Like many of you, I follow a number of beer blogs to find out what is happening in the craft beer world. It has nothing to do with my job, just a pure fascination and interest in great beer. Some blogs are like mine, a hodgepodge of beer reviews, beer news and whatever strikes my…
Fall in Montana has rewarded us with a week of beautiful blue skies, very warm temperatures and those cool, crisp mornings that jump start your day. It is my favorite time of year. College football is back. The weather is grand. Nature’s colors dazzle. And . . . . the fall seasonals hit the stores…
The 29th Annual Great American Beer Festival kicks off today in Denver, Colorado, hosting more than 520 breweries and 2,200 beers in dozens of styles. Far more beers have been entered in the competition. Tickets to the three-day event sold out five weeks ago and some 50,000 people are expected to attend. I’ve never been…
While growing up in the New River Valley of southwest Virginia, Floyd was a nearby, quintessential cross-roads, rural town. Sitting a few miles north of the Blue Ridge Parkway, it served largely as the service center for the agricultural areas that still surround it. It had a bank, two classic general stores, the Blue Ridge…
One of the great things about out of state vacations is the promise of a whole new array of beers to try. Take a trip to a beer town like Portland, OR and you’ll drive yourself silly trying to map out a way to take in the City’s 30+ breweries. With more than 1,500 breweries…
Perhaps you might have heard by now about the 18th Annual Garden City Brewfest taking place this Saturday, May 1 at Caras Park in Missoula beginning at noon? What, three posts in this blog not enough for you? If not, this week’s Missoula Independent is devoted to the beer scene in Missoula and has your…
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…
I was rather surprised today when looking at the calendar and realizing that tomorrow is April. Which also reminded me that my blog posts took a nose dive for the month of March. There are two reasons for that. One, my day job has pleasantly picked up in intensity. Two, I’ve joined the training group…
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…
I’ve talked to a lot of craft beer drinkers with whom I share a curious tendency. When a brewery gets “too big” we tend to turn up our nose and figure there’s no more “craft” to the craft brewing. I’ve heard this a lot about Sam Adams. Same with Widmer once they were bought out…