Grizzly Growler

It’s Sunday morning, so it’s as good a time as any for a breakfast beer. I picked up this Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout at one of my favorite places to buy beer, Pattee Creek Market. For me, coffee is second only to beer, so I was pretty excited by the prospects of this stout. Unfortunately, this one [...]

It’s back to reality (i.e. work) for me after a great Christmas with the family. This year, the majority of my presents revolved around beer in one way or another: 2 bottle openers, a Kettlehouse Nalgene growler with fill, a glass that’s shaped like an upside-down bottle on the inside, a “punctuation” mug and a [...]

Give it up to the SLC, and Utah in general for that matter. The brewing scene has been rocking of late, especially since alcohol laws were modified a few years ago. And breweries have responded with a flurry of creativity. Take Epic Brewing for instance. According to their website, they are Utah’s first brewery since [...]

Ah, the weekend is upon us, and I have your Saturday breakfast beer all lined up for you. This week’s edition is the Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast. I love the name of this beer for the fact that it recognizes that in all of us who love breakfast, a little geek must be found. Some [...]

When the Replacements wrote “Beer for Breakfast,” I don’t think they had craft beer in mind. Judge for yourself: All I wanna do is drink beer for breakfast All I wanna eat is them BBQ chips All I want is someone just to try to protect us You can try but you’d never wanna try [...]

The premise of this article: “Breakfast Beer: Cuz You’ve Been Sober For, Like, Eight Hours,” from D.C. Foodies is that breakfast beer should somehow match typical breakfast foods, eggs, pancakes, bacon, etc., etc. And so it offers up a few typical, although great, craft beer choices. I would contend that coffee beers do not corner [...]

When a former co-beer blogger wrote that Deschutes Brewing Company’s Abyss was like drinking a stack of pancakes, I immediately wanted to go have one for breakfast. Ever since I heard that, I’ve been intrigued by the idea of a breakfast beer review. They say your palate can change throughout the day, so I figure [...]