List of breweries in Montana explained

Breweries in Montana produce a wide range of beers in different styles that are marketed locally, regionally, and nationally. Montana has an abundance of small, local breweries. In 2023, they ranked third in the number of craft breweries per capita of adults over 21. They have ranked third for over a decade.[1] In addition to craft beer, Montana has several small batch distilleries, wineries, and ciderhouses. They also produce mead, kombucha, and seltzers.

In 2019, excluding the two largest breweries, the remaining 90 breweries produced an average of 1,650 barrels per year.[2] In 2022, there was a total of 196,941 barrels of craft beer produced.[3]

In 2012 Montana's 38 brewing establishments (including breweries, brewpubs, importers, and company-owned packagers and wholesalers) employed 220 people directly, and more than 4,700 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing.[4] In August 2016, there were 68 breweries in operation in the state of Montana.[5] In November 2023, the Montana Brewers Association reported 97 breweries with 4 more known to be in planning.[6]

Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Montana's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Montana's breweries and related industries was more than $98 million in 2012.[4] Consumer purchases of Montana's brewery products generated more than $21 million extra in tax revenue.[7] The Brewers Association reported that Montana breweries had a $488 million dollar impact in 2022.

History

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List

2 Basset Brewery

This brewery in White Sulphur Springs is owned by Barry Hedrich.[13] He opened the brewery in February 2016.[14] They produce a variety of beer as well as seltzer. Their Woofta won the 2024 silver award for Strong Lagers from Montana Brewers Association.[15]

406 Brewing Company

406 Brewing Company is a microbrewery and tasting room in Manhattan. The owner is Matt Muth, a home brewer since college. The brewery opened in 2011, as the second brewery within Bozeman's city limits.[16] [17] In 2024, the brewery moved to a larger location in Manhattan.[18]

At the 2016 North American Beer Awards, their Belgian pale took gold in the Belgian-Style Pale Ale category.[19] In 2018, their Run-off Brown won silver at the North American Beer Awards in the English-Style Brown Ale category.[20]

Angry Hank's Microbrewery

Angry Hank's Brewing was opened in 2006 by Tim Mohr, who had worked as a brewer at Red Lodge Ales for five years.[21] The brewery was originally housed in an old gas station. In 2012, a second location was opened eight blocks away in an old carriage house.[22] The brewery moved all operations to the carriage house in 2014.[23] They also began canning their signature Street Fight and Anger Management.

The Angry Hank from which the brewery gets its name is not part of the organization, but instead a friend of the family who always seemed angry. The idea for the name came when someone, in an attempt to console Hank said to him, "Don't be angry Hank," just as Mohr and his family were having troubles deciding on a name for the then-proposed establishment.[24]

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
Frost killer Scottish-Style Export Silver 2015 North American Beer Awards[25]
Münchner Helles Münchner-Style Helles Gold 2011 Great American Beer Festival

Annie's Tap House

Annie's Tap House is a brewery in downtown Great Falls.[26] It was opened in 2022 by brothers Dan and Steve Morano as well as Kevin Younkin. The name is from the brothers' great grandmother.

Backslope Brewing

Backslope is a brewery in Columbia Falls that opened in 2016.[27] It is owned by Darin and Carla Fisher, with Darin as the brewer. They won the 2024 Small Brewery of the Year award from Montana Brewers Association. Their beers also took awards that year. Distant Neighbor won gold for Belgian and French Style Ales and Opulence took gold for Fruit,Vegetable, and Spiced Beer.

Bar 3 Brewing

Bar 3 is a brewery in Belgrade. Their Wee Heavy won the 2024 bronze award in Scottish Style Ales from Montana Brewers Association.

Bayern Brewing

See main article: Bayern Brewing. Bayern Brewery was opened in 1987 as the "only German brewery in the Rockies," and today is the oldest operating brewery in Montana. Brewers Thorsten Geuera and Jürgen Knöller are both from Germany and use all German equipment and recipes.[28] They have 7 year round beers and distribute through 5 states.

Beaver Creek Brewery

The brewery was set up in Wibaux's historic old business district with equipment salvaged from the former Milestown Brewing Company in a former grocery store that had been closed since 1986.[29] It was established in 2008 by Jim Devine and Sandon Stinnett.[30] In 2021, Devine left the business.

Located at the edge of Eastern Montana, Beaver Creek Brewery describes itself as "an oasis in a desert of no microbreweries".The first year they were brewing at capacity of about 200 barrels a year. Despite low production, they have a distribution area spanning hundreds of miles because of the low population density of the region.[31] As of 2024, they offer six standard beers as well as seasonals.

Beaverhead Brewing Company

Beaverhead Brewing opened in Dillon in 2014.[32] Owner Brett Maki worked at Pyramid Brewing then Georgetown Brewing Company before deciding to open his own brewery. The business takes its name from the original brewery in Dillon which closed at the beginning of Prohibition.

Bias Brewing

Bias Brewering was opened in 2018 in Kalispell. It is owned by Gabe Mariman and Adam Roberston.[33] In 2022, Bias moved into the former Kalispell Brewing Company building on Main Street.[34] In 2022, the brewery had 15 beers on tap.

Big Sky Brewing Co.

See main article: Big Sky Brewing Company. Big Sky Brewing Company is a microbrewery in Missoula, founded in 1995 by Neal Leathers, Bjorn Nabozney, and Brad Robinson.[35] Their beer is sold throughout the western United States. Popular beers are Moose Drool and Space Goat.

Big Spring Brewing Company

The brewery in Lewistown is owned by Rob Lehrkind, who also owns Julius Lehrkind in Bozeman. It has a partnership with its neighbor Central Feed Grilling Company.[36] They have 5 main beers and a variety of rotators.

Bitter Root Brewing

Bitter Root, in Hamilton, became a brewery in 1998. Owner and brewer Tim Bozik converted dairy equipment for his first brewing tanks. The brewery takes its name from Montana's state flower, the bitterroot. The brewery regularly assists local non-profits through fundraisers and partnerships.[37] [38] [39] They also have partnerships with local farms and businesses to provide ingredients. They always have 11 beers on tap. Adding the rotators, they serve up to 40 styles per year.

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
Barley Ridge Nut Brown Ale English Brown Ale Gold 2010 North American Beer Awards
English Brown Ale Silver 2011 North American Beer Awards
English Brown Ale Bronze 2012 North American Beer Awards
English-Style Brown Ale Gold 2018 North American Beer Awards
English-Style Brown Ale Gold 2019 North American Beer Awards[40]
Bitterroot Pale (Special) Best Bitter Silver 2011 North American Beer Awards[41]
Blown Out Brown English-Style Brown Ale Gold 2016 North American Beer Awards
Cellar Series – Imperial Bourbon Porter Smoke and Wood Flavored Beer Silver 2023 North American Beer Awards
Collaboration Porter Wood Flavored Beer Silver 2010 North American Beer Awards[42]
Huckleberry Honey Ale Honey Beer Silver 2010 North American Beer Awards
Imperial Citra Ale American-Style Strong Ale Bronze 2013 North American Beer Awards[43]
Munich Helles Bock Helles Bock/Malbock Gold 2010 North American Beer Awards
Oktoberfest Mazen-Oktoberfest Gold 2011 North American Beer Awards
Sawtooth Ale English-Style Summer Ale Silver 2013 North American Beer Awards
Light Ales/Hybrid Gold 2024 Montana Brewers Association
Scottish Heart Scotch Ale (Wee Heavy) Silver 2012 North American Beer Awards[44]
Wee Heavy Scotch Ale (Wee Heavy) Silver 2016 North American Beer Awards[45]

Black Eagle Brewery

Black Eagle Brewery began in the town of Black Eagle in 2015. It is owned by Christa Heisler.[46] Jason Lehman is the head brewer.[47] They initially had a 15 barrel-capacity.

