Don’t forget Oktoberfest at Butte’s Quarry Brewing this weekend
Some fun stuff happening in Butte America this weekend. The domain of the Irish is being taken over by German-style beers as Quarry Brewing hosts the 1st Butte Oktoberfest. Here’s more from Chuck and...
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Get to know Montana’s only female brewer
I’ve wanted to write more about Colleen Bitter since I met her many moons ago. However, time and job promotions got the better of me, and I’ve only barely been able to maintain the friendship through...
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Bayern Brewery to offer refund for returned six-pack carriers
Bayern master brewer Thorsten Geuer sent me some info on some new things going on at Bayern Brewing recently, including the release date for the much-anticipated Doppelbock and a brand-new program to...
View ArticleWho can I thank for those big beers?
There has always been some amount of discord among Montana craft brewers. Some of it has to do with the state’s difficult beer laws and the different philosophies of how do do business under what some...
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IPA: King of craft beer
Here’s a nice look at this year’s 29th annual Great American Beer Festival, which was held last month in Denver. I, like any self-respecting beer drinker, love IPAs. Writer Eric Gorski of the...
View ArticleKettlehouse’s pumpkin ale is here
With Halloween only a few days away, it’s prime time for everything pumpkin: muffins, pie, bread (with cream cheese, please) and, of course, beer. Kettlehouse Brewing Co. just released this year’s...
View ArticleThe mystery behind ‘black IPA’
Matt Van Wyk, brewmaster at Oakshire Brewing in Eugene, Ore., tries to unravel the mystery behind “black IPA” in a recent article on CraftBeer.com. He argues that the name of this relatively new beer...
View ArticleShmaltz Brewing Co. book reading, tasting in Hamilton
Jeremy Cowan of Shmaltz Brewing Co. will be in Hamilton at Chapter One Book Store on Friday, Nov. 26, at 7 p.m. to read from his new book, “Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah: How it Took 13 years, Extreme Jewish...
View ArticleBrewers Association changes definition of a craft brewer
The Brewers Association, which represents the majority of brewing companies in the U.S., has changed the definition of a craft brewer to one that produces up to 6 million barrels of beer. Previously,...
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