Susie Larson, Author at Mad Swede Brewing Company

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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!!

Can you make a Belgian double black rye IPA?

…Is a random gauntlet we threw down for Jerry years ago, way back when he was still a homebrewer. It was the weirdest beer we could think of in that moment. Challenge accepted! Well, our brewmaster recently felt like making something unusual, and so dusted off that old recipe to give it a new try! This delightfully strange and delicious concoction is earthy, spicy, funky, and hoppy. Like the angst of Laplander reindeer herders mixed with the musk of their ungulate charges. You kind of just have to taste it! Available on tap at both Mad Swede locations.

THIS MONTH DOWNTOWN:

May is jam-packed with touring headliners from all over the Western US! Grant Lyon is a hilarious LA-based comic with a long resume of national successes, but before him we have Adam Broud headlining out of Salt Lake City and Ty Boice coming from Portland with three unique comedy shows. There’s really something for everyone! To stay up to date on all of our downtown comedy shenanigans, click below to…

We hope you’ve enjoyed the return of Brewmaster Jerry’s favorite beer as much as we have. It was a hit at Alefort (Treefort Music Festival’s beer fest), and it’s been a hit in both of our taprooms. Such a hit that we’re running low on it! Make sure to come grab a pint or a growler-fill before it’s gone!

Fresh Hop!

Fresh hop Lost Viking Tropical IPA is now available exclusively in our tasting room on south Cole Road! This beer is our Lost Viking with a twist. It features fresh Cashmere hops grown by Gooding Farms.

The morning of the brew, Jerry and his assistant Mike got the mash cooking, while Cody drove out to Mill 95 and waited for the hops to arrive. As soon as he had the fresh hops in hand, Cody rushed them back to Mad Swede. We made hop tea bags and combined them with the boiling wort. Then magic happened!

Watch our mini-documentary for a behind-the-scenes peek of fresh hop day at Mad Swede. After you’ve watched, come on in to our tasting room for a pint of this limited release Lost Viking tropical IPA!

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Author: Susie Larson

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Can you make a Belgian double black rye IPA?

THIS MONTH DOWNTOWN:

Fresh Hop!

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