Oldspeak Bar

Oldspeak Bar Now open in Garden City. Come for a beer, leave with a book. A collaboration between Alliteration Ales & The Lit Room.

09/10/2026

The Detectives Jubilee. A puzzling night with puzzling people. Riddles. Clues. And a way to disappear from the chaos of the real world. 👀 Tuesday, Sept 15 at 7pm.

Tickets for the murder mystery party are still available! Support the book bar and come out for a good night of mischief. 😈

07/26/2026

THIS WEEK 💥

🗣️ Monday: Trivia at the bar! Plus Parcero book club down the road Parcero Wine Bar

🍺 Thursday: find our brewery Alliteration Ales at the West bench farmers market! West Bench Farmers Market

🖊️ Friday! Join us for Write Club and bring your pens and pencils journals or laptops! THE LIT ROOM x Chelsea Major

💫 Sunday is a multitude of things: audiobook walking club, humanists book club, and Heart and Skull preview — a new board game that’s going to be launching crowdfunding very soon.

😱 The video cut us off but FYI, we close early on Sunday for our members mixer.
💌 Members: check your emails for the details.

07/10/2026

HBD 🎂 to one of our favorite humans! fuzzy wuzzy
We’re a small but mighty team at Oldspeak and having Greta has been such a delight. Happpy happy birthday!

07/09/2026

It’s self care. Tell me I’m wrong. 🍺📚

🎥 Inspired by Maddie | Craft Beer & Travel ✨

05/30/2026

𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒚: 𝑨 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒍 ✨

Join us at Oldspeak on Tuesday, July 14th for a delightful evening when we transcend time and celebrate the release of Sometime This Century by Samantha Silva. 📖

After much pomp and circumstance at our last affair for dear Jane’s birthday, we felt it was far past time to hold another festive occasion. Our summer ball follows the book release of dear friend and local author, Samantha Silva. Sometime This Century is a Regency-era time travel romantic comedy novel and the perfect inspiration for our ball.

So, in the spirit of the book, and of our general need for levity this season, we invite you to our Time Travellers Ball. Dress for the occasion — whether that means wearing your best Bridgerton apparel, a Victorian remake, or take creative liberty and don a style from another favorite era throughout time; costumes and your genuine enthusiasm are not only encouraged but a necessity. Limited tickets available. 🎟️ Link in bio.

Curated by our indie bookstore
Reel made by the most delightful at our Jane Austen 250th birthday ball

Oldspeak is a finalist for the Best of Boise Awards for Best New Business 2025. 🤯💥Thank you to everyone who nominated us...
05/01/2026

Oldspeak is a finalist for the Best of Boise Awards for Best New Business 2025. 🤯💥

Thank you to everyone who nominated us! We’re grateful to everyone who has ventured in for books, beer, and curious conversations this last year. If you’ve had a nice time at Oldspeak, we’d love your vote. 🗳️

Link in bio, or find the At The Top section, then the New Business category.

We’re grateful to you for making our book bar dream a reality, and thanks for being here!
- Chelsea, Shelley, and Adam

04/21/2026

One exceptionally good year of books & beer.

Thank you for supporting our bookstore bar. We’re so glad to know you and are excited to continue growing our community of readers and drinkers.

Love,
Your friends at Oldspeak

x

One Year of Oldspeak🫀🫀Anniversary Party, April 17-19, 2026..:WEEKEND LINEUP:...🍻 FRIDAY, APRIL 174-8PMMeriwether Tap Tak...
04/10/2026

One Year of Oldspeak🫀🫀
Anniversary Party, April 17-19, 2026
..:WEEKEND LINEUP:...

🍻 FRIDAY, APRIL 17
4-8PM
Meriwether Tap Takeover 
 
+ Vendors! 
Jessica Evett, Prints & DIY Bookmarks!
 
The Naked Neighbor, Vintage Apparel
 
Fresh Start Sourdough, Baked Goods & Sweetssourdough 

💭 SATURDAY, APRIL 18 
Celebrating Craft & Curiosity 

Morning Vendors!
10AM-2PM
Lindsay Short, Mixed Mediarae.short 
Evalee Campbell, Ceramics 
 

🍺 Beer Talks with Alliteration Ales
2-4PM (10 min sessions!) 
 

Evening Vendors!
4-8PM
Derrick Burton, Prints & Featured Artist
 
Create X Ruin, Prints & Goods 
 
The Silver Solstice,  Permanent Jewelry 
 

After Party DJ Set with Tropico.FM
8PM 🌙 fm

🧨 SUNDAY, APRIL 19
Creating Culture & Community

Vendors! 
10AM-2PM
Nica Bake Co, Baked Goods & Treats
 
Alma’s Petals, Flower Bar


Artist & Writer Mixer
2-4PM
Sponsored by The Backyard Artists 
 

📖 Chicano Literary Panel
5-7PM
Nix Murguia  
Tomás Baiza  
Roslyn Ceja Arteaga  

🗣️ Open Mic Poetry
8-10PM
Sponsored by Raising Our Voices
 

One year. Books and beer. Libations and literature.

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3640 West Chinden
Garden City, ID

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 10pm
Thursday 10am - 10pm
Friday 10am - 10pm
Saturday 10am - 10pm
Sunday 10am - 10pm

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