I have been coming to The Rhino for a while now. It is my favorite bar in town. Not because it is flashy. Because it is real. The whiskey selection is one of the best I have seen. They carry everything from accessible staples like Buffalo Trace and WhistlePig 10, to rare finds like Weller Full Proof and Octomore 13.3. They even have three single malts from the Game of Thrones collection. Solid pours that are affordable and enjoyable. The owner clearly curates with care. He knows what he is doing. The beer list is just as impressive. You can grab a PBR if that is your pace, or you can work through a rotating selection of craft beers. They have Delirium Tremens on draft, which you almost never see. A wide range of local Montana brews too. There is something for everyone, and nothing feels like an afterthought. The staff actually remembers you. The owner has built something that feels more like a community than a business. Even on a bad day, you are treated with dignity here. That is rare. If you are looking for a place with soul, a curated selection, and a staff that cares, this is it. read more

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Great Beer Selection Very Chill Atmosphere The Bar Tenders are very cordial and welcoming. Highly recommend trying a Unicorn Spit ( Cold Smoke/Raspberry Lambic) Taste like a chocolate covered Raspberry read more

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Another lively dive bar in the area - we came post wedding drinks with a bunch of friends. Bouncer at the door was friendly and the area was a great spot to shoot cheap shots with friends. Really decent bourbon prices for great bourbon selection. read more

I love the rhino! Fast service, bartenders don't ignore their customers, good priced drinks. I especially appreciate when they muddle the lime in the bottom of the glass for my vodka soda! Great place to unwind at the end of the day. read more

Cute lil bar that seems to fit just about anyone's style! Kinda grungy dive bar-y but staff is attentive friendly plenty of various seating for your preference! I would love to see it on Friday night! read more

Oh the Rhino. Total dive bar. Good beer and alcohol selection for cocktails - definitely a chill, cheap college bar that stays open until 12:30 am. We went for beers after dinner and we're able to sand a decent table for the 4 of us. If you're looking for a no frills dive bar, the Rhino is definitely for you. read more

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A search for a TV to watch the end of the Warriors Celtics game brought us here. It felt like a traditional dive bar and was clearly popular with the locals. It has a nice comfortable vibe to it. The drinks were super cheap and they also get plus points for taking credit cards which not everyone in the area does. read more

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This place has one of the best selections of good bourbon in town. It's a dive bar through and through so hipsters may feel like a fish out of water. This is a good place to meet the locals. Friendly bar staff. They play the music loud and everyone seems to have a good time. I'll be back next time I'm in town. read more

I'm a little reluctant to label the Rhino a dive bar. The Rhino is simply a great neighborhood bar located smack dab in downtown Missoula that offers a relaxing atmosphere and extensive beer and scotch selection. We came from the Stockman's, so it was just a short walk through the parking, allowing me to see the sharp-looking, red "Rhinoceros" sign on the building's side. After a few steps, you're greeted by the bar on the left and high top tables and a large booth on the right. The bar is outstanding with a wooden bar top with no rail and an angled bar overhang to a bar face with vertical wood slats. Sitting below is a short box footrest. The barstools come in many different configurations. The back bar contains the beer taps and bottle shelves with HDTVs on each end. Beyond the bar is a pool table and other games. Plenty of beers and strong drinks should make anyone you're with happy. The vibe is laid back with a mix of Missoula. Each time here, I've had excellent service. Really loved the Rhino and plan to make multiple trips any time in Missoula. read more

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Too many beers. The dog made me sad. I had fun with him, but he made me sad. I was having fun but then I got rushed out. No one rushes me but me. Peanuts a little too salty. I ate four of em. A little too salty. read more

I mean where do I even begin... We arrived in Missoula, wandered our way over to the Rhino, and the rest is history. If every bar was like the Rhino I think the world would be a better place. You walk in and it feels like home, mix of young and old, funny stickers, slot machines, worn in pool table, taxidermy. After our first night we used the printers in our hotel lobby to print resumes and we tried to all get jobs here and leave our previous lives behind. With a warm, soft smile, the tender politely said that they're currently not hiring. So we resumed our positions from the night before and drank $4 shots of Jameson until they kicked us out. We love Missoula and the Rhino even more. God bless America. #Goose read more

My friends and I stopped in here and the bartenders were not friendly whatsoever. Perhaps because we're tourists and not locals? I don't know but the drinks were pretty awful too. read more

