Travel north of I-90 for a mile on Argonne Road into Millwood, WA, a small town sandwiched between Spokane and the City of Spokane Valley, and you’ll come across a wine and beer shop that, frankly, isn’t much to look at from the outside. But what they haven’t spent on sprucing up the exterior, they’ve…
On a recent weekend trip over to Spokane, WA, we took a quick exit off I-90 to stop and have a look at Enoteca, a wine and beer store in Post Falls, ID. It sits in a small strip mall on busy Seltice Way. When I stopped in, I was fresh off a visit to…
As a craft beer drinker I am most definitely not stuck in a rut. Sure, I have my favorite year-rounders and seasonals that frequently inhabit the fridge, but I’m always on the hunt for something new. Getting to hunt in new territory is one of the great parts of vacations. My most recent vacation took…
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…
Real Good Beer, Made By Real Good People. That’s their slogan. It is a good slogan, though a more accurate one might be “Damn Good Beer, Made by Real Good People”. But I can see how the authorities might frown on a slogan like that. No matter how accurate. Blackfoot River Brewing is an unquestionable…
If you live in Helena and love good beer and wine then you already know this. If you don’t live there, but find yourself in Helena for a visit, head over to Topper’s Cellar for one of the best retail selections of wine and beer anywhere in Montana, and many places beyond. When I lived…
If you’re not paying attention while driving down the no-longer-sleepy streets of Stevensville, Montana’s oldest community, you just might miss Blacksmith Brewing Company. And that would be a crying shame. This is a great place. I wish they would lay off the hops sometimes, but that’s nitpicking. And really, I’m not just talking about the…
Tamarack Brewing Co. in Lakeside, MT is doing some great things with beer. Sure, they’ve got a nice stable of always available beers, but that’s not what I like most about them. Rather, their quick rotation of small batches of creative beers means there’s almost always something new on tap, or just around the corner…