Grizzly Growler

It seems the House of K can do no wrong these days. A new brewery pumping out eight-packs of our favorite beers in tall-boy cans, a nationally renowned ice-cream/beer pairing and now a bronze metal at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver. But wait, there is more. Draft Magazine recently rated Cold Smoke Scotch [...]

Last year was a banner year for Montana breweries participating in the Great American Beer Festival. Besides the four medals, three for Montana Brewing Co., and one for Red Lodge Ales Brewing Co., Travis Zeilstra won Small Brewpub of the Year honors. This year, without knowing how many Montana beers were submitted, I can say [...]

It’s on, and I’m stuck in Missoula. Well, with how bad the newspaper industry is, I guess I should just be glad I have a job. Last year’s visit to the GABF was phenomenal. You can find all my reports from it here, here, here, here, here and here. I wanted to go to the [...]

Sam Calagione, owner of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, pours samples of his award-winning beers at the GABF. (Check out those ABVs on the board behind him)

This is my hand attempting to open a lock on my friend’s house in Littleton, Colorado, after Friday’s Great American Beer Festival events. I had to use my camera flash to light the lock, but I had to continually turn past a number, and the flash confused me. It took me about 20 minutes of [...]

It was a good day in Denver…if you’re from Montana. Travis Zeilstra, brewer for Montana Brewing Company, took home three medals, two silvers and a gold and the Small Brew Pub and Small Brew Pub of the Year award at the Great American Beer Festival. Let’s just say that’s better than a hat trick, better [...]

The GABF is all it’s cracked up to be, especially if you’re media or a VIP. The schedule of events included a beer lunch, with select Colorado beers paired with various courses. I’d go into details, but there is much more to write about. Check out all these glasses. But rest assured, they didn’t fill [...]

Alive and kicking. I’m off to Denver for the Great American Beer Festival. Billed as America’s largest beer fest, this three-day extravaganza of craft brewing pulls in many of the finest brewers in North America and from around the world. But one of the best features is the appearance of small brewers whose beers you [...]