No, we’re not making this up. Would we ever pull a prank on the good readers of Growler Fills? According to co-founders Justin Smith and Mike Connolly, National Beer Day is a celebration of the end of Prohibition: “In 1933 during the prohibition era, the Cullen-Harrison Act was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt…
Flathead Lake Brewing Company has joined the growing number of Montana breweries packaging great locally brewed beer for retail sales. If you’re in the Flathead Valley and Missoula, you can now find FLBC’s Imperial India Pale Ale, Brown Ale and Pale Ale in 22oz bombers at select stores. According to FLBC, more varieties will be…
Butte’s Quarry Brewing has purchased the “Grand Hotel” in uptown Butte on 124 W. Broadway, just two blocks from their current location. They hope to be in their new location sometime around the first of September. No word yet on whether the move means an increase in production capacity. Quarry’s current location is a lively,…
As reported in Brewing News, Madison River Brewing Co. in Belgrade, MT, won first place last week at the 6th Annual Coles Barleywine Competition with their Frostbite Barley Wine. In winning the event, they knocked off some serious competition from the likes of Deschutes Brewery (Mirror Mirror), Moylan’s (Old Blarney), Full Sail (Old Boardhead), Rogue…
And the turf war rages on. The Montana Senate’s Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee held a hearing today on Senate Bill 202 which seeks to shift tap room hours from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The hearing lasted 1.5 hours with ten proponents and fifteen opponents squaring off. …
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.) …
While enjoying a couple of pints at The Rhino in Missoula on new years eve, we came up with the idea of handing out a few 2010 Beer Awards to mark another great year in craft brewing. One of the primary purposes of this blog is to generate discussion and interest in craft beer. Whether…
The Whitefish Winter Carnival is already one of the best winter events in Montana. Now, Great Northern Brewing Co. and Black Star Beer are hosting the Black Star Barter where the most awesome, thoughtful and enthusiastic contestant will win a year’s supply (52 cases) of Black Star beer. The event takes place on February 5,…
According to this article from the BBC the United Kingdom is set to allow the sale of a new measure of beer known as a schooner, an Australian two-third pint measure. Current UK law allows the sale of beer only in pints, halves and thirds. A UK pint is 568 milliliters, or about 19.2 ounces.…
Topper and Topper’s Cellar, a fantastic place to get great beer and wine in Helena, MT, are featured in this article in the Helena Independent Record, including a quote from your’s truly. Topper truly has the passion and knowledge for great beer and wine and an amazing ability to communicate that passion to everyone who…