Grizzly Growler

Western Montana’s Summit Beverage has an excellent guide to decadent winter beer on its website. The guide has more than 30 beers, from Deschutes’ Stoic to Bayner’s Face Plant to Boston Beer’s Infinium Ale, to help keep you warm on these cold nights. There’s also food pairing recommendation with each brew. Now I assume these [...]

I was astounded to overhear these things in only two different bars last night. I won’t name the bars, for fear it would damage their reputation that such smart and attentive people are patrons. Top 10 Worst Things Overheard on St. Patrick’s Day Hey, does that green beer taste like mint? (Not the best pickup [...]

I’ll have a roundup of Montana St. Patty’s Day celebrations at area craft breweries soon, but this one is good enough to post all on its own. From Tamarack Brewing Company’s Facebook page, check it: We’re tapping a fresh keg of Stout at 6pm on March 17th and giving it away free until it’s gone! [...]

George Washington was said to have a taste for porter style beer, something which he brewed at his plantation before, during and after his terms as the first president of the United States of America. Well, I don’t know for sure if he brewed during his actual presidency, but that would be cool. I often [...]

Being Valentines Day, this video caught my attention. Have fun with it. Prost, GG

The Grizzly Growler will be Oregon bound for a week, which means I’ll be reporting about, and hopefully collecting, many good beers that might not be available in Montana. All the better to stretch my imagination. But look for posts about some really cool beer coming up in the next week. I’d like to wish [...]

Growing up in Austria, traditional Christmas celebrations happened almost daily through the Advent season. Christmas tree lightings and a visit from St. Nicholas as well as traditional Christmas hymns and special services dedicated to this or that are my greatest memories of my time there. In our plastic American culture, it’s easy to make Christmas [...]

It is St. Nicholas Day, and I’m sitting next to the Christmas tree drinking a Stille Nacht and enjoying the atmosphere. The kids woke up at the crack of dawn to find out what St. Nicholas left in their shoes, and we’ve been snacking on chocolates and nuts throughout the day. This is a tradition [...]

I’ll do my own list soon, but I really liked the list from DrinkCraftBeer.com. Prost, GG

I have a lot to be thankful for this year. Beer is but a small footnote in the list of things I’m thankful for, but since I write a beer blog, I must include it here. I’m thankful for a good job and the ability to provide for my family. I’m thankful for being able [...]