Like all creative endeavors, craft beer tends to pick up certain trends as brewers experiment with various techniques, ingredients and processes. Craft beer provides a wide ranging canvas upon which to try out an idea. Some work, some don’t. An occasional one might even be the next best thing. Many aren’t even all that new,…
Another week, another great brewfest in Montana. Now up is the 11th Annual Ales for Trails Brewfest on Friday, September 23, 2011 from 5 pm to 10 pm at Dehler Park in Downtown Billings. Tickets are $35 the day of the event or $30 in advance. A ticket gets you into the event and an…
Quality and variety were on display Friday evening as craft beer lovers by the hundreds took turns talking to brewers and fellow fans while taking in some of the 70+ Montana brewed beers at the 2011 Montana Brewer’s Festival. It was a beautiful sunny evening in Bozeman and the only troubling aspect was figuring out…
One of the great things about visiting Blackfoot River Brewing Co.’s taproom in Helena, MT, is you’ll usually find a new and interesting beer to try. In fact, it may be the only time you’ll ever find it. Frequently rotating, small batch beers are the norm at Blackfoot. Even better, they don’t just taste great,…
The 3rd Annual Montana Brewers Festival takes place this Friday, September 9 at the Haynes Pavilion in Bozman with more than 70+ Montana beers from 20+ Montana breweries. We reached out to some of the brewers to find out more about the beer they plan to present. (We’re still waiting to hear back from some…
Okay, not literally, but the 13th Annual Maverick Brewfest is a fundraiser for Missoula youth sports and that’s always made me chuckle a little. Some sell candy, some sell popcorn and we’re all tired of being bombarded with those magazine subscription fundraisers. Missoula youth sports knows how to cut to the chase in this town: …
Run Wild Missoula’s August Beer Run will take place Wednesday, August 31 at Tamarack Brewing, 231 West Front St. in Missoula beginning at 6:00 p.m. Things get started with a group run of about 5 miles, though there’s plenty of options to cut it short or go long. Afterward, get social with fellow beer runners…
You don’t need me to tell you that craft beer has arrived. In many fine restaurants, it now sits alongside excellent bottles of wine where servers are educated equally between the two beverages. As “sommelier” is a well known title designating an expert in wine, beer experts now have a choice of designations such as…
Whitefish, MT’s Great Northern Brewing Co. and Black Star Beer are hitching up the Black Star Airstream and headed to Denver, CO, for the Great American Beer Festival, September 29 to October 1, 2011. The GABF is sold out, but you can enter Black Star’s Ambassador Contest for a chance to win a trip to…
There is no other place in Montana nor any other time of the year when you can taste more than 70 Montana brewed beers from 25 Montana breweries all at the same place. That’s right, it’s time for the 3rd Annual Montana Brewers Festival. This year, the Festival takes place Friday, September 9, 2011 from…