Montana’s newest brewery, Philipsburg Brewing Co. is holding a grand opening weekend beginning tomorrow, Friday, October 12. I had a chance to talk with Founder Rob Jarvis and Brewer Mike Elliott at the Montana Brewers Festival and they’re excited to show off the new place. Open since late August, PBC is quickly adding new beers…
Deschutes Brewery has long been one of my favorites. It wasn’t the first craft beer I tried, but I can trace my craft beer epiphany back to a few pints of Black Butte Porter on nitro in Helena, MT somewhere around ’97. Several years of The Abyss feature prominently in my beer cellar. I’m still…
The Great American Beer Festival takes place this Thursday through Saturday (Oct. 11-13, 2012) in Denver, CO, and eight Montana Breweries will be on hand. This Annual showcase by the Brewers Association is the largest collection of American beer and serves as one of the most prestigious competitions of its kind. Tickets to the festival…
The Montana Brewers Association is holding it’s first annual fall conference on October 7 – 8 in Missoula following yesterday’s Montana Brewers Festival. We’re participating in a panel discussion tomorrow on the interaction between bloggers/media and brewers. The MBA is graciously allowing us to take part in the full conference line up. After day one,…
A chilly start to the morning yesterday gave way to the kind of crisp, sunny, blue sky day that reminds those of us living in Montana why we choose to do so. There was another pretty big reminder, too, as the Montana Brewers Festival filled Missoula’s Caras Park with 75 Montana brewed beers in a…
This month’s Session* topic is hosted by Tiffany Adamowski at 99 Pours who, along with her husband, owns a bottle shop in Federal Way, WA. She’s a fellow beer bloggers conference attendee and her topic is Novelty Beers. Tiffany asks: What novelty beer comes to mind when you think: Is this beer just too strange…
You’re a large brewer with a long history of brewing an . . uh . . American adjunct lager, but sales have been declining and you just can’t make any gains on those Budweiser boys. You’ve got a big pot of money sitting around which you can use to fix the problem. How do you…
We recognize not everyone can get to Missoula this weekend for the Montana Brewers Festival (and it’s 77 Montana brewed beers). The good news for those who can’t make it is there’s plenty more to do in the beer world around Montana this weekend. Murphy’s Pub in Havre, Montana, is hosting it’s 3rd Annual Liquid…
I was looking back through some old posts recently when I ran across one from a touch more than a year ago called “What’s Trending in Beer?” I did not remember writing it until browsing the text, which tells me it’s one I dreamed up because I needed to get something out on the blog. …
It’s a busy weekend for beer events in Montana. Here are some reminders of a few you might want to check out. Personally, I’ll be taking part in the American Heart Association’s Heart Run 5k race in Missoula, which I committed to do before realizing how many great beer events are going on. Seeley Lake…