Blackfoot River Brewing

Blackfoot River Brewing is a microbrewery in Helena, opened in 1998 by Brian Smith, Greg Wermers, and Brad Simshaw.[48] In 2008, they built a new facility on the parking lot next door.

In 2010, Tim Chisman became a brewer. In 2014, Chisman and Bethany Flint became the owners.[49]

Beer is produced in 15-barrel batches.

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
Blackfoot Helambic Lambic Silver 2015 North American Beer Awards
Blue Collar Bitter (Extra Special) Strong Bitter ESB Bronze 2011 North American Beer Awards
Strong Bitter ESB (Extra Special) Bronze 2017 North American Beer Awards
Double Black Diamond Extreme Stout Foreign-Style Stout Bronze 2017 North American Beer Awards
Milk Stout Sweet Stout Silver 2017 North American Beer Awards
Montambic American-Style Wild or Sour Ale Silver 2013 North American Beer Awards

Blacksmith Brewing Company

Blacksmith Brewing Company, in Stevensville, opened in 2008 by Eric Hayes.[50] The building was a blacksmith shop and continues the theme, such as flights on anvil-shaped platters.[51]

In 2022, it fell under new ownership.

At the 2022 North American Beer Awards, Pulaski Porter won silver in Brown Porter, Ravalli Red won bronze in Irish-Style Red Ale, Hop Water won bronze in Hop Water.[52] > Their Rink Rat Red Lager won the 2024 bronze award for Amber and Dark Lagers from the Montana Brewers Association.

Blue Ridge Brewing

Blue Ridge Brewery is located in Malta. It is owned by Bryan and Brianna Shores and started in 2018.[53] Bryan is the brewmaster. The brewery takes its name from a local landmark.

Bonsai Brewing Project

Bonsai Brewing Project began in Whitefish in 2014.[54] It is owned by Graham Hart and Keela Smith.[55] Hart is the head brewer. Initially located in a strip mall, they moved a year later. They produce batches in 7 barrels.

Bozeman Brewing Company

Bozeman Brewing Company, in Bozeman, opened by Todd Scott in 2001.[56]
Flagship Beer: Bozone Select.

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
Large Brewery of the Year 2024 Montana Brewers Association
Axolager Mexican-Style Lager European Light Lager Bronze 2024 Montana Brewers Association
Bozone Amber Ale Altbier Silver 2018 North American Beer Awards
Bozone Malbock Helles Bock/ Malbock Bronze 2013 North American Beer Awards
Bozone Vienna Lager Vienna Lager Bronze 2012 North American Beer Awards
Funky Virtue American Style Wild or Sour Ales Gold 2012 North American Beer Awards
Gallagator Doppelbock Doppelbock Bronze 2019 North American Beer Awards
Gallagher Doppel Bock Doppelbock Gold 2018 North American Beer Awards
The Great One Double Red Double Imperial Red Ale Bronze 2018 North American Beer Awards
Metamorphic Flanders Style Red Ale Mixed-Culture and Wild Fruit Beers Gold 2022 North American Beer Awards
Montana Common Beer California Common Gold 2013 North American Beer Awards
Pinhead Pilsner Bohemian-Style Pilsner Gold 2012 North American Beer Awards
Plum Street Porter Robust Porter Silver 2015 North American Beer Awards
Robust Porter Silver 2016 North American Beer Awards
Robust Porter Gold 2017 North American Beer Awards
Robust Porter Gold 2021 North American Beer Awards[57]
Robust Porter Gold 2022 World Beer Cup.[58]
Ridge Pils North American Light Lager Bronze 2024 Montana Brewers Association
Solar Power Super Bock Helles Bock/Malbock Gold 2018 North American Beer Awards
Taurus Imperial Stout Imperial Stout Bronze 2019 North American Beer Awards
Stout Bronze 2022 North American Beer Awards
Vieux Bois Gueuze Inspired 3 Year Blend #3 Sour Ales/Wild Ales Silver 2024 Montana Brewers Association
Vieux Bois Gueuze Inspired Blend #3 Lambic, Fruit Lambic and Gueuze Lambic Gold 2023 World Beer Cup
Vieux Bois Lambic Insprired w/Apricot Fruit Lambic and Gueuze Lambic Bronze 2019 North American Beer Awards
Fruit Lambic and Gueuze Lambic Bronze 2021 North American Beer Awards
Vieux Bois Lambic Inspired w/Blackberry Lambic, Fruit Lambic and Gueuze Lambic Bronze 2023 [59]
Vieux Bois Lambic Inspired Ale w/ Cranberry & Raspberry Belgian Fruit Beer Silver 2023 World Beer Cup
Vieux Bois Lambic Inspired Wild Ale Lambic, Fruit Lambic and Gueuze Lambic Gold 2022 North American Beer Awards
Watershed Pale Ale American-Style Pale Ale Bronze 2015 North American Beer Awards

Branding Iron Brewing

Branding Iron Brewing is located in Eureka.

Bridger Brewing Company

Bridger Brewing Company opened in 2013 in Bozeman. In 2019, they announced plans to open a second, larger location in Three Forks.[60] At that time they were the largest brewery in Bozeman by sales and volume, as well as one of the largest in the state. The location was eventually opened in 2022.[61] In 2023 the Three Forks location grew to hosting a Summer Concert Series.[62]

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
Bobcat Brown Ale English-Style Brown Ale Gold 2019 Great American Beer Festival
Ghost Town Coffee Stout Coffee Beers Gold 2018 North American Beer Awards
Higher Haze Hazy Pale Ales Bronze 2024 Montana Brewers Association
Lee Metcalf Pale Ale Gold 2024 Montana Brewers Association

Brigand Brewing

Brigand Brewing is located in Darby.

Bunkhouse Brewery

Bunkhouse Brewery, in Bozeman, was opened in 2015 by Andy and Beth Stohlmann.[63] At the time, seven other breweries were already open.[64] In 2018, the Ding Dong Stout won silver at the North American Beer Awards in the Chocolate/Cocoa Beers category. In 2022, a second location was opened at Four Corners. The original location was closed in 2023.

Burnt Tree Brewing

Burnt Tree Brewing, named after a local fishing access, is located in Ennis. It was opened in 2019 by Scott and Amy Kelley, with Dave McAdoo as head brewer. Their Dunkle Rauchbier won the 2024 gold award for Smoke and Wood Flavored Beer from Montana Brewers Association.

Busted Knuckle Brewery

Busted Knuckle Brewery, located in Glasgow, opened in June 2016.[65] It is owned by Ben Boreson.[53] [66] In 2016, they won the Family Business Day award from Montana State University in the new business category.[67]

Butte Brewing Company

Butte Brewing Company has a history in Butte since 1875. Eventually closing in 1965, it was reopened in 2015.[68] It is owned by Tony Olson.

