Crescent Brewery

One of the few breweries operating in Nampa ID, out of an old industrial-like building near the railroad tracks. Feels hole-in-the-wall and dive bar-ish but real friendly and casual. Only about 8 brews on tap as well as a guest tap and a guest cider; beer selection focusses more on dark brews, Scottish and traditional ales, so no ultra-modern imperial milkshake hazy's or sours to be found here. Very friendly bartender and a place that could become comfortable if there were return visits.

Very cool little place on the south end of town, the facade looks like something out of the old west. Little L-shaped bar to the right of the entrance seats about 8 or 10 with a few tables about the room. Sign say there is a patio, I did not check it out. 8 beers on tap, I had the Skull Splitter which was very nice. Friendly bartender. Definitely a locals hangout that has a pretty active live entertainment calender.

Smallish brewery and taproom right next to the railroad tracks, rotating selection of Scottish/british brews. Very casual atmosphere and very friendly, GFree popcorn.

 

super neat spot here, a resurrection of a really old brewery in this area that had been shut down for a long time, opened back up a handful of years ago apparently with the blessing of the original family or something, i didnt get the full story, but the place just feels historic. its sort of tucked back off the road, a bit tricky to get to, but its a real cool old building, seemingly much larger than it needs to be for the amount of beer they look like they are making. the taproom is in the front, a cool stone basement vibe, lots of wood, cool art for each of their flavors, and a very friendly staff who shared samples and filled me in on their history, super friendly. unfortunately, i didnt love any of the beers i had, the best among them though was a coconut porter that had a ton of flavor. the other ales i had here all had a funny off yeast character to them, like an old tired english strain thats stressed, or like they were all done a little too warm. none of it was awful, but none of it really good enough to get me back in here in a hurry either. they do a ton of entertainment in here, live music and comedy and such, seems like a real community focused spot, and the vibe at the bar is awesome. if you are out this way, its definitely worth a visit, but the beer has some improving to do to catch up to the best of the local idaho stuff in my opinion.