WILD HOPS & BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOGS

PARK CITY, UTAH - (October 25, 2010) - What beverage pairs best with local farm-to-table cuisine? The culinary team at Montage Deer Valley, opening December 2010, suggests one great option is a custom craft beer. Particularly if the beer is exclusive to the lodge-style resort that offers true ski-in, ski-out access to Deer Valley, just named North America's #1 ski resort by the readers of SKI Magazine for an unprecedented fourth year in a row.

Montage Mountain Ale, a beer crafted by Park City's award-winning Wasatch Beers, incorporates local high altitude wild hops (including some harvested from the hops trellises at the resort). It will only be available at the lodge-style resort's three dining venues and at the brewery. Another signature private label brew, Monty's Belgian White Ale, is named for the resort's canine ambassador, a rapidly growing and very welcoming Bernese Mountain Dog. 

Montage Mountain Ale
The pilsner-style draught ale, the independent hotel company's first custom craft beer, is a lighter-flavored, golden-colored brew designed for year-round drinkability. It is certain to be an après-ski favorite at Daly's Pub & Rec, the resort's gourmet gastro-pub that features four regulation bowling lanes, an English darts room and a Wii gaming lounge among the entertaining areas adjacent to its open kitchen with brick pizza oven. 

Montage Mountain Ale is the result of a partnership between the resort and Greg Schirf of Wasatch Beers, who founded Park City's first brewery in 1986. Schirf will also offer the resort's signature beer on tap at his Wasatch Brew Pub at the top of historic Main Street. Wasatch Beers was named "Best Mid-Size Brewing Company" at the Great American Beer Festival in September. 


Monty's Belgian White Ale
This private label bottled beer was designed as a sophisticated complement to Montage Mountain Ale. The cardamom and spice flavors are appealing and pair well with the property's inventive culinary offerings, and its effervescent quality nicely matches the celebratory atmosphere of the resort. Monty's Belgian White Ale is only available at the resort's three dining outlets. Naming the beer after Monty, the Montage Deer Valley canine ambassador, an affectionately welcoming Bernese Mountain Dog, adds to the only-from-Montage allure. 

About Montage Deer Valley
Montage Deer Valley, opening December 2010 in the year-round community of Park City, Utah, promises to be North America's finest mountain resort destination. Reminiscent of great mountain lodges, this refined Mountain Craftsman resort is less than five minutes from Park City's celebrated Main Street, and an easy 40-minute drive from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC). Engaging all-season indoor and outdoor activities include ski-in, ski-out access to Deer Valley Resort, named America's #1 ski resort by Ski magazine. The 154 deluxe guestrooms, and more than 66 suites and private residences ranging from one to four bedrooms, will all feature fireplaces and expansive views of the majestic Wasatch Front. The resort will also offer extensive 24-hour services; several inventive dining options; a gourmet gastro-pub with bowling lanes, billiards, darts and nostalgic arcade games; a 35,000-square-foot alpine-inspired spa; outdoor pool and whirlpools; outdoor terrace with fire pits; one-of-a-kind retail shops and 55,000-square-feet of indoor and outdoor event space for executive meetings and special events. Montage Deer Valley was developed by The Athens Group, an award-winning firm and long-time Montage partner known for creating timeless hotels and resorts that reflect their communities' distinctive interests and history, from designs by HKS Hill Glazier Studio architects. For reservations, contact your travel professional, call (888) 604-1301 or visit www.montagedeervalley.com

About Montage Hotels & Resorts 
Montage Hotels & Resorts is a hotel and resort management company founded in 2002 by Alan Fuerstman. Designed to serve affluent travelers and homeowners, the company features an artistic collection of distinctive hotels, resorts and residences in stunning settings that offer comfortable elegance, a unique sense of place and spirit, impeccable hospitality and memorable culinary, spa and lifestyle experiences. Montage Laguna Beach, the company's flagship oceanfront resort, opened in the vibrant arts community of Laguna Beach, California, in 2003. Montage Beverly Hills, the company's second hotel, opened in Beverly Hills in 2008 and was the first Gold LEED certified hotel and residences in Southern California. The newest property under development is Montage Deer Valley® in Park City, Utah, scheduled to open in 2010. www.montagehotels.com.