# Kootenai River Brewing Company — Bonners Ferry, Idaho

> Kootenai River Brewing Company in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States scores 3.73 out of 5 — Fine, #43 in Idaho. 69 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

*Canonical page: <https://finding.beer/brewery/kootenai-river-brewing-company-3388/> · data updated 2026-09-02*

Breadcrumb: Breweries → United States → Idaho → Kootenai River Brewing Company

Kootenai River Brewing Company is a brewery in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.73 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #43 in Idaho. Of the 69 beers we track, 32% are IPA and 20% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.73 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #43 in Idaho · #5,670 in United States · #8,387 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 69

## About

Kootenai River Brewing Company brings creativity and expertise to keep our taps flowing, some with beers crafted for the season and a handful of year-round favorites. Our Scottish Ale won two awards in the great American Beer Contest. Our heroic Stout is aged in Bourbon Barrels for 9 months. And locals say our Huckleberry Wheat Ale is the best Huck beer in the region.
Our American pub fare features hand-formed burgers, sushi-grade salmon, house-smoked pork, and a variety of tantalizing dishes to pair with our beers. 
Enjoy your suds at the bar while watching osprey and bald eagles fishing in the Kootenai River! This is a place for friends and family to enjoy the finer things in life. We look forward to serving you soon!

## What they brew

- IPA — 32% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 20% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 15% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 15% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 10% of the beers we track
- Other — 5% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 6424 Riverside Street, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States
- Coordinates: 48.6977257, -116.3131049
- Website: http://kootbrew.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Columbia Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/columbia-brewery-34234.md) — 2.38, Limited — Creston, British Columbia — 28 mi away
- [Wild North Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/wild-north-brewing-co-23417.md) — 4.09, Great — Creston, British Columbia — 29 mi away
- [MickDuff’s Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/mickduffs-brewing-company-4688.md) — 3.81, Fine — Sandpoint, Idaho — 31 mi away
- [Matchwood Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/matchwood-brewing-company-3040.md) — 3.92, Fine — Sandpoint, Idaho — 31 mi away
- [Utara Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/utara-brewing-company-3013.md) — 3.93, Fine — Sandpoint, Idaho — 31 mi away
- [Cabinet Mountain Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/cabinet-mountain-brewing-co-857.md) — 3.72, Fine — Libby, Montana — 41 mi away
- [Timber Town Beer Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/timber-town-beer-co-23776.md) — 4.14, Great — Priest River, Idaho — 45 mi away
- [Top Frog Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/top-frog-brewery-1352.md) — 2.99, Limited — Newport, Washington — 53 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

---

Finding Beer scores breweries on the beer they brew rather than on the venue. Method: <https://finding.beer/how-we-rank.md>. Rankings by place: <https://finding.beer/breweries.md>. The iPhone app adds a live map of what is around you: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/finding-beer/id1082135126