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…

Chain Reaction Fresh Hop Festival is Sunday

Draught Works Brewery’s Chain Reaction Fresh Hop Festival makes its second appearance this Sunday, September 8.  The Festival is an annual innovative celebration of locally crafted beer and sustainable transportation. On Sunday, hops will be harvested at Fais Do-Do Farm near Corvalis, MT, and transported by teams of bicyclists (in a relay-style race) to the…

October Run Wild Missoula Beer Run Tours Cemeteries

Since the last Wednesday of the Month is Halloween, Run Wild Missoula is holding their monthly Beer Run one week early on Wednesday, October 25.  The Beer Run starts and ends at Draught Works Brewery at 915 Toole Street in Missoula.  Meet at 6:00 p.m. for a five mile run through Missoula’s Northside neighborhood and…

Draught Works to Hold Community Appreciation Day

I was surprised to receive an email recently from Draught Works Brewery’s co-owner and brewmaster Jeff Grant announcing their customer appreciation day to celebrate Draught Works’ first year in business.  What? Haven’t they been open for far more than a year? Indeed it really has been just a year since Draught Works opened its doors. …

Reminder: Draught Works Chain Reaction Fresh Hops Festival

Here’s a reminder for you. Tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 8, Missoula’s Draught Works Brewery is hosting on of the coolest fresh hops events I’ve seen.  Volunteers will be picking fresh hops which will be transported via teams of bicyclists from the Bitterroot Valley to the Brewery in Missoula. Meanwhile, other volunteers will be milling 1,000 lbs…