List of breweries in Montana
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Breweries in Montana produce a wide range of beers in different styles that are marketed locally, regionally, and nationally. Montana has an abundance of small, local breweries. In 2023, they ranked third in the number of craft breweries per capita of adults over 21. They have ranked third for over a decade.[1][2][3] In addition to craft beer, Montana has several small batch distilleries, wineries, and ciderhouses. They also produce mead, kombucha, and seltzers.
In 2019, excluding the two largest breweries, the remaining 90 breweries produced an average of 1,650 barrels per year.[4] In 2022, there was a total of 196,941 barrels of craft beer produced.[3]
In 2012 Montana's 38 brewing establishments (including breweries, brewpubs, importers, and company-owned packagers and wholesalers) employed 220 people directly, and more than 4,700 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing.[5] In August 2016, there were 68 breweries in operation in the state of Montana.[6] In November 2023, the Montana Brewers Association reported 97 breweries with 4 more known to be in planning.[2]
Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Montana's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Montana's breweries and related industries was more than $98 million in 2012.[5] Consumer purchases of Montana's brewery products generated more than $21 million extra in tax revenue.[7] The Brewers Association reported that Montana breweries had a $488 million dollar impact in 2022.[3]