BOISE, Idaho _ You've got to love a little Kickstarter-funded brewery such as Boise Brewing, with a mezzanine where you can sip an IPA and play foosball while beer is brewing in stainless-steel tanks below you.
And what's not to like about the 25-mile Boise River Greenbelt, a system of paved riverfront biking trails through the city's center where honking geese and wading herons may be your only company?
Combine the two and you can happily bike between Boise breweries while barely breaking a sweat in this flat expanse that locals call Treasure Valley.
Last time I was in beer-soaked Bend, Ore., brewers there said Boise was the next happening beer town. Now, almost 20 brewers ply their craft in Idaho's capital city, with more on the way.
Here's a sample cycling tour taking in three breweries.
