By midnight tonight The Hawthorne Bottle Shop's IndieGoGo fundraising page will end, and the bottle shop will receive funding for the next phase of its project (121% funded at the time of writing). The effort was to raise $20,000 to "uncork the first bottle at our local wine store and wine bar in Helena, Montana!" They succeeded. Accordi ...
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With 16 tap handles, plenty of beer will be served.Montana Beer Finder was extended an invitation to attend last night's VIP pre-party for the opening of Missoula's newest spot to buy a pint of beer, The Thomas Meagher Bar, housed in the former Sean Kelly's space at 130 W. Pine. With free food and drinks flowing, we got a "taste" of what's in s ...
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Many of us here in the Flathead Valley are already aware of this, but if you haven't heard, the Bonsai Brewing Project is getting displaced...by a ShopKo. Wouldn't you know it, as soon as they put something cool and trendy in the Whitefish Mountain "Mall", they go and tell them to find another place to do business. Fo ...
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Yes, the precious will be on sale for Black Friday at Kettlehouse on Myrtle and Northside, starting at 1:00 p.m. What is the precious you ask? Well, it's mine! Okay, let's get serious. Kettlehouse is doing something similar to a project they last did in 1999 that involved some coveted pint glasses, but more on that in a minute. This Friday t ...
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Imagine Missoula and Big Sky Brewing Company have announced the inaugural All Souls Art Contestin correlation with the release of the 2015 edition of All Souls Ale. This annual beer release has served to raise monies for Imagine Missoula, a Missoula-based non-profit that does so many good things for their community they can’t be listed he ...
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A new brewfest is appearing in Montana, and Great Falls is the host city. Presented by and in conjunction with the Harvest Montana Grain Conference*, the Montana-only Harvest Montana Brewfest will take place on Friday November 21, 2014 at the Best Western Plus Heritage Inn from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. Only 400 tickets are available for this premiere ...
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The 6th Annual Montana Brewers Fall Festival returns for its seasonal pilgrimage to Missoula on Saturday October 11, 2014. And this year they are set to break records! 33 Montana breweries will be pouring 137 Montana-made craft beers. Sponsored by the Montana Brewers Association, this brewfest features the best from its member-breweries. ...
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In its 28th year, the Great American Beer Festival (GABF), awarded 268 medals to some of the nation's best brewers and breweries (5,507 entries this year, a 16 percent increase over 2013). And Montana came home with some very big honors! FIRST, Draught Works was awarded 2014 Brewery and Brewer of the Year Awards Very Small Bre ...
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On Saturday, starting at noon, Draught Works will celebrate its 3rd Annual Customer Appreciation Day. There will be a free BBQ catered by Burns St. Bistro, giveaways all day (including tickets to the Last Best Film festival, growlers, growler fills, hoodies, hats, gift cards, and tons more). "In celebration of opening our doors n ...
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"It is official," as the sign reads. The original Angry Hank's location at 2405 1st Ave. N. will be no longer as of October 31, or if the beer runs out sooner. This pic came in from a Billings beer spotter. The new location on 20 North 30th St. will be open. When asked where the equipment is going, the reply is "it's already sold," per ...
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