Montana

Main Campaign: Montana

5/26-28/2023

The landscape was something out of a wilderness magazine. You could feel the wild energy stepping on trail. All the animals you prepare for in North America were here; grizzly bear, black bear, wolf, moose, rattlesnakes, cougars. The weather could be unforgiving and then there’s the elevation. It asked you to challenge it.

With a surge in population, the culture was confusing, dizzying. Can’t have dog hair in food so no pets within 15 feet of eating establishments and no dogs on brewery patios. Breweries need to close by 8pm and serve no more than three drinks to anyone. Let’s party all night with loud music, loud motors, and shoot some shit. Don’t forget Bougie Bozeman.

It took us awhile to place a finger on why we didn’t enjoy Montana as we thought we would. Montana is wort, the unfermented form that has yet to decide on what it wants to be when it grows up. Will it be a strong barrel-aged stout or the gate-way cider, maybe a conformist IPA, who knows yet.

Montana is in the midst of an identity crisis, a teenager trying out everything to see where they fit. With the goths, jocks, or band geeks. While some can be true chameleons, Montana is not one of them. While some people may like to date young, give me a mature beer who knows what they offer. I love many beers and enjoy even more, but I tried wort once and I’ll take my beer fermented, thank you very much.