The second beer in my IPA round-up is Deschutes Brewing’s Hop Henge Experimental IPA. Deschutes has been tweaking this experimental IPA for several years now, though I haven’t had it often enough to recognize the changes. Hop Henge Experimental IPA is part of Deschutes’ Bond Street Ales Series, three “hop-forward” seasonal beers that continue to…
The crew at Stone Brewing Company make some fine beer and put it into some very informative bottles. For years I only saw it in 22 oz bottles, but have recently noticed six packs showing up in the local stores. Stone IPA has been around since 1997, though I’m just now getting around to trying…
Given I’m much more of a college football fan than a fan of the pros, for me the Super Bowl is more an occasion to break out some good brew and whip up some good food. The IPA round-up turned out to be a great success and I’ll post the results quite soon. Loyal readers…
Thanks to a bit too much gluttony over the holiday season, I haven’t been trying (or drinking) as many beers as became my custom (preference?) in a quest to return to my normal size. I’m pleased to report that my quest was quite successful, though other goals continue to take a swipe at my craft…
Work took me up to Kalispell this week which always gets me thinking about finding some new beer to try. Kalispell isn’t what I’d call a beer town, but there’s a few spots here and there that occassionally have something interesting on tap. That didn’t pan out this time, but there’s a better reason for…
I’m guessing many visitors to Montana are quite surprised to find such a thriving craft beer culture. With 25 +/- breweries at any given time for a state with fewer than one million people, it is a bit hard to fathom. And guess what? I’d hazard a guess there’s room for more. Breweries, that is.…
With a name like Discombobulator it has to be . . . . . . . well, dangerous, probably. It is a regular seasonal from the Kettlehouse Brewing folks and I stopped in for my first pint of it this past weekend. Discombobulator pours a dark mahogany brown with a fairly white head. It has…
Glissade Golden Bock appeared in our local grocery store within the last couple of weeks and you know I had to give it a try. There’s two reasons for that. One, I’m a fan of golden bocks (and other color bocks, for that matter). And two, Sierra Nevada’s consistently good quality. It is a new…
What I’m about to say might be considered blasphemy by some in these parts, but I’ll say it anyway. Big Sky Brewing’s regular lineup of beers doesn’t really “do it” for me. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying it’s bad beer. Far from it. I’m just reinforcing the basic tenant of this blog which…
Tim Jacoby is the new-old head brewer for Flathead Lake Brewing Co. and he tells us the brewery is indeed shooting for a March reopening. Tim was the brewer at Flathead Lake from June 2007 through the end of 2008. He was trained by Travis Zeilstra of the Montana Brewing Company over in Billings which…