By All Means

By All Means, located in Billings, was started by Mark Hastings, Chad Broderius and Paul Morup of Uberbrew, along with Travis Zeilstra.[69] Hastings is the Director of Brewing[70] and Zeilstra is head brewer.[71]

They won silver at the 2022 North American Beer Awards for the IPA 006 in the Hazy or Juicy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale. The same year they won gold at the US Open Beer Championship with their IPA-016 in Australian-Style Pale Ale as well as bronze in Vienna with Exklusiv.[72]

Cabinet Mountain Brewing Company

Cabinet Mountain Brewing Company, in Libby, opened in 2014. It is owned by Sarah Sorensen and Kristin Smith.[73] [74] The Head Brewer is Gary Beach, who started in 2023. In 2018, Ross Creek Red won gold at the North American Beer Awards in the American-Style Amber Ale.

Canyon Creek Brewing

Canyon Creek Brewing opened in Billings in 2013. Ron Kalvig is the owner and head brewer.[75]

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
Cold Creek Scottish Scottish-Style Export Bronze 2016 North American Beer Awards
Irish-Style Red Ale Gold 2019 North American Beer Awards
Copper Scottish-Style Heavy Gold 2015 North American Beer Awards
Scottish-Style Heavy Bronze 2016 North American Beer Awards
Scottish-Style Light, Heavy, and Export Silver 2017 North American Beer Awards
Scottish-Style Heavy Gold 2018 North American Beer Awards
Scottish Style Export Gold 2019 North American Beer Awards
MinPin Pilsner Dortmunder/Export Gold 2015 North American Beer Awards
Dortmunder/Export Bronze 2016 North American Beer Awards
Dortmunder Export Bronze 2019 North American Beer Awards
One Night Stand Golden or Blonde Ale Silver 2016 North American Beer Awards
Rabbit Head Red Irish-Style Red Ale Silver 2015 North American Beer Awards
Irish-Style Red Ale Gold 2019 North American Beer Awards
Irish-Style Red Ale Silver 2022 Great American Beer Festival[76]
CCB German Alt German-Style Altbier Bronze 2023 World Beer Cup

Canyon Ferry Brewing

Canyon Ferry Brewing in Townsend is owned by Kelli Gibbs and Tadd Fuhrman. It was opened in 2019 on the site of the town's original saloon[77]

Carter's Brewing

Carter's Brewing Company, in Billings, opened in 2007 by Michael, Becky, and Carter Uhrich.[78] Michael Uhrich is the head brewer. He previously worked at Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co. as a brewer.[79] Starting with brewing 7 or 8 beers, Carter's was brewing 25 in 2023.[80]

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
Biere de Mars Biere de Garde Silver 2013 North American Beer Awards
Blackened CDA American-Style Black Ale Silver 2011 Great American Beer Festival
Caldera Root Beer Non-Alcoholic Soft Drinks (Soda) Silver 2023 North American Beer Awards
Contemplation American-Style Strong Ale Bronze 2016 North American Beer Awards
Double Truck Double/Imperial Irish Red Ale Bronze 2011 North American Beer Awards
Eau Tableau Belgian-Style Pale Ale Bronze 2017 North American Beer Awards
Belgian-Style Pale Ale Silver 2018 North American Beer Awards
Eldorado ESB English-Style Pale Ale Bronze 2013 North American Beer Awards
Farmhouse Saison Locale Saison Gold 2019 North American Beer Awards
The Keeper Biere de Garde Silver 2015 North American Beer Awards
MJ's Framboise American-Style Wild or Sour Ale Silver 2016 North American Beer Awards
Rob Moore Abbey Ale Dubbel Silver 2018 North American Beer Awards
Rob Moore Grand Cru Dubbel Bronze 2016 North American Beer Awards
Saison de Carter Saison Bronze 2013 North American Beer Awards
Smokehouse Lager German-Style Rauchbier Silver 2013 North American Beer Awards
Sweet tooth Bock Traditional Bock Silver 2017 North American Beer Awards
Switchyard Scottish Ale Scottish-Style Export Silver 2019 North American Beer Awards

Conflux Brewing

Conflux Brewing, in Missoula, is owned by Skip and Martha Yates, and their son Hugh Yates. Their head brewer is Jason Courtney, who won the 2002 Brewmaster of the Year at the Great American Beer Festival.[81] They use a carbon dioxide recovery system to recapture and reuse greenhouse gas.[82]

Copper Furrow Brewing

Copper Furrow Brewing, in Helena, is owned by David McKeever, Nick Diehl and Mick Mondloch. Diehl is the head brewer.[83] The brewery opened in 2018. Originally named Crooked Furrow, after a way of planting seeds, the name was changed in 2019 due to a trademark dispute.[84] Copper is in reference to Butte, one of the owners hometown's.

At the 2023 Great American Beer Festival, Tmavé won silver for the International Dark Lager category. And the English Brown won bronze in the English-Style Brown Ale at the North American Beer Awards. Their Winter Warmer won the 2024 gold award in Strong Ales from the Montana Brewers Association.

Cranky Sam Brewing

Cranky Sam Brewing, in Missoula, is located next to Cranky Sam Taproom. It is owned by Jennifer and Jed Heggen. The building is located in what was once the red-light district in the early 1900's. The name refers to an outlaw who operated an opium den, among other activities, in the neighborhood.[85] The renovation of the building prior to opening unearthed several treasures.

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
Cranky's Cabin Old Ale Bronze 2021 U.S. Open Beer Championship[86]
Hefeweizen Dunkel Dunkelweizen/Weizen Bock Gold 2023 North American Beer Awards
German Wheat Bronze 2023 U.S. Open Beer Championship[87]
Inisfail Dry Stout Gold 2022 North American Beer Awards
Instigator Doppelbock Doppelbock Eisbock Bronze 2022 North American Beer Awards
Dopple/Strong Bock Silver 2022 U.S. Open Beer Championship
Tropical Blonde English Summer Ale Gold 2021 U.S. Open Beer Championship
English Summer Ale Silver 2022 U.S. Open Beer Championship
English Summer Ale Bronze 2023 U.S. Open Beer Championship
Noble Pilsner European Light Lagers Silver 2024 Montana Brewers Association

Crazy Peak Brewing Company

Crazy Peak Brewing Company, in Big Timber, is a family-owned business. It opened in 2019. Nathan Eggebrecht is the master brewer. One of their most popular beers is the P.O.G., standing for pineapple, orange, guava.

Cross Country Brewing

Cross Country Brewing, in Glendive, opened in March 2017.[88] It is owned by Lonnie and Justin Cross. John and Elliot Cross are the master brewers.

Cut Bank Creek Brewery

Cut Bank Creek Brewery, in Cut Bank, is owned by Louis and Kim Stoltz.[53] It was opened in 2017.[89] Penguin Piss is the signature beer.

Diamond X Beer Company

Diamond X Beer Company opened in Billings in 2021.[90] Sean Graves, who also owns Montana Brewing Company, is a co-owner.[91] Connor Cranston is the brewmaster. A nearby disc golf course inspired the name.

