Grizzly Growler

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

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

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

I’m a sucker for anything in a whiskey barrel, be it whiskey or beer. Totally excited to see Ayers and the crew at Glacier Brewing Co. branching out into specialty beers. Here’s what Dave has to say: Hi Tim, I want to let you and all the Grizzly Growler folks know of our current specialty [...]

The conversation started long before the food came. In fact, it started long before I had a beer in hand, which is always a good omen. My wife and I walked in to the Tamarack Brewing Co. in Lakeside, Montana after having spent the day doing a story about nearby Blacktail Mountain Ski Area. When [...]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, this is a double post, but I’m working on some heavy duty reporting stuff regarding asbestos and such. I didn’t want you to think I’ve forgotten you. If you live in Montana, please remember to call your congressman and tell him or her how to vote on HB 400. It will reach [...]

Harviestoun’s Ola Dubh, or black oil, is one of the finest examples of a whiskey-barrel-aged beer that I’ve encountered. I’ve been eyeing this beer every time I go to the Good Food Store, but the $8.99 price tag for the 12-year-old Highland Park aged version hindered me, what with the bad economy and all. Anticipating [...]