I’m a little late in sharing the news, but Montana breweries picked up more medals at the beer competition held in conjunction with the Great American Beer Festival. Winners were announced at a ceremony held in Denver, CO on October 7. Judges awarded 293 medals in 98 beer categories covering 161 different beer styles in…
The winners of the 2013 Great American Beer Festival’s competition were announced yesterday morning in the always electrically charged and highly anticipated ceremony before the final session of the massive brewfest. It was the biggest competition yet, on beer’s biggest stage, with 4,809 entries from 732 breweries evaluated by 201 judges from eleven countries.…
The 5th Annual Butte-Toberfest takes place Saturday, September 14 from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Uptown Butte. Fourteen Montana breweries are on the list to take part and the schedule of events includes a home brewing demonstration, stein races, live music, and more. Head here for more information. Also Saturday is the 16th Annual…
Montana’s craft beer fan whippersnappers might not realize just how good they’ve got it. With 40 breweries and more on the way, its easy to forget the plethora of craft beer choices is a relatively recent perk. Which makes it all the more fun to celebrate a Montana brewery that has been around a while…
The Mountain Brewers Beer Fest, held this past Saturday in Idaho Falls, ID, is one of the biggest and best in the West with more than 80 breweries serving hundreds of beers. Even more breweries enter the associated brewing competition. The competition is sanctioned by the North American Brewers Association and consists of a blind…
Red Lodge Ales has a nice IPA that makes for good summer drinking called Bent Nail IPA. It’s bigger brother, a double IPA, is creatively named Broken Nail. This one pours a very clear medium gold color with a rather thick white head. The aroma is sharp with citrus hops and perhaps a touch of…
Day 10 at Growler Fills’ 12 Days of Christmas Cheer is a beer from Red Lodge Ales of Red Lodge, Montana, named for a run at the local ski resort. Originally brewed in celebration of Red Lodge Mountain Resort’s 50th Anniversary, Widow Maker Lager is available in 22 oz. bottles for the first time this…
This beer from Red Lodge Ales had just been put on tap at Brooks and Browns in Missoula when we stopped in before heading to the Wilma to watch the national championship game with 1,000 of our fellow Griz fans. Alas, the Griz didn’t prevail, but the beer was a winner. It is a golden…
I like having a reason to visit Red Lodge, a small Montana town in a great setting with some not-so-hidden gems of good food, beer and scenery. Unfortunately, I don’t get a reason very often and Red Lodge isn’t exactly “on the way” to very many places. Unless you’re from Belfry. Which I’m not. But…