The First Brew | Lewis & Clark Brewing
In this Under the Big Sky bonus, Max Pigman owner of Lewis and Clark Brewing talks about how an assignment overseas lead him to make his first home brew. That first brew would ultimately lead Max to open his own brewery and see Lewis and Clark Brewing to be named the 2018 Small Brewing Company of the Year.
The Lewis & Clark Brewery is a state of the art brewing facility located in the heart of Helena, Montana. The great explorers are their inspiration for the breweries name and in many ways their brewing style. It is also where they are located in the heart of the only Lewis & Clark County in the United States. L&C Brewing embodies the pride, craftsmanship and dedication people lucky enough to be called Montanans experience.
A family owned brewery, Lewis and Clark Brewing has been in business for sixteen years. Owner Max Pigman started by purchasing equipment from the former Sleeping Giant Brewing Company and operated at their original location under the Brewhouse restaurant for almost ten years.
They moved to a new facility in 2011 and are located in a remodeled complex of buildings that date back to 1885. The Montana Packing & Provisions Company which housed a large three-story icehouse was one of the first buildings constructed in Helena and was in place in 1890.
Since the beginning, Max and his team have gone to the great lengths to build one of the most efficient and sophisticated Montana breweries with one goal in mind: to produce the finest ales & lagers possible and serve them at their peak of freshness.
L&C beers are hand-crafted and un-pasteurized and are brewed to levels of quality, which can only be achieved in the finest of breweries. They are proud of what they do and are confident that anyone who drinks their beer will appreciate the care and craftsmanship served in every glass.
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Start to Finish | Lewis and Clark Brewing
In this Under the Big Sky bonus, the team at Lewis and Clark Brewing Co. continue to rack up the awards. Most recently they received the Gold Medal for their Miner's Gold Hefeweizen at at the 2019 NABA International Beer Awards.
The Lewis & Clark Brewery is a state of the art brewing facility located in the heart of Helena, Montana. The great explorers are their inspiration for the breweries name and in many ways their brewing style. It is also where they are located in the heart of the only Lewis & Clark County in the United States. L&C Brewing embodies the pride, craftsmanship and dedication people lucky enough to be called Montanans experience.
A family owned brewery, Lewis and Clark Brewing has been in business for sixteen years. Owner Max Pigman started by purchasing equipment from the former Sleeping Giant Brewing Company and operated at their original location under the Brewhouse restaurant for almost ten years.
They moved to a new facility in 2011 and are located in a remodeled complex of buildings that date back to 1885. The Montana Packing & Provisions Company which housed a large three-story icehouse was one of the first buildings constructed in Helena and was in place in 1890.
Since the beginning, Max and his team have gone to the great lengths to build one of the most efficient and sophisticated Montana breweries with one goal in mind: to produce the finest ales & lagers possible and serve them at their peak of freshness.
L&C beers are hand-crafted and un-pasteurized and are brewed to levels of quality, which can only be achieved in the finest of breweries. They are proud of what they do and are confident that anyone who drinks their beer will appreciate the care and craftsmanship served in every glass.
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Finding Your Favorite | Lewis and Clark Brewing
In this Under the Big Sky bonus, CraftBeer.com recently named Lewis and Clark Brewing the 2019 Best Beer Bar in Montana. Owner Max Pigman enjoys all the brews he and his team produce but if he has to choose he does have a favorite.
The Lewis & Clark Brewery is a state of the art brewing facility located in the heart of Helena, Montana. The great explorers are their inspiration for the breweries name and in many ways their brewing style. It is also where they are located in the heart of the only Lewis & Clark County in the United States. L&C Brewing embodies the pride, craftsmanship and dedication people lucky enough to be called Montanans experience.
A family owned brewery, Lewis and Clark Brewing has been in business for sixteen years. Owner Max Pigman started by purchasing equipment from the former Sleeping Giant Brewing Company and operated at their original location under the Brewhouse restaurant for almost ten years.
They moved to a new facility in 2011 and are located in a remodeled complex of buildings that date back to 1885. The Montana Packing & Provisions Company which housed a large three-story icehouse was one of the first buildings constructed in Helena and was in place in 1890.
Since the beginning, Max and his team have gone to the great lengths to build one of the most efficient and sophisticated Montana breweries with one goal in mind: to produce the finest ales & lagers possible and serve them at their peak of freshness.
L&C beers are hand-crafted and un-pasteurized and are brewed to levels of quality, which can only be achieved in the finest of breweries. They are proud of what they do and are confident that anyone who drinks their beer will appreciate the care and craftsmanship served in every glass.
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THE JIGGAWATTS - Lewis & Clark Brewery 02/27/16
Highlights from a performance by The Jiggawatts at Lewis & Clark Brewery in Helena, Montana.
