The Local Eatery & Drinking Hole (1065 Fourth Ave. at the northern end of San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter) sits a few steps up the street from the Yard House and its 130 taps, yet provides a beer drinking experience miles away in a different direction. Where the Yard House caters to the professional, after work…
It took us a few days traveling around San Diego to get the scoop on where to find a few of the gems for great craft beer, but the rewards of persistence started to pay off. Thanks to a tip from the friendly, knowledgeable bartender at The Ritual, we made our way to The Neighborhood…
Our recent trip to sunny and warm San Diego was not a “beer trip,” but an escape from the long Montana winter we still haven’t been able to shake. (2″ of new snow on the ground Sunday morning and a 10 mile training run with snow falling – I still did the run in shorts…
Flathead Lake Brewing Company of Missoula opened last week to big, happy crowds. One step inside and it is easy to see why. With obvious care and attention to detail, the new FLBC marries the comfortable nature of Montana’s tap rooms with a modern, inviting atmosphere and nods to the historic past of the building. …
Every once in a while you run across a funky new place that is serious about its beer, atmosphere and good food too. That’s one of the great things about a short excursion to a bigger city or even an out of the way town. The Flying Goat in Spokane fits the bill and we…
Lisa at The Raven restaurant and bar in Woods Bay, MT, a few miles south of Bigfork, sends word of an awesome idea. They’ve now got voting cards at the restaurant allowing beer drinkers to vote for what Montana brew gets to be “Next Beer on Tap.” I’m occasionally surprised at the relative lack of…