Evan Bowser had a plan. We he retired, Evan thought he’d open a brewery. Somewhere along the line things didn’t quite work out that way. Now at the ripe old age of 27, Evan finds himself presiding over Bowser Brewing Co., Great Falls, MT’s first brewery in the modern age of craft brewing. Staffed by…
Helena’s 2nd Annual Ales for Trails fundraising event takes place this Friday, May 20, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Lewis & Clark County Fairgrounds. Helena Ales for Trails exists to invest in the community by investing in the Helena trail system. Tickets are $10 in advance ($15 at the door) and are available…
Montana based Zephyr Adventures organizes some pretty cool conferences and tours. They’re the organizers of the annual Beer Bloggers Conference along with similar ones for Wine Bloggers, Fitness Bloggers and others. Their tours are active adventure tours in great spots around the world. You can hike and bike in Spain, take a multisport tour of…
The 2012 Brewers Association World Beer Cup took place this past week in connection with the Craft Brewers Conference in San Diego and some Montana breweries took home some nice medals. In the American-Style Wheat Beer category, Montana Brewing Co. (Billings) took the Gold Medal for Whitetail Wheat while Lewis & Clark Brewing Co. (Helena)…
The grand finale of the inaugural Missoula Craft Beer Week takes place tomorrow, Saturday, May 5, and the celebration is going to be a big one. Now in its 20th year, the Missoula Downtown Association’s Garden City BrewFest is an annual rite of spring in Missoula, marking both the end of winter (usually) and the…
Today is a busy day for Montana Senator Max Baucus as he heads into the second day of his Flathead Jobs Tour, touting highway jobs, industrial opportunities and an international trade mission in the northwest corner of Montana. Yesterday, Senator Baucus held a highway jobs roundtable discussion at the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce and took…
On Mother’s Day, May 13, 2012, the Howling Wolf Chapter of Barley’s Angels is hosting a tour and simple cheese and beer tasting at Helena’s Blackfoot River Brewing Co. Led by Blackfoot Brewer Becky Molm, the pairing features Blackfoot River’s Woollybugger Wheat and Singlemalt IPA. The Howling Wolf Chapter’s dessert and beer pairing was a…
You know the old joke, “You can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning”? Well, thanks to my prior commitment running the 40th Riverbank Run* we didn’t quite beat the noon hour, but nevertheless proved beer and brunch are a great combination. Ryan hosted this tasting of breakfast stouts and the food…
We’re Untapped fans, a social app for craft beer fans to log and rate beers, connect with friends and get beer recommendations. Users can earn badges for checking in certain combinations of beers, venues and dates. It’s fun, useful and definitely social. Untappd has teamed up with Missoula Craft Beer Week to create a special…
We’ve been hard at work adding more events to the inaugural Missoula Craft Beer Week and all our participants are really stepping up to the plate. New events include the Run Wild Missoula Craft Beer Week Special Edition Beer Run, Meet the Big Sky Brewing Co. Crew at the Iron Horse, and Three Ways to…