We found ourselves in Helena, MT, for a few days recently while taking care of a variety of work matters. Thankfully, we don’t work 24 hours a day which leaves a little time here and there to check out what’s new in the the craft brewing world. We had a chance to check out both…
While over in Helena this week we had a chance to try a pint of Bozeman Brewing Company’s Black IPA which had just been put on tap at Bert & Ernie’s. The bartender said we were the first to order it, continuing our string of lucky beer timing. It’s been years since we’d had some…
Next to Grizzly football games, few events in Missoula attract as big a crowd as the annual Garden City Brewfest. This year the Missoula Downtown Association’s event takes place Saturday May 7, 2011 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Caras Park. Sixty or so beers will be available for your tasting pleasure. Tickets are…
The Missoula Brewing Company announced today they’ve reached an agreement with Great Northern Brewing Co. to begin bottling Highlander Beer in 22oz bombers this summer. Great Northern Brewing Co. brews Highlander in partnership with Missoula Brewing Company. Highlander Scottish Ale is brewed in the Scottish export style with a smooth caramel malt flavor and just…
I stopped in at Hamilton’s Bitter Root Brewing Co. this week and asked for a pint of whatever the newest beer on tap happened to be. That’s not my usual M.O., but it was a fortuitous change of pace. The newest turned out to be Bitter Root’s Belgian Honey Trippel. Belgian Ales are one category…
The theme for Tamarack Brewing Co.’s new Missoula location must be something like “don’t mess with success.” While the exterior of the new location is relatively drab and a far cry from the Lakeside original, the interiors bear a very strong resemblance. Each features a large, squared-up-horseshoe shaped bar surrounding a line up of taps…
For not being a trip focused on beer, we certainly did end up doing a fair job of checking out the San Diego beer scene during our warm weather visit in early March. So far, we’ve written about our “chain conundrum,” The Ritual Tavern, The Local Eatery & Drinking Hole, and The Neighborhood. In this…
To my knowledge, I’ve never been flipped off while out on a run. I’ve wanted to flip off a few drivers, but kept it to a “what the hell” kind of a shrug. I’ve even been hit by a car while out on a run. But that’s not “the finger” I’m talking about. Most of…
The Brewers Association released today its list of 2010 Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies and Missoula’s Big Sky Brewing Company came in at No. 39. The list is based on 2010 beer sales volume for craft breweries in the United States. Considering there are now more than 1,700 breweries in the United States (not all…
In addition to being an essential ingredient of beer, you probably associate hops with the fall harvest and the excellent fresh hop ales which quickly follow. I do too. But I also appreciate hops at a different time of year. Hops are one of the first things out of the ground in the spring. In…