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Missoula to host 5th Annual Montana Brewers Festival Saturday, September 28, 2013

Posted On September 12, 2013

2013-MBA-Fall-Festival Montana Brewers Return to Missoula

Saturday, September 28th on the Clark Fork River in Caras Park

VIP entry at noon
General Entry 1:00 p.m.

Over 60 Montana-Made Beers
Four Bands
Local Food Vendors

Stay updated on Festival Release beers from participating breweries on our Facebook page:
Montana Brewers Assoc. Facebook Page

Purchase tickets in advance to shorten your entry wait time. Have your valid ID ready!
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

RSVP to our Facebook event and invite others!

29 tickets left for Charlie Papazian fundraising MT Craft Beer Cruise on Flathead Lake!

Posted On July 29, 2013

Hello Montana beer lovers!

Our August 10th craft beer cruise on Flathead Lake with Charlie Papazian is drawing near, and as of this time, we have fewer than 30 passenger spots available on the boat out of the original 150. We’d love to have you on board for this fundraising event.

All proceeds benefit the work of the Montana Brewers Association, and as you know we’ve had a heavy work load in 2013. Things will start to heat up again soon, and the MBA intends to work hard with industry partners and our patrons (you) to develop legislation that will fix the void that currently exists in the law to recognize unique needs of manufacturers, and how those can coexist with retailer needs. We are developing proper strategy to do just this, and will work to meet our brewery industry needs at large, and to develop solutions that make sense. Fundraisers, and fun ones like the Cruise with Charlie, are events that help us achieve our goals.

Tickets are $150 per person, and include a three-hour cruise on The Far West boat which will depart from Lakeside promptly at 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 10 (please arrive with plenty of time, we want everyone to make departure!). We’ll be entertained with live music by the talented John Floridis, who has made it his goal to play at each and every brewery in Montana. He’s a part of the family around here, and we love his music. We’ll also have delicious food provided by MBA member Tamarack Brewing Company, which is located in beautiful Lakeside.

Please see our special event page for more information on the event, including participating hotels, and Charlie: MBA site- Cruise with Charlie Info/Tickets Page

While you’re in the Flathead area, you’ll want to take advantage of the fact that the Jos. Lozar Montana Brewery Museum in Polson will be open for this special weekend on Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th. They’re adding a new group of items under the name of the Ole and Annabelle Olson Memorial Collection just before our cruise! Ole was a long time Montana Brewerianna collector who recently passed away. His family has allowed the museum to display a portion of the collection, which is immense.

Museum address: 40735 MT Hwy 35, Polson, Above the Shirt Shoppe on the left, just after turning north on HWY 35 to go to Bigfork. Take the outside stairs to the second story.
Hours: 12:00-4:00 Saturday, and 10:00-4:00 Sunday
Phone: (406-314-2767)

To snag one of the few remaining spots on the boat, please visit this site and we’ll see you there!

Purchase tickets here!

Check out some neat facts about beautiful Flathead Lake: Flathead Lake Biological Station Website

Who is Charlie Papazian?

Charlie Papazian is the author of The Complete Joy of Homebrewing, founder of the Great American Beer Festival, the American Homebrewers Association and the Association of Brewers. He is also the president of the Brewers Association. He works, lives and still enjoys making homebrewed beer in Colorado.

Montana Brewers Association Hosts Flathead Cruise with Charlie Papazian- Early Tickets Available!

Posted On June 27, 2013

Dear MBA Friends,

We’re just about to pop the top and make tickets available for the Flathead Lake Cruise with Charlie Papazian cruise on August 10, 2013!

Before we open the gates, however, we’d like to give you the chance to purchase tickets early as a thank you for all of your continued support. The event is shaping up to be a great party with one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, a beautiful boat, a great crowd, Montana brews, and the beer guru of our age.

Charlie is the ultimate celebrity in the brewing world. He happens to be a nuclear engineer but founded the Brewers Association and the Great American Beer Festival. He also authored the definitive text, The Complete Joy of Home Brewing.

He is the current president of the Brewers Association which represents over 2000 breweries nationwide.

MBA Hosts Cruise with Charlie Papazian on Flathead Lake

The cruise will depart from Lakeside, MT on Saturday, August 10 at 6 PM and will return around 9 PM. Appetizers will be served as well as Montana-made beer from MBA membership breweries. John Floridis will provide music and gorgeous Flathead Lake will provide a stunning natural backdrop.

We want to thank you for being a supporter of Montana Beer by offering you first crack at these tickets, and we hope that you’ll join us on Flathead Lake for this special cruise!

You can purchase your early tickets here! You should feel free to forward this email to friends you think would be interested. The general public will have access to the remainder of the tickets after July 1st. As of now we only have about 70 tickets available- get yours now and we hope to see you on the lake!

Get Ready for the Montana Brewers Spring Festival Tonight!

Posted On May 31, 2013

2013 MBA Billings Spring Brewfest

Get ready for some ice-cold Montana brews, rockin’ live tunes, and some delicious eats at the very first annual Montana Brewers Association Spring Festival!

We will have 20 Montana Brewers boasting 70 Craft Brews in many unique styles for your judgement and enjoyment!

Where: The Depot Downtown, Billings Montana
When: May 31st

VIP Brewer Hour: 4pm-5pm
General Admission: 5pm-10pm

Cost includes your 9oz bottomless (no joke…it really is bottomless) glass!

Music Lineup:
John Floridis (Missoula, MT) – 4:00 to 5:00
Downtime (Billings, MT) – 5:30 to 7:30
Keegan Smith and the Fam (Portland, OR) – 8:00 to 10:00

Forgot To Purchase Tickets? No Worries!

We are no longer selling tickets on our website, but you can still pick up tickets at Uberbrew in Billings. If you dropped the ball on procuring yourself or your crew some tickets to tonight’s festivities, hightail it over to 2305 Montana Ave and get yourself some tickets!