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…
I’m a big fan of the trend popping up at a variety of breweries for using locally grown, fresh hops to make a seasonal brew – which means September here in the Northwestern U.S. Frog Hop Fresh Hopped Pale Ale is Great Northern Brewing Company’s version. This one is the 2009 brew. Great Northern’s website…
Found this one on draft downtown while searching for something new to try. Despite the name and the incredible amount of hops used to make it, the bitterness is not overpowering and overall nicely balanced. Great hop aroma and flavor. Very drinkable. Available only on draft from September through November, though I doubt this one…
As a general fan of most things made by Sierra Nevada I noticed the new Sierra Nevada Estate Ale on tap locally this weekend and then in bottles in a local store. I only remembered to take a picture once half of it was gone. It has quite a bit of hop bitterness – a…