![]() ![]() However, this stops once you cross the threshold of The Red Bird.įrom the lobby entrance you travel directly to the lounge and bar that is the primary drop-in spot for those wanting to spend a bit more for an ever-rotating beer list of imports and hard-to-find labels. Don’t let the Art Deco facade fool you, the interior is just as outdated and grandiose. The Red Bird occupies most of the first floor of the historic Florence Hotel. Rounding out our categorized dissection of Missoula’s liquor license holders is an establishment that has the distinction of being both very good, and a little mysterious. There are four more pages of delicious food and drink you need to discover for yourself on their menu. If you bring a group you can have a nacho-eating competition from either side of a plate big enough to rival the keg nacho experience at Tamarack. Get the tender 501 with sweet potato fries and a blue-green drink called the Irish trash can. The I-Ho’s kitchen is great, maybe extra great. You’ll be double-fisting Nikolai for just $4 a round.ĭon’t let that status fool you. Thursday nights see droves of newly christened drinkers slurping down bottom shelf vodka sodas by the pair for the now-infamous Two for One Night. You guessed it – The Iron Horse is a college bar. That is if you can tear his eyes off the bouncy blonde in the crop top trying for free drinks from the bartender. We’re not sure what that means either but I’m sure the Abercrombie bro with the popped collar standing guard over the pool table will fill you in. From the early iterations as part micro-brewery/part restaurant to a stint as a corner bar, to its current status as Missoula’s most “extra” bar. The I-Ho has gone through its fair share of makeovers. Just head a few blocks south of the ATG office, across Higgins Street Bridge, and hang a quick right to 602 Myrtle Street. Open later than most breweries and without a limit due to a special license, you can catch a beer from noon to 9:30 pm. Lighter and darker options, more hoppy and less, are available so don’t be afraid to experiment up and down the menu. Try the Shady Brady New England style IPA or the now-legally named Fresh Bong Water Pale Ale. Kettlehouse Southside is a self-proclaimed beer laboratory with an ever-rotating selection of fermented ports of call. Trust that there is no better powder day than an encounter with cold smoke. ![]() This is the home of Cold Smoke, a legendary Scotch Style ale named for the famed high-mountain Montana snow that is so light you’d believe you were skiing on vapor. Apologetically hodgepodge, like a college student’s first apartment, K-Hole welcomes all walks to come sit with beer-in-hand inside its corrugated metal walls. The Myrtle Street Taproom, the new name and once the sole location of Kettlehouse Brewing, and affectionately known as The K-Hole has been at the center of Missoula beer culture since its founding as a U-brew in 1995.
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