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Join us in raising a glass to Montana’s statewide guide to locally produced beer, wine and spirits.

As of the year 2013, the Treasure State boasts more than 30 microbreweries, 7 wineries and 8 distilleries. Some of these craft businesses, like Bayern Brewing, have been around for almost 30 years.

Others, like Bowser Brewing, have just recently opened their doors. We are thrilled to see micro distillers popping up throughout Montana, including

Headframe Spirits, selling cream liqueurs, whiskey and more in historic Uptown Butte.

Montana-made beverages are given a tremendous boost by local restaurants, many of which offer glasses of Missoulaproduced Flathead Cherry Dry and beers on tap like Butte-brewed Open Pit Porter.

We hope that this guide inspires you to visit and delight in Montana’s micro breweries, wineries and distillers.You’ll learn what to look for when you’re tasting and discover what levels of care and skill go into producing these delicious beverages. Take our guide along on your travels; our maps will lead you to each establishment.

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Relish each sip. Drink responsibly.

Truly a Beer Lover’s Paradise.........5 Beer Tasting Guidelines.................6 Sipping & Savoring Wines..............8 Beyond Classic Wines..................10 Spirits of Montana........................12 Whiskey Tasting............................13 Billings Map..................................14 Wine Words to Sip By...................16 Wine Buying Wisdom...................16 Storage...........................................17 Bitterroot Map...............................18 Montana Cider Works...................19 M

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ontana breweries and taprooms are meeting places for people of all walks of life. Stroll into any one of the more than 30 in the state and you’re sure to find world-class beer with a friendly atmosphere.

From Wibaux’s Beaver Creek Brewery in the plains, to Madison River Brewing Co. in Belgrade, to Whitefish’s Great Northern Brewing Co., Montana ranks as one of the top states in breweries per capita.

All those breweries produce more than 3.2 million gallons of some of the best handcrafted beer in the U.S., up 18 percent from a year ago.

That’s no small feat. The Treasure State’s craft beer industry uses more than 5 million pounds of malted grain -- with about half of it made in Montana -- it creates beers using locally grown hops and generates more than $25 million in sales each year.

As the taste for craft beer grows, so does the quality and innovation. Award-winning styles, from doppelbock to India pale ale to gluten-free varieties, can be

tasted in taprooms large and small in picturesque settings. Bottles and cans can be had next to campfires, on the river and in the mountains.

Breweries continue to pop up around the state and existing ones continue to grow. In Missoula, Big Sky Brewing Co. is selling more beer than ever before and is one of the 50 biggest craft breweries in the country, Kettlehouse Brewing Co. -- “The Little Brewery That Cans” -- has two locations, one that churns out 16-ounce pounders, and Bayern Brewing Co. bottles some of the best German-style beers in the West.

In the past few years, towns large and small all over the state have welcomed new breweries into their communities. If it wasn’t already, Montana now truly is a beer lover’s paradise.

Craft beer is deeply personal and intensely social. It’s to be enjoyed, celebrated, shared and explored.

Beer is made with hard work and dedication, principles this state lives by. So get out there and taste Montana, the possibilities are as big as our sky.

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Beer Tasting Guidelines Pouring your beer

In many taprooms, this will be done for you. But, if you buy beer to take home, these tips might help you get the full flavor out of your beer. Upon opening the bottle, tip the bottle and allow the beer to pour slowly into the center of the glass, creating a little bit of foam. Then move the stream to the side of the glass and fill the glass.

If the head is not forming, move the stream back to the center of the glass.

Appearance

Hold your glass up to the light and check for clarity, cloudiness or color and match those up with the style of beer you are drinking. Many hefeweizens will be cloudy, while a Pilsner-style beer should be golden and clear.

Ports and stouts will retain a dark color and in most cases, you should see very little light through the beer.

