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Cocktail syrups capture flavor of Montana

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December 15, 2024

Cocktail syrups capture flavor of Montana

Dec. 15—Doug Satterly has spent years brewing beer, mead and syrups in the Flathead Valley. Last month marked a year since he officially opened Mountain Home Meadworks — a cocktail mixer and syrup brand that he hopes to expand.

“The idea is that you don’t have to be a mixologist or a bartender to make a nice or fancy drink, it can be easy,” Satterly said.

Satterly currently offers four flavors of syrups but is in the process of creating and launching two more. Each bottle of nonalcoholic syrup has a suggested mocktail on its label, which can be turned into a cocktail by adding any spirit.

The goal, Satterly said, is to one day open a meadery and tasting room in the valley where mead would be brewed to beer specs and carbonated, serving a honey-based, gluten-free beer.

Mead, or honey wine, is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey mixed with water. Brewers can add fruits, spices, hops, grains and more to adjust the flavor.

“My whole concept for both the meadery and these syrups in general is to show that Montana has more than just huckleberries and Yellowstone,” Satterly said.

Montana is the fourth top producer of honey in the country, yet there are only two meaderies statewide, one in Victor and one in Bozeman. Montana also produces a lot of other products, such as lavender, and Satterly uses local ingredients when he can, supporting local farmers and beekeepers.

He graduated from Flathead High School in 1995 and then from the University of Montana with an English degree. After serving in the Army as a special forces officer, Satterly moved back to the Valley in 2011, finding work cutting rock.

Years later, Satterly heard of the brewing science and brewery operations program at Flathead Valley Community College. As a kid, Satterly remembers helping his dad brew his own beer at home once or twice. It was always of interest, and Satterly graduated from the program in 2018.

The program readied graduates to formulate beer recipes, analyze the yeast fermentation processes, perform chemical analysis, and “perform all aspects of commercial brewery production from raw ingredient procurement to packaging with quality, consistency, safety and sanitization as priorities,” according to the college’s website.

While studying, Satterly worked at Tamarack Brewery Company in Lakeside.

The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic delayed Satterly’s meadery dream, leading him to open Mountain Home Meadworks in a smaller form through syrup production. Satterly works out of the Ghostland Kitchen, a shared commercial kitchen, and handles everything from production to packaging by himself.

“It’s a way of generating revenue and I enjoy it, and hopefully I’ll be able to get to a place where I can get the meadery going,” Satterly said.

Officially going live took months, Satterly said, as he had to work with the state through a series of tests, labs and studies to ensure the product was good for commercial sale.

Now a year since its inception, Satterly heads to Ghostland Kitchen almost every Monday afternoon to make his syrups, a process he has become proficient at, with the ability to make 100 bottles in just seven hours.

The 12.7 ounce bottle is $23, and the smaller 5 ounce bottle is $9. Currently, Satterly offers four flavors: “Sentinel,” a syrup with herbal tea and hops, “Spiced Orange,” which Satterly says would go well in an old fashioned, “Heidi’s Song,” a lavender and hops infused syrup and “Odin’s Eye,” a hop-based syrup that Satterly compares to the taste of an IPA and acts like a vermouth.

The bottles can be purchased online and in select stores across the Flathead Valley, including Evergreen Liquor Store, Bigfork Liquor Barn and Withey’s Health Foods.

Each bottle comes with a recommended drink, and Satterly also uploads recipes on his website. Mountain Home Meadworks is often at farmers markets and events but is available for purchase yearlong online at mountain-home-meadworks.square.site.

Satterly also encourages wholesale inquiries.

“I stumbled into it,” Satterly said. “But I discovered there’s definitely a market people are interested in by having the ease of making something nice.”

Reporter Kate Heston may be reached at 758-4459 or kheston@dailyinterlake.com.

