Higherground Brewing Co.
4.6 (496 on Google)
About Higherground Brewing Co.
Higherground Brewing Co. is a brewpub in Hamilton, Montana, set in the old Grocery Emporium. Its website says owners Jasper Miller and Fenn Nelson opened it at 24, making them the youngest brewery owners in Montana. Both have deep roots in the Bitterroot Valley.
The brewing team built much of the space themselves. The centerpiece is a 54-foot concrete bar. Local ingredients and artwork show up throughout the room.
Mainstay beers include At Ease Golden Ale, Basecamp Irish Red Ale, Flash Flood Milk Stout and Dry Fly IPA. Morning Glory is a blackberry and acai hard seltzer. Draft wine and Montana cider are on offer too.
The kitchen makes wood-fired pizza, salads and soup, and there is a kids plate. More people have reviewed Higherground on Google than any other brewery, taproom or beer shop in Hamilton on this site.
From Higherground's own website and its Google listing, read October 21, 2026.
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
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Questions people ask
Does Higherground Brewing serve food?
Yes. The menu has wood-fired pizza, salads, soup, sandwiches and starters like a jumbo Bavarian pretzel. Google lists it as a pizza restaurant, a salad shop and a soup shop.
Do they have anything besides beer?
Yes. The website says Higherground now serves draft wine and Montana cider. It also makes a blackberry and acai hard seltzer that it describes as gluten-free.
Can I order food to go?
Yes. The website links to online ordering for DoorDash delivery or Toast pickup.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
Google lists a wheelchair accessible entrance, parking lot, restroom and seating.
Which breweries are close by?
Bitter Root Brewing is 0.4 miles away in Hamilton. Blacksmith Brewing Company in Stevensville is 18.2 miles away, and Wildwood Brewery in Stevensville is 19.3 miles away.
Answers come from Higherground's website and its Google listing, read October 21, 2026.
Before you visit Higherground
Expect a brewpub that works as a restaurant too. Pizza, salads and soup sit alongside the beer, and the long concrete bar is a good place to settle in. Seasonal beers rotate, so the lineup changes.
Check the beer and food pages on highergroundbrewing.com before you go. You can also order online there for pickup or delivery.
Bitter Root Brewing is 0.4 miles away in Hamilton. It makes an easy second stop on the same trip.