Charlie Papazian would know. He’s been to a lot of them. And as he finished his remarks to the collection of brewers, owners, industry members and fans assembled on a boat cruising Montana’s Flathead Lake, Charlie confidently declared this unique floating brew fest “the best state association gathering ever!” Warm evening sunshine, blue skies and…
It’s last call for your chance to take part in the Montana Brewers Association’s Flathead Cruise with Charlie Papazian. There are a few tickets left for this Saturday’s event which includes a three hour cruise around Flathead Lake, live music, food, Montana craft beer and one of the legends of the brewing world. Home brewers…
This August, the Montana Brewers Association is offering up one of the most unique ways to support and celebrate Montana craft beer you’ll ever find. As we first mentioned in April, the MBA is hosting Charlie Papazian for a cruise around Flathead Lake complete with live music, food, and, of course, Montana craft beer. Tickets…
Billings, it’s your turn. After pulling off successful events in Bozeman and Missoula, the Montana Brewers Association heads east to Billings for its first Spring Festival of Montana-made beers from its member breweries. This Friday, May 31, at the Billings Depot in downtown Billings, craft beer fans will have the opportunity to sample from 76…
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…
It wasn’t expected to be like this. Before the 63rd Montana Legislature convened on January 7, 2013, most observers predicted a quiet session for craft beer. The Department of Revenue had it’s brew-on-premise license proposal. A smattering of proposals to provide for true bottle shops and to change direct shipment rules lurked in the fine…
Two very different ideas were presented to the Montana House Business and Labor Committee this morning in a lengthy, civil hearing that drew tavern owners, brewers, barley growers, consumers and other industry members from around the state. The hearing on HB 616, the so-called “brewery killing bill,” sponsored by Rep. Roger Hagen, started out with…
The Brewers Association (that’s the big, national one, not the Montana one) recently stirred up a major backlash when its op-ed piece appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on December 13, 2012. The piece was written by Charlie Papazian and Bob Pease, President and COO of the Brewer’s Association, and Dan Kopman, CEO of Schlafly…
The 2013 Montana Legislature got underway on Monday, January 7, and wasted little time in taking up the first significant legislation pertaining to beer. House Bill 58 would create a new license for brew-on-premises operations. The bill received its first hearing before the House Business and Labor Committee early Friday morning. The bill is sponsored…
The University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research (there’s a mouthful) issued a press release yesterday about it’s study of the the impact craft brewing has on Montana’s economy. The independent study, initially released at the Montana Brewers Association fall conference in Missoula, shows some impressive results. As a whole, “the impact of…