31st ANNUAL

MAY 3, 2025 | 12-7pm

Caras Park, Downtown Missoula

Often imitated but never replicated, this is Montana’s ORIGINAL BrewFest! Taste over 50 local and regional beers, seltzers, and ciders in the Heart of Missoula alongside a wine bar, food vendors, music, and more.

Free for all to attend and enjoy! Interested in tasting the beers, ciders, and wines? Cost is $20.00 and includes a 7oz. taster glass, wristband, and 4 tokens. Additional tokens are 2 for $3.00. Cash & Credit Cards now accepted

Limited edition, 12oz. mug also available; cost is $30.00 and includes 4 tokens. But get there early – there are only 500 available.

Questions about Garden City BrewFest, or any other Missoula Downtown Association events, can be directed to [email protected] or by calling 406.543.4238.

In a partnership with students in the University of Montana Entertainment Management program, this year’s Garden City BrewFest is featuring a cornhole tournament!

Information & Registration Coming Soon!

Interested in tasting the beers, ciders, and wines? Cost is $20.00 and includes a 7oz. taster glass, wristband, and 4 tokens. Additional tokens are 2 for $3.00.

TAP LIST HERE

VENDORS

Coming Soon!

MUSIC

12:00-1:30pm: DJ Coach Shane

2:00-4:00pm: Spruce Alley Sally

4:30-7:00pm: Joan Zen

2024 Winners

Best of Show – Kettlehouse Great Haze in the Sky Hazy IPA
Best of Show Runner-up – Last Chance Cider Mill Flathead Cherry Cider
Best Hazy IPA – Kettlehouse Great Haze in the Sky Hazy IPA
Best Pale/Light Ale – Lewis and Clark Brewing Prickly Pear Pale Ale
Best Stout – Bombastic Brewing Shilver Coffee Stout
Best Rice Lager – New Hokkaido Brewing Yamabiko Rice Lager
Best Specialty Lager – Harvest Moon Brewing Beltian White
Best European Lager – Bayern Brewing Festival Pilsner
Best Sour – Boulevard Brewing Tropic Slam Sour
Best Fruit Beer – Big Sky Brewing Juicy Mango Shake a Day
Best Seltzer – Boulevard Brewing Ginger Grape Hard Seltzer
Best Cider – Last Chance Cider Mill Flathead Cherry Cider

2023 Winners

Best of Show – Hopworks Urban Brewing “Beer Time Pils”
Best of Show Runner Up- Big Sky Brewing “Strub” Berlineweiss
Best Cider- Western Cider “Fat Robin” Cherry Cider
Best Dark Ale- Blacksmith “Whoever Smelter Delter Imperial Red
Best Fruit Beer- Stiegl “Grapefruit Raddler”
Best Fruit Sour- Big Sky Brewing “Strub” Berlineweiss
Best Hazy IPA- Sacred Waters “Hungry Horse Hazy”
Best IPA- Laughing Dog “New Tricks” West Coast IPA
Best Light Ale- Big Sky Brewing “Summer Honey”
Best Pilsner- Hopworks Urban Brewery “Beer Time Pils”
Best Seltzer- Boulevard “Quirk Pineapple Orange Whip”
Best Specialty- Higherground “Dusk ‘Til Dawn” Coffee Cream Ale
Best Wheat- Breakside “Breakside White” Witbeir
Best Lager- Conflux “Spezial Helles Lager”

2022 Winners

Best In Show: Conflux Alber Vienna Lager
Best Fruit/Specialty : Golden Road Mango Cart
Best Hard Seltzer: Upslope Snowmelt Pomegranate Acai/Tangerine
Best Light Ale: Neptune Siren Song Honey Rye
Best Wheat/Pilsner: Bayern St Walter’s
Best Sour: Outlaw Brewing Blemonade
Best Cider: Last Chance Flathead Cherry
Best Hazy IPA: Oddpitch Undiscovered World’s
Best Pale Ale: Madison River New Montana
Best IPA: New Hokkaido Daruma
Best Lager: Conflux Alber Vienna Lager

