Back for it’s second year, the annual Tap into Montana Craft Beer Week and Brew Fest will take place April 3-9th with the brew fest being held Saturday April 9th from 2-7pm. Last year’s inaugural event featured 12 beer related events, 15 Montana breweries and over 350 brew fest attendees. Tap into Montana, now part of Vision Livingston, boasts more events throughout the week and a bigger and better brew fest for its 2nd annual celebration.
This year, the brew fest moves to the Park County Fairgrounds and will feature over 20 Montana breweries including local favorites, Katabatic Brewing and Neptune’s Brewery in addition to several new Montana breweries, like Map Brewing (Bozeman), Great Burn Brewing (Missoula), and Cabinet Mountain Brewing (Libby). Attendees will get a chance to sample beers from the breweries and enjoy live music from Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs and Tom Catmull’s Radio Static, and food from Crazy Mountain Catering (Clyde Park) and Zac’s Montana BBQ (Livingston).
VIP Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door (limited to 100 tickets) and regular tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. A VIP ticket gets you in ahead of the crowd for a chance to sample special release beers and talk with the breweries before everyone else gets there. VIP hour is 2-3pm and regular brew fest hours are 3-7pm. For those coming from out of town, discounted room rates are available at the Yellowstone Pioneer Lodge for $55 a night (mention Tap into Montana).
Beer related events will take place throughout Livingston including beer and cheese pairings at Uncorked, a stein holding competition at Katabatic, bison rocks and beer at Mustangs, a screening of the cult classic film Strangebrew at Neptune’s, and the Beer Mile to name just a few. For a full lineup of events visit tapintomt.com.
Tap into Montana is funded in part by Livingston Business Improvement District and also received a Cultural Tourism Grant from Yellowstone Country Montana
Visit www.tapintomt.com for event details, brew fest information, sponsorship details, and to purchase tickets to the brew fest.
About Tap into Montana
Tap Into Montana is the ultimate celebration of Montana craft beer. It encompasses a week of craft beer related events hosted by local businesses throughout Livingston, Montana and ends with a Montana-focused Brew Fest The first annual Tap Into Montana Brew Fest featured 15 Montana breweries and over 50 different brews.