Band members:
Nick Smith - Vocals and guitar
Jock Holmes - Bass and vocals
Dennis Ferriter - Keys
Tommy Atkins - Lead guitar
Jim Rhodes - Drums and vocals
Videography, audio and editing by Dead Dinosaur Productions.
Best Attractions and Places to See in Helena, Montana MT
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Gates of the Mountains
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Lewis & Clark Brewing Company
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Max Pigman talks about economic development in Helena, Mont
Max Pigman, who owns the Lewis and Clark Brewing Co., would like to see a Targeted Economic Development District created in a portion of Helena, Montana to spur improvements and encourage new private commercial investment.
On Tap: Montana
Follow Zane Lamprey as he discovers the best brews of Montana. This time, check out fly fishing in Helena and the best of Lewis and Clark Brewing Company.
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All Roads Lead to Helena
Montana Department of Transportation historian Jon Axline takes you on a trip over Helena's Benton and Frenchwoman’s roads as he explains their significance to Montana’s history 150 years ago. Axline’s forthcoming book, Taming Big Sky Country: The History of Montana’s Transportation from Trails to Interstates, will be published by The History Press this March. (Presence of the Past Program Series, Feb. 5, 2015)
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Helena is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. The 2010 census put the population at 28,180 and the Lewis and Clark County population at 63,395. Helena is the principal city of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Lewis and Clark and Jefferson counties; its population is 76,277 according to the 2012 U.S. Census. The local daily newspaper is the Independent Record. The Helena Brewers minor league baseball and Helena Bighorns Tier III Junior A hockey team call the city home. The city is served by Helena Regional Airport (HLN). Helena was founded with the July 14, 1864 discovery of gold in a gulch off the Prickly Pear valley by the Four Georgians. The city's main street is named Last Chance Gulch and lies close to the winding path of the original gulch through the historic downtown district. The townsite was first surveyed in 1865 by Captain John Wood. However, many of the original streets followed the chaotic paths of the miners, going around claims and following the winding gulch. As a result, few city blocks are consistent in size, rather they have an irregular variety of shapes and sizes.
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PintPass Brewery Spotlight - Outlaw Brewing
PintPass visit's one of their favorite breweries in Bozeman, MT and gets a little beer education!
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Montana breweries helping California wildfire victims
Montana breweries helping California wildfire victims
Montana, Wyoming breweries take home awards in national beer competition
Montana, Wyoming breweries take home awards in national beer competition
Montana | Wikipedia audio article
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Montana ( (listen)) is a state in the Northwestern United States. Montana has several nicknames, although none are official, including Big Sky Country and The Treasure State, and slogans that include Land of the Shining Mountains and more recently The Last Best Place.Montana is the 4th largest in area, the 8th least populous, and the 3rd least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. The western half of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller island ranges are found throughout the state. In total, 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains. The eastern half of Montana is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands. Montana is bordered by Idaho to the west, Wyoming to the south, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan to the north.
The economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, hard rock mining, and lumber. The health care, service, and government sectors also are significant to the state's economy.
The state's fastest-growing sector is tourism. Nearly 13 million tourists annually visit Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, the Beartooth Highway, Flathead Lake, Big Sky Resort, and other attractions.
PPL Montana v. Montana: Oral Argument - December 07, 2011
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In 2003, parents of Montana schoolchildren sued the owner of federally licensed hydroelectric dams on the Missouri, Madison and Clark Fork rivers within the state. The parents claimed that the owner, PPL, owed the state compensation because the riverbeds underlying its dams were part of Montana's school trust lands. The State of Montana joined the suit in 2004, asserting that PPL also owed the state compensation pursuant to Montana's Hydroelectric Resources Act.
The federal district court eventually dismissed the action for lack of diversity, and PPL filed suit in state court. The state countersued, arguing that it obtained title to the relevant streambeds at the time of statehood pursuant to the equal footing doctrine. The trial court dismissed PPL's affirmative defenses, held that the State obtained title to the riverbeds at issue because those rivers were navigable at the time of statehood and concluded that the state was entitled to retroactive lease payments under the HRA. Following a bench trial to determine damages, the court imposed approximately $40 million in back lease payments, as well as future lease payments imposed by the state.
Question:
Does the constitutional test for determining whether a section of a river is navigable for title purposes require a trial court to determine whether the relevant stretch of the river was navigable at the time of statehood?
Conclusion:
Yes. In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, the Court held that the trial court must consider whether the relevant stretches of the Missouri, Madison, and Clark Fork rivers were navigable when the United States granted Missouri statehood, but it also determined that those stretches were not navigable at that time. While acknowledging that the equal footing doctrine grants a state title to navigable waters upon statehood, Justice Kennedy explained that navigability in fact is based on the natural and ordinary condition of the water.
