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Himmelberger Brewing Co. and Angry Hank’s of Billings are both launching separate expansions that’ll put them nearly within arm’s reach on each other. Dennis Himmelberger of Himmelberger Brewing will be moving his operation out of a Billings home and into a building with six times the space, which will leave room for a new taproom [...]

Here’s yet another article giving Montana credit as one of the best states for beer, and rightfully so. The Street.com, an online financial newsite, recently came out with its list of 10 Best Beer States for 2011. Rounding out the top 10 is our very own Treasure State. At 30.5 gallons of beer per year, the average Montana [...]

It may seem counter-intuitive, but more craft breweries are finding themselves pulling out of markets in order to feed their local, and growing, base. Flying Dog Brewery in Maryland is one that’s seen its local demand boom and thus has curtailed distribution to 13 states. The moves help to save on shipping costs and also [...]

Question: What has bicycle wheels, pedals, a bar top and allows patrons to drink beer while on the go? Answer: Cycle Pubs. James Watts recently brought two Cycle Pubs to the streets of Bend, Ore., where riders can sip on a beer as they pedal around town. A driver in the front man’s the steering [...]

The New York Times recently asked readers to share their favorite local drinks on Facebook. A few of the responses were posted on their website in the Diner’s Journal section, and among them include a drink that’s very dear to all the India pale ale lovers in Missoula: “Megan Triplett Birzell – Double Haul IPA [...]

While searching for champagne in a shipwreck near Finland’s Aland Islands last July, scientists stumbled upon five bottles of  ”one of the world’s oldest preserved beers.” Now, they hope to determine the ingredients through chemical analysis in an attempt to create a new beer from the centuries-old brew. One of the researchers who tasted the beer decribed it as [...]

It’s no secret that more and more craft beer makers are canning their products. In the last few years, Big Sky Brewing and Kettlehouse Brewing both have turned to cans, with the latter doing it exclusively. Here’s a story by Clarke Canfield of the Associated Press on the industry trend. And by the way, how [...]

The Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University’s college newspaper, has a story about Colin Wescott who used be a brewer at Kettlehouse Brewing Co. He and his wife now own Equinox Brewing in Fort Collins, Colo. Rather than trying to compete head-to-head with the likes of New Belgium Brewing and others, Equinox primarily sells its [...]

The label on the front of a beer bottle is the canvas for some great artwork. Just look at a few of Bayern Brewing’s bottles designed by Monte Dolack. Here’s a story from the Kansas City Star profiling artist Payton Kelly, who has been designing labels for Boulevard Brewing Co. of Kansas City, Mo., for [...]

DraftMag.com recently came out with its 100 best beers bars for 2011 and new to the list Missoula’s very own Rhino. It’s the only spot in Montana to make the cut and certainly deserves the praise. The Rhino, of course, has a giant selection of draft beers, many of which you can’t find anywhere else [...]