Both of my readers have no doubt noticed this site has been down for at least ten months. Maybe more like a year. As is evident from this post, I finally solved the issue. What took so long? Part laziness, I suppose. It had been a while since I’d added content and then the ole…
KettleHouse Brewing Co. announced today it will permanently close its Northside Taproom beginning May 3. The closure is in response to the Covid-19 global pandemic, according to a press release issued by the company. KettleHouse began operations in its Myrtle Street brewery in 1995 and expanded to the Northside location in 2009. The former fruit…
Remember when arguing over extending the hours of operation for Montana breweries was the biggest issue facing the industry? Today Governor Bullock issued a Directive closing all taprooms, bars and restaurants throughout the state effective 8:00 p.m. tonight, Friday, March 20. The order remains in effect until 11:59 p.m. on March 27, though also notes…
Seeking to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Bridger Brewing, Montana Space Grant Consortium at Montana State University, and Bozeman-based Crooked Yard Hops have collaborated on a beer made from ingredients launched into space. The result is Space Cowboy Pale Ale (5.2% ABV, 40 IBU) which goes on tap at Bridger…
When are you going to start bottling Blackfoot IPA? It’s a question Blackfoot River Brewing has been asked a million times, though in recent years the subject has shifted to cans. The response never changed. With the exception of a comparatively few caged and corked special release bottles over the years, Blackfoot has never packaged…
The North American Brewers Association International Beer Awards may be an awkwardly long mouthful to say, and be lesser known than the competition at the Great American Beer Festival, but it’s a big dang deal. Formerly known with the more friendly name North American Beer Awards, the competition is now in its 23rd year and…
Great Falls, Montana is getting ready to welcome 100+ beer writers, social media influencers, and other beer industry personnel from across the country for the 2019 Beer Now Conference on June 6-8. Now it its 10th year, the conference has previously taken place in well-known beer destinations like San Diego, CA, Portland, OR, Boulder, CO,…
Montanans love their brewery taprooms and with 85 of them now dotting the state, they’ve become ubiquitous, unpretentious community centers where all walks of life gather to unwind in a celebration of small business, daily life, and tasty beverages. One thing Montanans have not loved about their brewery taprooms is the limitations imposed by the…
Thousands of beer fans braved the crisp wind on a chilly afternoon Saturday to enjoy the Montana Brewers Association’s annual Fall Rendezvous in Missoula. The largest festival of its kind featuring only made-in-Montana beers, the warmly-wrapped patrons were treated to 118 beers in a wide-variety of styles from breweries stretching from Hamilton to Sidney. (That’s…
For its largest, and final, festival of the year, the Montana Brewers Association’s Fall Rendezvous takes place Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, at Missoula’s Caras Park from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Rendezvous features only Montana-made beers from MBA member breweries throughout Montana. The MBA expects 34 Montana breweries to pour 118 beers, many of…
The Brewers Association handed out hundreds of medals Saturday morning at the annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver, CO, and one Montana brewery made a big splash. Helena’s Lewis and Clark Brewing Co. received three medals and was named the Small Brewing Company and Brewer of the Year, an award given to breweries producing…
Fifteen Montana breweries were awarded a combined twenty six medals at the North American Beer Awards on June 2, 2018. The competition is held in Idaho Falls each year in early June in conjunction with the Mountain Brewers Beer Fest. Organized by the North American Brewers Association, this well regarded competition is conducted as a…
Missoula Marathon Beer Run and Missoula Area Beer Guide (Updated for 2019) Missoula Marathon Beer Run: 6:00 p.m., Friday, June 28, 2019 Race Expo / Missoula 5K: 8:00 a.m. Saturday, June 29, 2019 Missoula Marathon / Half-Marathon: 6:00 a.m. Sunday, June 30, 2019 Missoula is a city that makes you want to run. Or walk,…
The Brewers Association announced the winners of the 2018 World Beer Cup Thursday at the conclusion of the Association’s annual Craft Brewers Conference, held this year in Nashville, TN. It was the largest competition to date for the biennial event, with 8,234 beers entered in 101 beer style categories, a 25% increase over the 2016…
[Note: A version of this article first appeared in the 2017 August/September edition of the Rocky Mountain Brewing News.] Billings, Montana, bills itself as Montana’s Trailhead and standing on the edge of the City’s famed rimrocks give a perfect indication why. Seven mountain ranges dot the view, Pryor, Big Horn, Bull, Snowy, Crazy, Absaroka, and…
