Grizzly Growler

Drinking beer is fun. Feeling terrible after drinking too much on New Year’s Eve isn’t. Lifehacker.com has a guide that puts hangover cures and myths to the test, basically what works and what doesn’t. The bottom line to the article is: eat and drink water, lots of water. Sounds like common sense, but how many times [...]

Just got word from Sandy Clare, owner of Flathead Lake Brewing Co. of Missoula, on the new pub house’s opening. They had originally planned to start serving beer next week, but are now looking at opening the week of Nov. 15. The pub (they’re just serving beer, not making it) is located on the second [...]

Bayern Brewing looks to be doing some cool things with their Face Plant beer. I think this sounds like a great birthday trip. The Face Plant ski/board with Bayern schedule is beginning. Starting January 16th there will be an all day event at Silver Mountain in Idaho. There will be a bus with Face Plant [...]

Not sure of all the details here, but there is a Moose Drool run at Sleeping Giant ski resort down by Yellowstone National Park. Since Montana has the greatest beer names in the country, why not have ski runs named after beers, right? It runs from Far West to Dawdler near the Sheapeater chair. Prost, [...]

I don’t like making lists. Someone inevitably gets left off and then pissed off at me. But, I know some of you really like lists, so I’m going to round out the top local beers of 2008. I may or may not get around to doing my favorite beers anywhere list, so enjoy this one. [...]

People always ask me for lists. Favorite IPAs, favorite Montana beer, favorite beer in the world. I’m a journalist, I haven’t tried everything yet; therefore I must remain objective. At least until I’ve tried everything. But, I’m going camping in Yellowstone National Park for a week, so I’ve thought long and hard about what I’m [...]

Let’s face it, we live in a place where recreation rules year round. I’ve only come to appreciate that lately with several back to back snowboarding days at Snowbowl. This from a guy who hadn’t participated in that sport since his first child was born nine-years-ago. And when you recreate, you want to share that [...]