Draught Works Chain Reaction Festival Returns September 7

Draught Works Brewery’s annual festival of fresh hop love returns for 2014 on Sunday, September 7. The Chain Reaction Fresh Hop Relay is a 50 mile bike relay from the Fais do-do Farm in Corvallis, MT to the Draught Works Brewery in Missoula’s westside neighborhood.  On Sunday, Sept. 7, up to twelve teams of four…

2014 Marathon Beer Run and Missoula Area Beer Guide

A huge welcome goes out to the thousands of runners headed to Missoula this week to take part in the Missoula Marathon weekend. The races follow an exceptional course and Missoula truly turns it in to a community event, thanks to the hard work of Run Wild Missoula and hundreds of volunteers. As always, there’s…

Next Garden City Community Brew Set for Release July 10

The latest installment of the Garden City Community Brew will be released July 10 during Missoula’s Downtown Tonight event at Caras Park.  The Lemon Lager brewed by Big Sky Brewing Co. will be on tap along with other limited release beers during the summer evening festivities. The Garden City Community Brew is a collaboration between…

Events for Day Six of Missoula Craft Beer Week

Wow! Missoula knocked it out of the park with last night’s inaugural Craft Beer Cup mini-golf tournament. What can you do for an encore today? Here’s the list: FRIDAY, MAY 2 Big Sky Firkin Tapping: 4:00 p.m. || The Rhino. 158 Ryman St. Join Big Sky Brewing at the Rhino for a First Friday tapping of Pack Train…

Scenes from a Beer Week

I’ll admit to being long-winded.  Sometimes it’s best to let the pictures do the talking.  Here are some scenes from the on-going Missoula Craft Beer Week which continues through Saturday. ~ Follow Growler Fills on Twitter and Facebook ~

Welcome to Missoula Craft Beer Week

The 2014 Missoula Craft Beer Week begins today, Sunday, April 27. Come join the fun! Today’s events are: 10:00 a.m. – noon || Draught Works Brewery. 915 Toole Ave. Four new Draught Works beers, all-you-can-eat bacon and breakfast served by Burns St. Bistro, bottomless coffee from Black Coffee Roasting, and the infamous maple bacon donuts. Tickets…

Brews On The Block (Party) Is Sunday In Missoula!

You can tell from the poster at the bottom of this post that our design budget is shot, but the same cannot be said for the quality of events taking place during Missoula Craft Beer Week.  Here’s one you can enjoy at your leisure from 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. this Sunday, April 27. Immediately…