Aroma

Leave a little room at the top of a bowl-shaped beer glass in order to swish the beer around and create more aroma. Whichever way you aerate the beer, you’ll want to have some room to stick your nose down in there and give it a good smell. Look for beer smells like malt, yeast, alcohol and hops.

You can also note floral smells as well as resiny and bready smells as well. Many styles have a unique and signature smell.

Taste

After completing the steps listed above, taste the beer by taking a small mouthful and breathing in slightly as you taste the beer. This will open up all your senses and let you get a complete picture of what you are tasting. In the proper glass, the beer should hit your tongue denoting bitter and sweet flavors on the parts of your mouth that can discern those tastes. Take a second taste and swish the beer around in your mouth slightly to move the beer across all your flavor sensing areas.

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Finish

Some beers finish with a sweet, pleasant aftertaste, while other beers finish bitter and even dry. When you taste your beer and swallow it, ask yourself what it leaves behind? What’s the last thing you taste? With a sweeter finish, you’ll end up with a sharper leftover taste impression in the front of your mouth, while with a bitter beer, you’ll taste it more in the back of the mouth. With a dry finish, it will leave very little in the way of taste residue, especially overly sweet tastes. Dry usually denotes the absence of sweet.

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Mouth feel

By tasting beer, you should be able to determine the mouth feel.

Some beers have a heavy, almost oily mouth feel to them, while other beers are light and dry and offer very little by way of mouth feel.

Becoming familiar with beer styles will help you determine what type of mouth feel is common with each style.

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Classic White Wines Sauvignon Blanc - Crisp and Fresh Sauvignon Blanc is pale straw in color with aromas of grapefruit and green herbs. On the palate, this light to medium bodied wine shows juicy citrus flavors with crisp tartness.

Food pairing with Big Sky foods: Goat cheese or grilled pheasant fresh green salad with herb vinaigrette.

Chardonnay - Rich and Smooth

Chardonnay is pale to medium yellow in color exuding fragrances of green apple from colder regions and ripe red apple from warmer ones along with pear mixed with tropical fruit and citrus. Chardonnay aged in oak imparts aromas of vanilla, warm baking spices and wood. On the palate, this medium to full-bodied wine ranges from racy with tart fruit when grown in cool regions.

Food pairing with Big Sky foods: Smoked trout or trout sautĂŠed in butter, onions and garlic.

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Riesling – Aromatic

Riesling is pale to medium straw in color with aromas and flavors of tart apple and pear with honey, stone fruit, and citrus. Riesling can be light to medium body and vary in sweetness from dry to sweet.

Food pairing with Big Sky foods: Duck with tandoori spices, baked with apples and onions or grilled and served with Thai peanut sauce.

Pinot Gris - Refreshing

Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio are one and the same grape. With scents of lemon, lime, green apple, pear, and tropical fruit, this straw to golden yellow colored wine can be light to medium bodied and sometimes have flavors of nuts and warm baking spices.

Food pairing with Big Sky foods: Montana Jack or cheddar cheese, or baked trout with olives and lemon, or tomatoes and capers.

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Classic Red Wines Cabernet Sauvignon - Bold

Merlot – Fruity

Merlot is deep, very deep ruby in color with scents of black fruits, green herbs, and chocolate with smoke, sweet spice and wood flavors. This luscious wine is medium to full-bodied with medium to high alcohol and tannins.

Food pairing with Big Sky foods: Grilled steak with morels sautéed in butter and garlic, breaded pheasant with cranberry sauce, or rosemary lamb.

Pinot Noir – Bright and Earthy

Pinot Noir is light to medium ruby with aromas cherry, raspberry, and strawberry, and tea leaves, earth and mushrooms. Oak aging adds smoke, sweet spice and wood flavors. This

light to medium body wine has light to medium tannins and acidity, and medium alcohol.

Food pairing with Big Sky foods: Roast turkey or grilled lamb chops with soy and ginger or cumin and coriander.

