Craft beer fans never need an excuse to pour a pint of the good stuff, but we never turn one down either. Started in 2009 by Justin Smith of Richmond, Virginia and Mike Connolly of Liverpool, England, National Beer Day is a celebration of the repeal of prohibition in America, 80 years ago today. It’s…
If you’re a homebrewer, you know Charlie Papazian. First published in 1984, his homebrewing guide, The Complete Joy of Homebrewing, has served as the standard bearer ever since. Millions of us have taken comfort in Charlie’s words while brewing our latest: “Relax, don’t worry, have a homebrew.” Now the president of the Boulder, CO, based…
Thanks to a grass roots efforts from savvy beer lovers, a lot of hard work, and a sympathetic Governor, Mississippi joined 48 other states in legalizing homebrewing with the stroke of the Governor’s pen on March 19. Alabama remains the lone holdout. In Montana we’ve long taken homebrewing for granted. It’s one of the few…
I love to brew. I’m not the most sophisticated at it, but there’s something magical about taking water, malt, hops and yeast and creating an infinite variety of the great nectar known as beer. So when Midwest Supplies asked us to review one of their ingredient kits, I readily accepted their offer. Actually, that’s not…
This month’s Session* topic is hosted by John at Homebrew Manual. He raises the topic of brewers and drinkers and writes: Brewers and Drinkers is about your relationship with beer and how it’s made. Do you brew? If so why? If not, why not? How does that affect your enjoyment of drinking beer? Here are some…
Hamilton’s Higherground Brewery hosted the first annual Yeti Homebrew competition yesterday in cooperation with Summer Sun Brew Supply. Forty beers were entered in the four categories, a great number for this inaugural event. I had the pleasure of serving as a guest judge and can attest to the quality of many of the brews. When…
Now is the time to get your entries in for the Higherground Brewery/Summer Sun Brew Supply Yeti Homebrew Competition! It’s easy to enter. Drop off three 12 ounce bottles of your best homebrew with a $5 entry fee at either Summer Sun Brew Supply location (310 1st St. in Hamilton, and 838 W. Spruce Street…
Think you brew some pretty tasty home brew? Here’s a chance to put your best to the test with a homebrew competition sponsored by Hamilton, MT’s Higherground Brewery and Summer Sun Brew Supply (with locations in Hamilton and Missoula). Participants will compete for $400 in prizes to go with the pride of winning best brews. …
The American Homebrewers Association is holding their 13th Annual Learn to Homebrew Day this Saturday, November 3, and homebrewing stores and clubs all across the country are getting into the action. Here in Missoula, Summer Sun Garden and Brew Supply on 128 West Alder St. is hosting events all day including all-grain and partial mash…