Fine — Garden City, Idaho — 1.9 mi away
- [Payette Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/payette-brewing-company-1922.md) — 3.82, Fine — Boise, Idaho — 2.3 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Boise City, Idaho](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/idaho/boise-city.md)
- [Best breweries in Idaho](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/idaho.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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