The 2024 Blaze Easter Keg Has Been Found: Review the Clues

Well, it looks like the Easter Bunny needs to step up his hiding game. The Blaze Easter Keg has been discovered, bringing this year's hunt to a close.

THE BLAZE EASTER KEG HAS BEEN FOUND

The Grand Prize: Bayern Brewing will award 52 FREE Growler Fills (1 year = 52 weeks)

Our winner, Rob, discovered the keg hidden near the Tower Street Trails on Missoula's west side.

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3 clues were given each day:

1 CLUE GIVEN MULTIPLE TIMES ON AIR EACH DAY

1 CLUE SENT OUT VIA THE BLAZE MOBILE APP EACH DAY

1 CLUE WAS FEATURED DAILY AT Bayern Brewing Taproom (1507 Montana St, Missoula, MT 59801)

BEHOLD THE KEG:

Let's do a quick rundown of the clues. We typically begin our hunt by eliminating neighborhoods to search through. Then we get more specific as the days go on.

BAYERN CLUES

03/20 - "THE ONLY THING GOING ON UP PATTEE CANYON IS HIPPIE DRUM CIRCLES. NO KEGGERS." (NO PATTEE CANYON)
03/21 - "YOU CAN FIND PLENTY OF EMPTY KEGS AROUND THE U, BUT NOT ONE AS PRETTY AS OURS." (NOT IN THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT)
03/22 - "THIS BEER COMPANY CAN'T EVEN SPELL "LITE" CORRECTLY. NO KEG IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT SHARES THEIR NAME" (MILLER CREEK/ MILLER LITE)
03/25 - "IT WOULDN'T BE FAIR TO HIDE THE KEG AT PLAYFAIR" (NOT AT PLAYFAIR PARK)
03/26 - "BAD IDEA TO LOOK FOR KEG AT BANCROFT POND" (NO BEER FOR THE DUCKS)
03/27 - "ICE CUBE REPRESENTS THIS SIDE OF RESERVE" (REPRENTIN' DA WESTSIIIIIIDE)

ON AIR CLUE

03/20 - "THEY CALL IT MOOSE CAN GULLY! NOT MOOSE KEG GULLY! BETTER LOOK SOMEWHERE ELSE." (NO GO IN SOUTH HILLS)
03/21 - "OUR 18TH PRESIDENT WAS A DRUNK. BUT HE WAS MORE OF A WHISKEY MAN" (GRANT SURE DID LIKE THE BOOZE)
03/22 - "THE TOWN SO NICE THEY NAMED IT TWICE. NO NEED TO GO THAT DIRECTION." (LO-LO NO-NO)
03/25 - "STAY AWAY FROM THE SERPENT" ( NO TOUCHY THE RATTLESNAKE)
03/26 - "NO NEED TO NAVIGATE NORTHSIDE" (SELF EXPLANATORY)
03/27 - "HOBBIT NERDS MIGHT THINK SAURON LIVES ON THIS STREET" (THE TOWER OF BARAD-DUR)

APP CLUE

03/20 - "SOMEWHERE SOUTH OF SNOWBOWL" (DUH!)
03/21 - "MOST RESIDENTS IN MANSION HEIGHTS ARE TOO SNOBBY FOR KEG BEER" (PINKY UP)
03/22 - "KEG IS NOWHERE NEAR SLANT STREETS? TOO CONFUSING!" (CROSS EYED JUST LOOKING AT THE MAP)
03/25 - "(100-61)TH STREET = 100% WRONG NEIGHBORHOOD TO LOOK" (DO MATH! 39TH STREET)
03/26 - "SOMEONE WOULD TRANSFORM THE KEG INTO A BONG IF IT WAS DOWNTOWN." (WE HAVE MADE BONGS WITH LESS.)
03/27 - KEG WAS FOUND BEFORE WE COULD THINK UP ANOTHER APP CLUE

Thanks AS ALWAYS to the amazing people at Bayern Brewing for supporting us through the years and being our partner with the Blaze Easter Keg. We look forward to sharing plenty more beers with all of you hard-working treasure hunters who searched for the elusive keg. Until next year...PROST!