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Trout Slayer will be reborn tomorrow at approximately 9:30 a.m., the time at which Company B, out of Kalispell, likely will OK the nameless beer already brewed by Big Sky. Here’s what I know: At 8:30 a.m., the owners of Big Sky will sign a very official document stating they will produce a beer called [...]

This week in Beer town I don’t like making lists of things I’m going to blog about, but there is just so much going on these days. So, here’s a list of things I’d like to talk about this week: The release of Trout Slayer by new-name owner Big Sky Brewing Company. (scheduled for Wednesday) [...]

If you are observant, you might have noticed the video that was formerly here is gone. This is because until one of those programming geniuses who knows how to to create a video player based on Macromedia’s Flash Player 7 and Sorenson SparkH.263 video codec comes along, I’ll be blogging from the dark ages. That’s [...]

I don’t drink dark beer during the summer. The reason I don’t is probably psychological — dark beer means heavy beer. While that’s often true, there are a few beers out there that offer a dark complexion, good complexity and light body. Sounds like a description out of a romance novel doesn’t it? Here’s an [...]

It’s that time again beer lovers. It’s 5 p.m. in Missoula, and Missoula is somewhere. Peel yourself off your seat and go get a beer. This Friday’s beer-O-the-day is Red Seal Ale from North Coast Brewing Company. This copper-colored pale ale is a great barbecue beer, one of my favorite summertime ales . The spiced-hop [...]

If you are observant, you might have noticed the video that was formerly here is gone. This is because until one of those programming geniuses who knows how to to create a video player based on Macromedia‘s Flash Player 7 and Sorenson SparkH.263 video codec comes along, I’ll be blogging from the dark ages. That’s [...]

Like I said, this is not a complete list. There are just way too many good beers out there. But these are beers that stick in my head for some reason. Some are seasonal, some don’t exist any more, and some of these beers require a lot of travel to enjoy. But here’s the first [...]

This is not a beer list. I hate beer lists. That said, many people enjoy the beer list. Grizzlygrowler reader Mike has asked for a beer list, so I’ve decided to indulge him. However, I need some time to process my selections. This will simply be a list of beers I’ve enjoyed recently, and which [...]

I realize this is premature, (sorry Brian, this is a beer blog) but in case you didn’t see Bjorn Nabozney’s comment on the last blog, Big Sky Brewing Co. will be marketing a beer called Trout Slayer soon. We don’t know what incarnation Trout Slayer will take when it re-emerges as a Big Sky ale, [...]

Or is it the resurrection? That’s the question for fans of the beer name once marketed by Bayern Brewery. Jurgen Knoller, owner of Bayern, recently changed the name of Trout Slayer, which he was licensing from Kalispell businessman Brian Beck. But that’s not the end of the story. Rumors are swirling around Missoula about just [...]