Missoula Craft Beer Week is Back and Better than Ever

The fun starts Saturday. If you’ve taken part in Missoula Craft Beer Week before, you know what that means.  Lots of opportunities to enjoy beer with friends in wonderfully creative ways. For 2016, MCBW begins Saturday, April 30 and continues through Saturday, May 7. It’s the 5th year for Missoula Craft Beer Week and the…

Montana Breweries at the 34th Great American Beer Festival

The 34th Great American Beer Festival takes place September 24 to 26 in Denver, Co. and represents the largest collection of U.S. made beers served at any public tasting event. More than 60,000 attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy samples from more than 3,500 beers from 750 breweries from across the U.S. It is…

Missoula Craft Beer Week Arrives April 27 – May 3

Just more than a month away, the 3rd Annual Missoula Craft Beer Week is shaping up to be the best ever! Like last year, the week gets started with the incredible Beer-n-Bacon Brunch at Draught Works Brewery and continues through the grand finale, the Garden City Brewfest. In between we’ve got an array of events…

Octoberfests in Butte, Red Lodge this Weekend

The 5th Annual Butte-Toberfest takes place Saturday, September 14 from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Uptown Butte. Fourteen Montana breweries are on the list to take part and the schedule of events includes a home brewing demonstration, stein races, live music, and more.  Head here for more information. Also Saturday is the 16th Annual…

Montana Winners at the North American Beer Awards

The annual competition put on by the North American Brewers Association was held this week in conjunction with the Mountain Brewers Beer Fest in Idaho Falls, ID (which is actually going on as I type).  According to the Association, the North American Beer Awards provides an opportunity for commercially produced beers to be judged against…

“The Beard” to Make Two Appearances in Montana This Week

Rogue Ale’s Brewmaster John Maier made news-of-the-weird variety last year when word broke that Rogue planned to create a beer using yeast harvested from John’s beard.  What seemed like a late April Fools joke turned out to be a humorous reality.  Rogue initially collaborated with White Labs, one of the country’s largest brewing yeast suppliers,…

Sign Up for These Missoula Craft Beer Week Events!

Among the many great events for Missoula Craft Beer Week are several which require advance reservations or tickets.  While Draught Works’ Beer n’ Bacon Breakfast is all sold out, space is still available for the following events.  But don’t wait too long! Monday, April 29 at 5:30 p.m. Flathead Lake Brewing Co. of Missoula Beer…

Missoula Craft Beer Week Starts April 28

Missoula Craft Beer Week is getting close! It all kicks off with a Bacon N’ Beer breakfast at Draught Works Brewery at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 28.  It is shaping up to be a great week, culminating in the 21st Garden City Brewfest on Saturday, May 4. In the past couple of days we’ve…