Grizzly Growler

The Big Sky Community Brew project is all about creating great hand-crafted beer for a cause. This year’s winner is a Chocolate Coconut Imperial Porter called Missoula Five-O, brewed by Bill Ruediger. It was hand-picked from around 30 Imperial Porters – the 2011 style of choice – by Big Sky Brewing Co.’s head brewer Matt Long and others [...]

These questions and others filtered through our heads and our conversations on Sunday, as we brewed our first mega batch of Belgian Dubbel, one of three such batches that will fill our 55-gallon French oak Merlot barrel soon. As every brewer knows, drinking beer while brewing is a must. Mostly because the inspiration in a [...]

My buddy Beau is a really good home brewer. His passion for good beer and dedication to beer experimentation is really outstanding in a town with a great bunch of  home brewers. I’ve enjoyed every batch of Beau’s beer that I’ve tried so far, and this isn’t usually the case for homemade beer, which can [...]

That’s because these guys know how to get down to the art and science of beer parties. The brew club’s annual Christmas party is this weekend, and if you want an invite, it means you have to join today. Membership in this great club is a whopping $5 at joining and then $5 every December, [...]

Saw this as I perused the monthly newsletter from Blacksmith Brewing Co. Thought you might be interested. Do you brew beer? Have you wanted to learn how to brew beer? If so, be here at the brewery the first Tuesday of every month at 5pm. Head Brewer Mike will be leading the meeting and sharing [...]