I’ve become a huge fan of Deschutes Brewing Company’s Reserve Series. These curious, complex beers are an adventure all to themselves. After years of missing out on the Abyss, I was finally able to score a few bottles and have some on tap earlier this winter. I’m guessing Deschutes has significantly increased its production of…
Word on the street, well, Facebook anyway, is that Highlander Beer is sponsoring the first Celtic Festival in Missoula this July 31, 2010 at Caras Park. The Festival will feature Celtic music, Celtic food and dancing and, of course, Highlander Scottish Ale. Years ago, somewhere around 1999 if memory serves, I remember attending some Highlander…
Yes, really. Dead Guy Ale is a mainstay of Rogue Brewing. I’ve always been surprised it is a maibock because the hop profile seems too bitter, but nevertheless, that’s what Rogue calls it. I’ve generally not found Dead Guy Ale, to my liking. But when I saw John John Dead Guy Ale on tap at…
I had a few minutes to spare recently which pairs nicely with good fortune when you find yourself a few blocks from one of Montana’s fine breweries. This time it was Bitterroot Brewing Co. in Hamilton, a comfortable spot with a regular line up of six beers nearly always on tap plus two or three…
As the third beer in my IPA round-up, I popped open some Mojo Risin’ Double IPA from Bolder Beer Company. This is the first beer I’ve had from the folks at Boulder Beer, so I headed over to their website to check them out. It is a fun site that’s worth a look around if…
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…
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…
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…