Tiana’s mother, Marilyn, took us to the Basque Block in downtown Boise. Marilyn is of Basque descent and shared a lot about Basque culture and history. We started with lunch at a lively Basque restaurant bustling with the lunch crowd, Bar Gernika, with an interesting list of taps:
Firestone Walker Sticky Monkey Quad
Deschutes The Abyss 2018 Imp Stout
Barley Brown’s Handtruck Pale
Kostritzer Schwartzbier
New Belgium Trippel
Sockeye Christmas Kriek (Sour)
Boulevard American Kolsch Lost Grove First Sight IPA
After lunch we went to the Basque Museum and the associated boarding house next door. There is a large Basque community in Idaho and Northern Nevada and you see their influence throughout the region.
