Lets be honest here. Great Falls, Montana, has not been a hotbed of craft beer activity. When many of Montana’s other larger cities got a new brewery (or three or four), a few bars and restaurants with nice tap selections and an improving craft presence in the local grocery stores, Great Falls plodded along on…
Every once in a while a regional sized brewery takes note of Montana’s love of craft beer and decides to get in on the fun. This week, Ninkasi Brewing Company began distribution of bottled and kegged products with a splash across Montana. Ninkasi Brewing Co. in Eugene, OR, started brewing in 2006 and expanded to…
Today, Growler Fills welcomes guest writer Eric Cioe* for his take on the 10,000 barrel limitation recently highlighted by Kettlehouse Brewing Co.’s decision to pull out of three Montana markets. BY ERIC CIOE – Kettlehouse Brewing has unfortunately been forced to make a tough decision: either pull out of some of their markets, or shut…
Montana, we have a problem. Back in January we highlighted an issue mentioned in a Missoulian article that featured a recent expansion at Kettlehouse Brewing Company’s northside location. Local brewery expansions are always worth celebrating, but this one came with a troubling quirk. Montana law allows breweries to sell pints for on-premise consumption within a…
Montana craft beer fans have no doubt heard by now that Missoula is the featured destination for Zane Lamprey’s “Drinking Made Easy” television show set to air on HDNet this Wednesday, February 29 at 6:00 p.m. local time (8:00 Eastern, as they say). The show is an entertaining one and it’s fun to see many…
Run Wild Missoula’s monthly beer run heads to Al & Vic’s on Wednesday, February 29 for a Mardi Gras themed celebration of running and beer. Sure, they may be a week late for Mardi Gras, but these runs are always well attended, festive and fun. Al & Vic’s may not have the best craft beer…
Looking for a few beer related events this weekend or in the next couple of weeks? Check out one or more of these: 1. Bigfork Brewfest. TOMORROW, Saturday, February 25, 2012, Bigfork, MT. The 3rd annual Bigfork Brewfest takes place outdoors on Mill Street from 3 to 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance or…
Missoula’s Sustainable Business Council kicked off their 10th Anniversary celebration Wednesday night with a gathering of local brewers, industry representatives and craft beer fans for a discussion with Cheri Chastain, Sustainability Coordinator for Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. The fun continues tonight, Thursday, February 23 at 6:00 p.m. in room 106 of the Gallagher Business Building…
Several years ago Tamarack Brewing Co. co-owner Andra Townsley approached brewer Craig Koontz and said they had to brew a beer named “Old Stache.” Aside from being an awesome name in it’s own right, the name honors Andra’s dad and Canadian hockey legend Lanny McDonald. Lanny is practically as well known for his bushy red…
The second annual Black Beer Barter, held February 4, was one for the beer-stained record books. As you can see in the above picture of me (on right) standing next to Marcus Duffey, General Manager of the Great Northern Brewery, I was right in the middle of it. The weekend kicked off in style with…