Question for you: Where is the one place you can find 77 beers from 21 of Montana’s breweries all in one place for your tasting enjoyment? There’s only one answer: The Fourth Annual Montana Brewers Festival at Caras Park on October 6, 2012. Montana has many fun beer events, but nothing compares to the Montana…
I caught this little nugget today over the Twitter wires from Stone Brewing Founder and CEO Greg Koch: @StoneGreg If your beer isn’t actually brewed there, why do you spend so much time, energy & money trying to convince people it is? How about #honesty Tracing back the short conversation reveals no specifics. Rather, he’s…
Run Wild Missoula’s monthly Beer Run heads to a new destination this month, The Press Box at 835 East Broadway Street, Missoula. As is the case every month, there’s a five mile group run suitable for all running abilities and you can certainly cut it short or go long. The run gets going at 6:00…
On Friday the Brewers Association pointed to a recent study by Consumer Edge Insight suggesting a better beer selection improves restaurant sales. No real surprise there, especially to beer geeks, but the data is still useful. As is probably becoming clear, I tend to look at what these kinds of studies aren’t saying as much…
In the “how do your beer laws stack up department” comes news from Arizona about a growler fill law which took effect in early August. You’ll recall the 2011 Montana legislature passed a bill clarifying that any establishment with an on-premise consumption license can fill growlers for off-premise consumption. It was considered a “clarification” because…
Every once in a while, regular life gets in the way and dreaming up, researching and writing blog posts take a back seat. That’s not a complaint. Usually. And isn’t this time. There’s work that get’s pleasantly busy. Then there’s other fun. Like fitting in some end-of-the-summer weekend camping trips, brewing up some fresh hop…
This month’s Session* topic is hosted by Derrick at Ramblings of a Beer Runner who begins with the following statistics: There’s been much cheering and fanfare reverberating throughout the brewing community about the latest brewery numbers recently released from the Brewer’s Association, who counted exactly 2,126 breweries in the United States. To put that into context, you have to go way back to…
Here’s a reminder for you. Tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 8, Missoula’s Draught Works Brewery is hosting on of the coolest fresh hops events I’ve seen. Volunteers will be picking fresh hops which will be transported via teams of bicyclists from the Bitterroot Valley to the Brewery in Missoula. Meanwhile, other volunteers will be milling 1,000 lbs…
September is a great month for beer events in Montana. Here are a few that might catch your interest: Missoula Mavericks Brewfest Just like the Garden City Brewfest rings in the Caras Park event season each May in Missoula, the Maverick Brewfest is a sure sign that summer is winding down. The 14th Annual Missoula…
Great Northern Brewing Company wants your hops. For the second year, Great Northern invites all Flathead Valley residents to bring in their locally grown hops and trade them for vouchers redeemable for products at the Black Star Draught House. The hops will be used in the 2012 version of Frog Hop Pale Ale. The hop…