Grizzly Growler

Big Sky Brewing Co. has been in the canning business before. Exorbitant prices for aluminum bottles, which they used at the time, took them out of the game just as fast. Thanks to some amazing new technology, Big Sky is canning again. Their Moose Drool and Trout Slayer beers are available now. Read the story [...]

It’s 5 a.m., and I’m in Frankfurt, in the heart of the one of the most dedicated beer countries on earth. I see a guy drinking a huge stein of something pilsnery looking, and I’m conflicted. I’ve just flown from Denver to Frankfurt, and I’m about to board a Boeing 747 to fly over who-knows-how-many [...]

I’ve had the great privilege of visiting many of the renowned brewing states that can truly say they fathered a certain style of beer. Perhaps no other place is so romantically connected to beer as India. The men and women of the East India Company whose thirst for a tasty brew lead to the creation [...]

Craft brew really has made it across the Pacific. This is from my good friend Peter Bowling, a business man, philanthropist, AIDS activist working in China. Take it away Pete – Here’s a shot of the import beer section. There used to be just about nothing in the way of good beer here, but now [...]

This doesn’t really have to do with beer, necessarily, but I thought that with the name being Grizzly Growler and all, it would be cool to refer back to this video I shot last week in Grand Teton National Park. Enjoy, GG

The Firehole is a place to warm your heart and soul after a long day of geyser gazing or cross-country skiing at Yellowstone National Park. The tap selection is all micros from Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. As I had a long drive back to Missoula after a long ride out of the park in a [...]

So I didn’t really know what to expect when I got to Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park. To my surprise, I found Internet access, but then you know that because you’re reading this blog from well inside the park. I also found something very cool. In an employee pub that opens later in the [...]

After hours on roads that looked like witches’ cauldrons with billowing snow ghosts attacking my poor Honda Civic, I was looking forward to grabbing a beer or two at Wolf Pack Brewing Co., in West Yellowstone. Sadly, it’s a quiet night in this town, and the folks at the brewpub closed down early. I managed [...]

When it comes to trying new things, you have to go into it with an open mind. If you’re predisposed toward a conservative approach to beer or wine, you’re probably someone who should proceed with extreme caution when tasting Dogfish Head beer. I had a few co-workers over last weekend, and we tried a couple [...]

Not all beer adventures are adventurous. And some are. The Big Wood Fest at Brouwer’s in Seattle was an adventure because an adventure always should teach you something, build character and satisfy your soul. Big Sky brewer Matt Long and cellarer, Charlie Brodell, and I set out Thursday morning as a fine snow fell on [...]