KettleHouse Brewing Co. announced today it will permanently close its Northside Taproom beginning May 3. The closure is in response to the Covid-19 global pandemic, according to a press release issued by the company. KettleHouse began operations in its Myrtle Street brewery in 1995 and expanded to the Northside location in 2009. The former fruit…
When it finally came to a vote Tuesday morning, the Senate Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs Committee wasted no time gutting the purpose of HB 541 with three amendments. Those amendments could have a disastrous effect on Missoula’s Kettlehouse Brewing Co. With HB 541, Montana’s brewers sought to raise production limits from 10,000 bbl to…
As is plainly evident to those tuning in to Growler Fills, it has been difficult to find the time to keep the news flowing lately. I’d be remiss, however, if I didn’t pass along this news, albeit a few days late. KettleHouse Brewing Co., with three breweries in Missoula, is well known to Montanans (and…
For the 34th Great American Beer Festival, 1,552 breweries from all 50 states and Washington D.C. entered 6,647 beers in the related competition (20 percent more than in 2014). From those entries, 275 medals were awarded in 90 beer categories. Gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded to the beers best meeting the style guidelines…
This Saturday, September 19, marks the inaugural “Brews Cruise,” a bicycling tour of several Missoula beer hot spots and poker run designed to raise funds for a local charity. For 2015 proceeds from the festivities will benefit MTB Missoula, the area’s only mountain biking advocacy group. A project of Townsquare Media, Montana Brewery Passport, and…
This Saturday April 25 you’ll be able to kick off the 4th Annual Missoula Craft Beer Week by getting a peek behind the scenes at how your favorite Missoula beers are made. New this year for Craft Beer Week is the Missoula Beer Open House with all six of Missoula’s breweries providing behind the scenes…
A huge welcome goes out to the thousands of runners headed to Missoula this week to take part in the Missoula Marathon weekend. The races follow an exceptional course and Missoula truly turns it in to a community event, thanks to the hard work of Run Wild Missoula and hundreds of volunteers. As always, there’s…
The latest installment of the Garden City Community Brew will be released July 10 during Missoula’s Downtown Tonight event at Caras Park. The Lemon Lager brewed by Big Sky Brewing Co. will be on tap along with other limited release beers during the summer evening festivities. The Garden City Community Brew is a collaboration between…
Community pint nights dedicated to raising money for various local organizations are common events for many Montana breweries, including KettleHouse Brewing Co.’s weekly Community UNite held each Wednesday at the brewery’s Northside taproom. For Wednesday, June 11, 2014, Kettlehouse takes on a challenge that is a little closer to home – an opportunity to raise…
Wow! Missoula knocked it out of the park with last night’s inaugural Craft Beer Cup mini-golf tournament. What can you do for an encore today? Here’s the list: FRIDAY, MAY 2 Big Sky Firkin Tapping: 4:00 p.m. || The Rhino. 158 Ryman St. Join Big Sky Brewing at the Rhino for a First Friday tapping of Pack Train…