Butte’s Quarry Brewing has purchased the “Grand Hotel” in uptown Butte on 124 W. Broadway, just two blocks from their current location. They hope to be in their new location sometime around the first of September. No word yet on whether the move means an increase in production capacity. Quarry’s current location is a lively,…
Today is Thursday, February 24, 2011. It is still winter. We’re being reminded of that with temperatures around 5 degrees and winds of 25 mph creating wind chills of 20 below. The predicted snow is largely a bust, but it is not a day to be outside. Where we live in the Missoula Valley, we…
Fans of Kettlehouse Brewing Co. in Missoula know they like to have fun with their beer and tend to create some exceptional seasonal brews. The streak continues with their new Poshed Porter, a moderately robust oatmeal porter brewed with cacao nibs from Missoula’s Posh Chocolat. It is a fantastic blend of two of Missoula’s best.…
This thing we call Growler Fills is always evolving and we’ve made a few changes recently. About a month ago we added a new background coupled with other design changes. That’s a work in progress. Some professional design is on the list, but Growler Fills is a labor of love, not cash. We’ve also changed…
It seems we’ve been busy getting out the beer news lately, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t tried a few new brews here and there. Here’s a couple of Russian Imperial Stouts for you from Widmer and Rogue. In 2005, Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. began a new “W” Brewmasters’ Release, brewing up a special one-time-only…
As reported in Brewing News, Madison River Brewing Co. in Belgrade, MT, won first place last week at the 6th Annual Coles Barleywine Competition with their Frostbite Barley Wine. In winning the event, they knocked off some serious competition from the likes of Deschutes Brewery (Mirror Mirror), Moylan’s (Old Blarney), Full Sail (Old Boardhead), Rogue…
And the turf war rages on. The Montana Senate’s Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee held a hearing today on Senate Bill 202 which seeks to shift tap room hours from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The hearing lasted 1.5 hours with ten proponents and fifteen opponents squaring off. …
Now that the Missoula Downtown Association’s Winter BrewFest is in the books, the next opportunity to sample some great Montana beer is only a week and a half away. On Saturday, February 26, the second annual Bigfork Brewfest will take place on Electric Avenue in downtown Bigfork. Eddy Grant CDs sold separately. An outdoor brewfest…
Hold a brewfest in Missoula and you’re sure of one thing: big crowds of beer lovers. Such was the case last Saturday at the Missoula Downtown Association’s Winter BrewFest, a fundraiser for Caras Park. Thousands turned out at the old Macy’s building to taste some of the 30 beers and listen to great music on…
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s new Hoptimum Whole-Cone Imperial IPA has hit the shelves and we popped open a bottle to check it out in celebration of the impending weekend. Hey, it doesn’t take much. Sierra Nevada has pours a lot of hops into this brew using German Magnum, Simcoe, Citra, Chinook and some “exclusive new…