KettleHouse Brewing Company is proud to offer Missoula’s first Crowler® – a 32 ounce can option at our Southside location. Originally developed by Oskar Blues Brewery in Longmont, Colorado, the Crowler® is filled to order in the taproom with any beer available for growler fills. The can is rinsed, purged with CO2, then filled and sealed right in front of the customer. The result is a recyclable package of great specialty and seasonal beer varieties (along with your favorites) canned to-go, perfect for all outdoor adventures.

Crowlers® have a shorter shelf life than our traditional cans due to the filling process, and are designed to be consumed within a week. However, they offer some advantages over growlers such as protection from light and decreased oxygen exposure, both of which are enemies of beer quality. Those features combined with a durable, lightweight and recyclable can make for a great way to put beer in your boat or backpack and enjoy world class beer in a world class setting.

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One FREE PINT daily for an entire year! This could be all yours! All you have to do is swing by Myrtle St Taphouse or Northside KettleHouse Taproom on November 26th-Small Business Saturday.

Here’s how it works: Come on in, receive 2 drawing tickets-one for the GOLDEN MUG, and one for some AWESOME SCHWAG (drawings @ 1:30, 3:00, 4:30, 6:00, 7:30 & 8pm), all while enjoying delicious award-wining beer. It’s that easy.

PLUS, be one of the first 50 people to visit the taprooms that day and you’ll receive a FREE COMMERATIVE “GOLDEN” TEE.

Oh, come hungry! De La Calle will be serving at the Northside Taproom starting at 12:30pm and Ninja Mikes at Myrtle St Taphouse starting at 5pm.

We’ll see you November 26th from noon-8pm! Cheers from KettleHouse Brewing Company crew!

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Ever since we started canning Cold Smoke® Scotch Ale, we’ve had a problem keeping up with demand. I like to joke that we fail to plan for success. When we wrote our first business plan 21 years ago we set our sights high on quality and low on quantity. All we ever wanted was a job in Montana that would allow us to enjoy the world class recreational opportunities we have in this great state.  While our mission has never been to grow huge and take over the beer world, we have committed ourselves to “making it better” and continually improving quality. We take great joy in crafting world class beers for our friends and fellow Montanans to enjoy with our world class outdoor activities.

Since becoming Montana’s first modern brewery to package our beer in cans in 2006, we haven’t been able to keep up with the ever increasing demand. We thought “K2”,  our Northside expansion would take care of all our needs when completed in 2009.  Since we were capped by Montana’s 10k bbl limit law, we picked that facility because it was big enough to top out at 10k bbls of production.  We believed the “experts” who told us craft consumers wouldn’t go big for Montana made beer in a can. So we planned modestly. Now that we’ve found our sales potential to be higher than planned, we feel obligated to provide easier access to our beers for fellow Montanans in places like Great Falls, Billings, and parts unknown. See, we hear a lot about how people are filling up their trunks with Cold Smoke® to take to folks who can’t get it in their local markets.  So the timing is right for us to stretch beyond what we ever thought possible and expand to a first class production facility.

Our parents taught us that if you start something, do everything in your power to finish it. Building “K3” in Bonner is our attempt to at least get a start on finishing the “good problem” we created for ourselves by brewing a popular and award winning beer.

Thanks so much for the support over the last 20 years. We’re so very excited to begin sharing this journey with you and to see what happens in the next 20 on Cold Smoke Avenue.

Cheers!

Tim O’Leary and Suzy Rizza

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At KettleHouse Brewing Co., our mission is to match the quality of our beers to the quality of the Montana outdoor experience. Our award-winning beers include Cold Smoke® Scotch Ale, Double Haul® IPA, Eddy Out® Pale Ale, Fresh Bongwater® Hemp Pale Ale, and many seasonal offerings.

As KettleHouse continues to grow, we are looking for some additional support for our Packaging and Shipping & Receiving operations. The Packaging & Logistics Support position will be trained to be a backup for our Packaging Lead and Shipping & Receiving Coordinator. The Packaging & Logistics Support position will also serve as the Safety Officer for the Bonner facility, responsible for and developing and recommending measures for assuring personnel safety, and to monitoring and anticipating hazardous or unsafe situations.