Syrah - Rich and Fruity

Syrah is deep ruby in color with scents of dark black fruits, black and white pepper, sweet spice, leather, earth and wood. Syrah ranges from medium to full body and can have medium-high acidity, tannins and alcohol.

Food pairing with Big Sky foods: Grilled pork sausage, roast lamb or duck with sausage.

Zinfandel - Ripe and Luscious

Zinfandel is deep ruby in color with aromas of red and black fruits as well as dried fruits such as prunes and raisins, black and white pepper, sweet spices and oak. Zinfandel is full-bodied, medium to high in acidity, alcohol and tannins.

Food pairing with Big Sky foods: Barbecue pork ribs, chicken enchiladas, or roast venison with cherry sauce.

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and Elegant Cabernet Sauvignon is deep ruby in color with aromas of black fruit with green olive and herbs. Oak adds smoke, toast and sweet spice. This medium to full-bodied wine has medium to high acidity, alcohol and tannins.

Food pairing with Big Sky foods: Beef stew, coffee rubbed grilled buffalo or grilled elk or lamb.

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Champagne: True “champagne” originates from the Champagne region in France and produced with the “methode champenoise” where grapes are harvested by hand, aged, and fermented with yeast and sugar. A second fermentation then takes place, which produces the bubbles found in champagne. Champagne is usually made as a cuvee or blend of three kinds of grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.

Sparkling wines not produced in the French Champagne region are called “sparkling wines,” not Champagne but Spain has Cava, Germany Sekt and Italy Prosecco.

Cava - from Spain made with Macabeo, Parellada and Xarel Lo grapes.

Prosecco - from Italy made with Pinot Bianco or Pinot Grigio.

Sekt - from Germany made with Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris grapes.

Types of Sparkling Wines:

Blanc de blancs: made entirely from Chardonnay, producing fresh and lively flavors Blanc de noirs: white wine

made from red (black) grapes, exclusively from Pinot Noir or Pinot Meunier grapes, resulting in fuller, richer or fruitier characteristics. It is often pale gold in color with hints of pink.

Rosé: produced by blending a little

red wine or leaving the dark skins of Pinot Noir in the wine during processing.

Ultra Brut or Natural: driest sparkling wine.

Brut: very dry and standard for fine champagne.

Extra dry: is not as dry as brut for sugar is added to smooth the wine without making it sweet.

Demi-sec: (“sec” means sweet) or Crémant indicates sweet sparkling wine.

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Exotic Gewürztraminer is deep straw to pale yellow in color with a perfumed nose of ripe stone fruit, lychee, oranges, flowers and mineral. Warm baking spices and tropical fruit flavors exude from this medium to full-bodied wine.

Food pairing with Big Sky foods: Duck with orange sauce or pork with Moroccan or Eastern Indian spices.

Malbec’s inky red to purple color matches its flavors of blackberry, black olive, and black plum with tobacco, chocolate, and black licorice. Tannins give Malbec backbone along with its medium to full body.

Food pairing with Big Sky foods: Steak, elk, lamb, venison, pheasant – grilled, roasted, braised.

Gewürztraminer – Spicy and

Viognier ranges from medium straw to medium yellow in color with aromas of white flower, apricot, peach, nectarine, honey and mineral. On the palate, its medium to full body expresses richness.

Food pairing with Big Sky foods: Trout stuffed with pine nuts and golden raisins or roasted chicken with orange scented root vegetables.

Sangiovese – Zippy and Earthy

Sangiovese is a red-purple colored wine with bright acidity and shows flavors of cherry, raspberry, and red plum along with Italian herbs, mushrooms and earth. Oak expresses itself as vanilla, nuts or coffee in this medium-bodied wine.

Food pairing with Big Sky foods: Marinara sauce with lamb meatballs or grilled grouse with olive oil, marjoram, thyme and garlic.

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Upon seeing Montanans’ preference for local brews over mass-produced utility beer, Montana distillers are no doubt hoping that concoctions like Glacier Distilling’s Bad Rock Rye will leave Jim Beam jilted.

