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Looks like one of my favorite Big Sky Brewing beers is headed the way of the can. According to CraftCans.com, Big Sky Brewing is in the process of adding its IPA to its canned lineup, which now includes Moose Drool, Scape Goat, Tout Slayer and, seasonally, Summer Honey. The brewery has three new fermenters arriving [...]

From Great Northern Brewing Co.’s Facebook page: “Going to the Sun IPA is now available for your enjoyment in 22 oz bottles. Just in time for the sunshine that we’ve been enjoying today in Whitefish!” – Matt Pritchard

Here’s a nice look at this year’s 29th annual Great American Beer Festival, which was held last month in Denver. I, like any self-respecting beer drinker, love IPAs. Writer Eric Gorski of the Associated Press goes behind the scenes of the event’s most hotly-contested category, American-style IPA. Enjoy. DENVER – The quest for top honors [...]

A friend recently told me he enjoyed an Arrogant Bastard Ale from Stone Brewing Company for the first time recently. He described it as very tasty with some sweet, malty overtones. Which is exactly how I’d describe it. But a review recently pointed out that Arrogant Bastard seems to have changed a bit from the [...]

A gentlemen handed me a bottle of Laughing Dog Brewing Company’s Rocket Dog Rye IPA while I was judging brewfest last weekend. At first I thought, “hey, you can’t influence the judges like this.” Then I realized that he was just handing out bottles to the crowd in general. And so it put my mind [...]

Oregon might be discovering something Montana has known for quite a while. Mainly that there are a lot of West Coast IPAs out there, and finding your place in the mix means being just a little different. Bridgeport Brewing Company’s Hop Czar Imperial IPA impressed me for it’s rich and deep malt backbone, which provided [...]

It wasn’t really an Oscar-night thing, but Beau brought over some Stone Brewing Company IPA and some Deschutes Brewing Company Hop Henge IPA round about the third quarter of the big show. Can’t fault him though, he’s a volunteer for Big Brothers & Sisters of Missoula, and he spent most of Sunday afternoon hanging out [...]

I tried New Belgium Brewing Company’s Ranger IPA a couple of weeks ago during Super Bowl, and I was pleasantly surprised. This is not a Northwest-style volcanic IPA, but it’s something I’d definitely drink on a regular basis. I think the evolution from Fat Tire to the wide release of an IPA is interesting. Companies [...]

The proverbial question in Missoula, Montana these days is: When will the Kettlehouse Brewing Co.’s Northside taproom open? There is no good answer for that, as evidenced by brewery owner Tim O’Leary’s cryptic post on Facebook recently. Tim O’Leary I’m thinking a reasonable opening date of June 2osomething is not out of the question for [...]

I’m not going to assume all of you have seen the movie “Beer Fest,” but if you have, then you know what I mean. I’ve always wanted to drink from a boot, and thanks to beer buddy Beau, I can now say I have. Oh, by they way, that boot is filled with Bent Nail [...]