Went here for a few late night beers and what a surprise! Not only a great beer selection, but one of the best whisky/bourbon selections I've seen in a long time. I was salivating at the thought of trying everything. The place was packed and the service was great! Only thing I didn't like is all the PBR brands like Olympia, etc that are now Russian owned being served. I will definitely be back to try more of the highly allocated and rare bourbons! read more

Went to the rhino looking for a great experience, instead I received the opposite. They only had a rank summer shandy on tap, and I couldn't ride the play rhino on the wall. I sat at the round tables outside of the bar for around an hour and a server didn't come around. There whiskey selection was the worst in the state. Not even to mention the bartender with overalls said that because I don't listen to motley crew I couldn't get a drink. Everything I just wrote was false. read more

Great bourbon selection with good prices, I always go here when I'm in Missoula. The owner is extremely knowledgeable with whiskey and bourbons. read more

Bartender was too drunk to serve drinks! Just embarrassing. I love this bar, but that guy was a joke. Unfortunately he was the only person on shift. We left... forget that guy! read more

Went for years. Stopped because of that b Ann. She really needs to learn to not be rude and maybe smile...at all.

first impression was people smoking cigarettes at the front door, second was drunks at outside table, third was rude bartender, if you can call him that? I am n my 60's and was not important to bartendeder who was talking to ayoung woman ignoring me, sad service read more

A ridiculously successful effort on so many levels. You would expect that somewhere in western Montana--probably in many somewheres, you might expect--that someone would figure out how to make money running a bar. And they would get good at it. The Rhino is Exhibit A in the case for good business models in this town. First up, stuff I don't really care about: bacon vodka. Served in their already-legendary bloody marys, they make quite a combination. Other stuff I don't care about: fancy multi-ingredient shots served for the delectation of UM sorority girls and other coeds. These rolled out by the trayful both times I was here. They were clearly made with care, though I didn't listen for the names or look too closely at the ingredients. What I do care about: the beer. dozens of taps, lined up in faucet after faucet all in two rows on the barback. Clean lines. Mainstream favorites as well as imports and tons of local and regional craft beers. Big beat-up bartop. Comfortable stools. Comfortable booths and tables. Peanut shells everywhere. Friendly people everywhere, students and townies alike. Pool and shuffleboard. No fights or aggro at all either time I was here. Very friendly bartenders who know their lineup pretty well. This is the beer bar of choice in Missoula from what I can see. read more

Love this bar. It's my favorite place in the Zoo to kick back and enjoy a cold one with friends. The bartenders are not pretentious, and neither is the old school crowd...I usually avoid all bars in the downtown area on weekends because I don't like to deal with the college kids but whenever there is a concert or great event, my friends and I meet here. The beer selection is great (50 beers on tap) and the bartenders make good mixed beverages. To be perfectly honest, Anne makes the best Bloody Mary in town (besides Snowbowl); on top of that, the bar makes their own infused vodkas to use in mixed drinks. During the summer, the bar has an outdoor patio area they build up and break down every day for ultimate summer relaxation. My only dislike about the patio: they tend to break it down way to early at night for Zootown party goers. The bar has Golden Tee, pool and shuffleboard for bar patrons as well as cups of peanuts for those in need of a snack fix. read more

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This was a drinks-only stop. We got out of the car to stretch our legs, only to realize that rain was approaching. We ducked in and plotted our next move. The bartender was very nice and attentive, the regulars were colorful and I think this place probably hops from Happy Hour on after. read more

Get Unicorn Spit. It's only found at the Rhino and it's amazing. (If you like raspberry Belgium ale & Missoula smoke kettle house ale)

Have a great beer, any kind you like, and meet the locals. Without the stone cold judgement of the bartender and people of the west. I had a wonderful time here and I live 1500 miles away. I think anyone could walk in and enjoy themselves. I'll have to come back and meet Anne, heard she's a riot. read more

This is a great dive bar. They have one of the best selections I've found in Montana. Tip: Get the blackberry sour. It's such a fabulous beer! The bartender, Anne, was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable about the various beers. No food. Not cash only. There's a decent amount of seating. It's dive-y while still being clean. And the beers are priced just right. So yeah, this is a great place to hangout. read more

Peanut shells on the floor, good crowd, lots of beer - oh yeah, this is a great little dive in downtown Missoula. The shuffleboard in the back of the bar is a bonus. You can't beat inebriated shuffleboard and shit talking for hours upon beers on random Friday nights. The beer selection is good. For some reason, I started drinking Framboise and continued that trend all evening. Framboise amongst peanut shells. Not a bad night at all. read more

