Tag Archives: montana beer news

A few weeks back, I was asked to help lead a group of travel writers/bloggers on a one-day excursion to four Missoula breweries and its distillery. The tour was part of Tap Room Tours, and it was the brainchild of Glacier Country Montana. Needless to say, we had a great day. It was a treat to hang out with fellow writers and people who clear ...

Jeff and Katie of Montana's Tap Routes are spending a year living the dream of many in Montana...they have set out to visit all of the state's craft breweries and write about their travels on their blog. About a week ago they stopped by Missoula and spent time with Ryan Newhouse, founder of Montana Beer Finder (read about their Missoula trip). ...

Montana Beer Finder was informed by Summit Beverage, distributor of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., that its long-awaited mixed 12-packs are landing in stores today. Supply is very limited and likely won’t last through the weekend (only 80 12-packs hit all of Missoula). What makes this 12-pack so unique and beer-budget worthy is that it give ...

Abbie Speer and Amanda Mead, founders of Spokes Mobile Canningof Spokane, Washington, recently made a pilgrimage through Montana to visit some of the state’s craft breweries and inform them about their business, which offers canning services and solutions. “We put out a call to over two dozen Montana breweries,” says Speer, ...

via Montana Brewery ToursMontana is known for its outdoors activities and its exceptional craft beers. Montana Brewery Tours, captained by Dylan Shultz, has wisely brought the two together for two special summer tours. Available only on Friday July 18 and Friday August 8, 2014, participants will raft the whitewater of the Alberton Gorge and sto ...

     After a 59 year absence, Kalispell once again has a brewery.  Can I get an Amen!?  In a historic downtown building, that once housed the Henrickson Oldsmobile-Cadillac dealership, Cole Schneider and his wife Maggie Doherty have just made a decade old dream of theirs become a reality.  It was Kalispell Brew ...

Montana Ale Works in Bozeman, Montana, has replaced a tap system that has been around longer than most of Montana's craft breweries. The 14-year-old system was on the verge of giving out for good, but it was already notorious for giving foamy, warm beer, according to the Montana Ale Works press release. Working with local welding studen ...

It is with great pleasure I announce the launch of my Kickstarter project, the Montana Brewery Passport. The goal is to raise at least $5,500 over the next 30 days to fund the production of Montana's first and only official brewery passport. Other states and organizations have them (for example, Vermont, Colorado, and Society of Beer Travelers) ...

Reveling in the success of its first three sold-out beer dinners, The Top Hatin Missoula, Montana, has announced its fourth on May 27 at 7:00 p.m. This dinner will feature beers from the Philipsburg Brewing Company and pair those beers with new menu items from The Top Hat’s Spring Menu. Three members from the Lil’ Smokies will be ...

In honor of American Craft Beer Week, Bayern Brewing is tapping a different firkin of beer each day this week and then ending the week with a BBQ in their parking lot. They are calling it their Fürkin Fest*. “We’re not breaking the law of purity, but we are bending the $^!% out of it,” says Jared Spiker, Marketing ...