The winners of the beer competition at the 30th Annual Great American Beer Festival were announced this afternoon and Montana’s breweries took three medals out of approximately 3,930 entries. Missoula’s Kettlehouse Brewing Co. took Bronze in the Gluten-Free category with Seeley Axe White. Billings’ Montana Brewing Co. took Silver in the Baltic-Style Porter category with…
The Great American Beer Festival in Denver, CO is the granddaddy of all brewfests. This year’s event kicks off tomorrow with 460+ breweries serving up 2,375 beers to 49,000+ attendees over three days. Needless to say, if you’re attending you’ll want to be choosy. The pours may only be one ounce at a time, but…
Another week, another great brewfest in Montana. Now up is the 11th Annual Ales for Trails Brewfest on Friday, September 23, 2011 from 5 pm to 10 pm at Dehler Park in Downtown Billings. Tickets are $35 the day of the event or $30 in advance. A ticket gets you into the event and an…
Quality and variety were on display Friday evening as craft beer lovers by the hundreds took turns talking to brewers and fellow fans while taking in some of the 70+ Montana brewed beers at the 2011 Montana Brewer’s Festival. It was a beautiful sunny evening in Bozeman and the only troubling aspect was figuring out…
One of the great things about visiting Blackfoot River Brewing Co.’s taproom in Helena, MT, is you’ll usually find a new and interesting beer to try. In fact, it may be the only time you’ll ever find it. Frequently rotating, small batch beers are the norm at Blackfoot. Even better, they don’t just taste great,…
The 3rd Annual Montana Brewers Festival takes place this Friday, September 9 at the Haynes Pavilion in Bozman with more than 70+ Montana beers from 20+ Montana breweries. We reached out to some of the brewers to find out more about the beer they plan to present. (We’re still waiting to hear back from some…
Okay, not literally, but the 13th Annual Maverick Brewfest is a fundraiser for Missoula youth sports and that’s always made me chuckle a little. Some sell candy, some sell popcorn and we’re all tired of being bombarded with those magazine subscription fundraisers. Missoula youth sports knows how to cut to the chase in this town: …
Run Wild Missoula’s August Beer Run will take place Wednesday, August 31 at Tamarack Brewing, 231 West Front St. in Missoula beginning at 6:00 p.m. Things get started with a group run of about 5 miles, though there’s plenty of options to cut it short or go long. Afterward, get social with fellow beer runners…
There is no other place in Montana nor any other time of the year when you can taste more than 70 Montana brewed beers from 25 Montana breweries all at the same place. That’s right, it’s time for the 3rd Annual Montana Brewers Festival. This year, the Festival takes place Friday, September 9, 2011 from…
Day 2 of the 2011 Beer Bloggers Conference in Portland, OR, had a lot of highlights. The panels from industry bloggers and brewers on how bloggers can better interact with breweries gave plenty of useful ideas. Craig Hendry of Mississippi’s Raise Your Pints discussed Mississippi’s beer laws and their efforts to change them, making us…