7/12/10 (cont.) and 7/13/10

Left page: Now why the heck did I leave that page blank? I guess I gotta get someone to draw something there for me. Anyone interested?

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Right page:
7/12/10
Iron Horse Saloon
West Yellowstone, MT

Madison River Brewing Company

Belgrade, MT

Yellow Hoppy Hefewiezen

Spice & Citrus Balance, Smooth finish.

Crisp & Light

9

Harvest Moon Brewing Company (Not the one in New Brunswick, NJ)

Belt, MT (see?)

Beltian White

Very nice white. Well spiced & balanced.

Refreashing. Very nice Beer!

9.6

Brewed with Coriander and Orange Peel.

NEXT UP!!!

Left page: Bitch Creek (heh)

Right page:

7/13/10 (somewhere in Montana I suppose)

Grand Teton Brewing Company

Victor, ID

Bitch Creek (ESB) - (Extra Special Brown) (Abv. 6.0%)

Bitter, malty finish but bitterness lingers.

9.2

Big Sky Brewing Co.

Missoula,MT

Trout Slayer Ale (Abv. 4.7%)

Wonderful all around beer to drink. I could drink
this all day.

9.6+

Big Sky Brewing Co.

Missoula, MT

Moose Drool Brown Ale (Abv. 5.1%)

Probably the most popular beer out here. Very good malt & hop balance.
Finishes great & goes down smooth.

9.4

Below are two drawings of the Trout Slayer Ale & Moose Drool beer bottle labels that I drunkenly did...

I freaking loved Trout Slayer Ale (as you'll come to find out). The laptop I'm working on now even sporting a Trout Slayer Ale Sticker. Word Life.

7/10/10 to 7/12/10

Left page:
At a Tiki Bar in Livingston, MT
(yes a tiki bar in Montana... just awesome)

Blackfoot River Brewing Company
Helena, MT
"Real Good Beer, Made by Real Good People"

Blackfoot OPA (Organic Pale Ale)

Sharp. Full body. Nice bite. Small Head.

8.5

Right page:
7/11/10
West Yellowstone, MT
Iron Horse Saloon

Grand Teton Brewing Company

Old Faithful Pale Ale

Citrus, well balanced, smooth finish. Small/no head. Low hop, but present.

9.2

NEXT UP!!!

Left Page:

7/11/10

Belgrade, MT

Madison River Brewing Company

Honey Rye (Avb 5%)

Lite citrus front, slow hop aftertaste. Smooth finish but watery.

8

7/12/10

West Yellowstone, MT

Wolf Pack Ale House

Madison River Brewing Company

Stimulatior Bock Lager (Abv. 5.8%)

Crisp, light, very refreshing.

9.6

Red Lodge Brewing Company

Red Lodge, MT
Red Lodge Glacier Ale (Avb. 5%)

Malty, but not too heavy. Low hop finishes with a slow burn.

8

Right page:

Kilowog Drinking a beer by Christian Almay

Lots of fun...

So a quick re-cap. This blogging is not easy. I need to figure out a faster system. I'm running outta beer doing this.

NOT GOOD.

And lo' there was a... Beginning!

START HERE.

I started this Beer Bible on a trip to Montana.

Montana boasts the most craft breweries per capita; more than any other state, so it seemed appropriate spot to start this journey.


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For some reason I chose to leave the frontispiece blank - eventually I'll ask an artist friend to draw something there. If I get around to it.

The first page, and the first beer entry on this journey reads:

Beer Journal - Started: July 10th, 2010

Livingston, MT

Neptune's Brewery
119 North L St.
Livingston, MT 59047


"Speak Softly. Wear a loud shirt."



Sheza Titan Belgian Blonde (abv. 9%)

Pint. Small head. Bitter front. Citrus back.

7.5

I'm not sure how I want to fill this online journal... I don't know if I want to tell extra details about the location or a small antic dote about what was going on during the "tasting". I'm not sure anyone would care. Then again, this is mostly for my amusement. Just don't know. I guess that is the beauty of EDIT.