Bigfork Brewfest brings 27 Montana breweries to downtown
TAYLOR INMAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 10 months AGO
Butte Brewing Co. staff hands over a cold beer at 2023's Bigfork Brewfest. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)
(Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)
Flathead Lake Brewing Co. pours a beer for an attendee. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)
Flathead Kettle Corn gets it poppin'. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)
The crew from Bias Brewing having some fun. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)
Ronan Cooperative Brewery gives out samples with a smile. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)
Tommy Edwards rocks out with the crowd. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)
Food truck row at Brewfest 2023. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)
Bigfork Brewfest on March 4, 2023. (Taylor Inman/Bigfork Eagle)
Taylor Inman covers Bigfork and the north shore for the Bigfork Eagle and hosts News Now and other podcasts for the Daily Inter Lake. Originally from Kentucky, Taylor started her career at the award-winning public radio newsroom at Murray State University. She worked as a general assignment reporter for WKMS, where her stories aired on National Public Radio, including the show “All Things Considered.” She can be reached at 406-758-4440 or at [email protected]. | March 7, 2023 11:00 PM
It was sunshine and blue skies for attendees at the 14th annual Bigfork Brewfest this past weekend.
The festival features breweries lined up and down Electric Avenue in Bigfork to highlight the best of Montana craft beer. This year, event organizer Bigfork Innovations Group said they had 27 breweries from around the state attend.
The event is BIG’s ‘biggest’ fundraising event of the year. BIG helps fund many different Bigfork events, organizations and projects.
Funds raised from Bigfork Brewfest 2022 went towards the Bigfork Whitewater Festival, Bigfork High School Swim, Bigfork Playhouse Children's Theater, Bigfork ACES, Ferndale Fire Department and Bigfork High School Cave Club among other local organizations.
The funds raised from this year are still being totaled, as well as votes for the People's Choice Award for favorite beer. To see who won, check in with Bigfork Brewfest's Facebook page.
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