According to the Helena
Independent Record, a new brewery may be headed to Missoula. Big
Medicine Brewing Co., founded by Fernanda Menna Barreto
Krum and Robert Rivers, a Helena native, are seeking about $200,000 to open
doors to a new brewery in Missoula.
With a goal to produce beers inspired by their world
travels, a larger mission for the couple is bring a message of peace. The
brewery will be a place they can “bring people together to educate them about social
conflict and social change.”
In place of seeking conventional funding sources, the couple
is asking for donations for their for-profit venture. So far they have raised
$35,000 toward their goal of $200,000.
Both have been brewing beer for about five years, and Robert
Rivers holds a certificate in brewing and malting science from the University
of Wisconsin.
Once doors are open, Big Medicine Brewing Co. will produce
no more than 1,000 barrels annually and earnings for the couple will be capped
at $50,000 each, with any earnings beyond that going toward the purchase of
land for a retreat center near Missoula.
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