Wine Bar
Unclaimed profileDaft Badger Brewing
Coeur d'Alene, ID · $$
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Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Daft Badger Brewing is a neighborhood 10-barrel brewpub focused on Northwest-style beers. Six flagship beers anchor the rotating craft menu: Blood Orange IPA, Summers Envy IPA, Josiah's Revenge Imperial Stout, Final Mile Blonde Ale, Hoppypotamus Pale Ale, and Badgers Bounty IPA. The flagship list includes style, ABV, and IBU details, with strengths ranging from a crisp blonde ale to a 9.86% imperial stout. Customers highlight the Blood Orange IPA as bright and excellent, and a recent account notes finishing a meal with a solid beer flight.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Blood Orange IPA, the beer multiple customers call bright and excellent. For a contrasting pour, try the Final Mile Blonde Ale, a crisp, light blonde with citrus overtones from Fuggle hops, or the Josiah's Revenge Imperial Stout with its chocolate, dried cherry, prune, and fig notes. A flight is a supported way to compare the range.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Beer drinkers who appreciate a focused Northwest-style brewpub with a stable core of six flagship beers and rotating options. The range covers hop-forward IPAs, a pale ale, a blonde ale, and an imperial stout, so there is a style for different preferences.
- When should I go?
- Any time you want to compare the flagship lineup or try what is currently rotating. A flight is a supported way to sample several beers alongside a meal.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- A 10-barrel neighborhood brewpub that keeps six staple beers on at all times while rotating other offerings. The flagship list is unusually specific, with style, ABV, and IBU details for each beer, from a 5.87% blonde ale to a 9.86% imperial stout.
Beverage categories
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Beer
A 10-barrel neighborhood brewpub with six flagship beers always on and other beers rotating. The flagship list includes style, ABV, and IBU details across a range of styles, from a 5.87% blonde ale to a 9.86% imperial stout. The Blood Orange IPA as a standout stands out repeatedly.
Menu strengths
- — Six flagship beers always on tap with rotating offerings, providing a stable core plus variety.
Standout selections
- — Blood Orange IPA: multiple customers describe it as bright and excellent, and one noted it paired well with their meal.
- — Josiah's Revenge Imperial Stout: a 9.86% imperial stout with chocolate, dried cherries, prunes, and figs.
- — Final Mile Blonde Ale: a 5.87% blonde ale described as crisp and light with citrus overtones from Fuggle hops.
How it sits with the food
One customer noted that the Blood Orange IPA paired well with their meal, and another described finishing a meal with a solid beer flight.
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