More Thanksgiving Goodness

Next up on the Thanksgiving-open-up-that-special-bottle of beer fun was Iron Horse Brewery’s Brass Ass Brown Ale.  Iron Horse Brewery is over in Ellensburg, WA and I’d picked up a couple of 22 oz bombers at Bottles to try last time we made it over to Spokane. Iron Horse calls describes their Brass Ass Brown Ale…

Terminal Gravity Breakfast Porter

Terminal Gravity Brewing’s Breakfast Porter is a fascinating beer. On a recent weekend trip over to Spokane, WA, we stopped in at the Steelhead Bar and Grill on a whim and a quick look at the menu.  The place has a modern industrial look with a great vibe and great food at reasonable prices. When…

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…

North Fork Organic Porter

Ever find a beer that just “does it” for you? You know, one of those beers that perfectly fits what “beer” ought to taste like and you’re always happy to see on tap?  Blackfoot River Brewing‘s North Fork Organic Porter is one of those beers for me. Flathead’s Peg Leg Porter was another, but Flathead…

Red Lodge Porter

I like having a reason to visit Red Lodge, a small Montana town in a great setting with some not-so-hidden gems of good food, beer and scenery. Unfortunately,  I don’t get a reason very often and Red Lodge isn’t exactly “on the way” to very many places.  Unless you’re from Belfry. Which I’m not.  But…