Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Tap Takeover at The Rhino July 30

Sierra Nevada is close to opening its new east coast brewery in Mills River, NC. To celebrate, they’ve been traveling the county while presenting a multi-weekend traveling beer festival in select cities. Two more take place this weekend (Portland, ME and Philadelphia, PA) before the final stop in Mills River on August 3. Credit: Sierra…

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…

Last Day for Montana Beer Tasting Challenge

Think you know your Montana beer?  Put your bravado to the test with a blind beer tasting at The Rhino for Missoula Craft Beer Week.  For a mere $7 you’ll get four 7 oz pours of four Montana beers.  You’ll also get a card with a list of twenty Montana beers.  Choose the four correctly,…

Events for Day Three of Missoula Craft Beer Week

Did you get down to the Top Hat to see The Beer Hunter documentary about Michael Jackson last night?  If you did, you no doubt got some of Bitter Root Brewing’s fantastic Red Dread or Citra IPA.  Perhaps you kicked off the evening with one of Kettlehouse Brewing’s special release beers?  Or did you combine…

Events for Day Two of Missoula Craft Beer Week

Day one of Missoula Craft Beer Week was a great success with a sold out Bacon-N-Beer Breakfast at Draught Works Brewery followed by an energetic Brews on the Block (Party).  Here are the events for Day two: MONDAY, APRIL 28 Montana Beer Blind Tasting: All Day || The Rhino. 158 Ryman St. $7 for a flight of…

Sign Up Now for Inaugural Craft Beer Cup During MCBW

Registration opened yesterday for Missoula Craft Beer Week’s inaugural Craft Beer Cup, a mini-golf tournament spanning nine holes at nine bars in Downtown Missoula.  The event takes place on Thursday May 1 during Missoula Craft Beer Week.  Participants will head from hole to hole, keeping score along the way while enjoying the opportunity to interact…

The Rhino Hosts Big Beer Fest this Saturday, March 15

After you get your fill of the annual Missoula St. Patrick’s Day Parade this Saturday, head over to The Rhino where they’re closing down Ryman Street and hosting a collection of “big” beers for your drinking enjoyment. The Big Beer Fest takes place on Ryman Street between Front and Main streets on Saturday, March 15…

“The Beard” to Make Two Appearances in Montana This Week

Rogue Ale’s Brewmaster John Maier made news-of-the-weird variety last year when word broke that Rogue planned to create a beer using yeast harvested from John’s beard.  What seemed like a late April Fools joke turned out to be a humorous reality.  Rogue initially collaborated with White Labs, one of the country’s largest brewing yeast suppliers,…

Sam Adams Tap Takeover at The Rhino Tonight

Though popular in bars in other parts of the beer-loving U.S., tap takeovers are rare in Montana.  Not sure if that’s a cultural thing, a function of our relatively small distribution market, or what, but tonight beer fans in Missoula have an opportunity to take part in one. Beginning at 5:00 p.m., Summit Beverage and…