Culture of Missoula

ttle House Brewing Company since 1995 and Draught Works opened in 2011. Big Sky, Bayern, and Kettlehouse represent the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd largest breweries respectively in the state of Montana. Also in 2011, Tamarack Brewing and Flathead Lake Brewing Company from nearby Lake County opened pub houses at downtown Missoula locations. The city also holds annual the Garden City Brewfest and Winterfest, and also periodically hosts the Montana Brewers Festival.

Missoula's celebration of the outdoor can also be seen in notable non-profits based in the city such as the Adventure Cycling Association, the conservationist-hunting organizations Boone and Crockett Club and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and the Outdoor Writers Association of America. In an attempt to reduce harmful emissions, the non-profit Missoula in Motion promotes and encourages sustainable transportation options (walking, biking, car/vanpooling, riding the bus and telecommuting) for commuters to and from the work place. Other non-profits display Missoula's state reputation for promoting more liberal social causes. Promoter of marijuana law reform NORML has its state chapter in Missoula, as does the Montana Hemp Council. Forward Montana is an organization dedicated to "electing a new generation of progressive leaders in Montana." The Montana Justice Foundation, founded in 1979, is charitable organization that purports to make justice accessible while the Western Montana Gay & Lesbian Community Center and the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center focus on sustainable community. Likewise, also located in Missoula is the Poverello Center, the largest emergency homeless shelter and soup kitchen in Montana