Consequently, Justice Kennedy held that the Montana Supreme Court erred in its treatment of the question of river segments and overland portage. He noted that the Court considers the navigability of rivers on a segment-by-segment basis, rejecting the Montana Supreme Court's ruling that this approach does not apply to short interruptions of navigability. He also pointed to the physical characteristics of some of the segments in question, noting that the Great Falls reach, a seventeen mile long stretch with distinct drops also included five waterfalls and continuous rapids in between. Justice Kennedy rejected the Montana Supreme Court's reliance on the evidence of present-day, primarily recreational use of the Madison River. Evidence that initial explorers successfully portaged between segments was also not persuasive.
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Montana Historical Society Research Center Vertical Files
Hidden History Highlighted video #13 with Zoe Ann Stoltz sharing one of her favorite collections from our holdings. These research vertical files are available in the MHS Research Center and represent decades of knowledge about people, subjects and places in Montana.
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Montana | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Montana
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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SUMMARY
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Montana ( (listen)) is a state in the Northwestern United States. Montana has several nicknames, although none are official, including Big Sky Country and The Treasure State, and slogans that include Land of the Shining Mountains and more recently The Last Best Place.Montana is the 4th largest in area, the 8th least populous, and the 3rd least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. The western half of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller island ranges are found throughout the state. In total, 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains. The eastern half of Montana is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands. Montana is bordered by Idaho to the west, Wyoming to the south, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan to the north.
The economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, hard rock mining, and lumber. The health care, service, and government sectors also are significant to the state's economy.
The state's fastest-growing sector is tourism. Nearly 13 million tourists annually visit Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, the Beartooth Highway, Flathead Lake, Big Sky Resort, and other attractions.
Montana | Wikipedia audio article
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Montana
00:01:28 1 Etymology and naming history
00:02:51 2 Geography
00:03:37 2.1 Topography
00:08:38 2.1.1 Rivers, lakes and reservoirs
00:09:25 2.1.1.1 Pacific Ocean drainage basin
00:10:22 2.1.1.2 Gulf of Mexico drainage basin
00:12:23 2.1.1.3 Hudson Bay drainage basin
00:12:46 2.1.1.4 Lakes and reservoirs
00:13:38 2.2 Flora and fauna
00:15:21 2.3 Protected lands
00:18:14 2.4 Climate
00:24:11 2.5 Antipodes
00:24:37 3 History
00:27:23 3.1 Montana territory
00:28:48 3.2 Conflicts
00:31:16 3.3 Cattle ranching
00:32:10 3.4 Railroads
00:33:48 3.5 Statehood
00:35:03 3.6 Homesteading
00:39:40 3.7 Montana and World War I
00:44:11 3.8 Depression era
00:44:41 3.9 Montana and World War II
00:46:42 3.10 Other military
00:47:38 3.11 Cold War Montana
00:48:57 4 Demographics
00:51:17 4.1 Intrastate demographics
00:55:11 4.2 Language
00:57:09 4.3 Religion
00:58:05 4.4 Native Americans
01:01:07 4.5 Birth data
01:01:34 5 Economy
01:03:33 6 Education
01:03:42 6.1 Colleges and universities
01:03:51 6.2 Schools
01:06:10 7 Culture
01:07:55 7.1 Major cultural events
01:09:27 7.2 Sports
01:09:35 7.2.1 Professional sports
01:10:08 7.2.2 College sports
01:10:42 7.2.3 Other sports
01:11:17 7.2.4 Olympic competitors
01:12:31 7.2.5 Sporting achievements
01:13:22 7.3 Outdoor recreation
01:13:46 7.3.1 Fishing and hunting
01:15:18 7.3.2 Winter sports
01:17:37 8 Health
01:18:08 9 Media
01:19:16 10 Transportation
01:21:33 11 Law and government
01:21:43 11.1 Constitution
01:25:31 11.2 State government: Executive
01:27:43 11.3 State government: Legislative
01:28:33 11.4 State government: Judicial
01:33:51 11.5 Federal offices and courts
01:37:26 12 Politics
01:41:07 13 Cities and towns
01:42:50 14 State symbols
01:46:23 15 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Montana ( (listen)) is a state in the Northwestern United States. Montana has several nicknames, although none are official, including Big Sky Country and The Treasure State, and slogans that include Land of the Shining Mountains and more recently The Last Best Place.Montana is the 4th largest in area, the 8th least populous, and the 3rd least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. The western half of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller island ranges are found throughout the state. In total, 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains. The eastern half of Montana is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands. Montana is bordered by Idaho to the west, Wyoming to the south, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan to the north.
The economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, hard rock mining, and lumber. The health care, service, and government sectors also are significant to the state's economy.
The state's fastest-growing sector is tourism. Nearly 13 million tourists annually visit Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, the Beartooth Highway, Flathead Lake, Big Sky Resort, and other attractions.