craft beer

Nov 10, 2025

Less demand for hops reduces crops regionally

Idaho’s hops industry faces shrinking acreage and shifting beer trends, but local farmers and brewers adapt through diversification and innovation.

Loose Screw owner Mike Garcia stands outside his newest brewery in downtown Meridian. (PHOTO: STEVE LOMBARD, IBR)
Feb 4, 2025

Loose Screw brews up new location in downtown Meridian

Better late than never for lovers of craft beer, as evidenced by a full-house crowd that filled the venue on New Year’s Eve, a much bigger crowd than Garcia expected.