Throughout the state, moonshiners are working in the light of day, vodka is being bottled, and absinthe and gin recipes are being refined.

According to Max Watman, author of the Chasing the White Dog: An Amateur Outlaw’s Adventures in Moonshine, this new trend is actually a manifestation of Americans rediscovering their roots.

Watman’s research revealed that in 1800, over 14,000 distillers existed (some produced as little as one barrel of spirits a year). That number had fallen to 600 by 1909. After Prohibition ended in 1933, barely a dozen distilleries were left.

Montana alone has nearly hit that number today; eight craft distilleries had opened by January 2012. The American Distilling Institute currently boasts 240 distillers as members, and projects 450 members by 2015. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) defines a craft distiller as a business that yields less than 40,000 cases per year.

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as well as local drinkers. Distillers are using grains and sugar beets from area farmers and touting their access to the state’s pure, unpolluted water.

Gin, vodka, whiskey and the like are referred to as “spirits” for being the essence of the juniper, vegetable or rye that they came from. What kind of spirit do you get from Glacier snowmelt and local, organic ingredients? Montana spirit.

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Whiskey Tasting The glass.

The pour

Start with light whiskeys, and then move to dark whiskeys.

Pour 1.5 ounces at room temperature into your glass. Chilled whiskey inhibits aroma; ice kills it.

The look

Now hold the glass up to the light and observe the spirit’s clarity. The clearer the better. Observe the color.

Whiskey color can range from light to dark. The lighter the color, the lighter the taste. Darkness can also indicate age; older whiskeys are darker in appearance.

The water

Dilute the whiskey with a small amount of room temperature, distilled water before “nosing” it, or risk alcohol burn. Swirl your glass so that the water opens up the whiskey and releases its aroma.

The smell

Sniffing your whiskey is officially called “nosing.” Bring the glass to your nose and lightly inhale. What do you smell? Fruit? Vanilla? Pepper?

Licorice? A strong inhalation will bypass the subtle, interesting flavors and leave your nostrils burning from the alcohol.

The taste

Take a sip and roll it around on your tongue. Can you taste the flavors you had detected while nosing?

After swallowing, wait 20-30 seconds.

More flavors may be revealed. A second sip will complement the first, adding more nuances.

The pause

Cleanse your palate with unsalted crackers before tasting the next whiskey.

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Use a snifter – a short-stemmed glass with a wide bottom, narrowing towards the top. This shape allows you to swirl the whiskey and catch the aromas at the top of the glass. Don’t use a shot glass, which makes swirling impossible, or a typical whiskey glass, which allows the aromas to escape.

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Wine Words to Sip By: Acidity

How tart or sour is the wine?

Does your mouth salivate? More acid produces more saliva. Acidic wines pair well with acidic food and pair better with a larger variety of food.

Alcohol

Mild wines have 7% to 10% alcohol while heavier wines have 13% to 14% alcohol. Alcohol is amplified by food, especially salt and hot spice.

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Body

Consider how milk and cream feels on the palate. Cream is full-bodied while whole milk is medium, and nonfat milk is light.

Spice

For warm spices, think of the spices for pumpkin pie – cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. For other characteristics of spice, consider white or black pepper.

Sweet, Dry

Sweetness in wine goes with sweetness in food, but sweetness works best in counterbalancing spicy food and can take away the pucker in tart.

Tannins

How furry does your tongue become after sipping the wine? Think of drinking a cold cup of tea when a tea bag has been left seeping for too long.

Tannins make food appear more salty.

Counterbalance tannins with fats and protein such as cheese and a grilled steak.

Wine Buying Wisdom: • Do not be intimidated as a good wine store provides helpful advice.

• Consider the occasion you are buying wine for. Celebrations afford for more expensive wines, but consider who is drinking the wine. Will they care or appreciate the money spent for the bottle of wine? Money spent on a wine does not always mean better wine.

