Flathead Lake Brewing Co. Saison

Where most of Flathead Lake Brewing Co.’s brews pack some serious flavor punches, Saison lands on the softer side, providing a lighter bodied brew that just might light up your summer day.  We stopped in at the brewery at Woods Bay this past weekend  while spending a couple of days hanging out at Flathead Lake. …

FLBC Releases Tripel, Supports Cats

To my knowledge, none of the cats involved in Flathead Lake Brewing Company of Missoula’s Humane Society fundraiser got to wrap their paws around a glass of Belgian Triple during the brewery’s launch party last Thursday.  Their loss is your gain, though the world is running a bit short on entertaining youtube cat videos. FLBC’s…

Flathead Lake Brewing Co. Launches Innovative Growler

There are many styles of growlers out in the beer world these days, from the traditional glass, half gallon growler, to plastic and stainless steel containers, ceramic jugs and party pigs.  The Montana Legislature even made it clear this session we can have growler’s filled anywhere beer is served from a tap.  Now, Flathead Lake…

2010 Growler Fills Beer Awards

While enjoying a couple of pints at The Rhino in Missoula on new years eve, we came up with the idea of handing out a few 2010 Beer Awards to mark another great year in craft brewing. One of the primary purposes of this blog is to generate discussion and interest in craft beer. Whether…

The 12 Days of Christmas Cheer: Day 9

Okay, so a double IPA might not qualify as a typical holiday beer, but we’re featuring it anyway because we can.  Plus, there’s something about the rich, warming flavor of Flathead Lake Brewing Co.’s IPA2 that just tastes so good on these cold, snowy cloudy days that are in abundance in Western Montana this year.…

FLBC and Sapore Teaming Up in Missoula

Since the news broke in late July that Flathead Lake Brewing Company would be teaming up with a local restaurant to put a new taproom in Montana, I’ve been keeping my eye on the space formerly occupied by Higgins Alley on North Higgins Street in Missoula.  There’s plenty going on at the site with extensive…

Flathead Lake Brewing to Start Bottling Soon

The labels have all been approved. Now they just need to arrive at the brewery and Flathead Lake Brewing Co. will enter a new phase. Starting any day now, Flathead Lake Brewing will be putting their fine brews in 22 oz. bombers for retail sale. They’ll be starting with their IPA2 and eventually expanding to…

Coffee Porters Abound in Western Montana

Pairing coffee and a porter or stout is as natural a pairing as cookies and cream or peanut butter and chocolate.  The roasted malts in the beer provide similar flavor profiles to the roasted coffee beans. Roasted malts are barely or other grains, some malted, some not, typically roasted at high temperatures in a drum…

Where to Find Beer: Flathead Lake Brewing Company

Last Saturday we had an opportunity to stop in at the newly reopened Flathead Lake Brewing Company in Woods Bay on the way back from a short trip to Flathead Lake and Kalispell. Things were a bit quiet during mid afternoon, but the wind was whipping up whitecaps on the Lake and the occasional rain…