The 5th Annual Butte-Toberfest takes place Saturday, September 14 from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Uptown Butte. Fourteen Montana breweries are on the list to take part and the schedule of events includes a home brewing demonstration, stein races, live music, and more. Head here for more information. Also Saturday is the 16th Annual…
Draught Works Brewery’s Chain Reaction Fresh Hop Festival makes its second appearance this Sunday, September 8. The Festival is an annual innovative celebration of locally crafted beer and sustainable transportation. On Sunday, hops will be harvested at Fais Do-Do Farm near Corvalis, MT, and transported by teams of bicyclists (in a relay-style race) to the…
I started running three-plus years ago specifically because I hated it. If that doesn’t sound weird enough, bear with me. Name me another large group of people who regularly sign up for painful competitions they have no hope of winning. How’s that for weird? As a group, I suspect runners pay more attention to the…
Among the swag handed out during the 2013 Beer Bloggers Conference in Boston, the Hydro Flask growler took top prize. Hydro Flask, based in Bend, OR, provided each of us a 64 oz insulated growler to take home and enjoy. I’ve coveted one of these for quite a while and was thrilled to get my…
Run Wild Missoula‘s Beer Run for August takes place tonight, August 28, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. at the Blue Bison Grill – otherwise known as the Stockman’s Bar (123 West Front St.). If you’ve been wanting to take part, but are concerned about your running ability or even joining up with an established group, relax. All…
Re-launched on February 6, 2010, to great marketing fanfare and a push to create a national brand, Great Northern Brewing Co. has ended production of Black Star Double Hopped Golden Lager. Black Star sought to cut into the traditional macro-adjunct-lager market by providing a beer with better flavor and quality, but retaining a similar price…
One of the fun things about the Beer Bloggers Conference is learning what others are up to in the online beer world. I don’t make it a habit of striking up substantive conversations in the men’s bathroom during a beer break, but that’s what lead to learning about Bottle and Barter, a new website started…
This October, home brewers throughout Montana (and beyond) will have the opportunity to square off in Montana’s first* statewide home brew competition. A cooperative effort of Missoula’s Zoo City Zymurgists, Bozeman’s Bridger Brew Crew, and Billing’s Rimrock Brewers Guild, local home brew clubs, the 1st Annual Montana Mashup Competition will be held in Bozeman on…
Charlie Papazian would know. He’s been to a lot of them. And as he finished his remarks to the collection of brewers, owners, industry members and fans assembled on a boat cruising Montana’s Flathead Lake, Charlie confidently declared this unique floating brew fest “the best state association gathering ever!” Warm evening sunshine, blue skies and…
It’s last call for your chance to take part in the Montana Brewers Association’s Flathead Cruise with Charlie Papazian. There are a few tickets left for this Saturday’s event which includes a three hour cruise around Flathead Lake, live music, food, Montana craft beer and one of the legends of the brewing world. Home brewers…