Bitter Root Brewing

Brewpub in Hamilton, Montana, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Bitter Root Brewing

Established in 1998

Contact
101 Marcus St, Hamilton, MT, 59840, United States
Description
Bitter Root Brewing is proud to be one of the oldest breweries in the state. First opening its doors in 1998, the years have been a whirlwind of great beer, delicious food and amazing customers!

Family run and family friendly are two pillars that have stood true since the beginning.

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4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Pours a brown from a can, khaki head retains. Aroma and flavor of watery coffee. Meh.
Tried from Can on 16 Oct 2015 at 23:57

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Aroma from the can is great citrus, flavor is similar but with a very pale and crystal malt-forward aspect. Well-balanced and a great brew to drink when you just want a good unpretentious beer. Damn I’m glad someone handed me this just as I was corralling two screaming kids through the hotel, made dinner time a lot easier once things calmed down.
Tried from Can on 15 Oct 2015 at 23:42

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Hazy deep gold. Aroma is floral, and light citrus. Flavor hits the same note with mild toasted malt. Not at all complex, which is the point of a SMaSH brew. Solid bitterness. A good beer for what it is.
Tried on 19 Apr 2015 at 19:41

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
12 oz can. Aroma is packed with pine, pineapple, bread; it starts out with these fantastic hop aromas while it’s still cold, but then it warms up and the malt comes out and it’s not as promising. Pours hazy pale gold with a huge off-white fluffy head with excellent retention and curtains of lace. Taste is juicy citrus, pine--I like this hop character, but the malt here is a little off, like I mentioned with the aroma. Lively carbonation, medium body. Interesting hop profile here, too bad the malt had to tarnish it.
Tried from Can on 09 Jan 2015 at 21:36

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Waited a long time to find this, finally came across a lone bottle in the Bozeman Co-Op on my move back to Boise. Sort of muddy, reddish-brown in color and topped with a creamy beige head. Thick lacing. The nose is muted in floral hops, lightly bready. More earthy and floral in the taste, but a heavy bready malt presence. No real spice, but hints of earthy bits and dandelion. The hops a there, but somewhat subdued. No idea how old the bottle is, but it reminds me of an aged Double Bastard (if it were toned down a couple notches). Drinks well.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Nov 2014 at 20:15

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewery
Clear straw yellow with a small white head, some lacing. Aroma is floral, dusty and earthy. Taste is floral and herbal
Ok
Tried from Draft on 15 Oct 2014 at 09:14

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
On tap at the brewery
Clear golden with a small white head, good lacing. Aroma is floral. Taste is floral and citrus
Nice hoppy pale ale
Tried from Draft on 15 Oct 2014 at 09:13

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at the brewery
Clear dark brown with a small beige head, light lacing. Aroma of toasted malts and vanilla. Flavors of vanilla, roasted malts and chocolate
Good
Tried from Draft on 15 Oct 2014 at 09:12

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
On tap at the brewery
Clear mahogany with a small beige head, good lacing. Aroma of toasted malts, nutty and chocolate. Taste of toasted malts, nutty, chocolate and coffee
Nice
Tried from Draft on 15 Oct 2014 at 09:10

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at the brewery
Clear amber with a small off-white head, some lacing. Aroma is all caramel. Taste of caramel, rich malts and floral
Decent, clean
Tried from Draft on 15 Oct 2014 at 09:09