Alright everybody the time has finally come! Kalispell, MT is finally going to have its very own Beer and Wine event. It is called the Kalispell Beer and Wine Open. This event will involve both commercial breweries and home brewers competing for awards at the Flathead Valley Fairgrounds on June 13&14. The only difference is that the winner of the beer home brewing competition is that he/she will h
ave their beer brewed by Flathead Lake Brewing for the entire Flathead Valley to enjoy. We will be having satellite events at nearby hotels with special speakers talking about how to brew sour ales, meads, ciders, non-alcoholic, craft distilling and cocktails. We are hoping to see around 30 commercial breweries and countless number of home brewers. So start brewing everybody. This event will be for non-profit with a majority of the proceeds going to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Montana. We are fortunate to be working with CEO Joeseph Bischof. Many families travel far from home and spend several weeks or months to get treatment for their seriously ill or injured children – a long time to be away or to divide a family. And, for children facing a serious medical crisis, nothing seems scarier than not having mom and dad close by for love and support. A Ronald McDonald House is that “home-away-from-home” for families so they can stay close by their hospitalized child at little or no cost. The winner of the home brewing competition will choose another charity to have us donate money to as well. Shana Smith is painting an event poster for us that will be both used for our marketing of the event as well as having it auctioned off at the event with the proceeds going to a charity of her choosing.
