I was having lunch at Wordens’ Market in Missoula the other day when one of the guys pointed this brew out and suggested I give it a try. Rogue Ale’s new Chatoe Rogue First Growth OREgasmic Ale is brewed with all Oregon grown ingredients including “Micro Barley Farm first growth Dare™ & Risk™ Malts; Rogue…
I’m still not sure how it happened, but back in early February I started toying with the idea of trying to run the Missoula Half Marathon. I tossed the idea around in my head for more than a week before telling anyone about it. Even then it was with a very cautious, tepid, “what if”…
If you’ve been paying attention, and . . . ahem . . . I know some of you aren’t, you know I’m a big fan of brown ales. I stopped in at North Bay Grille in Kalispell for dinner recently while up doing some work and found Flathead Brewing Co.’s Brown Ale on tap. This…
For the same reason I didn’t buy great running shoes until I knew I was going to stick with it, I was reluctant to call myself a runner until I’d trained for and run my first race – and decided to keep running afterward. Well, that happened this past Sunday when I completed the Missoula…
Among the blogs I’ve inserted into my blog reader are a few that bring news of upcoming beer releases. I don’t pay too much attention to most of the releases because they aren’t distributed anywhere near Missoula. Some make me wish I could teleport over to wherever they may be and get in line. Many…
The 2010 Missoula Marathon and Half Marathon is in the books and I had an even better time than I expected. I’ll post a full race report soon, but I’m betting both my fans are anxiously waiting to hear which beer I picked for my celebration brew. As you will no doubt remember, the list…
It’s not like Missoula, Montana is in the middle of nowhere and we get a great selection of beers thanks to the likes of Worden’s Market, The Good Food Store, Pattee Creek Market and The Rhino, to name a few. Unfortunately, we’re just not in the distribution area for a number of beer’s I’d like…
For the 4th of July Weekend we headed up to Rollins on Flathead Lake for some chilly camping. In Montana you never know what you’re going to get for any particular holiday. Snow tends to usher in Memorial Day even if the previous week has seen 80 degree temperatures. By coincidence, I spent my first…
Yesterday, I posted a few brews I enjoyed on my recent trip back to Virginia. Today I’m doing the same thing, finishing out the list while we finish out the month of June. Until the last few days, it didn’t really feel like June in Missoula. Cold temperatures and regular rain wreaked havoc on the…
As I mentioned here, a great benefit of an out-of-state vacation is the opportunity to find some beers you just can’t get back home. That’s especially true when your trip takes you back near a place like the Vintage Cellar. Here’s a short rundown of a few of the beers I had a chance to…