Archive record · Brewery
Big Hole Brewing Company
Belgrade, Montana, USA
- Founded
- 1996
- Closed
- 1996
- Archive ID
- TB-GRZTY2H3
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
The archive is still digging. That is a gap in the research, not a finding of independence.
Know who owns it? Tell us, and we will correct the record.
From the record
Summary
Closed Belgrade brewery at 401 E Main St. Big Hole's HEADSTRONG trademark records first use in September 1996, giving a defensible operational anchor; multiple beer trademarks were filed through 2001. Secondary historical timelines place closure around 2002, but the exact closure date and ownership/legal entity still require primary-source confirmation.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
The Beer Library
Beers
Headstrong
RetiredAmerican Pale Ale
Trademarked and documented Big Hole pale ale; 40 IBU in later beer database. (Retired)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Mythical White
RetiredGolden Ale
Trademark record identifies product as golden ale and first use in 1997. (Retired)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Yankee Jim Beer
RetiredBeer / malt beverage
Trademark/product lineage documented around 2001. (Retired)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Straight answers
Common questions about Big Hole Brewing Company
- Is Big Hole Brewing Company still open?
- No. Big Hole Brewing Company has closed (1996). Closed Belgrade brewery at 401 E Main St. Big Hole's HEADSTRONG trademark records first use in September 1996, giving a defensible operational anchor; multiple beer trademarks were filed through 2001. Secondary historical timelines place closure around 2002, but the exact closure date and ownership/legal entity still require primary-source confirmation.
- When was Big Hole Brewing Company founded?
- Big Hole Brewing Company was founded in 1996 in Belgrade, USA.
Help keep this record
Do you hold a piece of Big Hole Brewing Company's history?
A photograph, a label, a bottle, a ledger, a newspaper clipping or a family story. Send it through the tray: if it checks out, the record is corrected and you are credited on it.
Share what you know →