As the first beer in our Full Sail Brewmaster Reserve Round Up we popped open Hop Pursuit, described as an extra pale ale with a medium malt body with a ton of hop flavor and a zing of bitterness. It has Cascade, Willamette and Mt. Hood hops – “old school craft brewing hops” in Full…
Posted prominently at all time along the edge of this blog is my philosophy about enjoying beer. It’s all relative. That’s really how I feel about beer, though I’ll admit to hoping it staves off the occasional angry email when I haven’t enjoyed a favored beer as much as someone else. I mention this because…
After fortuitously stumbling across Full Sail’s new Top Sail Bourbon Imperial Porter last Friday I was having lunch at Worden’s and decided to check out their very fine selection of beers. Well “decided to” is a bit of a misnomer. Compelled might be another word, but that carries the suggestion of force. No, its just…
Full Sail Brewing Co. has a series of brews called Brewmaster Reserve that continues to impress me. Last year’s Keelhauler Scottish Ale had me running back to the store for a few extra bottles. Last fall, The Rhino had a keg of the Lupulin Fresh Hop Ale that was a fantastic showcase of hop aroma…
I had a chance to stop by Blacksmith Brewing recently and you’ve probably figured out by now that I tend to take advantage of those chances. I’d read in Blacksmith’s March newsletter that they planned to release a new oatmeal stout by the end of March, so I was ready to give it a try.…
Today in my inbox I received a press release from the folks at Redhook announcing their new Limited Release 8-4-1 Expedition Ale. It is an American-style Strong Brown Ale “developed by eight Redhook brewers working in four teams of two to create one beer. The ale reflects a compilation of each team’s individual recipes that…
Want to get your picture on a tap handle? Not only that, but have 300 gallons of your own beer brewed up by an award winning brewery? All you need to do is win the Zoo City Zymurgist’s annual homebrew competition and this, too, can be yours. Each year, the Missoula area homebrew club puts…
For my taste, Bayern’s Killarney never lasts long enough, though perhaps that what makes it something to really look forward to each St. Patrick’s Day. But my sadness at its quick disappearance never lasts too long. Right on its heels each year comes Bayern’s Maibock Lager which I found in stores this week. It is…
As luck would have it, I did not have to pop the cap on my freshly acquired bottles of Jubel 2010 Once-A-Decade Ale in order to try it out. After enjoying a warm evening trip to Missoula’s Red Bird Wine Bar for excellent crab cakes and a glass of Tempranillo, we headed down the alley…
In Montana we look for any and every sign that spring is on the way. One of those signs shows up earlier than the rest. Around the last week or so of February each year Bayern Brewing of Missoula releases Killarney, an Irish red lager brewed in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day and the Irish…