Grizzly Growler

I ran into Bjorn Nabozney at Big Sky Brewing Company the other day, and he asked if I’d been on vacation. It wasn’t the sun-tanned skin and the tank top and shorts I was attired in that gave me away, it was a week away from my Grizzly Growler beer blog. Not long before that, [...]

Did you know there is a parallel between coffee and beer? I did. But after watching this Ignite Missoula presentation by beer buddy Jon, I now understand that parallel much more. Why am I pushing a coffee video on this blog? Because beer buddy Jon and I share a lot of the same opinions about [...]

If pressed, I’ll usually tell people my favorite single beer that I return to time and time again is North Coast Brewing Company’s Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout. For several years, my best friend and I would get up at 6 a.m. on Sunday mornings and prepare a huge breakfast for 60 + people. We’d [...]

My wife and I walked into the Big Sky Brewing Co. with our daughter Gabrielle a few weeks ago, and we bellied up to the standing bar while she played with dolls and otherwise entertained the after-work crowd. Pretty soon the people around us were talking to us and to our daughter as we enjoyed [...]

I stumbled across this excellent description of the natural progression of a beer palate on Beer Advocate, and I wanted to share it with you, because it’s a valuable resource. Please check out the original post and the comments posted in the forum as a followup. The Natural Progression of a Beer Palate I have [...]

Weekends are for good strenuous work, be it hiking or mowing the lawn. Good strenuous work calls for good refreshment. Contrary to popular belief, I’m not all beer all the time. As I’ve grown older, I’ve learned to enjoy many other adult beverages in season. What do I mean by in season? Well, drinks, like [...]

Alix at Big Sky Brewing Co. turned me on to this story several months ago. I never realized how significant it could be, proving that if you ask the right question, you’ll often get a great story. The number in the left-hand corner of the chalkboard in the Big Sky Brewing Co. taproom gets bigger [...]

Saw this picture in an Internet cafe in Calcutta. Which one are you? Prost, GG

The term probably has more significance for brewery workers than your average beer-drinking Joe, but I’d like to expound upon it from an everyman’s point of view. The thought of cheating on your brewery or favorite beer crossed my mind last night as I stood sipping an IPA at the Big Sky Brewing Co. taproom [...]

If you ever find yourself staring at the inspired words on the white board above the bar at Kettlehouse Brewing Co., than I’m sure you will be grateful, as I am, to discover that our favorite Missoula philosopher and Green Bay Guru, Al, is online. They won’t have the magic of his hand-written white-board sermons, [...]