Sour beers are hot right now (figuratively, not literally) and Caffe Dolce has prepared an incredible opportunity to learn more about them while enjoying expert pairings during Missoula Craft Beer Week. Dine on sweet dishes paired with sour beers and sour dishes paired with sweet beers while hearing from David Brendgard, an expert brewer of…
You can tell from the poster at the bottom of this post that our design budget is shot, but the same cannot be said for the quality of events taking place during Missoula Craft Beer Week. Here’s one you can enjoy at your leisure from 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. this Sunday, April 27. Immediately…
One of the many beer and food paring events during Missoula Craft Beer Week takes place on April 28 at Flathead Lake Brewing Co. of Missoula’s Galaxy Lounge. Enjoy a four course meal paired with Flathead’s excellent beers while talking with the brewers who make them. Happy hour begins at 6:00 p.m. with the dinner…
The Montana Brewers Association’s Spring Festival takes place this Friday, April 25, 2014, in Billings at the Montana Pavilion at Metra Park. Seventy one beers are expected from 22 Montana Breweries. VIP access begins at 4:00 p.m. with general admission at 5:00 p.m. More information, a list of all the beers, and to purchase advance…
Registration opened yesterday for Missoula Craft Beer Week’s inaugural Craft Beer Cup, a mini-golf tournament spanning nine holes at nine bars in Downtown Missoula. The event takes place on Thursday May 1 during Missoula Craft Beer Week. Participants will head from hole to hole, keeping score along the way while enjoying the opportunity to interact…
Draught Works Brewery will again kick off Missoula Craft Beer Week with its fantastic Bacon N’ Beer Breakfast on Sunday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to noon. This great event sold out last year and is certain to do so again for 2014. Photo Credit: Draught Works Brewery Burns St. Bistro takes over the food…
April 7th – each year, even – is National Beer Day, celebrating the repeal of prohibition. It’s also Session Beer Day, celebrating and encouraging the creation of more lower alcohol beers. There’s not much more I can say about either that I haven’t already said last year, in 2012, or 2011. Cheers to beer. Session…
With the news of yet another brewery hitting town, Missoula’s KECI television station called for some insight into the state of breweries in Montana. I happily obliged with an interview appropriately taking place at Draught Works Brewery. You can watch the interview here (which I am unable to embed): http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/2014-could-be-record-year-for-new-montana-breweries/25330948 With Triple Dog Brewing Co.…
This month’s Session* topic is hosted by Heather Vandenengel at Beer Hobo who raises a very timely and important topic broadly called Beer Journalism. Here’s what Heather wants to know: What role do beer writers play in the culture and growth of craft beer? Are we advocates, critics, or storytellers? What stories are not getting…
In a good example of the power of persistent voices, the Food and Drug Administration announced today that it will revise it’s proposed rules on handling spent grain and release a new version this summer. The full story can be found over at Brewbound here: http://www.brewbound.com/news/fda-to-revise-spent-grain-proposal My comments on the issue, including a letter issued…