At the 2022 North American Beer Awards, BEE-town won silver in Honey Beer and Caber Tosser won bronze in Scottish-Style Ale Scottish-Style Export. In the 2023 World Beer Cup, their Caber Tosser took bronze in the Scottish-Style Ale category.[92]

Draught Works Brewery

Draught Works Brewery is a microbrewery and tasting room in Missoula. It was opened by Paul Marshall and Jeff Grant in 2011. Both studied brewing at the Siebel Institute of Technology and World Brewing Academy in Chicago. The brewery has six flagship beers.[93] In 2022, the head brewer was Kyle Sillars.[94] Their best-seller is the West Coast Scepter IPA.[95]

In 2014 they won Very Small Brewery of the Year at the Great American Beer Festival.[96]

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
Bobs your uncle Ordinary Bitter Best Bitter (ESB) Bronze 2017 North American Beer Awards
Cali-bunga Common California Common Silver 2019 North American Beer Awards
Citrus Cowboy Low Carb/Low Calorie Hard Seltzers Gold 2022 North American Beer Awards
Daywalker American-Style Amber Ale Silver 2018 North American Beer Awards
Gwin Du Dry Stout Bronze 2017 North American Beer Awards
Lemon Meringue Sour American-Style Wild or Sour Ale Silver 2018 North American Beer Awards
My Ruca Australian-Style Pale Ale Silver 2020 U.S. Open Beer Championships[97]
American-Style Pale Ale Gold 2022 North American Beer Awards
American-Style Pale Ale Silver 2023 North American Beer Awards
Nine Circles Cream Ale Bronze 2017 North American Beer Awards
Pickle Power Sour Vegetable, Pumpkin, or Field Beers Bronze 2023 North American Beer Awards
Scepter Head American-Style Strong Pale Ale Gold 2014 Great American Beer Festival
Shadow Caster Amber Ale Ordinary Bitter Bronze 2015 North American Beer Awards
That's What She Said Cream Ale Bronze 2015 North American Beer Awards
Cream Ale Gold 2021 North American Beer Awards
White Witing Belgian-Style Wit (White) Silver 2021 North American Beer Awards
Tropical Express Low Carb/Low Calorie Hard Seltzers Gold 2023 North American Beer Awards

Flathead Lake Brewing Company

Flathead Lake Brewing Company was opened in 2004 by Greg Johnston and Terry Leonard. [98] [99] It has locations in Woods Bay and Bigfork. In 2018, they won the inaugural Montana Sustainabrew Award.[100]

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
Barrel 14 Sour Flanders-Style Red or Brown Ale Silver 2015 North American Beer Awards.
Mendocino Oud Bruin Flanders-Style Red or Brown Ale Silver 2016 North American Beer Awards.
Montucky Sour Cherry Brown Flanders-Style Red or Brown Ale 2012 North American Beer Awards.
Flanders-Style Red or Brown Ale Bronze 2015 North American Beer Awards.
Mutiny American-Style Stout Silver 2006 World Beer Cup[101]
Peg Leg Robust Porter Bronze 2006 World Beer Cup

Freefall Brewery

Freefall Brewery is a family-owned brewery in Bozeman.

Gally's Brewing Company

Gally's Brewing Company is a family-owned brewery in Harlowton.[102] Some of their most popular beers are the Hopley Creek pale ale and Collateral Damage IPA.

Gild Brewing

Gild Brewing is located in the former Crystal Theater in Missoula. They choose to have a rotating selection with no mainstays.

Glacier Brewing Company

Glacier Brewing Company is a microbrewery in Polson, opened in 2002 by Dave Ayers.[103] It was purchased December 5, 2019 by Ron May and then by Jeff Carter April 5, 2023. [104] In 2023, they won People's Choice Award for Best Beer for its Snowpack Limoncello Seltzer at the Bigfork Brewfest.[105] The manager in 2023 said seltzers make up to 30% of the brewery's production.

Golden Triangle Brew Company

Golden Triangle Brew Company, in Bigfork, is owned by Brandon Roberts and Stacia Fuzesy.[106] It opened in 2017 in Fort Benton, moving to Big Fork in 2023. Their most popular beer is the Jalapeno Honey Hefe, which won Bell of the Ball at the 2021 Bigfork Brewfest. The company is named after a region in Montana known for production of barley, wheat, and other grains.

Great Burn Brewing Company

Great Burn Brewing Company in Missoula is named in homage to the Great Fire of 1910. It was opened in 2013. Michael Howard is the brew master.

Harvest Moon Brewing Company

Harvest Moon Brewing Company, in Belt, opened in 1996 by Stan Guedesse.[107] Their flagship beer is the Beltian White Ale. In 2016 it made up about 60% of sales.[108]

Highlander Beer - Missoula Brewing Company

Highlander Beer has a location in Missoula and Salmon, Idaho. Hannah Talbott is the president of the company.[109] They are known for hazy IPAs. At the 2016 Great American Beer Festival, their Highlander Devil's Hump Red Ale took gold in the Irish-Style Red Ale category. Their Tangerine Squeezer won the 2024 silver award for Fruit, Vegetable, and Spiced Beers from Montana Brewers Association.

Higherground Brewing Company

Higherground Brewing Company, in Hamilton, is owned by Jasper Miller and Fenn Nelson.[110] Miller is the head brewer. In the 2018 World Beer Cup, their Hop Tamer Session IPA won silver in the Session India Pale Ale category.[111]

High Plains Brewing

High Plains Brewing is located in Laurel.[112] It is owned by Dave Bequette.

Imagine Nation Brewing Company

Imagine Nation Brewing Company is in Missoula. They have a vision to "fuel social change", supporting the community and local nonprofits. As of 2023, they have hosted over 3,500 community events and donated 25% of profits to over 500 community groups. Head brewer is Sean Nevins and Toby Benjamin also brews. Tim Graham is the owner.[113] In January 2024 they introduced Lupujus ZERO, Montana's first craft brewed non-alcoholic beer.[114]

Their Eras beer won the 2024 silver award for North American Light Lagers from Montana Brewers Association.

Jeremiah Johnson Brewing Company

Jeremiah Johnson Brewing Company is named for the owner, Jeremiah Johnson. Johnson and his wife, Katie, purchased the assets of The Front Brewing Company in 2018, after managing that brewery since the beginning of 2017.[115] They have a production facility capable of brewing 15,000 BBLS annually in Great Falls as well as smaller batch brewery in Whitefish capable of brewing about 1,500 BBLS annually. A large % of the beer brewed in Whitefish is sold onsite at their partner brewpub aptly named Blackstar for the landmark building in downtown Whitefish. Jeremiah and Katie also own a brewpub, Jeremiah Johnson Brewing Company, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.[116]

In 2023 the brewery was named the official craft beer of the Big Sky Conference, an NCAA Division I conference.[117] Their Nightlight won the 2024 bronze award for Belgian and French Style Ales from Montana Brewers Association.

In previous years, Jeremiah Johnson Brewing Company has garnered various awards for their flagship Mountain Man Scotch Ale, Hazy IPA, Vanilla Porter, Honey Weizen and Blonde Ale(s).

Jeremiah Johnson Brewing Company has a partnership with MacKenzie River Pizza and produces their proprietary, Driftboat Amber Ale, for all of their locations within the United States.

In 2024, Jeremiah Johnson Brewing Company has begun to sell beer internationally in Taiwan.

Julius Lehrkind Brewing

Julius Lehrkind Brewing originally was in Bozeman from 1895 to 1919, named Julius Lehrkind’s Genuine Lager Brewery. It closed with the federal prohibition.[118] In 2018 the family opened another brewery. The Lehrkind family also owns the area Coca-Cola distribution facility, Mountain Country Distributing, and Big Spring Water.

