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Blue Marble Bio, a biotech firm with a facility in Missoula, has teamed with InBev (present owners of Anheuser-Busch) to turn brewery waste into products such as shaving cream and soap. It basically works by converting the waste into carboxylic acid, which then can be used in cleaning supplies and grooming products. Of course, reusing the remains [...]

In yet another example of just how much eastern Montana has grown over the past few years due to the Bakken oil fields, the border town of Sidney is gearing up to host the Bakken Brew Fest. Beer will be flowing at the Richland County Fair Event Center on Saturday, March 10, from 7 to [...]

The Bigfork Brewfest takes place Saturday and hockey lovers will be happy to know there’s a special tournament this year just for them. The third annual brewfest will be held on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 3 to 7 p.m. in downtown Bigfork. Tickets are $20 at the door, but you can save $5 by picking [...]

The Montana Sustainable Business Council has two events up its sleeve this week as the sustainability coordinator of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (one of the pioneers of the American Pale Ale) comes to Missoula. Cheri Chastain will be at The Loft (119 W. Main St.) on Wednesday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for a Sierra Nevada [...]

I’m back in college now and I can tell you it’s not as fun of a time as Kettlehouse Kolledge looks to be. Kettlehouse Brewing Co. is starting up classes at the Northside on Mondays and Tuesdays from 6-7 p.m. beginning Feb. 20 and lasting until March 20. There are four sessions: a brewery tour [...]

Here’s something a little different. My mom sent me this recipe via Pinterest (which Grizzly Growler is now a part of, so please follow) for beer cupcakes. The recipe calls for Corona or Blue Moon because the cupcakes are citrusy, but I would ditch those options and substitue Beltian White or any other craft beer [...]

Mark your calendar. Zane Lamprey’s “Drinking Made Easy” featuring Missoula airs Wednesday, Feb. 29, at 6 p.m. In the show, Lamprey and sidekick Steve McKenna hit up the Iron Horse, Big Sky Brewing, the Rhino with Bayern Brewing’s Jürgen Knöller, Reds, Bodega and the Testicle Festival. If you’re not familiar with the show, the premise [...]

Bleacher Report is counting down the weeks to the start of the 2012 college football season with, you guessed it, beer. The site has 30 beers for the 30 weeks that remain and among the picks are Moose Drool, Big Sky IPA, Scape Goat and Trout Slayer. Check out the full 30 here. – Matt [...]

The Missoula Winter BrewFest is on Saturday at the old Safeway building next to St. Pat’s on Broadway. Cost is $10 for a 7-ounce glass and two tokens, and $1 per token thereafter. The party starts at 2 and lasts until 8 p.m. Here’s the full beer list according to the Missoula Downtown Association. Looking [...]

SaveOnBrew.com, which dubs itself as the “world’s only beer price-search engine,” has this crazy infographic up about how much beer Americans will consume on Super Bowl Sunday – 50 million cases.