Grizzly Growler

Bet you’re looking for a link to the oral history of beer right now. Well, don’t. This is a blog, and as such, I shall be recounting the oral history of beer in verdana, or whatever script this is. That is because when the oral history of beer was first created, they had no alphabet [...]

Just got this story as a comment from the last post. But I thought it was such a good illustration of what I’m talking about this week that I’d post it for all of you to read. A couple days ago my wife sent me a little story that fits right in with your column [...]

This is celebration week at GrizzlyGrowler.Com. Maybe it’s because I miss my family, most of whom I have only seen once this year when we gathered for my grandfather’s funeral last May. Maybe it’s because in this beat-down economy and charged political climate, we’re not celebrating enough. Maybe it’s because we don’t think there is [...]

We use the term libation a bit liberally these days. A libation usually is an alcoholic beverage poured out on the ground in honor of a deity. Still, a libation signifies a ceremony of sorts, and ceremony usually comes attached with a celebration. For more years than history remembers, celebrations have been powered not by [...]

Actually, fall began at 11:44 a.m. EDT today. So it’s OK to buy those heavier, darker, richer beers you’ve been saving up for all summer. Never mind that it’s actually cold enough to justify it this year, thank you very much La Nina. In light of that, Slow Elk Stout is on tap at Big [...]

No, it’s not the northside location, though that will undoubtedly be a new look for them. The Kettlehouse Brewing Co. updated its website. This is one thing I’m picky about, though it’s probably because I’m an online reporter, and I look at a gazillion websites every day. Nothing bugs me more than a brewery without [...]

This is one of the coolest features I’ve found in a while. Actually, I knew about this for some time, but I’m just getting around to playing with it now. It’s a mapping program from The Beer Mapping Project. You’ll notice that only Kettlehouse and Big Sky are on the map currently and that Big [...]

Everyone should do it. Whether you’re reading a Michael Jackson classic or rolling through the newest blog posts from your favorite beer bloggers, keeping up with your beer reading is important. I found a blog today that is enlightened, fun and literary. I thought you might enjoy it too. Check out The Thirsty Hopster here. [...]

I need to apologize to the homebrewing community. I’ve left you out of this blog far too long. Part of that is because homebrewing is so rich in things to talk about it can overwhelm the simpler world of buying craft beer from a brewery or store. Also, it’s been more than a year since [...]

Where Tim makes Big Sky Stir Fry. Prost, GG