• What food is being served? In general, light wines go with light food while robust wines go with heartier fare, but spices and flavorings will influence how well the wine goes with food.

• You know what wines you like so do not let ratings and price influence your purchase.

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Storage Keep wine lying down in a spot that is dark, cool, and they will not be jostled.

Ideal storage temperature: 45˚ to 64˚F. Hint: Keep a record of wines in storage.

No storage needed for inexpensive whites and rosés as well as lightbodied, low tannin reds such as Gamay Beaujolais and simple Pinot Noirs.

Storage desired: The general rule is the more expensive the wine, the more it is created to age. Champagne, robust red wines, and dessert wines improve with aging.

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Simply put and at its most basic cider, or hard cider as some may refer to it, is the fermented juice of apples. We can take that a little farther by saying the real craft cider is the product of pressing and fermenting fresh apple juice from freshly grown and crushed apples. In England, the largest producer of cider in the world, it is believed cider should be 80100% pure apple juice with no artificial flavors or sweeteners. Cider generally falls between 7%-8% alcohol. While guidelines like those may seem extreme to some, here in the Northwest we hold fairly true to those standards.

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ur goal with Cider Summit Northwest is to provide a comprehensive sampling opportunity of many of the world’s best crafted ciders, guided by the cidermakers themselves.

Our line-up of over 50 offerings covers 5 countries, 4 states, and an incredible range of cider styles and taste profiles.

Local cider expert, David White, of oldtimecider.com offers this overview: What is cider? It isn’t beer. It isn’t wine, however it does share many of the same methods and equipment winemaking does. Cider deserves its own category.

With lighter levels of alcohol it can be refreshing and easy to enjoy. Cider has its own vast set of colors and flavors, yet often possesses the basic complexities, characteristics, and body of great wine.

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Divide Spirits D Triple Helena, MT (opening soon)

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Discover the Difference ... in cans. helena

• Cans save energy and resources and are the most recycled package • Beer stays fresher longer in cans as no light passes through • Cans are lighter, more portable and great for the outdoors Find out more at www.LewisandClarkBrewing.com Look for hand-crafted Lewi s & Clark beers in your local stores 1517 Dodge Ave Helena, MT 59601 • 442-5960 Mtbeerandwine.com

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Liquid Planet

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ith an inventory including over 400 wines and 250 beers, Liquid Planet is a wine and beer enthusiast’s delight.

The beverage-packed store stocks limited release beer and wine from down the street, across the country, and around the world.

For example, shoppers can purchase exciting seasonal releases handcrafted from Missoula’s own breweries, as well as delicious Northwest-local selections from breweries like Oregon’s Rogue and Widmer Brothers Breweries. Three Troubadour Ales imported from Belgium are also a special treat for those looking for liquid gold in a glass.

To encourage customers to try different brews, Liquid Planet offers a “Mixer Sixer” deal. Customers can mix and match six beer or soda bottles of their choice and save 20%.

Gluten-challenged drinkers need not be left out. New Planet Beer in Fort Collins, Colorado just brewed up three new gluten-free beers: 3R Raspberry Ale, Tread Lightly Ale and Off Grid Pale Ale. Liquid Planet is pleased to provide this new microbrew option along with Anheuser-Busch’s sorghum-based Redbridge.

No beer purveyor’s shelves would be complete without limited-release features, such as the Small Batch Series from Boston’s Samuel Adams, one of America’s first microbreweries.

The latest series, which includes Tasman Red (a red IPA), Third Voyage (a double IPA) and the exotic Vixen

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Chocolate Chili Bock, brewed with Mexican chilies, Ecuadorian cocoa nibs and Southeast Asian cinnamon, are exciting in that they are truly oneof-a-kind selections that may never be brewed again.

International flavors rule Liquid Planet’s “Beers of the World” gift box.

This popular seller includes eight beers from eight different countries.