Doug Satterly fills a small bottle of Mountain Home Meadworks syrup on Dec. 10, 2024. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)

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Doug Satterly owns Mountain Home Meadworks, a local cocktail and mocktail syrup company that opened last year. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)

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All of Mountain Home Meadwork’s syrups use locally sourced ingredients when possible and have unique names that describe Northwest Montana and aspects of mead. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)

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Doug Satterly corks a large bottle of Mountain Home Meadworks syrup on Dec. 10, 2024. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)

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Doug Satterly, owner of Mountain Home Meadworks, joked that being a brewer means the majority of your job is doing dishes. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)

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Doug Satterly fills a small bottle of Mountain Home Meadworks syrup on Dec. 10, 2024. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)

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All of Mountain Home Meadwork’s syrups use locally sourced ingredients when possible and have unique names that describe Northwest Montana and aspects of mead. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)

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FCS playoffs roundup: There will be an all-Montana semifinal in the FCS playoffs

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December 14, 2025

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FCS playoffs roundup: There will be an all-Montana semifinal in the FCS playoffs

MISSOULA, Mont. — The No. 3-seeded Montana Grizzlies proved too much to handle on Saturday afternoon, overwhelming the No. 11-seeded South Dakota Coyotes 52-22 in the FCS playoff quarterfinals at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

The Griz used the home crowd to their advantage in an all-around dominant performance in all three phases of the game in front of a home crowd of 22,750 fans. The win sets up an all-Montana semifinal in the FCS playoffs as the Griz will go to face No. 2 Montana State on Dec. 20 for a trip to the national championship.

Montana’s Keali’i Ah Yat had 305 yards and three passing scores, as Michael Wortham had 11 catches for 201 yards and two receiving touchdowns, as well as 43 rushing yards and a score.

All told, the Coyotes had 63 plays on offense for 351 total yards, but the 10 offensive penalties seemed to be a key difference in finding any consistency.

Montana State advances with decisive victory

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Montana State ran for 227 yards as the Bobcats dominated the third-ranked rush defense in the country en route to beating Stephen F. Austin 44-28 on Friday to advance to the FCS playoff semifinals.

Adam Jones finished with 117 yards and Julius Davis had 96 on the ground for Montana State, which jumped out to a 24-0 lead. Justin Lamson had 246 passing yards for the Bobcats.

Villanova holds down Tarleton State to advance

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Villanova overcame a 14-0 deficit as the No. 12 Wildcats beat fourth-seeded Tarleton State 26-21 on Saturday.

It is the fourth time in program history and the first time since 2010 that ‘Nova advanced to the semifinals. The Wildcats held Tarleton State to 56 yards rushing and 266 total yards while racking up 426 overall on their own.

Ja’briel Mace had a 47-yard run to trim Tarleton State’s lead to 21-19 in the third quarter and Braden Reed hauled in an 11-yard TD pass in the fourth to complete the comeback.

Dawson runs Illinois State past UC Davis

DAVIS, Calif. — Victor Dawson carried 29 times for 148 yards and Tommy Rittenhouse threw a 93-yard TD pass as Illinois State beat UC-Davis 42-31 on Saturday, one week after the Redbirds upset North Dakota State in Fargo.

Rittenhouse finished 15 of 20 for 266 yards and three touchdowns and one interception. Daniel Sobkowicz had six receptions for 150 yards and two scores.

Davis quarterback Caden Pinnick was 24 of 41 for 402 yards with three touchdowns and a pick.

Trey Houchin of the Mitchell Republic contributed to this report.

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Montana Lottery Powerball, Lucky For Life results for Dec. 13, 2025

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17 hours ago

December 14, 2025

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The Montana Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 13, 2025, results for each game:

Winning Powerball numbers from Dec. 13 drawing

01-28-31-57-58, Powerball: 16, Power Play: 2

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Winning Lucky For Life numbers from Dec. 13 drawing

12-18-19-24-35, Lucky Ball: 17

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Winning Lotto America numbers from Dec. 13 drawing

20-26-27-32-46, Star Ball: 08, ASB: 02

Check Lotto America payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Big Sky Bonus numbers from Dec. 13 drawing

04-06-11-31, Bonus: 09

Check Big Sky Bonus payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Montana Cash numbers from Dec. 13 drawing

01-16-18-31-37

Check Montana Cash payouts and previous drawings here.

