12 growler fills
1 free beer with each growler fill
12 additional free beers
10% off apparel & merchandise for 2025
Spoil the Blackfoot lover in your life with a ready to gift package that keeps on giving year round!

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Lace up your running shoes – we’ve mapped out a 5k-ish course that starts and ends at this awesome taproom in downtown Helena. Run, walk or jog before celebrating with a locally-made craft beverage at the finish line.

Whether you’re a seasoned runner or just looking for a fun way to stay active, this event is fun for all. The 5k course will take you through scenic routes, allowing you to enjoy the beautiful surroundings while getting your heart pumping.

After crossing the finish line, reward yourself with a well-deserved pint of craft beer from Lewis and Clark Brewing. Nothing beats the feeling of accomplishment and the taste of a refreshing brew!

So gather your friends and come join us at Lewis and Clark Brewing on February 22nd. It’s going to be a day filled with beer run fun. See you there!

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Mending Waters Montana: We are committed to the holistic recovery of Veterans and active military personnel, achieved through experiences in fly fishing, fly tying and enriching events that bond people and nature together.

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Standing room only

A truly one-of-a-kind artist, Kaitlin Butts has a deep affinity for country music’s more theatrical side: the extravagant storytelling, dazzling showmanship, songs embedded with unbridled emotion and quick-fire humor. After discovering her passion for performing as a little girl, the Tulsa native brought her boundless energy and radiant voice to her own unapologetic yet soulful songwriting. While creating her third album, the Nashville-based musician leaned into her lifelong love of musical theater and dreamed up a modern-day reimagining of the soundtrack to her all-time favorite musical, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! The result: a high-concept but candidly autobiographical LP called Roadrunner!, whose 17 powerhouse songs show the full force and extraordinary depth of Butts’ artistry for the very first time.

“Every summer when I was a kid my parents would take me to see a performance of Oklahoma! at a local amphitheater, and I’ve felt such a strong connection to it my entire life,” says Butts, who first conceptualized Roadrunner! during a pandemic rewatching of the film with her husband, Flatland Cavalry frontman Cleto Cordero. “It’s a love story but there’s also a murder and a little bit of an acid-trippy feel to it at times; it’s set in the same place where I come from. Once I got the idea for this album I couldn’t believe I hadn’t thought of it before, and it turned into something that completely encompasses who I am and what I love.”

Produced by Oran Thornton (Brent Cobb, Logan Brill), Roadrunner! marks a major tonal shift from Butts’ 2022 sophomore LP what else can she do, a character-driven exploration of complex matters like addiction, domestic violence, and generational trauma. “With the last album I wanted to write about the struggles I’d seen people go through or experienced myself, so a lot of the songs had a sadness or darkness to them,” she says. “I feel like Roadrunner! is much closer to what I’m like onstage, where there’s real emotion and truth but also humor and a tendency to poke fun. It’s all those different versions of me at once.” Made with A-list musicians like multi-instrumentalists Russ Pahl (Sturgill Simpson, Kacey Musgraves) and Lex Price (Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum), Roadrunner! ultimately matches that multidimensionality with a lush and fiery sound informed by Butts’ eclectic influences (outlaw country, strong-minded country-pop, timeless rock-and-roll, and more).

As Butts reveals, the making of Roadrunner! served as an essential milestone in her journey as an artist, allowing for the fullest expression yet of the larger-than-life vision she’s long brought to her work. “Some artists get up onstage in their T-shirts and jeans and do their thing, but what comes naturally to me is the drama and going that extra mile to try to create an immersive experience,” she says. “The more I pull from my musical-theater background, the more emboldened I am. Making this album showed me that little ideas can grow and take on a life on their own, and it’s so exciting to know that sticking with my vision can lead to something bigger than I ever even imagined.”

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All your beer samples and a collectible glass included with your ticket. Come raise a glass with the brewers as we celebrate MT craft beer.

-Ticket Prices-

Advance: $40 VIP / $30 GA (Starts June 14th)

Day-of: $45 VIP / $35 GA

-Schedule-

VIP hour: 3:00-4:00 pm

General Admission: 4:00-8:00 pm

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The event is led by a consortium of community leaders from a variety of sectors. We’re proud to partner with local businesses, city and county government, and private citizens to host and sponsor Helena Ales for Trails. In addition to the myriad of people involved in planning, Helena Ales for Trails utilizes over 150 volunteers on the day of the event. Over the first twelve years we’ve raised over $203,000 for local trails, all which was distributed to Friends of Centennial Trail (Centennial Trail Project), Prickly Pear Land Trust (Peaks to Creek Project), Helena Parks and Recreation (Ascension Downhill Project & Park City Trailhead), Helena Trail Rider, the Deford Trail Corridor and the 2019 Whyte Addition to Mt. Helena City Park, and the Old Shooting Range Restroom Accessibility Project and the Limekiln Parking Area Realignment Project.

Keeping it Downtown:
This year’s event will happen in Pioneer Park, located next to Lewis & Clark Library at the far southern end of the walking mall.

Date & Time:
The 13th Annual Helena Ales for Trails is scheduled for Friday, September 6th from 3:30 to 9:00pm. (Please note that 3:30pm to 5:00pm is reserved for the VIP pre-event, while the main event experience is from 5:00pm to 9:00pm.)

VIP Pre Event (3.30-5pm): $50
Every year we strive to turn Helena Ales for Trails more and more toward a unique tasting experience. We invite breweries who share the vision of a beer tasting event that showcases limited production, small batch, hard to find, special reserve, artisan, experimental, barrel-aged, sour and other unique craft beers. While we recognize the place of flagship beers, we hope to showcase breweries who welcome the chance to “bring us their weird!” VIP is your best chance to experience the wide variety of beer showcased at Helena Ales for Trails.

To further enhance the VIP Event we limit the experience to 300 VIP participants (which includes event sponsors and brewers). VIP starts promptly at 3:30pm. At that time, participants can enjoy an unlimited number of beer tastings while interacting with brewers and snacking on complimentary appetizers prepared by Helena’s very own Rockstarr BBQ. VIP ticket sales are limited to 200 tickets, selling for $50. VIP tickets will only be available online via 406Tix, starting at 9.00am (MST) on June 1st. In addition to the opportunity to taste up to 60 beverages, VIP tickets include a custom printed 2024 Helena Ales For Trails glass and 1 token that can be used for a 6oz. pour at the end of the VIP experience (5pm). The VIP Ticket also buys entrance into the main event.

* VIP has a history of selling out within just a few weeks.

Main Event (5-9pm): $20 – $35
Main Event tickets go on sale June 15th. They are available at participating local Helena breweries for $20, while tickets last. Tickets are also available online at 406Tix for $25. Tickets will be available at the gate the day of the event, if any remain, for $35. Each ticket includes a custom printed 2024 Helena Ales for Trails glass along with 3 tokens which can be redeemed for three (3) 6 oz. pours.

All ticketed attendees will also have the opportunity to buy additional tokens.

For more information find Helena Ales for Trails on Facebook or email Hannah at hannah@narratechurch.org.

MUST BE 21 YEARS OR OLDER TO PARTICIPATE. PROOF OF ID REQUIRED.

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