The current feature includes one each from Spain, Germany, Scotland, Belgium, China, England, Czech Republic and Singapore, but will change again to give beer enthusiasts a different spin around the beer globe.

Liquid Planet offers a similar gift Customers intrigued by international wines are invited to participate in Liquid Planet’s Wine Passport program. After buying ten bottles from ten different countries and getting their passport stamped each time, customers can exchange their passport for a $10 Liquid Planet Gift Card.

Or, in Liquid Planet’s ongoing Vino Trio promotion, shoppers can buy any two bottles of wine and receive 20% off any third bottle! For the customer, this means they can buy two value wines and get a discount on their third, more expensive bottle (even if it’s a bottle of Chateau Montelena or Silver Oak!) Liquid Planet’s convenient downtown location also carries beverage accessories galore, including their innovative Planetary Designs French Press Coffee Mugs for designated drivers and morning after recoveries.

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risCo Liquor is located in beautiful Missoula. As a Montana state agency liquor store and retail/ wholesale outlet, we stock the gamut from best value to high end. Rather than specializing in one product area, we cater to a diversity of palates. From top shelf to the everyday bottle, KrisCo Liquor has an unsurpassed choice of fine spirits.

Since opening our doors to the ambiance of fine liquors and liqueurs, KrisCo has become a local favorite with a reputation for carrying hard-tofind, exotic spirits. With over 16 years of experience, we know the liquor industry and its products inside and out.

When looking for a little Montana flavor, check out KrisCo Liquor. We stock a wide variety of handmade spirits from over a half a dozen Montana distilleries.

Stop in, say hello and let our knowledgeable staff help you select the perfect liquor for any occasion as well as recommend mixers and signature recipes. Whether you are looking to restock your everyday collection or planning for a party, we’ve got the recipe.

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2 oz huckleberry vodka 1/2 oz peach schnapps 2 oz orange juice 1 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 oz simple syrup Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.

Garnish with an orange slice.

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The Big Sky

WE’VE GOT THE RECIPE Wholesale Retail Distributor Mon-Sat 9-8 • (406) 549-7242 • (406) 543-3504 1300 S Reserve St # E • Missoula www.kriscoliquor.com

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Summer Sun Garden and Brew

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then, Summer Sun has reached out to their communities- hosting free brewing education classes, volunteering at local brew fests, creating home brewing competitions, and providing a friendly atmosphere for brewers--amateur to seasoned--to pursue their passion.

Of course, Summer Sun still has one of the largest selection of in-stock gardening supplies (look for organic starter plants spring 2013.) They have recently added cheese making ingredients & sour dough starters, and are excited to start selling a selection of single beers and wines that will be hand selected by the Summer Sun crew.

So, if you need to make mead, soda, cider, wine, beer, cheese, bread, or tomatoes, come check out the new store, located just west of Draught Works at the corner of Toole and Spruce.

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ummer Sun Garden and Brew came from a need for Missoulians who love great beer to make their own tasty brew in the comfort of their own home. Since its inception, Summer Sun has grown from providing six types of barley and a handful of brewing accessories, to Montana’s largest selection of affordable equipment and ingredients.

Steve Luedecke, owner of The Green Light: Garden and Brew, partnered up with Mike Elliot (now of Phillipsburg Brewing Co.) and picked out a small selection of grains, cleaners, and carboys. They completed their inaugural brew January of 2010 in back alley of their old location. Many brews later, the name changed to Summer Sun Garden and Brew in 2011, adding a second location in Hamilton and expanding their ingredients and equipment. Since

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ince 2002 U.S. imports of Tequila have grown 67% - an average rate of 5.8% per year. In 2011 alone almost 12 million 9-liter cases were sold. While Value and Premium brands are the backbone of the U.S. market, the fastest growth has been in High End and Super Premium brands.

High Brands have grown 150% in volume since 2002.Virtually unknown in 2002 Super Premium Tequila volumes have skyrocketed 385% and today account for over 1.7 million 9-liter cases.