Katabatic Brewing Company

Katabatic Brewing Company is in Livingston. Katabatic wind makes Livingston one of the windiest places in the country.[119] It is owned by Shawn Markman and the head brewer is Ben Ward. Markman acquired the business in 2020.[120]

At the 2015 North American Beer Awards, the Anabatic Amber won gold in the American-Style Amber Ale category. The Alternative Polka won bronze at the 2016 North American Beer Awards in the Altbier category. Their Katabatic Scotch Ale won the 2024 gold award in Scottish Style Ales from Montana Brewers Association.

KettleHouse Brewing Company

See main article: KettleHouse Brewing Company. KettleHouse Brewing Company was established in 1996 by Tim O'Leary and Suzy Rizza. There is a taproom in Missoula and a taproom and brewery/cannery in Bonner. They distribute to 5 states as of 2024.

Koocanusa Brewery

Koocanusa Brewery is in Eureka. Owner Barry Roose opened the brewery in 2020.[121]

Last Best Place Brewing Company

Last Best Place Brewing Company was opened by Colin Ruh-Kirk in 2021.[122]

Lazy I Beerworks

Lazy I Beerworks is in Wolf Creek. It is owned by Erick Iverson and Ashley Puerzer.[123] Iverson is the brewer.

Lewis and Clark Brewing Company

Lewis and Clark Brewing Company is in Helena. It was opened in 2005 by Max Pigman.[124]

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
Back Country Scottish Ale Scottish-Style Ale Silver 2014 Great American Beer Festival
English-Style Brown Ale Bronze 2019 North American Beer Awards
Scottish-Style Ale Gold 2020 Great American Beer Festival
Ordinary Bitter Best Bitter Scottish-Style Ale Gold 2023 North American Beer Awards
Brown and Black Ales Gold 2024 Montana Brewers Association
Halo Huckleberry Hefeweizen Fruit Beer Bronze 2023 North American Beer Awards
Mexican Lager North American Light Lagers Gold 2024 Montana Brewers Association
Miner's Gold Hefeweizen American-Style Wheat Beer with yeast Silver 2012 World Beer Cup
Silver 2017 Great American Beer Festival
American-Style Wheat Beer with yeast Gold 2018 World Beer Cup
Gold 2018 Great American Beer Festival
American-Style Hefeweizen Gold 2018 North American Beer Awards
American-Style Hefeweizen Gold 2019 North American Beer Awards
American Wheat Beer Bronze 2021 Great American Beer Festival
American-Style Hefeweizen Dark Hefeweizen Gold 2022 North American Beer Awards
American Wheat Beer Bronze 2023 World Beer Cup
American-Style Hefeweizen Dark Hefeweizen Gold 2023 North American Beer Awards
Pompey's Pilsner Bohemian-Style Pilsener Silver 2018 Great American Beer Festival
Bohemian Style Pilsner Silver 2023 North American Beer Awards
Prickly Pear Pale Ale Classic English-Style Pale Ale Silver 2018 World Beer Cup
Bronze 2018 Great American Beer Festival
English-Style Pale Ale Silver 2022 North American Beer Awards
English Ale Silver 2023 World Beer Cup
English Ale Bronze 2023 Great American Beer Festival
English-Style Pale Ale Gold 2023 North American Beer Awards
Ordinary Bitter Best Bitter Scottish-Style Ale Gold 2023 North American Beer Awards
Tropical Fusion Hard Seltzer Alternative Products Bronze 2024 Montana Brewers Association
Tumbleweed IPA English-Style India Pale Ale Bronze 2018 North American Beer Awards
English-Style India Pale Ale Silver 2022 North American Beer Awards
Yellowstone Golden Ale Light Ale Silver 2019 North American Beer Awards

Limberlost Brewing Company

Limberlost Brewing Company is in Thompson Falls. It is named for a campground in the Willamette National Forest in Oregon.

Lolo Peak Brewing Company

Lolo Peak Brewing Company is in Lolo. They were the first brewery in Montana to use a system to capture and reuse carbon dioxide.[125] In 2014, it was owned by Al Zepeda and Pat Offen.[126]

Madison River Brewing Company

Madison River Brewing Company is in Belgrade. Howard McMurry established the brewery in 2005. Their beer is distributed to multiple states.

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
58 Schilling Scottish-Style Light, Heavy and Export 2012 Silver North American Beer Awards
Black Ghost Oatmeal Stout Oatmeal Stout 2021 Gold North American Beer Awards
Copper John Scottish Ales 2010 Gold North American Beer Awards
Scottish Export 2011 Gold North American Beer Awards
Scottish-Style Light, Heavy and Export 2012 Gold North American Beer Awards
Scottish-Style Ale 2015 Gold Great American Beer Festival
Scottish-Style Export 2016 Silver North American Beer Awards
Scottish-Style Light, Heavy, and Export 2017 Gold North American Beer Awards
Scottish-Style Export 2019 Silver North American Beer Awards
Scottish-Style Export 2021 Gold North American Beer Awards
Scottish-Style Ale 2021 Silver Great American Beer Festival
Scottish-Style Ale 2024 Silver Montana Brewers Association
Frostbite Barley Wine American Barley Wines 2010 Gold North American Beer Awards
American Barley Wine 2011 Gold North American Beer Awards
American-Style Barley Wine 2021 Silver North American Beer Awards
American Barley Wine 2022 Gold North American Beer Awards
American Barley Wine 2023 Gold North American Beer Awards
Strong Ales 2024 Silver Montana Brewers Association
Frostbite Barley Wine 09 American Barley Wines 2012 Gold North American Beer Awards
Golden Willie Ale Cream Ale 2016 Bronze North American Beer Awards
Irresistible Amber Ale Kentucky Common or Fresh Hop Beers 2023 Gold North American Beer Awards
Salmon Fly Honey Rye Rye Beer 2011 Gold North American Beer Awards
Session Beer 2017 Gold North American Beer Awards

MAP Brewing Company

MAP Brewing Company is located in Bozeman. It is owned by Patrick Kainz and the head brewer is Doug Child.

Beginning in 2018, they began an annual collaboration brew called the Fempire Strikes Back, a New England Style IPA. The beer is part of a worldwide brew day benefiting the Pink Boots Society.[127]

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
40 South Pale Ales Bronze 2024 Montana Brewers Association
80 Chain Oatmeal Stout Oatmeal Stout Silver 2019 North American Beer Awards
Oatmeal Stout Gold 2019 Great American Beer Festival
Asphyxiation Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale Bronze 2018 North American Beer Awards
Catalina Whine Mixer Sour Ales/Wild Ales Gold 2024 Montana Brewers Association
Ginjo Sake Lager Specialty, Historical and Experimental Beers Silver 2022 North American Beer Awards
Great Wave Sake Lager Experimental Beer Bronze 2022 Great American Beer Festival
Luke SkyLager German-Style Pilsner Gold 2022 North American Beer Awards
Party International-Style Pilsener Bronze 2019 Great American Beer Festival
Ridge Hippie Kolsch Silver 2017 North American Beer Awards
Speedy G Wood and Barrel-aged Sour Beer Bronze 2023 Great American Beer Festival
Speedy GonGose Flavored Gose Gold 2019 North American Beer Awards
Speedy G Tequila Gose Flavored Gose Silver 2018 North American Beer Awards
Steep Terrain Double/Imperial India Pale Ale Bronze 2016 North American Beer Awards

Meadowlark Brewing Company

Meadowlark Brewing Company has locations in both Sidney and Billings. It is owned by Travis Peterson. At the 2019 Great American Beer Festival, Fungus Shui took gold in the Experimental Beer category and Mob Barley won bronze in the Aged Beer category.

