This beer that does everything it can to flood my mind with pleasant memories. It has been said that memory is most strongly linked with the sense of smell, and the aromas from this Imperial porter triggered a few memories that I have not thought of for quite some time. Chocolate and black patent malts
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Located on an overpass bridge in Missoula, Montana, the new tasting room and brewery for the Kettlehouse Brewing Company is celebration of beer and brewing. The facility is welcoming and complete with a beertender wearing black cowboy hat. I was lead around by one of the brewers, Colleen Bitter – kinda of a proper name
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The good folks at Mendocino Brewing were kind enough to send me a little care package with 6 of their beers in it. I cannot express my gratitude at their generosity. Now on to the first review. Appearance: Poured a very clear amber with golden highlights. The head was a thin white film. Aroma: Very
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“Its a hoppy Brown Ale,” that is how the beertender described it to me. I have always thought of brown ales as those warm, malty beers like a Newcastle. This was an eye-opening shock to beer stylistic senses. Appearance: Rather dark with tinges of red highlights. Poured with a proper one-finger white head. Aroma: Ponderosa
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I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to go harvest hops from a friends place. He had two varieties, Mount Hood and Willamette. Mount Hood is mild, clean aroma, and is mostly used as a finishing hop. Willamette hops have a mild, spicy, grassy, floral aroma that is perfect for British style ales. I
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Straw-colored August sunlight filters through the windows as I entered the Lone Peak Brewery in Big Sky, Montana. The tasting room is a little over half full and it is quickly filling up with a crowd seems to be equally split between summer tourists and locals who are just getting off from work. As usual,
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Imagine my excitement upon leering into the cooler at Worden’s Market in Missoula, a bottle of Stone Brewing Imperial Russian Stout was staring back at me. Decision made in a heartbeat, and that bottle went home with me. Upon opening the brew, the air was filled with cocoa and coffee waves of aroma. As I
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After a nice Sunday stroll along the East Gallatin River, we stopped by Vino Per Tutti, a great little wine in Bozeman that is carrying a great, if not small, selection of craft beers. Brewed for Monk’s Cafe in Philly by Br. Van Steenberge in Belgium, Monk’s Cafe is a Flemish Sour Red Ale, or,
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Last night, we meet for a little beer and food pairing tasting. For the food end of things, I brought my Honey-chipotle jerky. This was paired with the Stone Brewing Smoked Porter. And for dessert, Sam made homemade ice cream with from-scratch butterscotch and caramel sauces, which was pair with the John John Ale for
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In an ode to the Beer Report, this beer is f*cking metal! It comes in a six pack which would be great if you split between 3 guys. At 8.8% ABV, it a stout mutha. Imagine my surprise when I found this little treasure in the back of gas station’s beer cooler. Appearance: Scant white
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