It’s a full weekend of beer festivals around the state of Montana. The first Montana Brewers Association Spring Festival takes place on Friday, May 31 in Billings, followed by the 7th Annual Montana Beer Fest in Bozeman on Saturday, June 1. Two great chances to enjoy some great Montana beer. Here’s the scoop on the…
Billings, it’s your turn. After pulling off successful events in Bozeman and Missoula, the Montana Brewers Association heads east to Billings for its first Spring Festival of Montana-made beers from its member breweries. This Friday, May 31, at the Billings Depot in downtown Billings, craft beer fans will have the opportunity to sample from 76…
Higherground Brewery and Summer Sun Garden and Brew are at it again. Following on the heels of the successful Yeti Home Brew Competition last December, they’ve teamed up again to offer a summer equivalent, the Sasquatch Home Brew Competition. Co-sponsored by Growler Fills and the Missoula Independent, it’s sure to be another great occasion celebrating…
The 3rd Annual Helena Ales for Trails beer and wine tasting festival takes place this Friday, May 17th from 5 to 9pm at the Lewis & Clark County Fairgrounds in Helena, MT. Helena Ales for Trails serves as a fundraiser for the Helena trail system. This year’s Ales for Trails event benefits the Centennial Trail,…
Tonight at 6:00 p.m. at Draught Works Brewery, Run Wild Missoula hosts a Special Edition Beer Run for Missoula Craft Beer Week. This Special Edition Beer Run features a five mile run that will take you by several of Missoula’s breweries while working up a great thirst for craft beer. Afterwards, stick around for a…
As promised, we’re continuing to add events to Missoula Craft Beer Week as we tick down to the start of the week, this Sunday, April 28. Today we’ve added some great offerings from Tamarack Brewing Co. Beginning Monday, April 29, Tamarack Brewing Co.’s Missoula location will release a special beer, dubbed their Monkey Barrel Series,…
A chilly start to the morning yesterday gave way to the kind of crisp, sunny, blue sky day that reminds those of us living in Montana why we choose to do so. There was another pretty big reminder, too, as the Montana Brewers Festival filled Missoula’s Caras Park with 75 Montana brewed beers in a…
New Belgium Brewing Co. loves to travel around and spread the good word (about beer, that is) and tonight they’re setting up shop in Missoula’s Caras Park for Clips of Faith. That’s New Belgium’s “beer-toting, film-traveling, noprofit-benefiting show” featuring short films created by the brewery’s fans and shown on a great big inflatable screen. It’s…