Bozeman Magazine

Katabatic Brewing Company owners, Brice and LaNette Jones celebrate three years and 2,002 barrels of beer with a community celebration of all things craft brew, noon to 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16 at 117 West Park Street.

The celebration features the release of their anniversary brew, Imperial Saison on tap and in bottles, along with celebratory beers like: Earl Grey Summer Ale; Katabatic and Raspberry Hefeweizens; Pineapple IPA; Double Dry Hopped Pale Ale and Passion Fruit Honey Ale. 

The event also features advance access to the brewery’s popular (and sold out) membership club, food catered by Grille 406 and live music with Dan Henry.

The latest membership offering called the Jug Club is created in response to the demand by beer enthusiasts to be part of the Katabatic community. “The inaugural Mug Club proved to be so popular, we’re adding another VIP-type membership,” says LaNette.

The Jug Club features a special edition insulated stainless steel growler and pint; $5 off fills and special event invitations for life for $250.

The memberships remain popular because, she says, “People want to be a part of a like-minded community. They get emails and insider information about the brewery and events.”  She adds that the club also allows beer enthusiasts to get a discount on great beer they can’t get at the grocery store (at least not yet). 

“We started with four standard beers and now we have those, plus four rotating brews,” says LaNette. With the current lineup, along with an exclusively brewed label for Chico Hot Springs Resort in nearby Pray, Katabatic expects to more than double their 2017 output next year.

Upon reflecting over the last three years, the Jones’s, who chose to move to Livingston expressly to start a brewery, say the best part of doing business in the community has proven to be the people to whom they credit for quickly embracing them and their products.

Even though the company is named for the cold katabatic winds that blow down from the mountains, there’s nothing chilly about the $26, 500 the Brewery has donated to area nonprofits generated from the popular Beer for a Cause event held each Tuesday evening.

“When you walk in to Katabatic, everyone is having a great time – they are happy. Once you sit down, you end up talking to all walks of life – a cowboy, an artist, a mom, mine worker, small business owner. People connect. We like to say that people walk in strangers and walk away with friends.”

For information, visit KatabaticBrewing.com or contact, LaNette Jones (406) 207-7682.