Bozeman Brewing Company, Bozeman.

• Position: Company overview - Brief article

Montana breweries should work together to promote quality local hand-crafted beer that is brewed in the state, according to Todd Scott, president of Bozeman Brewing Company and board member of the Montana Brewers Association.

"It's likely we're working toward the same goals, and there is strength in numbers," Scott says. "We are one voice during the legislative session."

From the time of Prohibition when alcohol was banned, the craft brewing industry has faced challenges. Whether it's fighting increasing taxes or competition from international corporations that dominate markets, brewers should share information with each other, he says.

Scott, who calls himself and his wife, Lisa, check signers/ chief keg and bottle washers/maintenance specialists aka owners, opened the brewery in 2001 after having worked as head brewer for 10 years at Spanish Peaks, a trendy Bozeman brewery that moved production to California. To get their start, they bought the brewing equipment from Spanish Peaks. It wasn't long before they developed Bozeman Brewing's flagship beer, Bozone Select Amber...