Liqueur & e Vinegar , in YOUR H OME!

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Brewing Co. B Glacier 6 Tenth Avenue East Polson, MT

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e are a small-batch, craft distillery nestled in the foothills of Glacier National Park that specializes in small-batch whiskeys and brandies. All of our hand-crafted spirits draw inspiration from our rugged surroundings: Glacier Dew - After more than a decade of moonshining from her homestead in Glacier National Park, Josephine Doody was forced by federal ‘revenuers’ to shut down her still in February of 1928. We’ll never exactly recreate the legendary shine that stopped Great Northern trains in their tracks, but we dedicate our Glacier Dew, made from the same pure glacial water, to Mrs. Doody, and all the pioneers of western Montana. Here’s to living!

North Fork Whiskey – The North Fork of the Flathead River flows from a remote corner of British Columbia

to Montana, traveling unchecked through border crossings, over a sunken steamship and around flooded mining camps—evidence of its victory over man’s attempt to rob it of its mineral treasures. The rich earthy taste of barley, corn and rye grains is mellowed in a charred oak barrel to create a full flavored whiskey best enjoyed over a story around the campfire.

Bad Rock Rye Whiskey – Bad Rock Canyon, its bloody history mostly forgotten, now stands as the peaceful gateway to Glacier National Park and beyond. Our Bad Rock Rye is distilled from a mash of rye and corn for those who embrace life as a journey, with all its trials and joys. Godspeed!

To hear more stories and to make some of your own, visit us at The Whiskey Barn.

Drop by the Whiskey Barn for a taste of the Montana spirit.

Visit our website for other locations offering our alpine whiskeys.

10237 HWY 2 East // Coram, MT // (406) 387-9887 // www.glacierdistilling.com

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The Ricciardi Family has been serving up the best in quality steaks, Italian and Seafood for over a decade.

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Now enjoy handcrafted beers on tap like:

Blackfoot Single Malt IPA Flathead IPA2 Kettlehouse Coldsmoke Glacier Golden Grizzly Bayern Amber Plus fine wines and full liquor service

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etc.

Breweries Beaver Creek Brewery 104 Orgain Avenue West Wibaux, MT

Bowser Brewing Company 1826 10th Avenue South Great Falls, MT

Fat Jack’s Brewing 317 East Main Laurel, MT

Neptune’s Brewery 119 North L Street Livingston, MT

Philipsburg Brewing Co. 101 W. Broadway Philipsburg, MT

Red Lodge Ales 1445 North Broadway Red Lodge, MT

Wolf Pack Ale House

Desert Mountain Brewing Co. 729 Nucleus Ave. Suite E Columbia Falls, MT

Front Brewing Co. 215 Third St. W. Great Falls, MT

139 North Canyon Street West Yellowstone, MT

Wineries Rolling Hills Winery 220 6th Street West Culbertson, MT

Harvest Moon Brewery 7 5th Street South Belt, MT

Lone Peak Brewery and Taphouse

Tongue River Vineyard & Winery 99 Morning Star Lane Miles City, MT

48 Market Place Big Sky, MT

Distilleries

Missouri Breaks Brewing

Whistling Andy, Inc.

listings

326 Main Street Wolf Point, MT

8541 MT Hwy. 35 Bigfork, MT

If your establishment is not listed and you would like to be in the Montana Beer, Wine & Spirits Guide next year, please email Christine Hecker at christine.hecker@lee.net or call (406) 523-5223.

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beer blog

Craft Beer News Current Events Regional Breweries New Releases

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Our alpine whiskeys and fine spirits will bring you so close to Glacier, you can taste it.

10237 HWY 2 East // Coram, MT 59913 // (406) 387-9887 // www.glacierdistilling.com Glacier Dew Light Whiskey, 40% alc. by vol. (80 proof). Distilled and bottled by Glacier Distilling LLC, Coram, MT.