Craft Beer Obstacle Challenge and Craft Beer Olympics
Kick off Craft Beer Week with the Obstacle Challenge and earn your brews throughout the week by participating in these challenging, but rewarding events. Get your teams together and register for the Obstacle Course or the Beer Olympics, heck why not both?! Check out the info here.
Tap Take Overs & Beer Tour
The ``Hop On Craft Beer Tour`` will take you on a city wide tour of craft beer locations, featuring Tap Takeovers by Montana's best breweries. Click here to check out the featured locations and follow the bus route around town.
Dinner Pairings & Firkin Tappings
Great Falls' finest restaurants are pairing a special meal with the best local brews. You will find a variety to satisfy every appetite, from dishes prepared with the beer to those paired nicely for a perfect finish. A complete listing of participating locations is provided here. Limited seats will be sold so make your reservations early!
Brew Fest
The Brew Fest is all about celebrating the finest craft beer from across the state. Get yourself a VIP ticket to enter the Brew Fest early and check out the Beer Now Live event, a much anticipated part of the Beer Now 2019 Conference being held in conjunction with Craft Beer Week. Click here for a list of participating breweries and Brew pass ticket options.
2019 Craft Beer Week – June 2 – 8
Sunday, June 2 – 2:00 PM- Craft Beer Obstacle Course (Gibson Park)
Monday, June 3:
- Dinner and Cider pairing at Celtic Cowboy (5 – 9 PM)
- Firkin Tapping by Mighty Mo Brewing Company at The Club Cigar (6PM)
- Craft Beer Trivia Night at Enbär (7 PM)
Tuesday, June 4:
- Dinner and Beer pairing at Centene Stadium (5:30 – 9 PM)
- Firkin Tapping by Jeremiah Johnson at The Do Bar (6PM)
- Meet the people behind the beer at the Wine Mill (6 – 8PM)
- IPA and Sour tasting
Wednesday, June 5:
- Dinner and Beer pairing at Electric City Coffee and Bistro (5 – 9 PM)
- Firkin Tapping by Black Eagle Brewery at The Stein Haus (6PM)
- Beer and Wine “Not As Different As You Would Think” at 5th and Wine (5:30 – 8:30)
Thursday, June 6:
- Dinner and Beer pairing at Jaker’s (5 – 9 PM)
- Craft Beer Olympics “Block Party” at the Block (5th and Central) (6 – 9 PM)
Friday, June 7:
- Meet The BJCP Certified Judges at Mighty Mo Brewing Company (4-6PM)
- Hop on Craft Beer Tour with MT brewery tap takeovers at each participating location (18 locations) 6 -11PM
Saturday, June 8:
- MT Brew Fest at the Mansfield Convention Center (VIP/Conference attendee hour 3 PM, opens to general public 4 PM – 9 PM)
T-Shirt
Craft Beer Week T-shirts available online and at the Downtown Association office.
Breweries per capita in the state (Brewers Association)
Pints per 21+ adult in MT per year (C+R Research)
highest economic impact on state per capita (Brewers Association)
Acres of barley planted in the state - top producer in the nation (Ag Week)
Tap Takeover
Our History
2018 was the inaugural year for Craft Beer Week in Great Falls. The three local breweries and the Downtown Great Falls Association wanted to offer the community a way to learn about and enjoy the growing craft beer industry.
