A very nice light lager, not overpowering like many microbrews have become. I hope that it shows up on the east coast soon.
I am a fan of micro breweries and always like to try local beers when I visit a new area. It was surprising to see that this brew pub had very limited food choices, but he beer was worth the visit anyway.
We stopped into the Great Northern Brewing Company and decided to sit at the small serving counter downstairs in the Black Star Draught house. It seemed to be very popular as there was a constant stream of patrons going up and down the stairs! There was a large group in the downstairs area too sitting on the sofa and bar stools.The guy who served us was very nice and knowledgeable about the various types of beer they brew and how they are made. Despite not being a beer-drinker myself, I decided to try a couple. It is nice to partake of locally-produced items that drive the economy of the places we visit.The bartender poured us small glasses of different beers on tap. I was impressed with the lightness and crispness of the Wild Huckleberry Wheat lager! This is clearly a ladies drink! If I lived here I might just develop a taste for this Huckleberry stuff!My husband tried Good Medicine, as well as Black Star, Going to the Sun IPA and Buckin’ Horse(what a name!). There were some souvenirs available like tees, cards and stickers. We also got some great deals in the sale box!After we left we realized that we never made it upstairs. Oh well, there's a good reason to return to Whitefish in the future!
The brewery is always on our radar list to share with friends. We love the sampler platter and love the huckleberry beer! No food here so come fed before you arrive.
We loved it. The building is really cool and the beers were good. Make sure you go upstairs to the gameroom in the warehouse.
Ask for a flight, it's a tasting of all their beer's for $9.50. So good! We shared one and i was feeling no pain and thought they all tasted great by the end of it. ;) Apparently they did have food there but that was not a focus.
We're big fans of microbreweries, so we were excited to try their beers. Downstairs you'll find a tiny gift shop and the bar is upstairs. It was quite busy so we sat at the bar and the bartender was friendly and we had great service. Try the stout and the imperial red ale - both are excellent. We were starving but the menu was a joke: nachos, chips and salsa, and....that's it. We left for food after a beer each.
We stopped here after a day at Glacier Park. My brother enjoyed the huckleberry wheat beer and our wives thought the root beer was very good. I had a beer sampler. My favorite was their IPA. Excellent! I've tried a lot of IPA's and this is one of the best. It all goes well with their wonderful chips and salsa. Then we headed down the road to The Shak for some no frills southern fried chicken and barbeque.
Great brewery right in town, great building design, right on the corner, amazing views of the Big Mountain, always a favorite.
Very Friendly - The veggie sandwich was the best vegetarian meal I have ever had. We had two couples and two kids ages 6 and 8 and they loved the root beer floats, with the root beer made on the premises. The Brews were excellent, and there was good variety. That would be my "local" if there was such a thing in Whitefish. I am partial to German style weiss beer, and their version was right on, and excellent. All the grown ups raved about the beer quality.