Though a Bill intended to create a study of Montana’s alcohol licensing system failed to pass both chambers during the 2015 Montana Legislative Session, much discussion continues to occur among the participants. That Bill, HB 618, was quickly watered down and would have directed the Economic Affairs Interim Committee only to study whether to undertake…
For years the Montana Brewers Association held a single – and wonderful – all Montana-made beer festival, first in Bozeman, then moving the festivities to Missoula. That was great if you lived nearby, or wanted to take a heck of a road trip, but in a state the size of ours it was not always…
For the first eight years of its reincarnation, the Missoula Brewing Co. has existed only on paper with a single contract-brewed beer to its name, Highlander Scottish Red Ale. Over the past year, that piece of paper has evolved into a sizable brewing operation and pizza kitchen now set to open to the public on…
It may have taken longer than they’d wished to transform the historic car dealership into Kalispell’s first craft brewery, but that lengthy bout of hard work seems like the distant past now that Kalispell Brewing Co. has become a central feature of the City’s downtown. To celebrate its one-year anniversary, Kalispell Brewing Co. is throwing…
For the upcoming June/July issue of the Rocky Mountain Brewing News I wrote a feature article exploring what it means to “drink local.” Locally made beer using locally grown products seems to be the ultimate quest in the minds of beer drinkers, but it’s not the easiest to accomplish for the brewer. Plus, in our…
Human Foosball, Mini-golf, Irish traditional music, and Bacon. These are likely not the kinds of things that come to mind when you think “craft beer week,” But Missoula Craft Beer Week is no ordinary beer festival. Sure, we’ve got tap takeovers and beer dinners, too – and they’re great – but Missoula Craft Beer Week’s…
Missoula’s latest brewery, Missoula Brewing Co., is quickly rising out of the ground just a short stretch west of North Reserve Street. The brewery released a press release yesterday with more details on the facility and its operations. Read on to learn more: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Missoula, MT – Missoula Brewing Company announces it will…
The Brewing News recently completed its annual IPA and Imperial IPA competitions and a Montana beer took home top honors. After seven rounds over five weeks of single-elimination knockout competition, pitting beer against beer, Tamarack Brewing Co.’s Headwall Double IPA emerged as the best of the best. The Lakeside, Montana brewery’s Headwall won head to…
Mighty Mo Brewing Co. and the Central Montana Homebrew Club announced the winners of their first annual homebrew competition at a gathering at the brewery last night in downtown Great Falls. The competition and its entries reveal several positive trends. First, the competition itself represents one of many that have popped up in Montana over…
The continued rise of Montana’s craft beer industry is not just spawning new breweries. Many established breweries are embracing beer’s popularity with expansion projects, too. Philipsburg Brewing Company is one of the latest to take on a significant expansion, including a new building, additional equipment and a bottling line. Co-owners Cathy and Nolan Smith purchased…