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When craft beer and social justice collide at a Sunday Breakfast

If pressed, I’ll usually tell people my favorite single beer that I return to time and time again is North Coast Brewing Company’s Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout.
For several years, my best friend and I would get up at 6 a.m. on Sunday mornings and prepare a huge breakfast for 60 + people. We’d peel [...]

Check out The Rack for upcoming beer events

Good things seem to be underway in Lakeside this month and next. Not only is Old Stache’ back on tap at Tamarack Brewing Co., but they have a brewer’s dinner coming up March 11. Here are the details:
Once again, Craig and Roger are working their magic to bring us another amazing Brewer’s Dinner! They are [...]

The Great Debate – More Session Beers or More Barrel Aged Beers

I ran this a while back, but I want to see if I can get some more votes and comments. Tell me what you think!

What would you like to see more of in 2010. Session beers or oak barrel aged?

Prost,
GG

Your Super Bowl Beer: National Edition

Just to be fair to all the readers in the Grizzly Growler blog world, I’m going to do a Super Bowl Beer National Edition, State Edition and a Local Edition this year.
I’ll start with National Edition, and we’ll hit the more wide-spread varieties.
This year’s matchup between the Indanapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints isn’t [...]

Bourbon-barrel-aged porter back on tap at Great Northern Brewing Co. at 5 p.m. tonight

If you’re skiing the big mountain this week, check out Great Northern Brewing Co., and the Black Start Draught House for one or two of these. Oh, and see if they’ll let you bring back a growler for me. Ha, ha.
Prost,
GG

Great Northern Brewing Co.’s Barrel Aged No. 1 Goes on Tap Today

According to the folks at Great Northern Brewing Co., this Porter was aged for 145 days in an oak bourbon barrel. Get yourself some.
Prost,
GG

Beer poll- What would you like to see more of in 2010, session beers or oak barrel aged beers?

Glacier Brewing Co. will tap the Barrel Bomber Stout on Wednesday

You’ll have to be in the vicinity of Polson to try some, and I hear these beers go quick. But if you’re lucky, grab a pint and let us know what you think.

Look mom, I finally got my own beer mug

And it has my name on it. Well, not really. It has the Grizzly Growler name on it, but since I try to fill those rather tremendous shoes by posting under that name, I’ll count it.
So I was finally able to stop into Bitterroot Brewing to try some samples of all their current Brewer’s Whims. [...]

Ivan the Terrible is on the loose

Big Sky Brewing Co.’ s Ivan the Terrible Imperial Stout is in bottles and on the lose at your favorite beer stores like Worden’s Market and Big Sky’s taproom.
I don’t know what it is with memorable Russian heads of state and other famous politicos, but I tend to like beers named after them. Until moving [...]