Mighty Mo Brewing Company

Mighty Mo Brewing Company is in Great Falls. Casey Kingsland and Seth Swingley opened the business in 2013.[128] They partner with Jeremiah Johnson Brewing to use facilities for brewing and packaging. Their Whiplash won the 2024 bronze award for Brown and Black Ales from the Montana Brewers Association.

Missouri River Brewing Company

Missouri River Brewing Company is in East Helena. It was opened by Adam Hutchinson, Jaramia Bunker, Scott Hansing and Tim Moran.[129] It is owned by Hutchinson, Bunker and Hansing.[130]

Montana Brewing Company

Montana Brewing Company, in Billings, opened in 1994 by CSKT Inc.[131] It is owned by Sean Graves, also the owner of Diamond X Brewery.

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
American-Style Pale Ale Bronze 1999 Great American Beer Festival
Billings Blonde Ale Belgian-Style Pale (Golden) Strong Al Bronze 2012 North American Beer Awards
Custer's Last Stout Foreign (Export)-Style Stout Gold 2004 Great American Beer Festival
Foreign (Export)-Style Stout Silver 2007 Great American Beer Festival
Foreign Stout Bronze 2010 North American Beer Awards
Oatmeal Stout Gold 2011 North American Beer Awards
Oatmeal Stout Silver 2013 North American Beer Awards
Oatmeal Stout Silver 2015 North American Beer Awards
Oatmeal Stout Bronze 2016 North American Beer Awards
Oatmeal Stout Gold 2022 North American Beer Awards
Doreen's Downtown Ale English Brown Ale Gold 2011 North American Beer Awards
Brown Porter Silver 2011 North American Beer Awards
Fat Belly Amber English Mild Ale Silver 2011 North American Beer Awards
Happy Hour Hero Ale Ordinary Bitter Bronze 2011 North American Beer Awards
Ordinary Bitter Gold 2012 North American Beer Awards
Ordinary or Special Bitter Silver 2012 World Beer Cup
Hooligan's Irish Red Ale Irish-Style Red Ale Bronze 2015 Great American Beer Festival
American Amber Ale Gold 2011 North American Beer Awards
American-Style Amber Ale Gold 2012 North American Beer Awards
Irish-Style Red Ale Gold 2015 North American Beer Awards
Irish-Style Red Ale Silver 2019 North American Beer Awards
Juice-Head Gorilla Imperial IPA Double/Imperial India Pale Ale Silver 2012 North American Beer Awards
MBC Amber English-Style Mild Ale Bronze 2012 North American Beer Awards
MBC Golden Ale English-Style Summer Ale Bronze 2012 North American Beer Awards
Golden or Blonde Ale Bronze 2013 North American Beer Awards
MBC Pale Ale American-Style Pale Ale Gold 2012 North American Beer Awards
MBC Wheat Hefeweizen, Dark HefeweizenGold 2012 North American Beer Awards
Prohibition Pilsner American-Style Standard or Premium Lager Gold 2015 North American Beer Awards
Red Sorrel Holiday Ale Herbed/Spiced Gold 2013 North American Beer Awards
Sandbagger Gold English-Style Summer Ale Silver 2005 Great American Beer Festival
English-Style Summer Ale Gold 2006 Great American Beer Festival
English-Style Summer Ale Gold 2007 Great American Beer Festival
English-Style Summer Ale Bronze 2008 World Beer Cup
English-Style Summer Ale Bronze 2010 Great American Beer Festival
English-Style Summer Ale Bronze 2010 World Beer Cup
Cream Ale Silver 2016 North American Beer Awards
Cream Ale Gold 2019 North American Beer Awards
Cream Ale Gold 2022 North American Beer Awards
Light Ales/Hybrid Gold 2024 Montana Brewers Association
Scottish Woodruff Ale Herbed/Spiced Gold 2019 North American Beer Awards
Sharptail Pale Ale American-Style Pale Ale Gold 1998 Great American Beer Festival
American-Style Pale Ale Silver 2008 World Beer Cup
American-Style Pale Ale Silver 2010 World Beer Cup
American Pale Ale Gold 2011 North American Beer Awards
Stillwater Rye French-Belgian Style Saison Bronze 2005 Great American Beer Festival
Herb and Spice Beer Bronze 2008 World Beer Cup[132]
Herb and Spice or Chocolate Beer Gold 2009 Great American Beer Festival
Herbed/Spiced Gold 2010 North American Beer Awards
Herb and Spice Beer Bronze 2010 World Beer Cup[133]
Herbed/Spiced Gold 2011 North American Beer Awards
"That Dame" ESB Strong Bitter ESB (Extra Special) Gold 2016 North American Beer Awards
Two Moon Saison Strong Belgian Ales Gold 2010 North American Beer Awards
Saison Silver 2011 North American Beer Awards
White Eagle Baltic Porter Baltic-Style Porter Silver 2011 Great American Beer Festival
Baltic-Style Porter Bronze 2012 North American Beer Awards
Whitetail Wheat American-Style Hefeweizen Gold 2007 Great American Beer Festival
American-Style Hefeweizen Bronze 2008 Great American Beer Festival
American Hefeweizen Gold 2010 North American Beer Awards
American-Style Wheat Beer with yeast Bronze 2010 World Beer Cup[134]
American-Style Wheat Beer with yeast Gold 2014 World Beer Cup[135]
Wheat Ale American-Style Wheat Beer with yeast Gold 2012 Great American Beer Festival

Mountains Walking Brewery

Mountains Walking Brewery is located in Bozeman. The head brewer is Eric White.[136] They typically have 20 to 25 beers on tap.

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
Grazing Clouds Hazy or New England-Style India Pale Ale Gold 2018 North American Beer Awards
Damsel Fly International Pale Ale Bronze 2022 World Beer Cup
Pale Ales Gold 2024 Montana Brewers Association
Daruma IPA India Pale Ales Bronze 2024 Montana Brewers Association
Digger Bee Honey Beer Silver 2019 North American Beer Awards
Lychee Kozo Alternative Products Gold 2024 Montana Brewers Association
Sky Flowers IPA Experimental India Pale Ale Silver 2023 World Beer Cup

MT Ascension Brewing Company

MT Ascension Brewing Company, in Helena, is named for a popular local trail. It opened in 2022[137] with head brewer Bex Peppelman.[138]

Neptune's Brewery

Neptune's Brewery is in Livingston. The head brewer is Cody Phillips and the owner is Jon Berens.[139] They won the 2024 Medium Brewery of the Year award from Montana Brewers Association. Their Dan Bailey's won gold in Amber Ales/Hybrid and Anchor's Away took bronze.

