Every once in a while you run across a funky new place that is serious about its beer, atmosphere and good food too. That’s one of the great things about a short excursion to a bigger city or even an out of the way town. The Flying Goat in Spokane fits the bill and we…
About a month ago I stumbled upon an article previewing the first ever Beer Bloggers Conference which was held this past week in Boulder, CO. The 108 attendees maxed out the available space for the conference and included a mix of brewery-associated bloggers and “citizen bloggers,” those unaffiliated with any business. Growler Fills fits into…
We stopped in at Kettlehouse Brewing Co.’s old school Myrtle Street location this Saturday to try their new pumpkin ale. The brew is good. Quite good, with flavors of pumpkin, nutmeg and ginger. But we also spotted a new pale ale on tap and decided to grab a sample before heading out the door to…
Stretched out along the length of the Higgins Avenue Bridge Wednesday evening, more than 110 runners set out on Run Wild Missoula’s monthly beer run for a chance to run with Micha True, better known in running circles as Caballo Blanco. The run preceded an “interactive discussion with beer” led by the man himself to…
Continuing our discussion of fresh hop ales, I popped open a bottle of Great Northern Brewing Co.’s 2010 Frog Hop Fresh Hopped Pale Ale, one of Western Montana’s versions of these brews featuring freshly picked – and not dried – hops. The hops for this brew come from the Purple Frog Gardens outside Whitefish, MT…
Here’s another opportunity for you to get some great food and beer while learning about food and beer pairings. On Wednesday, November 3, 2010, beginning at 6:00 p.m., you can enjoy appetizers, dinner and dessert paired with brews selected by Chuck and Lyza Schnabel, Brewmaster and owners of Quarry Brewing. The event takes place at…
Sure, the fall season brings us great rich, malty brews in the form of oktoberfests, bocks and the like, but fresh hop ales are staking a claim to the most anticipated fall releases. Unlike most beer styles, for which the “seasons” have blurred so much that you can find nearly anything at any time, fresh…
Over in Spokane a couple of weeks ago, we stumbled upon Hale’s O’Brien’s Harvest Ale brewed by Hale’s Ales of Seattle. It pours a hazy, unfiltered orangish, auburnish, brownish color with a whitish head. That’s a lot of “ishes,” but that’s the way it goes sometimes. For flavor, it has an American pale ale base…
Don’t forget about this special opportunity for a beer run with one of the celebrities of the running world. Caballo Blanco (Micha True) of “Born to Run” fame will be in Missoula next Wednesday, October 27, 2010, for an “interactive discussion with beer” as a fundraiser for the Tarahumara Indians and the Copper Canyon epic…
By the time I was done with the the Missoula Half Marathon back in July, I knew this running thing would be a regular deal, not a one shot thing. I like the way my new level of fitness feels. Remember those old BowFlex commercials that ran nonstop on television back in the 90s (maybe…