Industry Insights , Inspiration

Conquering the Waters Ahead

BRAND STORYLINES:   Craft Beer’s Fork in the River   The mighty Yellowstone River leaves The Park here near Gardiner, Montana and for the next 18 miles runs through canyons carved into the shoulders of the Gallatin Range and Beartooth Wilderness.  The canyon is steep where the wild river narrows, then opens into a shallow… View Article

Alayna Johnson
Alayna Johnson
Fields of Gold
Brewery , Customer Relations , Product

Mountain States, Unite!

FEATURED COLLABORATION:   A Mountain State Collaboration, Crafted with Domestic, Bavarian-Style Malts   In a celebration of creativity and cooperation, Montana Craft Malt has partnered with Wyoming’s Pure Madness Brewery Group, Flathead Valley Hops, and Ogden Beer Co., to craft several exceptional West Coast Pilsners. These brews showcase the unique flavors of Montana-grown Bavarian-style malts… View Article

Alayna Johnson
Alayna Johnson
Brewery , Customer Relations , Product

Brewing Down Yonder

FEATURED COLLABORATION: ‘Down Yonder’ Montana Craft Malt and Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers Collaborate on German Helles Beer In a celebration of craft brewing, Montana Craft Malt (MCM) has partnered with Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers to create a unique German Helles beer using Montana-grown Bavarian-style Pilsner malt. This collaboration showcases the exceptional quality of Montana Craft… View Article

Alayna Johnson
Alayna Johnson
Community , Industry Insights , Inspiration

Bucked, Twisted and Stomped

BRAND STORYLINES: How Everything You Need to Know About Craft Brewing, You Can Learn at The Livingston Roundup Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2024! The Livingston Roundup is Montana’s oldest rodeo, bringing cowboys and cowgirls to southwestern Park County for a chance at hard-won prizes and glory. Broncs and bulls with names like Bushwacker, Bodacious… View Article

Alayna Johnson
Alayna Johnson
Outside
Changes , Industry Insights , Product

Spring 2023 Update; New and Exciting Opportunities

Introducing Montana Craft Malt’s European Malts For the past four years we’ve been keenly focused on developing our European malt offering.  Through our network of barley breeders and growers, we’ve tested several heirloom Bavarian grains in Montana and its surrounding growing regions and come to find out, our regional climate provides an exceptional agronomic growing environment… View Article

Jen O'Brien
Jen O'Brien

President

Looking Ahead
Inspiration , Product

Looking Ahead!

Season’s Greetings, one and all. As we cross the 2020 finish line, I can say with certainty that we’ve made it through a year like no other. And I think we are all ready to turn the page and welcome a fresh start in 2021. As challenging as this year has been, it’s also given… View Article

Jen O'Brien
Jen O'Brien

President

Summer at Lake Chelan
Inspiration

The Banana Popsicle Effect

To this day, when I taste a banana Popsicle, I am instantly transported to a shady dock at the southern tip of Lake Chelan in North Central Washington, circa 1982. It’s a scorching hot day, and we’ve hopped off our bikes to dip our bare feet in the water under the dappled shade on the… View Article

Jen O'Brien
Jen O'Brien

President

Fall in Montana
Product

Fall 2020 Update From Jen O’Brien

Greetings, Montana Brewers and Distillers! I hope this newsletter finds you well enjoying all that Fall brings. As strange and difficult as this year has been, it’s gone by in the blink of an eye. Our collective businesses have been through so much, and it’s never been more evident that the strength of local business is what… View Article

Jen O'Brien
Jen O'Brien

President

Going the Distance
Inspiration

Not Another Doom-and-Gloom COVID-19 Post

This isn’t yet another doom-and-gloom COVID-19 post, the likes of which you have undoubtedly come to anticipate in your daily newsfeeds. That said, this was not the post we expected to write for our website’s blog debut.

Jen O'Brien
Jen O'Brien

President

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