Grizzly Growler

Harviestoun’s Ola Dubh, or black oil, is one of the finest examples of a whiskey-barrel-aged beer that I’ve encountered. I’ve been eyeing this beer every time I go to the Good Food Store, but the $8.99 price tag for the 12-year-old Highland Park aged version hindered me, what with the bad economy and all. Anticipating [...]

Like a worn and favorite tool kept with you on fire line after fire line through a summer of infernos, Pulaski Porter is a rich and pleasant experience, like a fine memory. With overtones of coffee and hints of dark licorice and vanilla bean, Blacksmith Brewing Co.’s Pulaski Porter carries an alcohol warmth in the [...]

There is a new barley wine on tap at Bitter Root Brewery. I haven’t had one from them yet, but knowing how brewer Paul Thomas makes his beer, it’s bound to be good. And if this inversion doesn’t lift soon, I’m going to start looking for a place to live in Hamilton, which means I [...]

Big Sky Brewing Co., along with Free Cycles Missoula, won the Missoula in Motion Best Transportation Practices Award for 2008. The award recognizes companies and organizations that provide incentives for alternative commuting and innovations to “reduce transportation-related congestion, air pollution and energy demand,” according to a press release. Big Sky Brewing Co. offers free bus [...]

“I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts…and beer.” Abraham Lincoln There is no way to know if this quote and its final thought actually came out of the mouth of [...]

A friend of mine spotted this in the Missoula Independent the other day. Don’t know a whole lot about it, but I plan to track down the folks who are planning this and find out more about it. From the Missoula Independent: One measure, dubbed the “Craft Brewery Liberation Act,” is reportedly being brought forth [...]

Take a tour of Glacier Brewing Co. Prost, GG

I don’t usually like to write about a brewery I haven’t been to, but this holiday season has been so busy that I haven’t been able to make the quick trip up the Bitterroot to check out Blacksmith Brewing Co. Because time has escaped me, I don’t want to let another day go by and [...]

Just had to post this comment. I hope this doesn’t screw things up for the ladies in the tap room, this being a contest question and all, but it’s fun to know the history of Big Sky Brewing Co.’s Bobo’s Robust Porter, especially in a town that loves dogs as much as Missoula does. From [...]

This isn’t set in stone yet, but I wanted to give you a peek at the possible full menu for the Big Sky/Blue Canyon Beer Dinner that is happening on Jan. 23, 2009. I went last year, and the pairing of Big Sky’s many specialty beers this year promises to be a rare treat indeed. [...]