Grizzly Growler

I still see a lot of PBR up on the hill, but there were a lot of people drinking craft beer too. What better way to enjoy your craft beer than a good, old alpine-style ski jumping competition? Prost, GG

One of the most enjoyable Sunday afternoon activities in Missoula is cruising up to Snowbowl for a day of powder skiing or to watch events like the Snowbowl Cup Gelande Championships. The Last Run Inn has a fantastic selection of craft beers from around the state, and world-class ski jumpers will keep you eyes in [...]

A pint of beer, it seems, is not always a pint. Some times it’s a mere 12-ounces of craft beer in something other than a pint glass. Oh, sure, it looks like a pint glass, even feels like a pint glass, but it’s a few ounces shy of honest. Therein lies the need for the [...]

Enjoy the latest installment of Stone Brewing Company’s Stone Skips Across the Pond series. Stone Skips Across the Pond | Full version from stonebrew on Vimeo. Prost, GG

But it’s still gonna cost you $300 just to go to the airport. Nevermind that, your fee for the event is only $120. Can’t think of a better way to spend a weekend and $500 then attending the Whiskeys of the World and Artisanal Spirits Event in San Francisco, on March 27th. Can’t get there [...]

The Bigfork Brewfest is this Saturday, February 27, 2010. It’s from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Electric Ave, in front of the Garden. Tickets $15 in advance and $20 at the gate.

Until recently, mug number 98 sat dusty and forlorn on a shelf at Bitterroot Brewing. But some hard-working journalists and Grizzly Growler fans at the Ravalli Republic newspaper have been filling in for me in between my long absences from the southern Bitterroot Valley. Which is why it was funny that the server in the [...]

Tamarack Brewing Company is going to be expanding the Yard Sale Amber Ale around the Flathead Valley, and they’d like your help to rename it. Post your answers on Tamarack’s Facebook page here, or use your Facebook login and connect to the Montana Craft Beer forum at SpeakupMissoula.com. If you could rename Yard Sale Amber [...]

This is a great review of some of the most popular and easy-to-find Belgian beer styles today, as well as some not-so-easy to find. Read the New York Times review of Belgian golden ales here. Prost, GG

The famed Seattle beer shop, Bottleworks, will release their 11th Anniversary Ale tonight. The big craft beer news is that this beer is a blended Ivan the Terrible from Big Sky Brewing Company, and it has a little of everything in it and more. Take a little magic and stir it around with some almost [...]