Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me … This weekend, being a time for the celebration of my birth, I figured I would treat myself to a present. And what better gift than one that will keep on giving (at least until the bottles run empty). This weekend I ventured out and begin to…
Month: February 2012
Albuquerque Beer Week
Well folks, it’s almost time for Beer Week. The fourth annual ABQ Beer Week has been extended for few more days to give you tasting, drink specials at local watering holes, beer dinners, pong tournaments, Blues and Brews, plus so much more. This year’s events kick off on May 17 and will run through May…
Chatoe Madness
Rogue, thou art glorious. It was a chance purchase that introduced me to the awesomeness of the Chatoe line of bombers crafted at Brewers on the Bay in Newport, Ore., northwest capital of beer, Rogue Nation. First impressions of the OREgasmic Ale: nice, delicious coppery looking color; has a pretty good-sized head; the scent gives…
Brewology—The Mad Science Behind the Pint
This is the first in a series of articles I’ll be doing on craft behind the finished product. Interested in the science, chemistry and crafting behind brewing? Then read on! Keep in mind, I’m no brewmaster; this is simply my own knowledge and experience, so if you have something to add or comment on, please…
The Belgian Invasion Begins
Well, it’s that tough time of year for dark beer lovers. The invasion of the white ales has begun. Those super-sweet, high ABV beers, usually just called Belgians, have begun to arrive at local breweries. The Professor Emeritus and I were hanging out at La Cumbre on Thursday afternoon when the first arrived. The Professor…
Marble’s Imperial Porter is a beast
A snowy hump day here in the Duke City — slow times at the job, overcast skies, and the world’s worst drivers all add up to the perfect recipe to use a sick day and watch Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes on Netflix Well, I didn’t get to do that, but it sure sounded…
Lazy afternoons at Il Vicino
Stopped by the Il Vicino Brewery Canteen with E-Rock, Shilling, and the Professor Emeritus of Beer on a quiet Monday afternoon. There is something about the Canteen that just lends itself to a slow-down-and-enjoy-a-pint kind of day. Located at 2381 Aztec Rd. NE, the Canteen sits just about a block north and then a block…
E-Rock’s Lab: SanTan Winter Brews in Chandler, AZ
I will not profess to have the most discriminating palate when it comes to craft beers, but what I lack in refined tastes I more than make up for in curiosity. And so it is that, when faced with a weekend in the Phoenix area, I passed at a chance to revisit the well-established Four…
Tractor Update: One Step Forward
Tractor Brewing got some good news at the Nob Hill Neighborhood Association meeting on Thursday night. The governing panel voted on whether or not to push through an amendment to the ordinance that prevents packaged liquor sales in Nob Hill, which keeps Tractor from selling growlers out of its taproom. In a show of support…
Beer Battle: The Stoutest Stout of All Is…
Marble’s Oatmeal Stout, or at least that was how we ended up voting after the first NM Dark Side Brew Crew Beer Battle. The battle took place during halftime of the Super Bowl (if anybody out there expected us to watch Madonna, then clearly something is amiss in your knowledge of the Crew). We brought…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 