At long last Bogus has a home! And what a home it is. We’re taking the place of The Venue at 521 W Broad, right next to the Boise Weekly and the future Trader Joe’s. We’ve got 4,000 square feet to work with, nice high ceilings, concrete floors… I could go on, but it’s really got nearly everything we ever could have hoped for. Look, I never in my life thought I’d be jumping up and down about bathrooms, but here I am. And being in that neighborhood means the tasting room can be everything that it should be: the heart and soul of the brewery.

Yesterday and today, we’ve had some fun starting to do the design work. It’s extremely refreshing to no longer be thinking about this amorphous brewery concept and start talking about the brewhouse going here and the fermenters there and I wonder what kind of patio we can put together? We’ll still be on FrankenBrew for a little while, but his days are numbered. Yes, yes, it might be a big number, but at least it’s a number.

Having our lease nailed down, we can also start the licensing process. We’ve just barely started with the Feds. This is going to be a little bit like spending a couple days at the dentist’s office. The local licensing, while time consuming, looks to be a little more straightforward.

When can you check out our new digs, you ask? Why, this Tuesday! We’re holding our first meeting on community ownership at the future brewery. If you’re interested in learning about our model, now’s your chance to learn a little more and ask us your questions. Hey, if nothing else, it’s a chance to see the building before we start tearing into it. More details are here.

And don’t forget, check us out at Bar Gernika, Thursday, June 6 any time after 5:00 to try our SupPorter. More on our One Tap Takeover here.