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Originally Posted by Fishwhenican
Hey Cowboy! Good to see another Montanan in the Lounge! Welcome!!
I would love to read some reviews on Montana beers and the various brewpub beers. I am in Billings every now and then but rarely get into other larger towns so I would be most interested in them.
Favorite Montana Beer so far has to be good old Moose Drool!!!
Where are you located in MT??
Also, careful inviting too many people out here. Might get too crowded!
I am currently living in Billings. In terms of quality beer, Billings is near the top of the list.
Best Pub? Toughy. I personally am a huge fan of Angry Hank's but Carter's is quickly becoming a dynamite brewery.
Yellowstone brewing is probably the city favorite due to how long it has been around. Montana brewing has won the most awards but in my eyes is probably the 3rd best.
Favorite beer? Tough. I am a self proclaimed hop head and was raised on the best IPA's in the state from Sleeping Giant (now Lewis and Clark) beers. At one time they had 4 IPA's. Now with the hop shortage it is hard to judge them against what they all were 2-3 years ago.
Whoops, I kind of got lost there!
Favorite Beer: Head Trauma IPA from Angry Hanks. Trainwreck (Carter's) Peacemaker (Lewis and Clark) and Blackfoot's OPA all are a close second.
Not IPA favorite: Old Stache. This comes from Tamarack brewing. The beer is actually aged/brewed in Whiskey barrels. Imagine the best of whiskey and beer....it's heaven in a glass.
Favorite Brewery: If I had to pick one......I can't. Big tie: Kettlehouse (Bongwater and Cold Smoke!!) Angry Hanks (Dunkel, IPA) and Madison River (all of it!)
As for Moose Drool....so hit and miss if you don't get it right at the brewery. You have to be real careful where you get it. If the keg lines are not clean and the keg taken care of it can be BAD. But a clean line/keg and it is great.
If anyone is in B-town, PM me. We can visit all the spots! The more the merrier.