Glacier National Park, Flathead Lake, Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, snowcapped peaks, miles of hiking trails, raging whitewater rivers, deep fresh powder: Kalispell Brewing Company is proud to call the Flathead Valley home. When we aren’t out exploring new trails or skiing fresh powder, we’re proudly brewing handcrafted lagers and ales in Montana’s Glacier country. And after a full day of adventure who doesn’t want a Montana-made beer? Kalispell Brewing Company has a 10 barrel brewhouse with an additional third vessel which allows us to do decoction mashes. Decoction mashing is an old process which harkens back to continental Europe that allowed brewers to extract sugars from under-modified malts more effectively. It is no longer necessary to efficiently extract the sugars but with our malt forward lagers, decoction mashing produces a melanoidin-laden wort, which our yeast turns into in a truly complex and well-balanced Montana-made beer. Sure, we could try to compensate with specialty grains, but it just wouldn't taste the same. With our lager beers, we’re after superior taste. Decoction mashes may take more time and be more labor intensive but we believe, like all good things, it’s worth the wait.