The parent company of Boise's oldest brewpub filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy July 10 — but TableRock Brewpub & Grill will remain open.

This is good news for Boise's craft beer enthusiasts. One of the things that makes this a good beer town are the four different brewpubs, each with it's own vibe and aesthetic. I would have been bummed if TableRock was going away.

TableRock owner Mike Fitzgerald says the brewpub and catering operations are in no danger of closing and that the bankruptcy filing has to do with the company's failed bottling plant in the late 90s.

This is the deal.

TableRock Brewing Co., which runs Boise's oldest brewpub, filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy July 10.

The bankruptcy filing is for a bottling plant operation TableRock built and tried to maintain in Meridian in the mid-90s. The brewpub is under a separate business name and is not involved in the bankruptcy filing, Fitzgerald said Monday.

"The pub is not closing. We are brewing beer and continue to brew beer," Fitzgerald said. "Our catering business is still going. The filing doesn't affect the brewpub at all."

According to U.S. District Court records, TableRock Brewpub & Grill has less than $250,000 in total debts, with about $200,000 of that in unpaid federal taxes.

A chapter 7 bankruptcy is a proceeding under federal law in which a person's assets are turned over to control of a trustee and are usually liquidated and used to pay off outstanding debts.

The bottling plant was active in the mid-90s, but "we built it way too big," Fitzgerald said, resulting in the closure of the facility in the late 90s.

Fitzgerald said the chapter 7 filing was done this month to separate the brewpub business from the bottling plant business.

TableRock Brewpub & Grill has been open since 1991 and is the oldest of Boise's four craft brewing operations.

Regular readers likely know TableRock is my least favorite brewpub in town — but that is like saying I like season 9 of Seinfeld the least. It's still better than almost anything else out there, and I am glad it will remain open.

TableRock has been around since 1991 and brewmaster Bob McSherry makes some good beer — I especially like the Hopzilla. TableRock is a homegrown creation, and I dig that, too. I just don't dig the aesthetic that much and I don't really connect with some of their beers.

So this is some good news, especially since unique restaurants in Boise have been taking a little bit of a beating lately.