What’s more important to AB-InBev and MillerCoors, taste, or image? Even the most casual craft beer consumer knows the answer. Big Beer spends gagillions of dollars a year making sure you know their brands. Bud Light, Coors, Miller Light – their advertising is iconic to the point of being a part of our culture (Tastes…
Not since this year’s Missoula Craft Beer Week has there been such a prominent collaboration of support between Missoula’s breweries and bars. And just in time for the holidays, Missoula’s craft beer scene has established the Garden City Community Brew, a program that will have all local breweries brew a one-of-a kind beer bi-annually. The beer…
Montana’s Flathead Valley has gained a new homebrew shop and homebrewing association according to this article in the Flathead Beacon. Junior Szklarz and Karen Witt have opened The Beer Store which shares space with their other business Brass and Bullets. The shop is located at 2703 Highway 93 S, south of Kalispell.Junior and Karen have…
The holiday season is upon us. There’s nothing left from Thanksgiving but the . . . well . . . leftovers. Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday have taken their usual casualties. And if you’re like me, you’re still wondering what to get that craft beer lover in your life for the holidays.…
Chicken actually. Because, according to Run Wild’s Chancellor of Libations, Pat Cross, chicken is almost like turkey. This being the first beer run following Thanksgiving, it’s only natural to head to Double Front Chicken. You kind of have to know Pat for any of this to make sense. That being said, this month’s Run Wild…
Think you brew some pretty tasty home brew? Here’s a chance to put your best to the test with a homebrew competition sponsored by Hamilton, MT’s Higherground Brewery and Summer Sun Brew Supply (with locations in Hamilton and Missoula). Participants will compete for $400 in prizes to go with the pride of winning best brews. …
Not surprisingly, with the meteoric rise in the number of craft breweries over the past several years comes concerns about there being a craft beer bubble on the horizon. That was the subject of a recent article about San Diego’s craft beer scene in the San Diego Union Tribune. San Diego County now has about…
The 2nd Annual International Stout Day is nearly upon us, taking place on Thursday, November 8, 2012. In the words of it’s creator: International Stout Day is a worldwide celebration of the iconic beer style, Stout. Taking place in homes, pubs, breweries and restaurants; it’s all about celebrating the craft beer revolution, relishing in this…
The winners of the 2012 Great American Beer Festival Competition were announced during the Festival on Saturday, October 13 and, as always, there were some surprises. Or maybe the fact that numerous awards were won by breweries even the seasoned beer fan hasn’t heard of is no longer any surprise at all? For 2012, the…
An article published in the The Atlantic’s online site yesterday is making the rounds in the beer world with the provocative headline “Light Beer: You Don’t Have to Like It, but Respect It.” The Atlantic’s partner site mentalfloss.com published the story the day before with the less provocative and potentially more palatable headline “Scientific Reasons…