Bale Beer Fest The 4th Annual will be held Sunday, August 7th. The saloon favorite will host this microbrew festival featuring three Montana brewers. The fun and tasty event will see Muddy Creek Brewing Company of Butte, 2 Bassett Brewery from White Sulphur Hot Springs, and Beehive Basin Brewery down from Big Sky. Beer, booze, and music flow under the big tent next to the Bale of Hay in Virginia City. Festivities kick off at high noon and end at 7pm with NO cover charge! Comstock Lode will be on hand with “Totally Classic Rock Plus” all day long. There will be a combo price for a pint of beer and polish sausage for $6, or you can buy them separately for $4 each. For further information about these and other events, please visit baleofhaysaloon.com/ or virginiacity.com/. •