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The Growing Economic Impact of Craft Brewing in Montana
Posted On August 21, 2014
Acknowledgements
This report was produced and authored by Colin Sorenson, research economist at the University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research, with the support of the Montana Brewers Association (MBA). The BBER would like to thank MBA Executive Director Tony Herbert and the MBA board members for providing helpful information as we developed and carried out the study plan and for their assistance in the data collection phase. Any errors and omissions are, of course, our own.
The Latest on Montana Breweries from Growler Fills
Posted On June 17, 2014
See this post from Growler Fills with the latest beer news from around the state, including Beaverhead’s opening in Dillon!
Also news on brewery progress in Butte, Lolo, Kalispell, Sidney, and Missoula.
Congrats to Montana’s newest brewery, Beaverhead Brewing Co., which quietly opened in Dillon this past weekend. Their official grand opening is set for Saturday, June 21, 2014. If you’re near Dillon this weekend you’ll find them at 218 S. Montana Street …
Jeff Grant from Draughtworks makes the list: 20 Under 40
Posted On June 13, 2014
20 Under 40: Honoring young western Montanans making a difference
This article appeared in The Missoulian on June 8th, 2014:
Stirring the mash early on a weekday morning, Jeff Grant considered the beer to come. More than 430 gallons of water mixed with 1,200 pounds of grain will yield roughly 15 barrels of a seasonal IPA in a few short weeks.
Grant, a University of Montana graduate, isn’t a newcomer to the craft of brewing. As the son of eastern Montana brewers, he was practically born into the trade….
June 2014 MBA Newsletter
Posted On June 12, 2014
Dear Montana Beer Lovers,
Lots of great happenings in the beer world of the great state of Montana!
Our next festival is in Helena in honor of the city’s 150th Birthday. It’s the marquee event this summer celebrating our state’s capital. The event poster is below, please help us spread the word by RSVPing on Facebook and inviting your friends!
As of now we have 600 people invited, and 218 attending on the Facebook page…we’d love your help in boosting those numbers!
We’re also planning for the 2014 Montana Brewers Festival and Conference in Missoula. The festival will be Saturday, October 11 followed by two days of conference for brewers. This is our biggest event of the year, and we’re excited to be back in Missoula with our family of brewers for good times, great beer, and a lot of learning at our conference. For the first time, brewers from other states will be welcome to register for our conference, as most of the sessions apply to all breweries, with just a few Montana-specific topics. Please help us spread the word about these events as well. Here’s the link to our Brewers Festival: Brewers Festival in Missoula Oct 11.
Montana Brewers are also in the news all over the state, with new breweries opening, and member breweries getting recognition for their great work. You can see these items of interest on our website in our “news” section, and lots more coverage on our Facebook Page and our Twitter Account.
We also recently joined Instagram, and you can find us under “MontanaBrewers“. If you’re on Instagram, and take pictures of Montana beer, please tag them with #mtbeer, and they’ll show up on our Instagram Facebook feed. We’re loving seeing your pictures on there!
Please visit the news section on our website to read about the following:
- Winners: Montana Posts Strong Showing At North American Beer Awards by Growler Fills
- Walsh sponsors legislation to cut taxes for Montana brewers and distillers, from the office of Senator John Walsh
Also, check out our Associate Members and consider giving these folks your business. Those who support Montana breweries should be supported in return! Many thanks.
We are always looking for more Associate Members to boost our efforts, so if your business would like to show some support, please visit this page to sign up: Membership.
Welcome our newest Associate Members:
The MBA is also seeking sponsors for our Helena Festival. If you’d like your business to have a presence at our festival, please see sponsorship information below and be in touch no later than July 1.
Last but not least, our Trail Map is getting a lot of attention! We now have the map downloadable on our site, so please print yourself out a copy for your next road trip, or send along to folks traveling through the state this summer. Please share this on Facebook as well…we posted this on our page and so far it has 144 shares and 187 likes…so we’re getting the message that folks like this tool, and I’m happy to say we needed to add a section this year to accommodate for all the new breweries! Bravo!
Get your MBA Trail Map here! Special thanks to Steffen Rasile of our Associate Member company sra Design Studios in Helena for updating the MBA website and creating the downloadable Trail Map! Cheers.
I hope there are lots of delicious Montana-made brews in your near future.
Best regards,
Tony
Tony Herbert, Executive Director
Montana Brewers Association
Helena, Montana