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2nd Annual Inland Northwest Homebrewers Festival

Homebrewers of the Inland Northwest—mark your calendars and fire up your kettles! The Inland Northwest Homebrewers Festival is a weekend celebration of community, craft, and creativity, hosted by Inland Brewers Unite (IBU) at beautiful Farragut State Park in northern Idaho.

Sponsors

LINC Malt

The Inland Northwest (IN) is literally their middle name. LINC Malt is a craft maltster based in Spokane Valley, WA focused on connecting Inland Northwest grain growers with the regional craft brewing and distilling communities. Their production model ensures grain varietal and farm-source identification in every batch of malt, allowing them to make malt with distinct, high quality flavor profiles reflective of the skill of Inland Northwest farmers and the unique geography of the region’s farmlands.

Spokane Brewing Supply

Spokane Brewing Supply is Spokane's Local Homebrew Shop (LHBS) with a curated selection of supplies and ingredients for your home beer, cider, and wine homebrewing needs. Browse their full inventory online. Shipping, local delivery, and pickup available.

Inland Brewers Unite

Spokane's homebrew club is Inland Brewers Unite (IBU). IBU has been serving the homebrewing community in the Spokane and greater Spokane area since its founding in 2009. Its membership is made up of passionate brewers and beer lovers who enjoy learning about and celebrating great beer.

Cascadia Malts

Deeply rooted in the Pacific Northwest, Cascadia Malts is a family-owned craft malting operation based out of Nine Mile Falls, WA. Supported by a multigenerational family farm that has worked central Washington lands for 150 years, they focus on producing high-quality, characterful malts from proprietary barley varieties like Claymore. Their sustainable production model utilizes minimum tillage and dry-farming practices, giving regional brewing and distilling companies a direct way to support local agriculture while gaining access to highly enzymatic, distinct flavor profiles for their next project.

Genus Brewing and Supply

Located in Spokane Valley, WA, Genus Brewing and Supply is a hybrid microbrewery and homebrew supply shop dedicated to evolving the local craft beer landscape.

Festival Overview

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Jun 12-14, 2026

This is the festival's second year. Arrive Friday for a Friday evening "Hoppy Hour" of sharing hop-forward beers. The Festival will be all day Saturday, and Sunday will be pack up and departure.

Farragut State Park

The Festival will be at the Thimbleberry North group site in Farragut State Park in Athol, Idaho. There is a limit of 50 attendees this year.

Homebrews

Bring 'em! Attendees are expected to bring at least one batch of homebrew to share and be judged. The theme this year is: Oceania. You can decorate your booth to the theme. Individuals can bring any style beer to share and be crowd judged. Clubs can compete in the Keg Competition with a specific style beer. This year's Keg Competition style is NZ Hoppy Lager.

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If you have questions or comments, let us know. We'll do our best to respond.

Inland Brewers Unite
Spokane, WA

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