There is nothing I can do to stop the endless stream of “Top 10 Beers” and “Top 5 Breweries” and “Top 8 Beer Vacations” lists. Sure, if you’re a brewery you want to see your name up in lights, but can we stop believing any of these lists matter? Endless, too, is the stream of…
Having a noble purpose is not enough to avoid a cease and desist request for alleged trademark infringement. Just ask Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co. The Billings, MT, brewery announced today it has changed the name of its charitable pint night after receiving such a letter from attorneys representing Ninkasi Brewing, LLC. Like many breweries, Yellowstone…
The latest installment of the Garden City Community Brew will be released July 10 during Missoula’s Downtown Tonight event at Caras Park. The Lemon Lager brewed by Big Sky Brewing Co. will be on tap along with other limited release beers during the summer evening festivities. The Garden City Community Brew is a collaboration between…
July is a great month to enjoy Montana and even better when you can take in a beer festival or beer event. Here are several you might want to check out: Big Sky Brewfest 2014, July 11, 2014, Big Sky Mountain Village. Enjoy 70 beers from 35 breweries, fine cuisine and live music from 3:00…
I have no idea if its beer is anything to behold, but South African brewery Garagista Beer Co. recently launched an advertising campaign that made me laugh out loud. (Thanks to Beer of SC for the tip.) Perhaps it’s because I have neither the age nor the appearance of your typical beer blogger (and total…
You want people to be honest with you. That’s about as universal of a truth as you can get. Otherwise, you’d be obligated to accept the reverse: I am okay with people not being honest with me. Here’s another universal truth. Much of what appears on the internet is crap. Shocker, I know. Enter FoodBabe…
Congrats to Montana’s newest brewery, Beaverhead Brewing Co., which quietly opened in Dillon this past weekend. Their official grand opening is set for Saturday, June 21, 2014. If you’re near Dillon this weekend you’ll find them at 218 S. Montana Street (corner of S. Montana and Reeder Streets). Their facebook page is at this link…
Held each year in June, the annual 2014 North American Beer Awards took place last weekend in conjunction with the Mountain Brewers Beer Fest in Idaho Falls, ID. The competition organized by the North American Brewers Association is conducted as a single blind sampling followed by rank ordering of the entries within a category. It’s…
The first Friday each June is National Doughnut Day. Before you go cursing Hallmark for creating another opportunity to guilt us into parting with our cash, National Doughnut Day began with a purpose. According the Salvation Army, the service organization “started National Donut Day during the Great Depression as a way to raise funds and…
Community pint nights dedicated to raising money for various local organizations are common events for many Montana breweries, including KettleHouse Brewing Co.’s weekly Community UNite held each Wednesday at the brewery’s Northside taproom. For Wednesday, June 11, 2014, Kettlehouse takes on a challenge that is a little closer to home – an opportunity to raise…