Bozeman Brewing’s Bozone Hop Harvest is Sunday, Sept. 7

Bozeman Brewing Co.’s annual Bozone Hop Harvest picking party is this Sunday, September 7, beginning at the wonderfully early hour of 8:00 a.m.  (If head brewer Bill Hyland is there promptly at 8:00 a.m., I’ll personally buy him a beer next time I see him – subject to the keg exchange noted below.) Those with…

Draught Works Chain Reaction Festival Returns September 7

Draught Works Brewery’s annual festival of fresh hop love returns for 2014 on Sunday, September 7. The Chain Reaction Fresh Hop Relay is a 50 mile bike relay from the Fais do-do Farm in Corvallis, MT to the Draught Works Brewery in Missoula’s westside neighborhood.  On Sunday, Sept. 7, up to twelve teams of four…

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…

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…

Great Northern Hosts Hop Swap September 18

Great Northern Brewing Company wants your hops.  For the second year, Great Northern invites all Flathead Valley residents to bring in their locally grown hops and trade them for vouchers redeemable for products at the Black Star Draught House.  The hops will be used in the 2012 version of Frog Hop Pale Ale. The hop…