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Glacier’s Bald Beaver Barley Wine – Truly a work of art

No, unfortunately I haven’t had the chance to try it yet, but I love the art work. Dave, I’ll be up this weekend, any chance you could put a little aside for me?
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The Sierra 30 Project sends chills up my spine

Seeing all those pioneering craft brewers and home brew legends standing next to each other on the iconic-at-birth Sierra Nevada Brewing Company site dedicated to the project is amazing. Ken Grossman, the man who picked craft brewing up from the ashes left over from the close of the first pioneer Jack McAuliffe to found Sierra [...]

Hard Liver Barley Wine Festival this weekend

I had dearly wanted to make the Hard Liver Barley Wine Festival in Seattle this weekend. Unfortunately the economy hasn’t improved enough to afford me that luxury. Oh, well, there is always next year.
However, if you live in the Pacific Northwest and you can get yourself to Seattle on Saturday, you will be rewarded with [...]

Nerds, PowerPoint presentations, fair trade coffee, conversation and craft brew

When my friend Jon told me he wanted to give his Barista Manifesto at the Ignite Missoula event, I wondered how difficult it would be to give a manifesto with a five-minute time limit accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation. I still don’t know if it was easy, but it was done and brilliantly.
Jon’s a master [...]

Barleywine Fest at the Rhino? Why am I always the last to find out about these things?

According to a recent Kettlehouse Brewing Company update on Facebook:
I just talked to Brad at the Rhino and we’re going to stash a keg of Barleywine in his basement cooler for a year. Crack it open next year for Barlyewine fest. Which is going on now at the Rhino. Check it out.
Anybody got any more [...]

It’s kind of creepy, but President’s Day and craft beer were made for each other

George Washington was said to have a taste for porter style beer, something which he brewed at his plantation before, during and after his terms as the first president of the United States of America. Well, I don’t know for sure if he brewed during his actual presidency, but that would be cool. I often [...]

Kettlehouse Brewing Co. Barley Wine – A hoppy reminder of all that’s right with the world

There are a lot of really bad things going on. Monster snowstorms that just confirm that Montanans are and always will be superior to the East Coasters, earthquakes in Haiti and war in Iraq and Afghanistan. I bet you forgot about those, didn’t you?
But there are simple reminders of all that is right with the [...]

You never know when you’ll find a beer that will surprise you

My buddy Beau is a really good home brewer. His passion for good beer and dedication to beer experimentation is really outstanding in a town with a great bunch of  home brewers. I’ve enjoyed every batch of Beau’s beer that I’ve tried so far, and this isn’t usually the case for homemade beer, which can [...]

Feel good Montana, good barley wines abound in the Treasure State

This article about barley wine from GQ magazine states that barley wines can be hard to find. Well, that’s only if you don’t live in Montana, where Big Sky Brewing Co., Bitterroot Brewing and Blackfoot River Brewing Co. all produce outstanding barley wines, just to name a few.
Still, I agree with the assessment that barley [...]

Blackfoot River Brewing Co. offers just 500 bottles of Barley Wine for sale

If you know someone in Helena or you feel like driving over, you might want to get a hold of them or leave now. This Blackfoot River Brewing Co. nectar will sell out fast. I’m hearing really good reports about it.
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