I will come out and say it: I love this bar. But really, since my bestie (and Rhino fanatic) Rob moved away, I have little occasion to go. But this isn't the bar you take your folks. This isn't the bar you take a date. This is a bar you take your oldest friend to get drunk and eat peanuts. That being said, I love it--and their "50 Beers Around the World" dealio is so awesome I can hardly stand it (Rob completed this task 4 different times...). They have a lot on tap and know how to pull it. And in the summer they have limoncello! read more

The Rhino is officially my favorite Pub in Montana. 50 Taps...many flavors. Brick outer walls, and Cabin-like rustic wood inside to make ya relax; and just what Taxidermerist did the work I couldn't tell ya - but an actual RHINO is forever charging right thru the brick west wall into the Bar. The Critter must be from North Dakota, cuz Montanans generally have more sense. On the other hand...I'd do whatever necessary to get to this bar too. Students tend to pack the Rhino on Thursday Pint Night. Summer geezer solftball leaguers on Tuesdays. (I'm gonna be in trouble for that!!) Perhaps the charging Rhinosceros Totem explains why the BeerTender tolerates it when my Harley pals rumble Hogs right thru the place, from back door to front, during a Bachelor party. Now, these are totally sweet down-to-earth folks. But I suppose they're called Legends for um, SOME sortof good reason(s). Lest you think H-D dudes are some kind of exclusive society, consider again the content of character. At least one of the scruffy Montana regulars may grin as he hands you a tidy businss card, with his name and club on it, Like this: Red Legends -- In Our Own Minds. 406-phone # (If you need a card-carrying union boilermaker u found him!) Beware the Rhino Hog women, however. They've joined some sort of we don't want new friends, no-BS or guff, even-at-a-bar Society. Less winsome, less fun, by far than any given HD dude I EVER met, anywhere - and I visited Jails for 10 years. Believe me when I say I don't need to hear you brag about packin stoopid heat on yer bike sis. Didya notice yer now in why bother concealing your tool country? Believe me, no vivacious city woman with higher education has ANY DESIRE to mess with yer dudes. So CHILL. The freakin Rhino is about the Beer - and the bikes, fer Chrissake. To be a REAL Montana Legend, you gotta get over yerselves. Trust me, sis, chill & you'll be just fine. The good news: Guys have learned to master their testosterone. Gals can too! i Locals are generally friendly, so chat a bit. You might get invited to a BBQ or to play baseball. If you are worthy, you might even get invited to the FUPS Carnival. Parked outside the Rhino (if it's not Fire season (or Goin to the Sun Run weekend - July 4th annually) you'll be lucky to see a line-up of old Indians - possibly more in this Club than anywhere else on earth. And an amazing variety of 'em...some in all kinds of dis-repair - rescued rusty from some snow-bound farmers garage - and somehow brought back to life. Montana folks aren't rich (you don't need to be) but we sure like to have fun in the great outdoors - so Montana is a natural Harley culture. These babies are well-loved and still running. The Chef on a scooter (I mean a real one: TINY) among those Harley dudes COOKS, so heck yes, do their BBQ!! But don't steal his scoot as a joke - as he'll be mad all year. (It's been done. And he deserves better, dammit!!) You hear the HD rumble all summer in Missoula, as riders head over to Surgis, South Dakota and back. White Trailers you see by the highway are Feds' listening stations. On the job, violatin yer personal civil rights w/o probable cause of ANY crime. Better watch your mouth cuz the bastards probably will arrest SOMEbody to try to justify their jobs...even tho they've been exiled to the West w/o being told Dick Cheney's asbestos deals - and Geologist's Bosses should be their chief targets. Heck, the crimes of concern to locals aren't even on their radar. Like what the Colstrip Mine and coalbed methane are doing to the bio-region's rivers. Or how badly the local Courts treat Indians. Now that stuff is CRIME. Oh, yeah, about The Rhino. DOZENS of Tasty micro-brews, on rotating Taps. Yes, you can sample before you commit to a Pint. Staff know their stuff, and can help you choose a fav. Kindly Tip well...and stay as long as you like. On a Full Moon - draft beer is just $2 a Pint... even my Guiness. Boy, O Boy, I love a full moon in Montana! It can get dang hot inside in summer, so bring sunglasses & do the back patio for outdoor air. The only things that could make me like the Rhino better would be live music and Food. There are PLENTY of places to get that within 4 blocks, as this spot is right in the downtown core. Be sure to eat dinner first, cuz you'll wanna stay, and in June it's still daylight at 10 PM, and you might not realize it till late - and ya gotta eat, drink a gallon of water, and get ya some shut-eye, & return to do it all again. Anyone who wants a rider from PDX to the Rhino - from May to October - please contact me. I'll buy your beer. A pitcher if it is the last week of JUNE. ( FUPS, baby! ) Other reviews, links for Missoula: http://www.igougo.com/entertainment-reviews-b334811-Mi read more

