Monday night of Missoula Craft Beer Week is Movie Night and this year’s movie, Homebrewed, has a great local connection. In fact, Montana beer fans will likely recognize many of the cast of characters. Created by Missoula filmmakers Carl Spurgeon and Rob Truax, Homebrewed is a documentary about the craft beer culture in Montana. Carl…
Day one of Missoula Craft Beer Week was a great success with a sold out Bacon-N-Beer Breakfast at Draught Works Brewery followed by an energetic Brews on the Block (Party). Here are the events for Day two: MONDAY, APRIL 28 Montana Beer Blind Tasting: All Day || The Rhino. 158 Ryman St. $7 for a flight of…
Whether or not you’re familiar with his work, craft beer fans and homebrewers alike should take a moment today to raise a toast to Michael Jackson, the English writer who would have turned 72 today. Mr. Jackson’s books on beer and his frequent appearances around the world kept alive a passion for great beer that…
The Mountain Brewers Beer Fest, held this past Saturday in Idaho Falls, ID, is one of the biggest and best in the West with more than 80 breweries serving hundreds of beers. Even more breweries enter the associated brewing competition. The competition is sanctioned by the North American Brewers Association and consists of a blind…
For those who got to take part in Missoula Craft Beer Week, you’ve had a week to recover. For those who missed out, a week of fun awaits you. Hot on the heels of our inaugural Missoula Craft Beer Week and it’s grand finale, the 20th Annual Garden City BrewFest, is American Craft Beer Week,…
This Saturday there will be no shortage of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations involving good craft beer (yes, even green beer), live music and tasty dishes all across Montana. So feel free to raise a pint, toast your inner Leprechaun and enjoy the day, and, as always, be safe out there. Bones Brewing Pub & Eatery will…
Western Montana breweries have been busy lately creating a variety of new beers for the fall and winter season. From big IPAs and porters to pumpkin ales and even a wintermarzen, there’s a lot to try and something for everyone. With Thanksgiving week upon us, now is a great time to take a break, head…
Black IPAs are hot. IPAs as a whole continue to be a fast growing segment of craft beer sales and these roasted malt versions are popping up all over the place. The most recent local addition is Bitter Root Brewery’s Last Cast Black IPA. On the way to working up a review, I stumbled upon…
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…
I stopped in at Hamilton’s Bitter Root Brewing Co. this week and asked for a pint of whatever the newest beer on tap happened to be. That’s not my usual M.O., but it was a fortuitous change of pace. The newest turned out to be Bitter Root’s Belgian Honey Trippel. Belgian Ales are one category…