Archive record · Brewery
Flathead Lake Brewing Company
Bigfork / formerly Woods Bay, Montana, USA
- Founded
- 2004
- Closed
- 2004
- Archive ID
- TB-PHYD0N1R
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Official brewery history says Flathead Lake Brewing started in Woods Bay in 2004 under owner Greg Johnston. A second Bigfork brewery/pubhouse opened in 2015; the Woods Bay facility closed completely at the end of 2017. Current official site and 2025 Montana beer-barrel records verify active Bigfork production.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Painted Rock Porter
Year-RoundPorter
Formerly Peg Leg Porter; official brewery history notes its 2006 World Beer Cup bronze. (Current / lineage)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →369′ Stout
Year-RoundStout
Formerly Mutiny Stout; official brewery history notes its 2006 World Beer Cup silver. (Current / lineage)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Centennial IPA
RetiredIPA
Documented as a production favorite during the Bigfork expansion. (Current / historical core)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Bufflehead Brown
RetiredBrown Ale
Documented production favorite during Bigfork expansion. (Historical/current lineage)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Wild Mile Wheat
RetiredWheat Ale
Documented production favorite during Bigfork expansion. (Historical/current lineage)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Straight answers
Common questions about Flathead Lake Brewing Company
- Is Flathead Lake Brewing Company still open?
- No. Flathead Lake Brewing Company has closed (2004). Official brewery history says Flathead Lake Brewing started in Woods Bay in 2004 under owner Greg Johnston. A second Bigfork brewery/pubhouse opened in 2015; the Woods Bay facility closed completely at the end of 2017. Current official site and 2025 Montana beer-barrel records verify active Bigfork production.
- When was Flathead Lake Brewing Company founded?
- Flathead Lake Brewing Company was founded in 2004 in Bigfork / formerly Woods Bay, USA.
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