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Thanks to Thorsten for sending me this good info. Don’t want my readers to forget about “Halloween with a German Touch.” The boys at Bayern Brewing will be tapping a wooden barrel of Doppelbock at 5 p.m. this Saturday. Get your fright night started with a round of this traditional German strong beer as defense [...]

Just another in a myriad of possible events for your Halloween: Halloween costume contest and live music by Joan Zen, Saturday, October 31st Before hitting the streets in costume and in pursuit of Hershey’s products make sure to come down to the brewery to see if your costume is the best of the brewpub!  The [...]

There are any number of famous cocktails out there served up for Halloween. There’s your obligatory Blood Mary, Black Cat Martini and Little Devil and any number of Witch’s Punch recipes. But for the sophisticated celebrant of all things dark and evil, there are a few beers that will eclipse those foofy cocktails any day. [...]

Beer dinners abound these days, and if you haven’t received your invite to one them, let me extend an invitation your way. This comes courtesy of Laura at the Red Bird, which also happens to have one of the best Belgian beer selections in the state. Sign up now, these things have a way of [...]

A friend sent this great New York Times slideshow about the Oregon hop harvest. From field to beer glass, this is the role hops play in the beer process. http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/10/20/dining/1021-HOPS_index.html Prost, GG

I was pleasantly surprised to find that someone had delivered a box of beer to my office yesterday. Great Northern Brewing Co. sent me some Frog Hop Fresh Hopped Pale Ale as well as some Glacier Chaser Marzen Lager, which I’ll be tasting and writing about next week when I return from a short trip [...]

Growing up on the 45th parallel, halfway between the Equator and the North Pole has its bonuses. There is nothing really extreme about it. It does not have the spiciness and humidity of the lower latitudes nor the cool remoteness of the upper latitudes. You get a lot of rainy, gray, overcast days and television [...]

Bayern master brewer Thorsten Geuer sent me some info on some new things going on at Bayern Brewing recently, including the release date for the much-anticipated Doppelbock and a brand-new program to reduce, reuse and recycle cardboard beer carriers. More from Thorsten: Bayern Brewing will take back used 6 pack carriers for 10 cent cash [...]

Here is a roundup of upcoming craft-beer events. Hey Montana brewers, do you have an event you’d like me to post on here? Send the info my way, and I’ll make sure to get it out there for readers to find. October 16: 3rd Annual Burning Dog Pray for Snow Party at Big Sky Brewing [...]

Really need to get down to try this beer, but if any of you happen to be down in Hamilton this week, stop in to Bitterroot Brewing and grab a growler and bring it back to Missoula. I’m moving to a new house this week, and I don’t think I’ll be getting out of town. [...]