Highlander Beer

 

A pleasant surprise right off the beaten path in Missoula. I stopped in for a quick beer while running errands in town.

Vibe- Upon walking through the front doors, I was met with a sprawling, open space taproom- certainly not what I had anticipated. Lots of seating, cool decor (loved the vintage truck up on the platform above the bar), and a nice view into the brewery. Great vibe!

Quality- Good quality across the board. The beer I had (Mt Jumbo Grapefruit IPA) was tasty, and I ended up getting a crowler of Coconut Cream Ale to go. The taproom is clean and well taken care of.

Service- Service was good and expedient. Despite it being a fairly quiet afternoon, there were 2-3 servers on. The bartender was friendly.

Selection- Decent beer selection with 12 taps ranging in styles, as well as a few non-alcoholic beverages and kombucha. Most of the beers offered on tap were ones that are packaged (I was hoping for more tap-only options). There were no bigger styles on tap either, which I found a bit disappointing. On the other hand though, they did offer a pretty solid selection of merchandise.

Food- While I didn't have time to try any of the food, their pizza sounded delicious. The offerings were limited, but unique (in addition to some of the classic styles, they had pizzas w/ fajita chicken, gyro meat, and pesto). The menu had a few other things on it as well- a couple of salads, breadsticks, nachos, etc. Not a food destination by any means, but I will be back to try the pizza at some point! (they do offer it by the slice as well, which is nice)

All-in-all, a pleasant experience. Definitely worth checking out if you're in Missoula!

visit date: 08.31.23

Large industrial building in an industrial area a bit south of the highway. Brewhouse on the left, taproom on the right with L-shaped bar that seat about18 and plenty of tables about the cavernous room, and on the patio to the right of the building. A dozen beers on tap, and pretty good pizza by the slice. Efficient service.

this place is incredibly awesome. not sure why, but i didnt expect such a large, comfortable, and unique space, i really had a great time here! they are tucked back off the highway in a sort of business park area, but have a wonderful setup here, a sprawling open feeling taproom and brewery with lots of seating, a kids play area, an open pizza kitchen, an area that looks like it could be for live music, and then an absurd back patio area that backs up to a babbling creek, has a separate pavilion, all kinds of chairs and stuff along the banks, plenty of room for yard games and such, so mellow and chill and fun, amazing space, really it is. they had a pretty good selection of beers on tap, especially for me since i had not had too much from them before my visit. i loved a mexican lager, enjoyed an american wheat, and dipped my toe in their barleywine as well, maybe not the most ambitious beer list, but its diverse enough to be cool. the pizza was solid as well, the service excellent, and more than anything the vibe was fantastic on one of the first real nice days of spring outside along the creek. cannot recommend the spot highly enough in terms of an outdoor hang at a brewery!