Idaho

Main Campaign: Idaho

4/21-25/2023

Some states you can instantly feel the difference as you cross the border. The Utah-Idaho border was one of those. It could’ve been the sudden appearance of breweries and liquor stores, but who’s to say?

Farmland, real grass and … a lived-in feel to the towns. This was the welcome we received from Idaho. Walking around the first town, Jake nailed it when he said it felt like a larger Anoka. Ah, there it was. That feeling of lived-in? It was the mid-west planted squarely in The West.

Idaho, the All-American Lager.

Nothing screams a good, easy, sipping beer like the Clydesdale-driven, snow-peaked mountain, can opening bschhhh lager. The one you day drink while losing beloved discs to water hazards on the frolf course. The glass you enjoy at the bar while the old local regales you with tales from back in his day. The one you crush while having a bbq in the evening.

The lager that is comfortable because it’s familiar. However, we didn’t leave Minnesota for a re-defined midwest. So we enjoyed the cold can for what it was and moved onto the next pint to see what it tasted of.