New Ventures Brewing

New Ventures Brewing is located in the Four Corners between Belgrade and Bozeman. It is owned by Amy Henkle.[140]

Old Bull Brewing

Old Bull Brewing is located in Frenchtown. Nic Pestel is head brewer. Pestel owns Old Bull along with his wife Theresa.[141] Their Buffalo Jump won gold at the 2021 North American Beer Awards in American-Style Brown Ale. In 2022, Exit 89 won gold at the North American Beer Awards in the Golden or Blonde Ale category. Their Kind of a Big Dill won the 2024 gold award in Experimental Beers from Montana Brewers Association.

OddPitch Brewing Company

OddPitch Brewing Company, in Missoula, opened in 2021.[142] It is owned by Gabe Stinchfield and the head brewer is Jacob Principe. Their Oakilly Dokilly won the 2024 bronze award for Sour Ales/Wild Ales from the Montana Brewers Association. Black Fire won bronze in the Fruit, Vegetable, and Spiced Beer category.

Otium Brewing

Otium Brewing is in Miles City. Otium is a latin word for leisure time for "self-realization activities". It is owned by Dustin and Hannah Strong.[143]

Outlaw Brewing

Outlaw Brewing, formally Sheriff Henry Plummer’s Outlaw Brewing, is in Bozeman. Plummer was a sheriff in the Montana Territory who some said was crooked and others thought was framed. Todd Hough is the brewer.[144]

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
The Capone Oatmeal Stout Silver 2022 North American Beer Awards
Oatmeal Stout Silver 2023 North American Beer Awards
Hop Contusion Hazy or Juicy India Pale Ale Gold 2022 North American Beer Awards
Snow Crest American-Style Pale Ale Silver 2023 Great American Beer Festival[145]

Palladium Draughthaus

Palladium Draughthaus is in Columbus. It is owned by Joe Morse I, Mina Morse, and Joseph Morse III. The name is in reference to Stillwater Mining Company, the only palladium producer in the U.S., whose smelter is located in Columbus.

Patriotic American Brewery

Patriotic American Brewery opened in Evergreen in 2023. It is owned by Josie and Matt Hegstad.[146] [147] The Patriot won the 2024 bronze award for Wheat Ales from the Montana Brewers Association.

Philipsburg Brewing Company

Philipsburg Brewing Company, in Philipsburg, opened in August 2012.[148] Their brewery, as well as a taproom, is located downtown. A second location is also in Philipsburg in the historic Kroger Brewery. It is owned by Cathy and Nolan Smith. Mike Elliott is the head brewer.

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
Community Impact Award 2024 Montana Brewers Association
5 Phantoms Pumpkin Spiced Barleywine Pumpkin or Pumpkin Spiced Beer Gold 2016 North American Beer Awards
Pumpkin Beer Bronze 2016 Great American Beer Festival
Pumpkin Beer Bronze 2017 Great American Beer Festival
Pumpkin or Pumpkin Spiced Beers, Herbed/Spiced Gold 2017 North American Beer Awards
Pumpkin Beer Bronze 2018 Great American Beer Festival
Pumpkin Beer Gold 2018 World Beer Cup
Pumpkin Beer Gold 2018 U.S. Open Beer Championship[149]
Pumpkin Beer Gold 2022 World Beer Cup
Pumpkin Beer Silver 2022 Great American Beer Festival
5 Phantoms 2018 Pumpkin Beer Silver 2019 U.S. Open Beer Championship
Pumpkin Beer Silver 2020 Great American Beer Festival
Chardonnay Barrel Aged Saison Barrel-Aged Beer Gold 2019 North American Beer Awards
False Idols European Light Lagers Gold 2024 Montana Brewers Association
Flint Creek Common California Common Silver 2016 North American Beer Awards
California Common Bronze 2019 North American Beer Awards
Haybag Hefeweizen Hefeweizen Silver 2013 North American Beer Awards
American-Style Wheat Beer with yeast Silver 2016 World Beer Cup[150]
Hefeweizen Silver 2016 North American Beer Awards
American Specialty Wheat Bronze 2019 U.S. Open Beer Championship
Hygge Baltic Porter Baltic-Style Porter Gold 2019 North American Beer Awards
Baltic-Style Porter Gold 2019 U.S. Open Beer Championship[151]
Otter Water Summer Pale Ale Light Ale Gold 2015 North American Beer Awards
Light Ale Bronze 2016 North American Beer Awards
Light Ale Gold 2017 North American Beer Awards
Light Ale Gold 2019 North American Beer Awards
Light Ales/Hybrid Silver 2024 Montana Brewers Association
Robe Swing Saison Saison Gold 2017 North American Beer Awards

Pleasant Prairie Brewing

Pleasant Prairie Brewing opened in Scobey in 2022. It is owned by Ben and Kara Fosland.[152]

Red Lodge Ales Brewing Company

Red Lodge Ales Brewing Company, in Red Lodge, opened in 1998. It is owned by Sam Hoffmann.

The brewery produced nearly 8,000 barrels in 2014, boasts the largest solar thermal array in the state, and distributes to multiple states.[153]

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
Bent Nail IPA American-Style Strong Pale Ale Bronze 2007 Great American Beer Festival
Czechmate Pilsner Bohemian-Style Pilsner Gold 2013 North American Beer Awards
Bohemain-Style Pilsner Bronze 2017 North American Beer Awards
Dos Goatees Doppelbock Doppelbock Gold 2015 North American Beer Awards
Doppelbock Gold 2019 North American Beer Awards
Glacier Ale Altbier Gold 2010 North American Beer Awards
Altbier Bronze 2012 North American Beer Awards
Altbier Bronze 2015 North American Beer Awards
Altbier Silver 2016 North American Beer Awards
German-Style Altbier Gold 2017 Great American Beer Awards
Altbier Gold 2021 North American Beer Awards
Altbier Gold 2023 North American Beer Awards
Helio Hefeweizen Hefeweizen, Dark Hefeweizen Silver 2012 North American Beer Awards
American-Style Wheat Beer with yeast Bronze 2013 Great American Beer Festival
Hefeweizen Gold 2015 North American Beer Awards
American-Style Hefeweizen Bronze 2021 North American Beer Awards
Jack's Scottish Ale Scottish-Style Export Bronze 2013 North American Beer Awards
Johnston Ale American-Style Dark Hefeweizen Gold 2021 North American Beer Awards
Liver Eatin' Ale Dark Hefeweizen Bronze 2016 North American Beer Awards
American-Style Hefeweizen, Dark Hefeweizen Silver 2017 North American Beer Awards
American-Style Dark Wheat Ale Gold 2018 North American Beer Awards
Red Lodge Hefeweizen American Wheat Beers Gold 2010 North American Beer Awards
Red Lodge Porter Robust Porter Gold 2011 North American Beer Awards
Robust Porter Silver 2012 North American Beer Awards
Robust Porter Silver 2013 North American Beer Awards
Red Lodge Reserve German-Style Kolsch/Koln-Style Kolsch Bronze 1999 Great American Beer Festival
Reserve Ale Kolsch Gold 2012 North American Beer Awards
Resurrection Doppel Bock Doppel Bock Silver 2011 North American Beer Awards
German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock Bronze 2012 Great American Beer Festival
German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock Bronze 2013 Great American Beer Festival
Summer Daze Weizen Bock Silver 2013 North American Beer Awards
Dunkelweizen/Weizen Bock Gold 2016 North American Beer Awards
Dunkelweizen/Weizen Bock Silver 2017 North American Beer Awards
Dunkelweizen/Weizen Bock Silver 2021 North American Beer Awards

Ronan Cooperative Brewery

The Ronan Cooperative Brewery, in Ronan, opened in 2017.[154] As a cooperative, there are multiple owners.[155] Their Schwartz Lake Schwarzbier won the 2024 gold award for Amber and Dark Lagers from the Montana Brewers Association. Mud Lake Dunkles Bock won the bronze award in Strong Lagers.