2019 Winners

Best of Show: Mind Haze, Firestone Walker Brewing
Best of Show Runner-up: Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout, Great Burn Brewing
Best IPA: Super Cluster, Lagunitas Brewing
Best Lager: Car RamRod, Meadowlark Brewing
Best American Ale: Centennial Single Hop, Blacksmith Brewing
Best IPA NE/Specialty: Mind Haze, Firestone Walker Brewing
Best Sour: Peach Berliner Weisse, Great Burn Brewing
Best Porter/Stout: Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout, Great Burn Brewing
Best Scottish/Red Ale: Ole Gus, Meadowlark Brewing
Best Wheat/Blonde Ale: Miner’s Gold, Lewis and Clark Brewing

2018 Winners

Best of Show: Americano Coffee Mild, Missoula Brewing
Best of Show Runner-up: Rupture Fresh Ground Ale, Odell Brewing
Best IPA: Bubble Stash IPA, Hop Valley Brewing
Best Brown/Porter/Stout: Americano Coffee Mild, Missoula Brewing
Best Wheat/Blonde Ale: Brickhouse Blonde, Blacksmith Brewing
Best American Ale: Rupture Fresh Ground Ale, Odell Brewing
Best Fruit Beer: Lemon Meringue Sour, Draught Works Brewing
Best Belgian/Sour: Merliner Weisse, Big Sky Brewing
Best Scottish/Red Ale: Mountain Man Scotch Ale, Jeremiah Johnson Brewing
Best Double IPA: Hop Rising Double IPA, Squatters Brewing

2017 Winners

Best IPA: Bruno’s IPA, Red Lodge Brewing (Best of Show)
Best Lager: Toasted Lager, Blue Point Brewing
Best Fruit Beer: Sip N Go Apricot Ale, Tamarack Brewing
Best Amber / Porter / Stout: Scotty Butte Wee Heavy, Missoula Brewing Company
Best Pale Ale: Sidecar Orange Pale Ale, Sierra Nevada Brewing
Best Light Lager: Honey Kolsch, Rogue Brewing
Best Belgian / Sour: Blackberry Gose, Draught Works (Best of Show Runner Up)

2016 Winners

Best Light Lager: Craft Lager, Upslope Brewing Co.
Best Bock: Dump Truck, Bayern Brewing, Inc.
Best Wheat: Honey Weizen, Front Brewing Co.
Best IPA: Space Dust, Elysian Brewing Co.
Best Pale Ale: Grunion Pale, Ballast Point Brewing Co.
Best Stout/Porter: Fortress Rock Imp Stout, Missoula Brewing Co.
Best Fruit/Specialty: Mount Jumbo Grapefruit, Missoula Brewing Co.
Best Scottish/Irish Red: Chip Off The ‘Ol Scotch, Bowser Brewing Co.
Best Saison/ Belgian/ Best of Show/ Best of Montana, Rope Swing Saison- Philipsburg Brewing Co.

2015 Winners

Best Lager/Best of Montana: Montana Helles Lager, Bayern Brewing, Inc.
Best Belgian/French: Rope Swing Saison, Philipsburg Brewing Co.
Best Pale Ale: Alchemy Pale Ale, Widmer Brothers Brewery
Best IPA: Ghost Train Double IPA, Carter’s Brewing
Best Specialty: Montana Creamsicle, Great Burn Brewing
Best Stout/Best of Show: Double Stout Black Ale, Green Flash Brewing Co.
Best English: Double Eagle Scotch Ale, Lolo Peak Brewing Co.
Best Light Beer: Goose Summer Ale, Goose Island Brewery

Interested in volunteering? Over 100 slots are available and volunteers will receive free Garden City BrewFest merch, a free glass, and three free drink tokens. Email [email protected] to be added to our volunteer email list.

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