This month’s Session* topic is hosted by Derek Harrison of Its Not Just the Alcohol Talking. Derek asks, “Is Craft Beer a Bubble?” More specifically, Derek sets the stage this way: It’s a good time to be in the craft beer industry. The big brewers are watching their market share get chipped away by the…
Rolling across my beer newswire recently were two “best of” lists that featured Montana breweries. First up was Thrilllist.com’s “The Best Craft Brewery In Every State” which chose Big Sky Brewing Co. for Montana. This list was followed a few days later by Businessinsider.com’s “24 American Microbreweries Every Beer Lover Should Know.” According to the…
There was much hype leading up to yesterday’s 5th Annual Montana Brewers Fall Festival in Missoula. A record number of 87 all Montana-made beers from 23 of the Montana Brewers Association’s member breweries were expected. And while other Montana cities may offer more breweries (for now), Missoula seems unmatched as a popular destination for Montana’s…
Assuming a favorable outcome from a conditional use permit hearing before the Missoula City Council on Oct. 7, Great Burn Brewing will begin remodeling efforts soon thereafter to bring the latest brewery to Missoula. Located on McDonald Ave. behind Jakers Bar and Grill, the brewery would be the first to locate in the southwestern part…
The 5th Annual Montana Brewers Fall Festival is this Saturday, September 28, 2013, at Caras Park in Missoula. It’s shaping up to be the biggest and best brew fest ever held in Montana. But with 80+ all Montana made beers, you’re going to need a plan of attack. We’ve got you covered. Read on as…
There are many things to love about fall in Montana. One of my favorites is the realization that I do, in fact, have the fitness to run. The heat and strong, direct sun of July, August and good chunks of September have a way of turning the most innocuous runs into struggles of epic proportions.…
The Annual Montana Brewers Association’s Fall Festival takes place this Saturday, September 28, 2013, at Caras Park in Missoula. It’s the fifth year for the MBA’s fall festival and the second consecutive year to be held in Missoula. Last year’s MBA Fall Festival set records for the number of beers and the number of attendees.…
Missoula’s premier running store, the Runner’s Edge, is holding its first Pub Crawl this Sunday, September 22, 2013 combining a four mile run with stops at Missoula’s breweries. The cost is $25 per person and all the proceeds from the Crawl will benefit prostate cancer awareness and treatment. The cost includes a beverage from four…
To understand the influence and impact U.S. Senator Max Baucus wields, one needed only to travel to Butte, Montana, earlier this week for the 2013 Montana Economic Summit. There, on the campus of Montana Tech, assembled such industry notables as Jim McNerney, CEO of Boeing, Safra Catz, President and CFO of Oracle, Richard Anderson, CEO…
CraftBeer.com (published by the Brewers Association) today announced the winners of its annual Great American Beer Bars survey. None is anywhere near Montana, though I guess that depends on where in Montana you may be. And your definition of near. When you live in a state where two of its breweries are 640 miles and…