Barbarian Brewing is Boise's original barrel house, specializing in sour and barrel aged beers. Serving Boise and Garden City since 2015.
Podcast #5: Bourbon Chemistry and Rye Whiskey It has been FAR too long. We apologize for our absence, but we really think this is a solid cast. We did a lot of research and have tried to do a thorough explanation of what the flavor compounds are in bourbon and where they come from;...
As for Barrel Down's menu, you get casual-yet-refined, bar-appropriate eats from de Jesus. Drink-wise, there's an American wine list by Chiu (who worked for the likes of Soho House, Saluté, and Hillstone), a smattering of cocktails, and of course beer, lots of it. 40 taps are o...
Naturally, given who's behind the program here, we gave the cocktails a whirl. Our first did a commendable job integrating the pomegranate with the bittersweet, almost medicinal notes in the drink, and the contrast between the booziness of the rye and the effervescent seltzer worked well enoug...