Grizzly Growler

Voting is currently under way for the title of BeerCity USA 2012 and Missoula is again one of 31 cities in the running. Notorious beer city Asheville, N.C., has won three times and is probably the favorite again this time around, unless thirsty Missoulians see fit to do something about that. The poll ends May [...]

With so many breweries sprouting up all across America, it’d be nice to buy beer that you normally can’t find at your local market. That’s where a relatively new service hopes to fill a void. Beerjobber.com works with breweries and connects them with beer lovers. Users of the service can place orders from specific breweries [...]

This is a photograph of a truckload of Glacier Brewing Company’s popular Golden Grizzly Ale, a Kolsch-style beer, and the Flathead Cherry Ale, a fruity homage to the Flathead Valley’s prominent cherry harvest, before they head to Missoula. According to the GBC’s Facebook page, these two beers will be available in six packs shortly. As [...]

Saw this on Bayern Brewing’s Facebook page: Town Pump is cutting the prices statewide for all Bayern brands during the month of May. This includes the current seasonal Maibock and the new beer Dump Truck Summer Bock. Prost! Go get yourself some. Here’s a way to find all the Town Pump stores near you. Prost, [...]

While on an epic Easter vacation trip this last week, I convinced my wife to let me stop by John’s Marketplace in Southwest Portland, Oregon. I probably shouldn’t have. John’s Market is the kind of place that someone like me turns into a quivering gelatinous substance completely incapable of rational thought or decision making. Luckily, [...]

Worden’s Market has two new beers that’d be worth checking out. I haven’t tried either yet, but my buddy told me the Red Chair Northwest Pale Ale from Deschutes Brewing Company is a really drinkable pale with some good body and a decent hop note. Here’s the description from Worden’t website via Deschute Brewing Company. [...]

Look no further? Well, don’t do that, but I do want to introduce you to a great new resource brought to my attention by the good folks at Bayern Brewing. World Class Beverages offers you information on where to find great beer in places like Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska and points east. The funny thing [...]

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Check out most grocery stores, and you have to look over yards of good, old American corned beer before you’ll find the real good stuff. Even then, it’s difficult to find really high-end craft beers or great imports in your standard stores. So where do you go to find good craft brew? Well, we’ve covered [...]

The popularity of canned beers is soaring around the west. After trying aluminum bottles several years ago, Big Sky Brewing Co. has returned to the idea of canned beers. The company purchased a canning machine, one of only two sold in the U.S. so far. The other machine is owned by New Belgium Brewing Co. [...]