Missoula Breweries Raise Donations for Food Bank

Posted On January 21, 2015

Re-posted from NBC Montana, Jan. 17th, 2015

Missoula, Mont. – Missoula breweries are challenging each other on who can raise the most food items for the Missoula Food Bank.

The competition was organized by Joe Berryman at Bayern Brewery.

Berryman says it’s typically a difficult time of the year for the food bank, after the holiday food drives have ended.

The goal for the brewery drive is 1,000 pounds of food all together, a goal two out of the four competing breweries have already exceeded.

So, Berryman set a new goal of 3,000 pounds of food by the end of January.

“It’s amazing how all the breweries in town just jump on board with it. They’re really excited to be a part of it and everybody really, really brings it together,” said Berryman.

Some breweries are offering deals with an exchange of food.

You can drop off nonperishable food donations at any of these participating breweries:

Bayern Brewery: offering $1 off a growler fill or a beer with every three items of food you bring

Draught Works Brewery: This Wednesday, the brewery will be offering half-off of all growler fills throughout the day if you bring any amount of nonperishable food items

KettleHouse Brewing Company (both Northside and Southside locations): you can drop off nonperishable food donations

The drive goes until the end of January.