Cool Spot Here In Missoula! Good Drinks, Nice Friendly Staff! This Place Has Its Waves.. Of 2 Peeps In Here.. Then 10 Mins Later 40+... Def Come Back When In Town!! Also Enjoy The Ice Rail To Keep Those Beverages Cool... read more

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The beer selection alone makes this my favorite bar in Missoula. Als&Vics is close behind. I'm not much for mixed drinks, but they poor a strong Crown & Coke and make fantastic Bloody Mary's. Great Bar! read more

My favorite bar in town! Albert is the best bartender there! :)

Ahh the Rhino. On service I would give it a 3, beer selection a 5++, and drunkenness a 4.5. This place can be lit up one night with everyone rolling, squeezing, and jiving to get there next beer to slam. Another night it will be empty. If you look in and the place is packed its best to just start slamming beers cause its gonna get loud and cozy, and its best to be drunk. The music is house music and generally pretty good if you can hear it. On a Sunday it was mellow and they played Grateful Dead all night it was nearly a sing along in there. If you want a new beer to try the Rhino is the place that will have it. They have an extensive and properly chosen selection of beers. I would also advise to always check the board for drink specials. Out back in the summer now has tables that you can sit and drink at, but you are pretty much sitting in a dank alley, and they don't serve food. On a busy night there will always be folks out there or on the front stoops smoking. It is adjacent to the Missoula Club and the Top Hat. For one of the best greasy cheeseburgers hit the Mo Club, for live music check out whats happening at the Top Hat. Best place for peanuts, beer, and yelling indoors. O and they also have a pretty sweet shuffle board table and a couple of pinball machines its either a playboy or a terminator. read more

The rhino has TONS of beer, definitely the best selection in town. I like the crowd, although on Friday or Saturday it can be really overwhelming, lots of people packed in there. Funny thing...I never noticed the GINORMOUS Rhino coming out of the wall for years...and one day I was sitting there drinking a beer, and turned around and incredulously asked some people..."When did they get a Rhino???" They looked at me pretty funny, trying size up how serious I was. After a moment, they said "Uhh it's always been there!" Who knew?? Not me. Anyway, the beer rocks. -1 Star just because the Noise & The Crowd can be too much for me, but there are plenty of people who don't care about that. read more

This "hole in the wall" "dive" bar is awesome... bartender is as good as any you will find - great drinks, excellent service, fun people and atmosphere... read more

Still this place is amazing.. Go out back to the smoke shack, enjoy your beer inside the shack and talk to the bumbling idiots who come through.. Great waste of 30 min.. Try Racer, it's a beer from NorCal.. Completely worthwhile. Get a bucket of peanuts for me.. read more

Being that my barfly days are over, please note this review is based on an afternoon visit. I enjoyed a fantastic bloody mary made with house bacon vodka. Night swings: typical college town bar. There was outdoor heating at one point and the give free soda to designated drivers, bonus points. read more

Friendly bar staff and i loved the outdoor space. Seemed to be a hot spot for locals.

I wrote, "I heart the Rhino" and then looked over at the sidebar-- someone else wrote the exact same thing. So what B.C. said. There is a great list of beers-- they have a "50 beers around the world" thing that I would love to try sometime. And after scanning some of the other reviews, I just want to say that I did go on a date here, and it was kind of awesome. What's a get-to-know-you-better-encounter without a ton of peanut shells under your feet? When it's quiet, the Rhino is a place for good conversation, good beer, and a friendly local vibe. When it's noisy and crowded . . . well, it's just fun! read more

I go here every Thursday night. Every single Thursday night. $3.50 for a double. Very nice. Out back is a nice place to relax on a Thursday night when it's warm outside. They break out about a dozen patio tables and a bunch of chairs. The Top Hat is a stone's throw away. Go back and forth. read more

I heart the rhino. Came here before I lived in Montana and was thrilled to go back once I moved to town. Everytime I've been in the bar back is great and the drinks - ah, happiness. Get the bloody Mary if your into that sort of thing. And there was mention of homemade huckleberry vodka ( didn't have it but would like to). They let you get food from outside & there are plenty of take out options near by. Thumbs up all the way. read more

The Rhino is my favorite bar in Missoula. Efficient, professional bartenders. Extraordinary selection of drafts. Slot machines!