The Montana Brewer's Association held their 3rd annual Brewer's Festival in Bozeman, Montana. Over twenty Montana Based brewers showcased over 70 beers.
And. here. we. go.
Tamarack Brewing Co.
Fire Dancing Amber: Nice Amber color, sweet malt aroma, malty flavor with a slightly bitter finish.
Fat Polly's American Pale: Straw color, light malt aroma, bitter all around
Neptune's Brewery
Chocolate Cream Porter: Dark brown color, nice head, chocolate aroma, coffee forward, smooth chocolate finish, with a hint of oats
Crosseyed Kitty Imperial Nut Brown: Dark amber color, malty, nutty aroma, smooth yet strong flavor
Balckfoot River Brewing Company
Kolsch: Straw colored, nice head, mild aroma, mild flavor, a nice easy drinking beer
Blackfoot IPA: Straw colored, floral hop aroma, pretty mild flavor, sweet slight banana taste
Blacksmith Brewing Company
Hopper Hef: Straw colored, mild aroma, strong banana flavor with a mild finish
Black Iron Black IPA: A Cascadian Black IPA, dark amber in color, good head, strong hop aroma, all hops in terms of flavor (IPA enthusiast: Hop forward, likely dry hopped, mild malts)
The Kettlehouse
Cold Smoked Scotch Ale: Dark amber color, decent head, malty aroma, strong malt flavor with some residual sugar
Hemptober Spliff: Golden color, slight malt aroma, sweet with bitter finish
Double Haul IPA: Clear golden color, floral hop aroma, mild forward with a strong hop finish
Bozeman Brewing Company
Bozone Select Amber: Golden Amber color, malty arome, bitter forward with a mild finish
2nd Virtue Belgian Dubbel: Amber color, no head, slight malt aroma, malt forward with a smooth finish
406 Brewing Company - Bozeman's newest brewery
Simcoe Pale: Golden straw color, estery aroma, slight malt forward, with a strong bitter hop finish likely due to the use of papaya hops
Saaz IPA: Golden color, hoppy aroma, very strong hops all around (IPA enthusiast: spicy, good Saaz hop profile)
Brown Porter: Dark brown color, chocolate aroma, coffee forward, nutty chocolate finish
Glacier Brewing Company
Cherry Wheat: No head, straw colored, strong almond/ marzipan aroma, mild in flavor, with almond/marzipan finish
Golden Grizzly Ale: Golden color, hoppy aroma, slight soap flavor with bitter forward - not a fan of this beer
Wildhorse Island Pale: Darker golden color, slight malt aroma, with malt forward and bitter hop finish.
Lewis & Clark Brewing Company
Back Country Scottish Ale: Dark Amber in color, with a malt aroma, bitter forward with a malty finish, there is a hint of vanilla and pretty mellow all around
Tumbleweed IPA: Golden Straw color, floral hop aroma, fairly mild forward, with a strong hop finish
Fat Jack's Honey Wheat: Straw colored, good head, mild aroma, slight honey forward with a mild finish
Quarry's Open Cab Copper: Amber in color, peaty malt aroma, with a hint of spices, mild roasted malt flavor
The festival itself was very fun to attend. They had a good selection of food and were set up pretty well so that you weren't standing in line for too long while waiting for a tasting. My favorites were, Neptune's Cross eyed Kitty, Neptune's Chocolate Cream Porter, Lewis and Clark's Back Country Scottish Ale, the overall winner being Bozeman's 2nd Virtue Dubbel. My IPA consultant also enjoyed the Chocolate Cream porter, his favorites were Blacksmith's Black Iron Black IPA, and 406's Saaz IPA.
The beer lady also made a new friend, Growler Fills, go check out his blog at growlerfills.blogspot.com
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