Sockeye Grill & Brewery

Was here quite a while ago when visiting my sister-in-law in Boise. Was there mid-afternoon and hardly anyone else was there. Nice building, looked like it used to be a chain restaurant building, remodeled nicely. Food was good but not memorable. Good selection of beers and all were really good of the ones I tries. Would visit again.

A bit far from downtown, but accessible to the outer burbs ( just outside Meridian). Limited bike access. Nice hunting lodge vibe and vast outdoor seating area.

Large newish rustic brewpub that has the look and feel of a mountain lodge. Expansive open and airy taproom with large L-shaped bar huge dining room with vaulted ceiling and 2 large patio with plenty of tables. 20 some beers on tap, the 2 I had were solid. I did not try the food, but they did have a good lunch crowd. Friendly bartender. Definitely a place one could hang for a while.

Now the only Sockeye-option in the area as their Cole Road location shut down; this location has a mountain-lodge feel to it that is actually juxtaposed by is impressive size; large indoor seating area provides many tables, a large bartop, a corner/lounge area near a fireplace with couches, fairly large outdoor seating area as well. Sockeye offers a good selection of different brews spanning light-to-dark; besides their flagship brews (also offered in cans almost anywhere Idaho) they also maintain a cask option or two, as well as one-offs of hoppy brews with different hop/hop oil treatments. Food is good quality and I would say fairly priced. Recommended.

 

this place is beautiful, all the beer is coming from here now too, as they have closed their original location recently. this has a ski lodge sort of vibe to it, wooden beams, high ceilings, tons of space, awesome patio, it feels like i could be off in the mountains somewhere instead of on a busy suburban boulevard, its all new and clean and bright, they did a really fantastic job with the place, and have a cool little compound back here. i was impressed with the selection after really only seeing the basic sockeye beers around town, there is a lot here, some cool sours, barrel aged beers, and lagers that i had not seen around at all before my visit here, and everything i drank i really liked, including a rather robust session ipa and a crisp pilsener, these guys really are covering a lot of ground on the beer list. service was by committee at the bar and everyone seemed busy even though the place was mellow, prompt enough but not real chatty or anything. met a cool guy at the bar, and everyone around seemed real nice. this exceeded my expectations, and has a way better vibe than their old pub, ill be back in here soon. impressive selection of beers too, i didnt know these guys did so many brews!