Eight breakfast-inspired beers, all-you-can-eat sausage, bacon maple bars, breakfast burritos, fruit and bacon kabobs and more????? Yes! It’s Draught Works Brewery’s Beer N’ Bacon Breakfast – the signature kick-off event for Missoula Craft Beer Week and tickets are on sale now! On Sunday, April 28, 2013, Draught Works Brewery will open at 10 am to…
For Valentine’s Day, I thought it worthwhile to make a steamy confession: I am a beer ticker. Yes, I am one of those beer geeks who likes to try a new beer and check it off. But I don’t think this an unpardonable sin. Instead, I see it as a service to craft beer, a…
Inkling, a flexible, interactive publishing platform for digital books online and though mobile apps, recently sent me a copy of Tasting Beer: An Insider’s Guide to the World’s Greatest Drink by Randy Mosher, a Chicago-based cicerone. It was my first time on Inkling and the first time I read through an extensive, well-rounded book on tasting beer.…
As you might imagine, I’m always on the lookout for new beers to try and keep a close eye on the beer aisles in Missoula and beyond. When a new line of beers shows up I’m often curious to learn the story behind the brewery’s decision to make in-roads in Montana. Yeah, I’m beer-geeky that…
You know the old joke, “You can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning”? Well, thanks to my prior commitment running the 40th Riverbank Run* we didn’t quite beat the noon hour, but nevertheless proved beer and brunch are a great combination. Ryan hosted this tasting of breakfast stouts and the food…
A big thanks to Innis & Gunn for sharing their latest offering with us at Growler Fills. This Scottish stout, released in the U.S. in March, is the first beer to be aged in former triple-distilled Irish Whiskey barrels. The beer is aged for 60 days as part of three different maturations following fermentation: oak…
Flathead Lake Brewing Company is set to release its latest seasonal tomorrow, Saturday, April 21, and it’s a tasty little number you’ll want to explore. Even better, with this release you’ll have an opportunity to try three distinctly different Belgian style ales at both FLBC locations. Dirty Ginger is a Belgian Golden Strong Ale with…
Several years ago Tamarack Brewing Co. co-owner Andra Townsley approached brewer Craig Koontz and said they had to brew a beer named “Old Stache.” Aside from being an awesome name in it’s own right, the name honors Andra’s dad and Canadian hockey legend Lanny McDonald. Lanny is practically as well known for his bushy red…
The Rhino in Missoula is well known for it’s 50 taps and often has a few high gravity choices that few others in the Northwest offer. Each February The Rhino hosts its annual barleywine festival and this year’s lineup is particularly impressive. Here’s a look at them: 2007 Old Guardian from Stone (11.26% abv). 2008…
When it opened last week, Higherground Brewing Co. in Hamilton, MT, became Montana’s 29th brewery, beating Bowser Brewing of Great Falls by a few days. Straight out of the box it looks like they’ve got a good thing going. You’ll find it at 518 N. First Street, also known as the main drag through town…