Ruby Valley Brew

Ruby Valley Brew is located in Sheridan. It is owned by Amanda LaYacona.[156]

Sacred Waters Brewing Company

Sacred Waters Brewing Company is in Kalispell. It is owned by Jordan and Kirk Gentry.[157] The head brewer is Seth Orr.

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
Lil Salmon Fire Chili Beer Gold 2021 North American Beer Awards
Chili Beer Gold 2022 North American Beer Awards
Meadow Creek Amber Irish-Style Red Ale Gold 2022 North American Beer Awards
The Bob IPA India Pale Ales Gold 2024 Montana Brewers Association

Sawdust & Steel Brewing

Sawdust & Steel Brewing, in Three Forks, is owned by Cody and Kari Ham.[158] The brewery opened in 2023. Their American Dunkel won the 2024 silver award for Wheat Ales from Montana Brewers Association. Fuzzy Wuzzy Was a Beer took bronze in the Experimental Beers category.

Smelter City Brewing Company

Smelter City Brewing Company is located in Anaconda. It is owned by Luke Carlson and was opened in 2017.[159] Their Table Farmhouse won the 2024 silver award for Belgian and French Style Ales from the Montana Brewers Association. Just Hipster Enough also won silver in the Experimental Beers category.

Speakeasy 41 Brewing Company

Speakeasy 41 Brewing Company, in Helena, is owned by Adam Hutchinson, Jaramia Bunker, and Scott Hansing. They also own Missouri River Brewing in East Helena.[160]

SunRift Beer Company

SunRift Beer Company has two locations, Kalispell and Whitefish. The original location in Kalispell opened in 2018.[161] It is owned by husband and wife Craig and Megan Koontz, and brothers Jerry and Dave Stevens.[162] Justin Olson is the head brewer. The brewery is named after Sunrift Gorge in Glacier National Park.

Tamarack Brewing

Tamarack Brewing Company, in Lakeside, opened in 2007.[163] A Missoula brewpub opened in 2011.

Ten Mile Creek Brewery

Ten Mile Creek Brewery is in Helena. It is owned by Jordan Keltz, Ethan Kohoutek, and Riley Tubbs. The brewery opened in 2015.[164] Their Fanny Pack Amber Lager won the 2024 silver award for Amber and Dark Lagers from the Montana Brewers Association.

Thirsty Street Brewing Company

Thirsty Street Brewing Company is located in Billings. Once with two locations in Billings, as of 2024 they operate only at "The Garage".

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
Big Bison Stout Silver 2022 Great American Beer Festival
Foreign-Style Stout Bronze 2023 North American Beer Awards
Brown and Black Ales Silver 2024 Montana Brewers Association
Hopster Doofus Hazy Pale Ales Silver 2024 Montana Brewers Association
Melba Sour Ale Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour or Brett Beer Bronze 2019 North American Beer Awards
Shining Mountain Golden or Blonde Ale Bronze 2022 North American Beer Awards

Tilt Würks

Tilt Würks is in Miles City.

Triple Dog Brewing Company

Triple Dog Brewing Company opened in Havre in 2014.[53] [165] It is owned by Erin and Michael Garrity. Their Watermelon Lime won the 2024 silver award for Alternative Products from Montana Brewers Association.

Überbrew

Überbrew is in Billings. Mark Hastings is the head brewer.[166]

Awards

Beer Category Medal Year Bestower
Alpha Force Bronze 2016 Great American Beer Festival
Alpha Force Double Tap Cascadian Style Dark Ale Gold 2016 North American Beer Awards
American-Style Black Ale Gold 2018 Great American Beer Festival
American-Style Black Ale Gold 2019 Great American Beer Festival
Alt 0220 Altbier Silver 2013 North American Beer Awards
Average at Best Double Red Ale Silver 2016 Great American Beer Festival
Black Hops Tactical IPA American-Style Black Ale Silver 2014 Great American Beer Festival
The Bruce Scotch Ale Silver 2020 Great American Beer Festival
Canu American Cream Ale Bronze 2017 U.S. Open Beer Championship[167]
Cream Ale Gold 2017 North American Beer Awards
American-Style Cream Ale Silver 2017 Great American Beer Festival
Cream Ale Bronze 2019 North American Beer Awards
Double/Imperial India Pale Ale Silver 2016 North American Beer Awards
Dirty Little Sticke Altbier Bronze 2015 U.S. Open Beer Championship[168]
Grandmaster SMaSH Chinook Session Beer IPA Gold 2016 North American Beer Awards
Humulus Insani Imperial India Pale Ale Gold 2016 Great American Beer Festival
Let'r Buck English Mild Ale Bronze 2022 U.S. Open Beer Championship
Limited Release Brown English-Style Mild Ale Gold 2022 North American Beer Awards
Wampa Hybrid Style Beer Gold 2013 North American Beer Awards
White Noise Hefeweizen Gold 2013 North American Beer Awards
American-Style Wheat Beer with yeast Silver 2014 World Beer Cup[169]
Gold 2016 Great American Beer Festival
American Wheat Beer Silver 2021 Great American Beer Festival
American Wheat Beer Gold 2022 Great American Beer Festival
Uberspezial Vienna-Style Lager Silver 2019 North American Beer Awards

Wildwood Brewing

Wildwood Brewing Company opened in Stevensville in 2012.[170] It is owned by by Jim and Pannha Lueders.

Yellowstone Beer Company

Yellowstone Beer Company is located in West Yellowstone. They opened in 2023.

Defunct

Though Montana had a robust early brewery history, many notable companies were severely weakened by Prohibition and others finished off by the expansion of national breweries.

Anaconda

Butte

Helena

Kalispell

Whitefish

Montana Brewers Association (MBA)

The Montana Brewers Association was founded in 2008.[175]
Its previous name was the Montana State Brewers Association, established in 1997.

Its purpose is the promotion of the production and sales of the freshest and highest quality Montana-made beers through education, public awareness and support for local breweries' products, profession, and histories, while documenting their economic impact and legal responsibilities throughout the state.[176]

In 2024, the MBA implemented the Montana Beer Awards.[177] Montana breweries could win gold, silver and bronze medals in 19 categories. There were 365 beers entered from 55 breweries.

A Drink in Every Hand

A Drink in Every Hand uses personal experience, knowledge, and relationships with breweries, wineries, cideries, distilleries, and other locations across Montana to serve up the most current information.[178] This website provides a map plus lists of craft alcohol creators.

Legal information

Definitions

According to the Montana Code Annotated 2009, section 16-1-106:[179]

and section 16-3-213, Brewers or beer importers not to retail beer—small brewery exceptions:[180]

Licensing
The roots of Montana's liquor licensing system date back to 1933, when Prohibition ended and taverns sprung up throughout the state. In 1947, the state enacted a quota system, allowing one tavern for every 1,500 residents of a city. However, the taverns in existence at the time were grandfathered in, and what the state considers to be an excess of liquor licenses now exists in Montana cities.[181]

See also

References


Notes and References

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