Dancing Trout a suitable ale for anglers

Along Montana’s blue-ribbon trout streams, catch and release is the politically-correct fishing method in most angler circles.

And that is enough to prompt Missoula’s Bayern Brewer http://www.bayernbrewery.com/ to switch the name of its light wheat ale from "Trout Slayer Ale" to "Dancing Trout Ale."

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More fish friendly: Trout Slayer to be renamed Dancing Trout, but recipe to remain same

By TYLER CHRISTENSEN of the Missoulian

All day long, Bayern Brewing owner and brewmaster Juergen Knoeller runs back and forth between stations on the packaging line, removing empties, smoothing labels and straightening bottles.

He’s been dashing around like this for two decades now, he noted. On Aug. 1, Bayern Brewing will mark its official 20-year anniversary, and in anticipation of that day, the Missoula brewery will begin phasing out its popular Trout Slayer brand.

But fear not, Slayer fans: The beer itself isn’t going anywhere. Only the name and label are being replaced.

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