The organizers of the just completed 15th Annual Mountain Brewers’ Fest (at Sandy Downs in Idaho Falls) report that a good time was had by all — despite lots of rain and wind.

Preliminary results indicate about 5,000 imbibers attended Idaho’s biggest and best beer festival and raised as much as $60,000 for local charities (Breaking Boundaries, Camp Discovery, Crime Stoppers, the Bonneville County Sheriff’s search and rescue unit, and the Snake River Animal Shelter). Nice.

The festival coincides with the annual North American Brewers’ Association awards. Click here for the list of winners, which includes’ Boise’s own Sockeye and the Ram.

The folks at the local Treasured Valley blog — dedicated to “news, Idaho politics, booze, and grub” went to the festival and provided an amusing narrative, along with pictures, of Saturday’s festival. Check it out here.