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When are the Montana Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
Lucky For Life: 8:38 p.m. MT daily.
Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Big Sky Bonus: 7:30 p.m. MT daily.
Powerball Double Play: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Montana Cash: 8 p.m. MT on Wednesday and Saturday.

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Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.

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Griz outlast power outage, surge to big win – University of Montana Athletics

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December 13, 2025

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Griz outlast power outage, surge to big win – University of Montana Athletics

The power went out inside Dahlberg Arena on Wednesday evening, delaying the opening tip of the Montana men’s basketball game by nearly two hours. Once the electricity returned to campus, the Grizzly men lit things up inside Dahlberg Arena.

Montana reached the 100-point mark for the third time this season, winning 102-46 over the Salish Kootenai Bison. The Grizzlies improved to 6-5 on the season with the win.

As a team, Montana shot 70.5 from the floor and 44.0 percent from three-point range. It’s the first time since 1968 that Montana has shot over 70 percent from the floor in a game. It’s also the 5^th best shooting percentage by a D-I team this season.

Money Williams had a double-double, his third of the season, finishing with 10 points and 11 assists. It’s the second time in Williams’ career that he has finished with 10 assists in a single game.

He wasn’t the only Grizzly to reach double figures in the assist department. Tyler Isaak recorded his first career double-double with a new career high 10 assists to go along with 16 points. It’s the first time in program history that two different players have recorded 10 or more assists in the same game.

It was a highly efficient night for Isaak, who played just 24 minutes and went 6-of-7 from the floor.

It was a complete team effort for Montana with 10 of the 11 players dressed scoring in the contest. Connor Dick (15) and Amari Jedkins (13) both scored career highs in the victory.

The Missoula kid can get 🆙#GrizHoops | @ConnorDick9 pic.twitter.com/YOg1yczxKD

— Montana Griz Basketball (@MontanaGrizBB) December 11, 2025

The Grizzlies had seven players reach double figures, the most in a single game in program history. Te’Jon Sawyer (13), Brooklyn Hicks (13), and Tyler Thompson (11) joined the previously four mentioned players in double figures.

The assists played a big role in that with Montana sharing the ball plenty. They recorded 30 team assists on the night, the second most in a game in program history. The Grizzlies had a 5:1 assist-to-turnover ratio on the night.

alley oop ☝️➡️👇 pic.twitter.com/xRz6XC0yyQ

— Montana Griz Basketball (@MontanaGrizBB) December 11, 2025

The Grizzlies held Salish Kootenai to just 27 percent shooting and a 6-of-30 (.200) mark from three-point range. Montana’s size played a huge factor on the night as the Grizzlies outrebounded the Bison 47-25 and outscored them 60-20 in the paint.

Montana scored 16 points off dunks as they broke out into the open court on several occasions for highlight reel slams. They also owned a 22-0 advantage in fastbreak points.

Montana jumped out to a 13-2 lead before the first media timeout and never looked back in win. They set the tone early from the three-point line, opening the game 4-of-7 from the arc to help build the early lead.

It was a balanced first half offensively and the Griz were able to go on five individual runs of at least six straight points with nine different players scoring in the opening 20 minutes. The Grizzlies went 8-of-17 from the arc and shot 65.5 percent from the field in the first half.

Williams’ 8^th assist of the opening half went to Amari Jedkins. The Grizzly forward knocked down a corner three to send Montana into the halftime break ahead 50-17.

8th assist of the first half from @mxney___ as he finds Amari Jedkins for the corner three to send us into the half 🔥 pic.twitter.com/UO9WGlnDeh

— Montana Griz Basketball (@MontanaGrizBB) December 11, 2025
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The Grizzlies didn’t let up in the second half, going on two separate 12-0 runs and winning the second period 52-29 for the big victory.

Montana will get a week off before returning home next Wednesday night to face Montana Tech at 7:00 p.m. The Orediggers are 8-3 on the season.

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