Grizzly Growler

Missoula’s acclaimed beer bar, the Rhino, is getting in on the First Friday fun with some cask-conditioned beer and some India pale ales. Stop by, and you’ll be able to sample three IPAs, Big Sky Brewing’s potent Double IPA in the firkin, Big Sky’s Double IPA on tap and, tentatively, an Imperial IPA from Blackfoot River [...]

Just saw this article while cruising the McClatchy-Tribune news wire and I have to say, I’m a little sad. While I’ve only had one of Goose Island’s beers (they distribute on limited basis in Montana), I have friends in Chicago that love it. I don’t like to see big beer companies swallow up smaller ones, for fear [...]

Met up and had a pint yesterday with Ryan Montgomery who is starting Montgomery Distillery in Missoula, which is scheduled to open at the end of summer. Some of you may have heard about it in this Missoulian article. If not, Montgomery Distillery will be crafting vodka, gin and, in about three years, whiskey, at 139 E. [...]

I recently ran across this story where the author is pleading for more bars and breweries to serve beer in half pints. It got me thinking, is this a good idea or a bad one? First you could say that smaller glasses are already the norm in Montana breweries when it comes strong beers. Barley [...]

Helena’s Blackfoot River Brewing Co. is coming to Missoula to host a beer tasting event at Caffe Dolce on Tuesday. The event features nine samples and tickets are $20. Spots are filling up fast, so if you want to go you’d better call soon. The number is (406) 830-3055 (ext. 3), and Caffe Dolce is [...]

Black Star Double-Hopped Golden Lager is now out in 24 ounce cans and available in beer stores throughout Montana. If you’re a fan then this is some good news, as spring and summer are (hopefully) around the corner.

This week’s Community UNite fundraiser helps out Max Wave, with 50 cents from every pint sold going to the Missoula kayak project. It’s on Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. at the Northside Kettlehouse Brewing Co., 313 N. First St. W. Please join us for a pint of delicious, Missoula-brewed beer at the Northside Kettlehouse on Wednesday [...]

I just rolled back from a nice weekend in Arizona and what do I hear? Modest Mouse is going to play at the Big Sky Brewing Amphitheater on Friday, May 27? It appears so, and boy does that make me happy. This is the second date announced for the newly reopened amphitheater behind Big Sky Brewing Co. [...]

Whitefish plays host to the latest western Montana brewfest on Saturday from 1-5 p.m in the Whitefish Mountain Resort Village. More than a dozen breweries will be there, including Bayern, Big Sky, Bitterroot, Blackfoot, Blacksmith, Deschutes, Great Northern, Madison River, New Belgium, Sierra Nevada, Tamarack and more. Tickets are $25 at the door, or $20 in advance and [...]

I’ve been to the St. Patrick’s Day party in Butte only once, and I think that’s about all I can handle. I made it until about 5 p.m. and then the fun got the best of me. Anyway, if you can pace yourself better than me, and you’re heading to Butte on Thursday, stop by [...]