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Brewery and Cole Road Taproom Close

It’s a time of tears and laughter down here at Mad Swede. Jerry took down his displayed medals as the brewery and taproom hosted its final Farewell Party on Tuesday evening, October 14, 2025.

It’s been an incredible 9 years serving you Boise, but it’s time to put our longship out to sea and sail on to the next adventure. Thank you for so many incredible parties and meaningful moments building community and enjoying delicious craft beer with you. We’ve hosted your birthday parties, work mixers, live shows, and open mics. We’ve hosted weddings and wakes. We’ve watched kids go from being just a twinkle in their father’s eye to running around the tasting room. You helped make this place special. It’s been an honor and a privilege to serve you!

Jerry and Susie are looking forward to letting their many creative hobbies flourish in retirement, and making many memories with their new grand baby.

The Mad Swede Downtown Brew Hall will remain OPEN through the end of the year!!

The India Pale Ale: Nerdy Beer History

Whether it’s our seasonal offerings like the Lost Viking Tropical IPA or the Shieldmaiden Black IPA, or our permanent staples like our Longship IPA or the Sunstone Hazy IPA, our IPA’s are definitely some of our most popular beer creations!

While IPA stands for “India Pale Ale”, the IPA was actually created in London in the 18th Century and shipped to India. Both the additional hops and high alcohol helped to preserve the beer during its long sea journey from England to India. This created a bitter and stronger pale ale that was more refreshing in the hot Indian climate compared to the dark ales and porters that were popular in London. And thus the India Pale Ale was born…

And the rest is, well… history! The IPA has become the de-facto staple of the craft brewery scene, with creations ranging from tropical, to hazy, to imperials, and everything in-between. What is YOUR favorite Mad Swede IPA?

Upcoming events at Mad Swede Brew Hall

A Comedy Weekend Triple-Header!

Mad Swede Brew Hall is bringing the laughs this weekend with a triple feature of standup comedy.

September 20th we are hosting the Decrepit Comedy Exhibit; a special evening of comedy featuring standup comedians with disabilities and quirks, hosted and curated by Boise’s own Victor Pellegrino!

Hailing all the way from Seattle, Washington, we are so excited to welcome Monica Nevi for two shows of headlining comedy featuring some local favorite comics on September 21st!

We’re coming for you, Boise!

We’re so excited to announce our grand opening party, happening October 15th from 4pm – midnight. Join us for snacks, amazing beer, raffles, games, live music, and more. The brewery will be open from 2pm to 2am, and events begin at 4. Be sure to follow us on social media (@madswedebrewing) for updates.

The Brewery and Tasting Room are Taking Shape

The design is jumping off the pages and into reality! We’ve been busy in the brewery and tasting room building walls. A few weeks ago, our wonderful nephew, niece and her boyfriend drove all the way from Eugene to pitch in and help build our grain crush room and frame up the bar area and bathroom privacy wall. Justin, Annalisa and Mack were a great help and it was fun having them here. Continue Reading

Who ever thought that a little green sticker could bring so much happiness?

It’s all about approval! Yes! Our plumbing was approved this week. Continue Reading

Where we’re at in the process of opening Mad Swede Brewing…

As it happens, it takes a while to build a brewery even if you’re not starting from the ground up. We’ve been a “Brewery in Planning” for a few years now.

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