Butte, Montana. Quarry Brewing. The names evoke images of squinting, soot-covered men emerging from the inky depths of the mines and trudging to the local tavern to drink, fight, gamble, carouse with women of ill repute, and settle their debts with lumps of ore dispensed from leather pouches worn around their necks. Well, that’s what I imagined anyway. Quarry turned out to be a pretty standard microbrewery. There was nothing fancy about this place, just decent folks drinking decent beer. The brewing floor was partially visible from the taproom, and it looked like a pretty small operation. Beers on tap included Galena Golden Ale, Shale Pale Ale, Open Cab Copper, Open Pit Porter (tasty!), and a few others. Be sure to order the sampler here – it’s dirt cheap, and most of the brews are good if not great. While no SUDSY member picked Quarry as their favorite brewery of the weekend, everyone agreed that it was a worthwhile stop on the Montana tour.
A word to the wise: don’t visit on a Sunday unless you plan on spending the entire day at Quarry. There was literally nowhere else in town to grab a pint on Sunday, and believe me, we looked. In fact, by all appearances there was nowhere else to do anything on Sunday. There were no cars, no people … just the whisper of the wind and the gentle rustling of the tumbleweeds.
More on Quarry Brewing at: http://www.wedigbeer.com/
