The Quest for Drinking Local

A version of this article appears in the current June/July issue of the Rocky Mountain Brewing News, along with my regular Montana New column. Unfortunately for me, the Brewing News inadvertently listed the wrong author in the byline. Thus, I am reprinting it here. _____________________________________________ Drink Local. It’s a short, easy phrase that conjures up…

Winners of the Mighty Mo Brewing/CMHC Homebrew Competition

Mighty Mo Brewing Co. and the Central Montana Homebrew Club announced the winners of their first annual homebrew competition at a gathering at the brewery last night in downtown Great Falls. The competition and its entries reveal several positive trends.  First, the competition itself represents one of many that have popped up in Montana over…

Mighty Mo Homebrew Competition Entries Due March 15

It’s time for another Montana homebrew competition! This one is a combined effort of the Central Montana Homebrew Club and Mighty Mo Brewing Co. in Great Falls. Entries are due to Mighty Mo by March 15 and will be judged according to the BJCP style guidelines. More information is available on this handy flyer:

Mighty Mo Brewing Hoping to Open Early December

Once upon a time – actually not that long ago – Great Falls, MT, was a place where all the “good” beer was hidden behind closed doors and discussed only in hushed whispers by a select few enthusiasts down dark alleys while trading imported beverages from far away lands like . . . . Oregon.…