Grizzly Growler

There were many opportunities to drink the Babayaga from Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project since I received the bottle in the mail just before Christmas. But some childhood memory of that old witch kept me from pouring it into a snifter on all those cold, dark January nights. Finally, with a house full of [...]

When the Replacements wrote “Beer for Breakfast,” I don’t think they had craft beer in mind. Judge for yourself: All I wanna do is drink beer for breakfast All I wanna eat is them BBQ chips All I want is someone just to try to protect us You can try but you’d never wanna try [...]

Cherry beers seem to show up like blossoms on the Flathead this time of year, and so it shouldn’t be too difficult to find one to enjoy on V-Day. Big Sky Brewing Co.’s new Kreik (cherry) is a whopper of a fruit beer, with amazing cherry, cocoa and wood characteristics that I guarantee your significant [...]

Here’s the description, and it’s a doozy. If you find yourself in Colorado on the 15th, grab me a bottle or two. Black Tot Flavor Profile: “huge, chewy and endlessly deep flavors of roasted dark malts, sweet rum, espresso and more subtle elements of brown sugar, molasses and vanilla. Initial sips are bold and intense, [...]

I found this new North Coast Brewing Co. offering in grocery stores in Oregon, so I’m sure with a few well-placed questions, our venerable beer purveyors in Montana would be happy to pick it up, if it’s not already here. I had this with dinner on two separate occasions, and as for its designation as [...]

A friend of mine once described this Deschutes Brewing Co. beer as “like pouring a stack of pancakes out of a bottle.” And it’s true to an extent. This might be the thickest, maltiest, biggest brew you’ll ever drink. Maybe not. Regardless, if you haven’t tried it yet, you must. I’ve only ever seen it [...]

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 [...]

You’ll have to be in the vicinity of Polson to try some, and I hear these beers go quick. But if you’re lucky, grab a pint and let us know what you think.

Just saw this beer over at BeerBews.org, and now I’m on a mission from God. I have to find this beer. Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project just released Babayaga in bottles, which is described as woodland stout. Apparently this beer is made with smoked malts and rosemary, which I think is a very interesting [...]

Brewers at Polson’s Glacier Brewing Co. apparently thought the owl had flown south for the winter, but a hidden keg was reportedly found and the brew still is pouring. However, a single keg won’t last long, so if you’re in Polson or happen to be going through there, grab a growler for me and one [...]