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Hello Grizzly Growler readers. I’m so sorry for being out of touch for more than a week now. I guess this blogger needed more of a vacation than he thought. Truthfully, I’ve had a great week reconnecting with family and friends, and it has been difficult to even think about opening my lap top. But [...]

Hello Grizzly Growler readers. I wanted to pause to thank you all for reading and commenting on this blog. I hear from many of you through E-mail or in person, and I’m grateful for your feedback. I’m off visiting family this week in Oregon, but I’ll keep the blog posted with short news bits about [...]

Sometimes something good happens to you, a little bit of serendipity that you can enjoy for a while. And at other times good things happen to other people, and you are left on the sidelines pondering their good fortune. That’s me and that’s you right now. I’m here to bring you the news that for [...]

You knew I would. I have to. Missoula’s first beer dinner in a long time went off well last night. Despite a smaller-than-anticipated turn out, Blue Canyon chef Laurence Coffman brought a whole new meaning to match made in heaven. While conspiring over martinis on Monday, chef Larry and I came up with this concept [...]

As if you needed any more enticement to go to a beer dinner. I have in my little hands the very menu that chef Laurence Coffman, executive chef at Blue Canyon Restaurant, created for this evening’s festivities. Blue Canyon/Big Sky Beer Tasting Tuesday, December 18th, 2007   Amuse TBD   1st course Baked onion soup [...]

There still is time to sign up for Tuesday’s Beer Dinner with Matt Long, head brewer at Big Sky Brewing Co., and Laurence Coffman, executive chef at Blue Canyon Restaurant. Don’t wait to long in case this thing fills up. A manager at Blue Canyon told me there were some spaces open still as of [...]

I stopped in to Big Sky Brewing Co. on Saturday, but they were out of Biere de Noel. And while I was a little disappointed that my sister, who was in town over the weekend, didn’t get to try any, Mel assures me it will be back on tap sometime this week. So if you’ve [...]

In getting to know the owners of Missoula’s breweries over the last six months, I’ve noticed something that convinces me that craft beer is in good hands, and that no hop shortage or price increase is going to wipe my favorite breweries off the map any time soon. They are all good business men. Read [...]

Remember to call Sierra Balliett and sign up for the brewer’s dinner at Blue Canyon Dec. 18. It will be a great night to hang out with the outstanding brewer from Big Sky Brewing Co., Matt Long, and Blue Canyon executive chef Laurence Coffman. To make your reservations, contact Sierra Balliett at Blue Canyon – [...]

The beer selection at the Good Food Store is awesome. The reason I like it is that sometimes I’m just passing through to grab milk or a loaf of bread, and I stumble upon something really fun. Take a look at this picture, and then head down there and buy your self some. This stuff [...]