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I just got these graphs from the Brewer’s Association. I don’t need to write much, the numbers do most of the explaining. Craft brew in a nutshell: And: Prost, GG

The drum beats of his key strokes caught my attention the first time I heard him play. I wasn’t lucky enough to have seen him at Minton’s or any one of dozens of small jazz cafes he played. I first heard his music played on a CD in jazz appreciation class in college. I took [...]

It is the heart of winter, which is why I’m writing about this stout. But something doesn’t feel right. It’s not cold outside. I love a big, hearty stout on the coldest of days. There just haven’t been that many this year, and on the ones that were cold, I seemed to be drinking something [...]

Here’s a short interview with John Masterson, who won this year’s homebrew contest and created a porter with help from the brewers at Big Sky Brewing Co. Proceeds from the sale of 600 gallons of Masterson’s porter will be split between Garden City Harvest and the Zoo City Zymurgists homebrew club. 1. What did you [...]

Thanks everyone for sharing your thoughts about Montana’s messed-up alcohol laws. I know I learned a lot from reading the comments and the added links. This is a big issue that isn’t going to just fade away. Breweries like Big Sky want to see changes so that they can continue to grow, so the next [...]

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That’s the line I get most often here in Missoula. We have three great breweries, lots of good beer from all over the world in our stores and plenty of choices when it comes to styles. Life is good. But can it be better? For the last nine [...]

I’ve been told I have a good job. And it’s hard not to agree. I write stories about a lot of things, but I get to blog about beer. But I’ve got nothing on this guy. Finished reading? Yeah, then you probably feel as I do. Since when does Denver get the Napa Valley of [...]

I had to post this comment from Bjorn Nabozney at Big Sky Brewing Co. It explains the Montana alcohol limit law from a brewery standpoint, a distribution take and a consumer’s point of view. Right now there are many breweries, beer distributors, beer stores and restaurants that are breaking Montana law by selling “liquor” as [...]

OK, this is a quick break from our week-long conversation about Montana laws that affect the brewing and sale of many beer styles here. After a quick stop at Kettlehouse Brewing Co. today, I was made aware of a grievous theft at the brewery recently. Seems four cookies, the names of their intended recipients engraved [...]

Hey folks, It’s Monday, and if you add in all the crazy beer experiences I had over the weekend with the passionate exchanges on GrizzlyGrowler.Com last week, you get a mash (pun intended, thank you very much) of things to talk about. And while I’m not always very topic oriented, at least in terms of [...]