Grand Teton Brewing Co. 
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430 Old Jackson Highway
Victor,
ID
83455
(208) 787-9000
latitude: 43.597153
longitude: -111.107620
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5.0
Wifi Available | Cask Beer | Indoor Smoking | 
Available ParkingPublic Transit | Proper Glassware | Outdoor Seating | Tours AvailableValue: Moderate
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Grand Teton Brewing
Victor, ID
Sept 10- 2008
This brewery on the south end of Victor, ID is in a commercial type building with a sigh proclaiming Otto Brothers Brewing. It seems that one of the Brothers bought out the 50% the other brother owned and changed the name. His office is above the tasting room and one can hear him rumbling around.
The tasting room is just that, a 3 oz tasting room, no place to sit except for the break table for the 10 or so employees. They do have package sales of their beers. They distribute to 15 states from their 30 bbl system. They meet the demand by brewing 9-11 times a week in the summer and about 6 times a week in the winter, about 6000 bbls. They have excess capacity and do some custom brewing. According to the quality assurance, quality control person, Todd, they only use 2 yeasts, an English ale and a German lager. I think their forte comes from the selections of malts.
At my visit 5 of their beers were on tap. Bitch Creek makes up 39% of their sales which is the biggest seller, although Sweetgrass IPA is the local favor and the favor of the staff.
The tasting started with Workhorse Wheat, a clean American Wheat, presenting itself as advertised.
Au Natural Blonde is an USDA certified organic Blonde ale, with a really neat label. For this beer,German hops are used with certified organic malts from New Zealand and Germany to make this Dormouth Lager.
The Teton Ale is a California Common that has been produced for 20 years. It had a small malty nose.
The SweetGrass IPA is really an APA has little nose, IBU of 58 from Cascade among other American Hops. Not much after taste.
During tasting, staff makes coffee and Espresso for afternoon 3:30 shift. The smell of coffee and the sweet boiling wort permeate the building.
Their best seller is Bitch Creek, named after a local body of water not a local woman, is an ESB or American Brown with a 51 IBU. Good mahogany color, but not particularly clear, hoppy and malty nose and full bodied. I understand why it is the best seller.
The Marzen lager was very malty and good, to style.
The seasonal Double Sweetgrass was supposed to be double every thing of the Sweetgrass, has an IG of 1.084 and FG of 1.028. I did not detect the high FG in the body of the beer. I expected a greater maltiness.
The visit to Grand Tenton brewery tasting room was informative. The employees were friendly and well infomed. I think one should plan to bring a growler and drink it on the patio.
Mike Kiester
Victor, ID
Sept 10- 2008
This brewery on the south end of Victor, ID is in a commercial type building with a sigh proclaiming Otto Brothers Brewing. It seems that one of the Brothers bought out the 50% the other brother owned and changed the name. His office is above the tasting room and one can hear him rumbling around.
The tasting room is just that, a 3 oz tasting room, no place to sit except for the break table for the 10 or so employees. They do have package sales of their beers. They distribute to 15 states from their 30 bbl system. They meet the demand by brewing 9-11 times a week in the summer and about 6 times a week in the winter, about 6000 bbls. They have excess capacity and do some custom brewing. According to the quality assurance, quality control person, Todd, they only use 2 yeasts, an English ale and a German lager. I think their forte comes from the selections of malts.
At my visit 5 of their beers were on tap. Bitch Creek makes up 39% of their sales which is the biggest seller, although Sweetgrass IPA is the local favor and the favor of the staff.
The tasting started with Workhorse Wheat, a clean American Wheat, presenting itself as advertised.
Au Natural Blonde is an USDA certified organic Blonde ale, with a really neat label. For this beer,German hops are used with certified organic malts from New Zealand and Germany to make this Dormouth Lager.
The Teton Ale is a California Common that has been produced for 20 years. It had a small malty nose.
The SweetGrass IPA is really an APA has little nose, IBU of 58 from Cascade among other American Hops. Not much after taste.
During tasting, staff makes coffee and Espresso for afternoon 3:30 shift. The smell of coffee and the sweet boiling wort permeate the building.
Their best seller is Bitch Creek, named after a local body of water not a local woman, is an ESB or American Brown with a 51 IBU. Good mahogany color, but not particularly clear, hoppy and malty nose and full bodied. I understand why it is the best seller.
The Marzen lager was very malty and good, to style.
The seasonal Double Sweetgrass was supposed to be double every thing of the Sweetgrass, has an IG of 1.084 and FG of 1.028. I did not detect the high FG in the body of the beer. I expected a greater maltiness.
The visit to Grand Tenton brewery tasting room was informative. The employees were friendly and well infomed. I think one should plan to bring a growler and drink it on the patio.
Mike Kiester
reviewed on: 2008-09-13 23:36:14 