The Montana Senate’s Business, Labor and Economic Affairs committee will take up SB 202 at a hearing on Thursday, February 17, 2011, beginning at 9:00 a.m. SB 202 (Senate Bill 202) would shift (not increase) the hours of operation for a tap room at a small brewery from 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. to 12:00…
I saw a blog post yesterday that perfectly captures the overall principle governing Growler Fills. It’s All Relative. I’ve been around plenty of beer drinker’s to know how relative taste is. It is as varied as it is personal. My favorite beer – and there’s a few jostling for the top spot at any given…
Missoulians love their beer and turn out by the thousands for annual brewfests in May and September. Now there’s a rare opportunity to take part in an indoor brewfest in the middle of winter. Thanks to a partnership between the new owners of the former Macy’s building, Octagon Capital Partners, and the Missoula Downtown Association, …
You’ve probably noticed the Sam Adams advertising campaign touting the fact their brown glass bottles protect the flavor of their beer better than green or clear bottles. I haven’t paid too much attention because this “fact” has been assumed for quite some time. (And apparently demonstrated through prior scientific studies, though I haven’t seen them.) …
I don’t get to Billings often enough to keep on top of the very good beer scene there, but occasionally the beer comes to us. Worden’s Market in downtown Missoula recently started carrying (again) three varieties of Yellowstone Valley Brewing’s beer, including my favorite, Black Widow Oatmeal Stout. Black Widow is solid black with a…
On an 11-0 vote Tuesday, the Montana Senate’s Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs committee passed SB 203, without amendment, sending it to the full Senate for consideration later. SB 203 would allow non-brewery sale of beer in growlers for off premises consumption (i.e. a bar could fill a growler from its taps). The bill needs…
Miles. Not beers. The beers come easy. Not the miles. There’s gifted athletes and then there’s me. Much more content drinking and writing about beer than pounding out the miles on the pavement. Still, from somewhere unknown comes a primeval need to compete. Not against others. Against me. For me, actually. I’ve written before about…
Now you have another reason to take in the Black Star Barter on Feb. 5, 2011, during the Whitefish Winter Carnival. Ashley Routson, The Beer Wench, is joining the fun as the the Black Star Barter official reporter, following up on her gig as the Chief Beer Blogger from the recent Beer Blogger’s Conference. She…
Senator Ryan Zinke of Whitefish, introduced two bills yesterday in the Montana Senate which will have quite an effect on the Montana beer scene if passed. SB 202 (Senate Bill 202) would shift the hours of operation for a tap room at a small brewery from 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. -10:00…
Asheville you say? That’d be Asheville, NC, a city in the mountains of western North Carolina that bears a number of similarities to Missoula. It has an active and healthy population with a thriving cultural scene and an abundance of outdoor recreation. Oh, and great beer, too. Sound familiar? I ran across this article in…