Grizzly Growler

Just received an email from David Ayers, head brewer at Glacier Brewing Co., about a new seasonal beer that’s on tap now in Polson. Winter’s Nite Smoked Porter is an imperial smoked porter that “weighs in around 8.9% (alcohol) by volume and has a deep, rich smokiness wrapped around a very well-balanced porter!” It’s only [...]

After hearing so much about the new Community Brew over at Big Sky Brewing Co. I was dying to try it. Missoula Five-O, created by Bill Ruediger and brewed by the folks over at Big Sky Brewing was and is the richest beer I’ve ever had. It’s a Chocolate Coconut Imperial Porter and lives up [...]

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Good things seem to be underway in Lakeside this month and next. Not only is Old Stache’ back on tap at Tamarack Brewing Co., but they have a brewer’s dinner coming up March 11. Here are the details: Once again, Craig and Roger are working their magic to bring us another amazing Brewer’s Dinner! They [...]

Grab one for me if you find yourself in Helena at Lewis & Clark Brewing Co. any time soon! Prost, GG

There is a new batch of the delightful strong porter at Kettlehouse Brewing Co. Northside location. The rich chocolate and vanilla notes on this batch are seemingly slightly more balanced than the last batch, but each batch had it’s own distinctive characteristic that makes them stand out in the community. It can be expensive to [...]

According to the folks at Great Northern Brewing Co., this Porter was aged for 145 days in an oak bourbon barrel. Get yourself some. Prost, GG

It’s from Longmont, Colorado’s Left Hand Brewing Co. And it’s a doozy. After a barley wine tasting last night, we had some new guys show up, and I needed to open a few more beers. I had recently picked up a Smoked Imperial Porter from Left Hand Brewing Co., at Worden’s Market, so I figured [...]

I remember drinking really high-end coffee stouts many years ago, but I thought they went by the wayside. Apparently they’re back, stronger than ever. Kona coffee stouts and Sumatra porters abound, and the perception of alcohol and caffeine as dangerous rather than bed buddies is catching the eyes and ears of the FDA, according to [...]

And it has my name on it. Well, not really. It has the Grizzly Growler name on it, but since I try to fill those rather tremendous shoes by posting under that name, I’ll count it. So I was finally able to stop into Bitterroot Brewing to try some samples of all their current Brewer’s [...]