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Bitter Root Brewing is hosting another Brewer’s Dinner on Sunday, March 18, at 5 p.m. Seats generally fill up pretty quickly, so if you’re thinking about going email Jason Goeltz at jason@bitterrootbrewing.com. Tickets are $55 per person, and that gets you six (what?) courses paired with the Root’s delicious beer over three hours. I haven’t [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The Missoula Winter BrewFest returns for its second year on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 2 to 8 p.m., this time at the old Safeway building on West Broadway next to St. Patrick Hospital. Cost is $10 for a 7-ounce glass and two tokens, and $1 per token thereafter. The Missoula Downtown Association expects more than [...]

Missoula’s Draught Works is gearing up to host the first official Frosters Anonymous party on Friday, Jan. 27., in an effort to bring a little warmth to our neck of the woods. So what is Frosters Anonymous?  Well … it’s “a new thing where you pretend to act like the weather is nice (and) take a [...]

The 18th annual Micro Brew Review and Cool Dog Ball heads to the Helena Civic Center Ballroom on Friday, Jan. 27, as part of a fundraiser for the Race to the Sky sled dog race. Seventeen breweries will be on hand, including Blackfoot River Brewing, Lewis & Clark Brewery, Big Sky, Bayern, Bitter Root Brewing, Harvest Moon, [...]

Looking for a last-minute weekend getaway near the Crown of the Continent? The Belton Chalet in West Glacier is holding a dinner paired with Tamarack Brewing beers on Friday beginning at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $50 for the dinner or $185 per couple for dinner and a room, which seems like a pretty decent deal. [...]