Bombastic Brewing
Contract Brewer
in
Hayden,
Idaho,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Bombastic Brewing
Established in 2016
Contact
Description
Early in the 21st century, a vision was born. A dream to unite the land of brews, bring harmony to all who pledged their strength… and make some damn good beer. They who had the vision started the journey and thus began the story… nay… the legend of Bombastic Brewing.
Bombastic Brewing began in 2016. Inspired by the scale of Sierra Nevada, the “gypsy” model of Mikkeller, the business model of early Sam Adams, and the opportunity to make a positive impact in the world through craft beer, Russell Mann sold his retail beer business and set out to create an interesting craft brewery, built in a different model: Partner Brewing.
He took on two co-founders, and being thwarted from Partner Brewing by Johnny Law, Bombastic pivoted and started brewing on a 30, then 50 gallon system in a garage-style facility by the airport. Bombastic would roll open the big garage doors every Saturday to welcome the brave craft beer enthusiasts who showed up and had a great time, buying out every release.
Bombastic Brewing began in 2016. Inspired by the scale of Sierra Nevada, the “gypsy” model of Mikkeller, the business model of early Sam Adams, and the opportunity to make a positive impact in the world through craft beer, Russell Mann sold his retail beer business and set out to create an interesting craft brewery, built in a different model: Partner Brewing.
He took on two co-founders, and being thwarted from Partner Brewing by Johnny Law, Bombastic pivoted and started brewing on a 30, then 50 gallon system in a garage-style facility by the airport. Bombastic would roll open the big garage doors every Saturday to welcome the brave craft beer enthusiasts who showed up and had a great time, buying out every release.
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
16oz can from Boise Co-op. Pale golden pour, clear, fast disappearing head. Fruity aroma, huckleberry. Taste is sweet, berries, dry. Seems to be more of an extract flavor.
Tried
from Can
from
Boise Co-Op - The Village
on 10 May 2026
at 04:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can shared by CLW--thanks, Chris! Virtually opaque, cola brown, nice viscosity, ring of head, no lacing. Aroma strong, rich, roasted bittersweet coffee. Taste is strong coffee (not as strong as aroma), very faint spice (cinnamon?). Smooth texture, relatively thin texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste. Basically just getting coffee without anything else but nice coffee Stout.
Tried
from Can
on 09 May 2026
at 21:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
16 oz can. 12/09/2025. Aroma of roasted malt, mild roasted coffee and chocolate. The coffee character is bold and strong even being 6 months old. Body is a tad lean for the style but still medium. Smoother texture. Pretty good.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 09 May 2026
at 21:25
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Tavour; pours black with beige head. Aroma is cjocolatey coffee, some mellow roasty notes. Pretty smooth and easy for an impy. Not bitter or particularly sweet. Solid but not great coffee giving the adjuncts. Fine.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Apr 2026
at 02:47
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8.5
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Can. Pours unclear hazel, medium creamy tan head, nice lacing. Aroma is heavy malt, roast, light hardwood smoke, caramel, black bread. Flavor is medium sweet, medium bitter, super rich and malty, light smoke. Full body, soft mouthfeel. Wow, this is one of the nicest non BA beers i have ever had (and that's saying a fair bit).
Tried
from Can
on 02 Apr 2026
at 00:57
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can from Tavour. Pours clear darkly ruddy mahogany with a persistent creamy tan head. Aroma of nice caramel. Arguably full bodied. Not dry but not excessively sweet. Toffee for malt. A little heat for bitter. Some non-pine resin, some raisin/fig, some pear, some pale stone fruits. Surprisingly complex for me. Excellent flavor.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 07 Mar 2026
at 01:28
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 473mL can. Near black with minimal beige head. Woody barrel quality, mild coffee, very feint hint of maple, decent.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jan 2026
at 09:39
8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
(From Nathan) clear, bright, very dark orange amber colour with a small brown head; aroma of smoke, soy sauce, caramel; smooth palate; balanced flavor with a long, light bitter finish
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jan 2026
at 02:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tavour can: pours black with a small beige head. Aroma is molasses chocolate and orange. Tastes like an orange chocolate bar, but I like this more because alcohol. Fine for what it is.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2025
at 14:24
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown, inky pour, no head. Toasty, little coffee, touch of maple syrup. Thick, low carbo, lots of chocolate. Mellow maple and vanilla. Rich but simple, still solid.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2025
at 04:49