Grizzly Growler

When I started Grizzly Growler three years ago, it was with the intention to bring awareness to Montana’s craft brewing scene. I envisioned travelling around the state making videos and interviewing brewers while tasting the myriad offerings. Unfortunately, and most of you know this already, it’s almost impossible for me to get around to all the breweries with any degree of timeliness, and I know you brewers are a busy lot. It’s not always easy to update me on new styles via E-mail all the time. So, I’ve decided to invite a good friend of mine to participate in GrizzlyGrowler 2.0. His name is Will Moss, and he’s our man in the Bitterroot. Literally. He is the online version of me at the Ravalli Republic, and just like me, he loves good craft beer. But here’s Will in his own words:

Will Moss

Born in Arizona and raised on the South Carolina coast, I attended a geographically diverse series of high schools as a teenager, starting in new England and culminating in California. After graduation, I moved to southern Idaho where I worked in the desert, lived in a van and fell head over heels in love with the West. From Idaho, I moved to Missoula where I attended The University of Montana, earning a degree in photojournalism. I now live in Hamilton, heart of the beautiful Bitterroot Valley, where I write for the local paper, snowboard ten months out of the year and drink awesome local beer. Growing up in the South, I never fancied myself a beer-lover, as I couldn’t stomach the domestic schwill available to a youngster back then. It wasn’t until I moved West that I discovered the wonderfully diverse and delicious world of beer and I have taken great pleasure in the education that has followed. I don’t consider myself an aficionado, per say, but I know a thing or two about brewing and I’ll drink anything once. Peace, Porter, and Powder Turns …

There you have it, Will in all his glory. Mr. Moss will be updating the blog on all things Bitterroot and beyond. Oh, and Bitterroot breweries, this doesn’t mean I’m not coming down to your brewery events or tastings, it just means you’ll have more regular coverage. Will also will be writing about various beer finds other than the lovely valley he spends a good portion of his time in, and, most importantly, he’ll add another dimension to the blog.

So, we welcome Mr. Moss to the Growler.

Prost,

GG