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Got Moose?

You know our trip to Montana had to include a visit to the Moose Drool Factory!!

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Dozens of moose (mooses? meese!?) were there dripping their spit into buckets for us to drink.

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YUM!

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Matt and I enjoyed a delightful flight of 8 of Big Sky Brewing’s beers. I have to say, my favorite was not the Moose Drool – it was the Belgian Brown. The most flavorful, delicious, high alcohol beer with a dumb name!! Why-oh-why wasn’t this named something crazy like “Worm Bait” or “Bear Sweat”!?

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After finishing our tasting, we checked into our hotel and then walked to Scotty’s Table for dinner. Of all the people who recommended Missoula restaurants, I think Scotty’s Table came up as the most suggested food restaurant. We are glad because our meal was awesome!!!

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We started with some thyme-salted bread from the neighboring bakery. I loved the thyme flavor in the bread!

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And cheersed my survival of Montana with two AMAZING glasses of red wine!! I got the Green and Red Zin from Napa – best wine I’ve had all year!

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Table-tainment

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We sure miss those bears!!

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Matt ordered an amazing beet + bleu cheese appetizer

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And I started with the Spinach Salad, topped with pears, apples, carrots, honey walnuts (candied = the best part!) and bleu cheese

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My dinner were the appetizer portion Griddle Cakes – seared diver scallop served over a threesome of pancakes: potato, squash and corn with smoked pepper aioli, horshradish crème and jalapeno jam. It was perfection!

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Matt had the Duck – seared with local huckleberry demi glaze over spaetzel with brussels, apples and bacon

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Everything we ate was divine!

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I cannot WAIT to slide into this down comforter!! We both agree that sandwich school wore us out!

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  6. What a perfect dinner! It’s always nice to have recommendations for the best restaurants when traveling. And this restaurant seems to have a great chef. Local food with a twist.

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  11. Oatmeal Stout…guess it’s really good for you. Also, best wine all year–would that be in the last 19 days (this year) or in a year? The whole adventure sounds fabulous! Glad you enjoyed.

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  15. I think its fate that you had the spinach salad… because I just realized that I like spinach now. Haha I’m sure its not fate, I just think its funny because I used to despise all spinach salads (had to have some other greens in there) but last night I ate a whole bowl of spinach without even realizing… wahoo!

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  18. Meese, baby! YEAH!!!!!
    I recently mentioned “meese” in a post…my brother bought a “meese fleece.” We refuse to say “mooses” and are glad you think it’s weird too! I call for a revolution! 🙂

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    • We yes, but ‘opening our store’ involves a million hard tasks we have yet to do – buying equipment, construction, design, hiring staff, and tons more. It will likely be May when we open

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  25. MEESE… definitely meese!

    PS. I think you should totally have a blackboard/chalkboard just like the Scotty’s pub has… i always love when places are super creative with their decor on the walls, and I love how you can change it up with a chalkboard. Just a suggestion! Have fun traveling tomorrow!

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  30. I am SO jealous of your trip to Big Sky! I have only ever had 2 of their beers (Slow Elk and Moose Drool), though I’ve seen their Pale Ale (Scape Goat) at a local Wine shop.

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  32. Hello!

    I’m a 16-year-old girl from Malaysia. I happened to stumble upon your blog months ago and I’d been reading it all this while! I fell into eating disorder trap back then when I was 15 and used to weigh only 32kg at 160cm! I know!!! Crazy, isn’t it? But thank goodness alright, I stepped out from eating disorder and I currently weigh 40+, which I’ve so many to thank for. By the way, your blog contributed a small (yet so helpful) part of my recovery!

    At Asian countries, we ritually stir-fry our vegetables instead of eating them raw. However, after several persuasions, my family (mum) often put in the effort to include salads in our meals since we find them really healthy and refreshing at the same time.

    Are there any stir-fry combination that you’re especially fond of? 🙂

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    • Hey Jun! Glad things are on the up for you.

      I like as many veggies in my stir-fry as possible, but I think my favorite is broccoli because it soaks up the sauce. And bok choy!

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  38. Awww, you and Matt miss your bears! So adorable 🙂 That is pretty cool you go to go to the Moose Drool factory and had an awesome meal out !

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  39. The Moose Drool factory looks awesome! I’ve never had Moose Drool before. I’m so curious to try it since you’ve been posting about it. That restaurant looks amazing! Everything looks so delicious! What a great presentation of the food.

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  61. I love, love, love Missoula. My husband and I visited there in October and went to Big Sky Brewery (loved the unfiltered IPA on tap!) We went to Scotty’s Table too, and I have to agree, that place has wonderful food!

    If you get a chance go to KettleHouse Brewery. It’s kind of like a bar on the inside. The barley wine is STRONG, but I loved it. They serve it to you in a wine glass.

    Enjoy the rest of your stay there! : )

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    • I’m sure you will like KettleHouse since you like their Cold Smoke. But try the barley wine if you are feeling adventurous. : )

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