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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 [...]

If you have hops and friends, then Kettlehouse Brewing needs you. Read on: We at Kettlehouse Brewing Co are hosting the 3rd annual “Hop Picking Party” on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 6 p.m. at 817 Grant, one block west of the North Tap room. Our usual hop supply was severely damaged in a wind storm [...]

Get ready for some good beer and some good stories. Sapphire Lutheran Homes in Hamilton is hosting Steins and Stories on Wednesday, where residents, family and friends will share tales behind their classic German beer steins. The event features Bitter Root Brewing’s Oktoberfest and German fare. Here’s the lowdown from Will Moss: By WILL MOSS [...]

What is Road Bowling, well, as this road bowling page explains, it’s an old Irish sport whereby players toss small cannon balls along a roadway. Much like golf, the lowest number of throws along a pre-determined course wins. There’s much more to it, but if this intrigues you, you’ll be able to play it this [...]

The craft beer industry in Montana has changed immensely in the three years that I have been living here and covering it in the pages of this blog. Breweries have come and gone, remodeled, rebuilt, moved and otherwise been agents of great change. To you, the beer consumer who buys beer at the store, you [...]

I think Great Northern Brewing Co. has some of the coolest beer T-shirt designs around. Visit their new eStore for a great way to purchase your favorites online. Prost, GG

Unfortunately, I was only able to get away from my conference briefly, and only Montana Brewing Co. was open at that time, but I had a great conversation with head brewer Travis Zielstra and tasted a few of his new offerings. Here’s a photo roundup to prove I’ve finally visited the Billings breweries.

I’m in Billings, Montana, literally a few blocks from Montana Brewing .Co.,but I’m in a meeting. I am going to try and get over there after lunch. It is my policy that a town is vastly improved by the quality of its breweries. Would you agree?

If you’re passing through Polson today, they tapped a keg of the Shotgun Winter Warmer last night. The prediction is that it will be gone by Saturday night. If you had some, let me know what it was like. Prost, GG

Though it’s many thousands of miles away, Mikeller Brewery in Denmark might just be one of my favorite craft breweries anywhere. This is not a light statement either. There are many factors that surround this. For one, Mikkeller pays tribute to the adventurous American breweries who are not afraid of taste and exploration in brewing [...]