Requirements:

• – Willing to work any shift, and fill-in as needed.
• – Ability to use Microsoft Office programs, experience with Microsoft Excel preferred.
• – Ability to read, speak, understand English and communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• – Ability to make arithmetic computations.
• – Ability to follow complex series of directions with minimal supervision.
• – Possession of a valid Montana driver’s license.
• – Must be able to legally sample alcohol products for quality control tasting.
• – Knowledge of the entire brewing process and quality control measures preferred.
• – Ability to drive a forklift. Current forklift certification preferred.
• – Education or experience in a safety-related field preferred.

• – Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 175 pounds.

• – Ability to develop knowledge of the company’s safety standards and the ability to identify potential problems or safety hazards.

Benefits:

• – Paid time off.
• – Health insurance.
• – Short and long-term
• – 401(k) plan, with company match.
• – Opportunities for ongoing professional development.
• – Ability to work with and enjoy some of Montana’s finest beers and continue to grow KettleHouse Brewing Company’s reach throughout the region.

To Apply:

Submit cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to brittanyw@kettlehouse.com. This position will be open until filled, but for priority consideration, please respond by March 15, 2019. Please reference the job that you are applying for in the email.

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At KettleHouse Brewing Co., our mission is to match the quality of our beers to the quality of the Montana outdoor experience. We are an award-winning brewery located in beautiful Western Montana with a vision to work toward carbon neutrality in our brewery. KettleHouse opened in 1995 and has become a Missoula icon with three locations: two taproom breweries in Missoula, MT, and our state-of-the-art production and packaging facility located on the banks of the Blackfoot River in Bonner, MT. We are seeking a fun, driven, high-energy Marketing Manager to communicate and interact with the KettleHouse community.

The Marketing Manager will understand who KettleHouse customers are and what they value, and be able to use that knowledge to communicate the KettleHouse story in alignment with the Company’s voice and values to increase consumer demand, grow market share, and expand awareness of our products. You will have a solid understanding of how to develop, implement, and measure the effectiveness of the KettleHouse brand and its marketing and communication strategy. The Marketing Manager will differentiate and drive awareness of KettleHouse, promote and protect the brand, and engage customers and employees. You will actively participate in the development of a customer focused and performance driven culture. The Marketing Manager will be responsible for setting specific objectives to develop a cohesive and profitable marketing strategy.

As the Marketing Manager, you will be developing and implementing strategies to strengthen the KettleHouse brand. Some duties will include, but are not limited to:

• – Oversee all marketing related activity, including overall brand positioning, messaging, and engagement. Establish the strategic marketing plan for all product development, and promotional campaigns to increase awareness of KettleHouse products, create brand loyalty and generate sales.
• – Drive brand growth and sales by delivering consumer, retailer, and wholesaler focused strategies that encompass marketing and craft beer trends.
• – Capture and analyze the appropriate data, insights, and best practices to measure the impact of our marketing efforts.
• – Collaborate with other departments to develop promotions and events that help achieve our sales goals.
• – Support and interface with printing companies and graphic designers, to produce creative elements such as new packaging, point-of-sale materials, signage, print and online advertising, brochures, clothing, brewery souvenirs, and other marketing support materials.
• – Create and maintain strategic partnerships throughout all of the communities that we serve.
• – Knowledgeable and comfortable in the use of social media.
• – Develop relationships with local and national media and be comfortable preparing and writing articles and press releases.

Requirements:

• – Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, New Media or Public Relations preferred.
• – A minimum of five (5) years marketing strategy experience, preferably in the beverage industry, including two or more years with brand strategy experience.
• – Passion for craft beer and stay up-to-date on the ever-changing beer market and marketing strategies.
• – Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• – Ability to work evenings and weekends when needed for events.
• – Travel throughout KettleHouse’s territories frequently, and occasionally nationally for conferences, trade shows, etc.

To Apply:

Submit cover letter and resume along with salary requirements to brittanyw@kettlehouse.com. This position will be open until filled, but for priority consideration, please respond by March 15, 2019.

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