Micro-Brew Review and Cool Dog Ball heads to Helena on Jan. 25

The long running Micro-Brew Review and Cool Dog Ball sets up shop in Helena on Friday, Jan. 25., bringing with it around 35 beers and live music by Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble.

Breweries on board this year include:

• Blackfoot River Brewing
• Lewis and Clark Brewery
• Big Sky Brewing
• Bayern Brewing
• Bitterroot Brewing
• Harvest Moon
• Front Brewery
• Bowser Brewery
• Ninkasi
• Goose Island

The ball, which is an annual fundraiser for the Race to the Sky sled dog race, will be held at the Helena Civic Center ballroom from 6-11:30 p.m., with the music set to start at 8:30. Tickets are available in advance for $18 at Bert and Ernie’s, Topper’s Cellar, The Overland Express, Staggering Ox and both Man Stores, all in Helena, or they can be purchased at the door for $20.

- Matt Pritchard