Big Sky Brewing Co. Reaches Drinking Age, Keeps Having Fun

This article first appeared in the June/July edition of the Rocky Mountain Brewing News.  Look for it at your favorite breweries and bars, or subscribe here. Big Sky Brewing Co. Reaches Drinking Age Twenty-one years after beginning their first brew, one thing remains clear: brewing Montana’s most recognizable beer remains as fun as it is…

The Quest for Drinking Local

A version of this article appears in the current June/July issue of the Rocky Mountain Brewing News, along with my regular Montana New column. Unfortunately for me, the Brewing News inadvertently listed the wrong author in the byline. Thus, I am reprinting it here. _____________________________________________ Drink Local. It’s a short, easy phrase that conjures up…

Getting Lost in the Montana Beer Scene

[Note: A version of this story first appeared in the October/November Issue of the Rocky Mountain Brewing News. Look for the Rocky Mountain Brewing News in breweries, bottle shops and select bars throughout the Rocky Mountain region. If you have story ideas or news items for future issues, send them to me at [email protected] ]…

Brewery Tours Cater to Diverse Beer-Seeking Crowds

With Montana now reaching 45 operating breweries, getting around to them all is becoming more and more challenging.  In Western Montana the task is a little easier with two brewery tour companies ready to whisk beer lovers around the burgeoning brewery scene. Montana Brewery Tours and Tap Room Tours, both based in Missoula, launched this…

Thirst Gear Offers Unique Way to Explore Missoula

As the hub of western Montana, Missoula is the home of four breweries, two brewery outposts, and more on the way. Perhaps the most interesting and oddball way to tour them is with a group of your favorite beer loving friends on a strange looking contraption known as the Thirst Gear pedal pub. Sure, residents…