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Montana’s craft beer industry booming
Posted On September 4, 2014
This article appeared in The Bozeman Daily Chronicle, on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 7:30 pm
LaNette Jones, left, and her husband, Brice Jones, owners of Katabatic Brewing Co., have spent two-and-a-half years researching and remodeling a historic building to open their brewery in Livingston this fall. A recent study found the craft beer industry has more than doubled in size in the past four years.
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….