Tag: Montana
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My first trip to small town Philipsburg, Montana
It was a beautiful, warm and sunny winter day, which made it perfect to go on a small road trip. My friend, his girlfriend and I, headed to Philipsburg around 10 a.m. Friday morning, including a fun plan of beer and candy. Philipsburg is a small town (population: 921) and in the county seat of…
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Diving into Downtown Helena – Blackfoot River Brewing Company
Helena, Montana has a great variety of breweries, and cruising through downtown features the high-rated Blackfoot River Brewing Company. The owners and former Howling Wolf Homebrewers, started it all in Downtown Helena, and applied their theme as well as ideas into a brewery what is now Blackfoot River. The ‘Howling Wolf’ is one of my…
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12 Beers of Christmas Day 10: Vanilla Porter
Quarry Brewing’s first Christmas beer special let me down with their Peanut Butter Porter, but redeemed themselves with an excellent Vanilla Porter. Just like any unique type of porter, you want that good amount of flavor which separates itself, in this case, the vanilla porter has plenty of that vanilla taste to it. It almost…
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Celebrating the 12 Beers of Christmas
Quarry Brewing is doing a little something special for the Christmas holiday. The owners of Quarry decided to do an individual, special small batch of brewing during the twelve days of Christmas. This is an incredible task for a brewer, it requires someone like Chuck, a very experienced brewer/owner, that has the passion and drive…
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12 Beers of Christmas Day 11/12: Pyrite Pilsner and Sandstone Stout
Quarry Brewing’s 12 Beers of a Christmas has come to a close with features of their “Pyrite Pilsner,” and the “Sandstone Stout.” This has been a fun experience for the holidays, and something to add to my brewery ‘reputa’. I wanted to take this time to say thanks for the great owners Chuck and his…
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