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Big Sky Brewing Company

🌍 United States · Regional · Known for a full range of styles
Known for a full range of styles

Founded in 1995 by Neal Leathers, Brad Robinson, and Bjorn Nabozney in Missoula. Big Sky is Montana's largest craft brewery and one of the Northwest's most recognised regional brands. Moose Drool Brown Ale is distributed nationally and has become synonymous with Montana craft beer. The brewery sits at the foot of the Rattlesnake Wilderness and reflects the spirit of the Northern Rockies.

4Beers
4Styles
5.7%Avg ABV
1995Founded
Consistency· share of beers above catalogue avg
25%
catalogue avg 45%

Beers by Big Sky Brewing Company

4 beers
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Big Sky IPA
American IPA · 6.2%
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Moose Drool
American Brown Ale · 5.1%
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Powder Hound Winter Ale
Winter Ale · 6.7%
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Scape Goat Pale Ale
Scape Goat Pale Ale
American Pale Ale · 4.7%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 4 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 4 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
malty
3 of 4 beers
hoppy
3 of 4 beers
citrusy
2 of 4 beers
rich
2 of 4 beers

With 4 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Broad4 beers · 4 style families
IPA 1Dark 1Amber 1Pale Ale 1

Their signature has to hold across very different styles — which makes the notes that do recur more telling, not less.

What sets them apart
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 340 other breweries making American IPA and American Pale Ale.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.
typical for American IPA and American Pale AleBig Sky Brewing Company
in no beersin every beer
light
in none of their beers · typical American IPA and American Pale Ale brewery: 2 in 5
Absent — the field expects it.

Across 4 beers in 4 style families, one trait still carries through — a broad range makes a shared signature harder to hold.

Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 65%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
1 / 4
beers above the median
#1623
best ranked beer
Scape Goat Pale Ale

Their beers place in the Top 65% of the catalogue on average, across 4 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Big Sky Brewing Company

Founded in 1995 by Neal Leathers, Brad Robinson, and Bjorn Nabozney in Missoula. Big Sky is Montana's largest craft brewery and one of the Northwest's most recognised regional brands. Moose Drool Brown Ale is distributed nationally and has become synonymous with Montana craft beer. The brewery sits at the foot of the Rattlesnake Wilderness and reflects the spirit of the Northern Rockies.

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