Orvis Down the Hatch Fly Fishing Festival - Missoula 2017

Montana FWP and Trout Unlimited to Give Presentation on Clark Fork Restoration and Fishing

Jason Lindstrom, Region 2 Fisheries Biologist for MT Fish, Wildlife, & Parks and Casey Hackathorn, Upper Clark Fork Program Manager for Trout Unlimited (National) will give a presentation on the ongoing restoration of the Clark Fork River and its awesome and resilient fishery.

The presentation is tonight, March 9 at the Pour House Pub (next to Ace Hardware on Harrison Ave.) at 6:30 pm.

The Pour House is a tap room and growler fill station with 24 craft beers on rotation.  They also have wine and cider.  The meeting will be in their backroom.  I can not think of a better place to drink beer and learn about Clark Fork river updates and get some insight on this amazing and unbelievably resilient fishery!!

See you there!

George Grant Chapter Trout Unlimited Pint Night

Browns and Brews Festival in Craig this weekend!

The second annual Browns and Brews Festival is this Saturday, September 3, 2016 in Craig, Montana. The party starts at 4 pm at Izaak's.  There is a live auction at 6 pm and music by Rocket to Uranus throughout the night. See you there!

Browns and Brews Festival in Craig, Montana

"This event is our first brewfest which we hope will become as successful as our Craig Caddis Festival held each May.  This brewfest will have live and silent auctions, to raise money for the betterment or improvement of Craig.  It’s become a busy little town utilized by many people but with few actual residents.  This is the business community’s way of trying to give back to the community." - Montana Brewers Association

Look at the weather forecast!! Bring a raincoat, a box of streamers, and an appetite for beer.  I'll see you there!

Where my beer comes from

Old Missoula-based Highlander  beer can I found on lower Clark Fork

I think it would be safe to say that the official drink of fly fishing is beer.  It is certainly the official drink of the RBM Chronicles!

The Missoula area is lousy with local breweries and there are more on the way.  All of our breweries/taprooms provide, at the very least, a nice place to hang out.

However, there is one brewery/taproom that exists on a level well above all the others.

Southside Kettle House

  























The Southside, Myrtle Street Tavern, K-hole, original Kettle House, or whatever you want to call it, is one of my favorite places on the entire planet.

The beer selection at this location is comprised of some of the finest craft beers you will ever taste.  The classic Kettle House brews are available.
Cold Smoke Scotch Ale
Double Haul IPA
Eddy Out Pale Ale
Lake Missoula Amber
Olde and Fresh Bongwater - Fresh is pale ale and Olde is porter

Plus, this location acts as the Kettle House's "beer laboratory" so there is an expanded and ever changing menu.  There are tons of seasonal brews with new ones appearing every year.  They have a nitrogen tap which makes whatever beer they put on that tap come out like Guinness.  They also have a Randal which infuses beer with whatever they put it in (hops, fruits, etc).

Seeley Axe and Hip Stripped are "gluten reduced."  They are just covering their asses with the label.  These beers are brewed to be as close to gluten free as is absolutely possible.  Seeley Axe is brewed with all GF ingredients (sorghum, rice) and has dedicated delivery hoses/lines etc.  Hip Stripped uses the enzyme technique and is tested for certainty.  Direct your GF questions to Ryan if you call.

There is also home brewed soda for kids and non-drinkers.

The thing that really makes the Southside Kettle House special is the people that work there and the folks who drink there.  You'll find local and national celebrities, the entire conservation community, filmmakers, professors, scientists, lawyers, hippies, brahs, college kids and their parents, rednecks, hipsters, artists, rich folks, working folks, fly fishers, outdoors people, lots of kids, and a host of regulars to rival any sitcom.

There is nothing better after a day out on the water than warming up (or cooling off) at the Kettle House with a great beer and some peanuts.

Beer Fish Eye

Close-up of the beer fish's eye.