The running related magazines and blogs I enjoy are frequently touting the latest studies on super foods for athletic performance. If it tastes good and provides a few benefits, I just might bite. Despite being four weeks out from marathon No. 2, my diet resembles something closer to that of a couch potato than your…
The Mountain Brewers Beer Fest, held this past Saturday in Idaho Falls, ID, is one of the biggest and best in the West with more than 80 breweries serving hundreds of beers. Even more breweries enter the associated brewing competition. The competition is sanctioned by the North American Brewers Association and consists of a blind…
Flathead Lake Brewing Company near Bigfork is one of many Montana brewery success stories. A visit to the east shore of Flathead Lake isn’t complete without a stop at FLBC’s brewery in Woods Bay, south of Bigfork. Their taproom in Missoula continues to be very popular and demand for their brews keeps going up. Now,…
A few weeks back the tasting crew got together to check out the world of chile beers – those brewed with the peppers, not the country of origin. Chile beers have become much more prevalent over the past couple of years and are even turning up in Montana’s tap houses. Bowser Brewing in Great Falls…
Wednesday, May 30, 2012, is the last Wednesday of the month and that means it’s time for Run Wild Missoula’s monthly beer run. This one takes place at the Red Bird Wine Bar. Uh . . . . . yes, wine bar. For those not fond of beer, here’s your chance to enjoy a beer…
Have you seen the latest advertising push from Guinness? As shown in the photo below, Guinness is seeking to “become more relevant and get talked about in bars” by issuing a new glass which displays a QR code when the glass is filled with Guinness. Scanning the QR code with your smart phone apparently allows…
You may have noticed a couple of posts on Growler Fills about Barley’s Angels. Today, we welcome a guest post from Becky Molm, brewer for Blackfoot River Brewing Co. and organizer of the Howling Wolf chapter, to provide some background on this great organization. __________ BY: BECKY MOLM – We are hosting our second ever…
For those who got to take part in Missoula Craft Beer Week, you’ve had a week to recover. For those who missed out, a week of fun awaits you. Hot on the heels of our inaugural Missoula Craft Beer Week and it’s grand finale, the 20th Annual Garden City BrewFest, is American Craft Beer Week,…
Psssstt . . . . . . Sunday is Mother’s Day. If you haven’t figured out what you’re getting Mom, you might consider one of these Mother’s Day beer events. First, as we wrote about here, Blackfoot River Brewing Co. is hosting the Howling Wolf Chapter of Barley’s Angels for a ladies only beer and…
Montana continues to demonstrate it has plenty of room for new craft breweries. With breweries stretching from Hamilton to Wibaux, it’s also clear the size of the town matters little and the thirst for great beer spans them all. Among several new breweries expected to open in 2012 is Desert Mountain Brewing Co. in Columbia…