Montana Craft Beer Rankings: Who’s Number One?

You can follow Montana’s changing of the seasons just by walking down the beer aisle in your local grocery store.

Is autumn on the way? Don’t forget your Oktoberfest or pumpkin brews. Is summer around the corner? Don’t forget to pick up some of your favorite honey beer or summer brews.

Montana’s Seasonal Beer Culture

There has been some big news in the beer world lately. Michelob Ultra has become the top-selling beer brand in the country, according to Fox Business News.

Montana’s brewers work hard to create high-quality beer. We know this because there have been some amazing award-winning beers, not just in Montana, there have been brews that have been recognized on a global stage.

Beer drinking in Montana isn’t going away any time soon. As a matter of fact, both the University of Montana and Montana State University offer classes on brewing beer.

Stacker has compiled a list of the Montana breweries with the most highly ranked beers in the top 100 according to data from Beer Advocate.

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Out of all the breweries on the list, there is one that stands out among the others, by a lot.

Beer Advocate’s Top Montana Breweries

The brewery with the highest number of ranked beers is Mountains Walking Brewery out of Bozeman. They have 21 ranked beers, three times as many as the second-highest rated brewery.

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I have sampled beers from many of the breweries on the list. There is a reason why so many breweries in Montana are getting high rankings; the brewers in Montana care about their craft, and it shows. Please enjoy responsibly and check out the breweries with the most ranked beers in Montana.