With the New Mexico Brewers Guild’s 2012 IPA Challenge in the books, we feel that it is time for a challenge of our own. The original idea of the IPA Challenge was to see which brewer had the best regular IPA on tap. Over the years, the Challenge has featured some of the state’s hoppy…
Month: July 2012
The Week Ahead in Beer—Everybody’s got something new
Greetings beer lovers. My name is E-Rock, and I’m here to bring you news of what is new at Albuquerque-area breweries, including updated seasonal beer lists, musical guests, and assorted special events. The 2012 IPA Challenge has come and gone, and now we are starting to see more breweries introducing new beers than we have…
IPA Challenge: Il Vicino makes it a 4-peat
The IPA Challenge came to a close with a resounding finish on Saturday afternoon. Resounding for host Il Vicino, at least. With the annual blind taste-test competition heading into its final round, the three-time defending champion unleashed its Exodus IPA for the home crowd and came away with an overwhelming victory. The final-round results (number…
IPA Challenge: Il Vicino overtakes Marble
Round three of the 2012 IPA Challenge is in the books, with Il Vicino claiming first place with one round remaining. Thursday’s competition at Blue Corn in Santa Fe saw the defending champions collect the most votes to leap ahead of Marble. The two breweries were tied after the first round at Nexus, with Marble…
IPA Challenge: Marble takes lead after two rounds
The second round of the IPA Challenge was held at 3 Rivers Brewery in Farmington on Tuesday night, with results coming out this morning from the New Mexico Brewers Guild. After tying Il Vicino with 28 votes apiece in Sunday’s opening round at Nexus, Marble moved into sole possession of first place, picking up a…
The Week Ahead in Beer—Lonesome Heroes
Hello, my name is E-Rock, and I will be your guide to the wonderful world of what’s new at Burque-area breweries. For the most part, there aren’t too many new beers on tap this week since most local breweries have been focusing on the ongoing IPA Challenge. There are three notable exceptions — Bad Ass…
IPA Challenge all tied up after round one
None of the Crew could make it over to Nexus for round one of the 2012 IPA Challenge on Sunday (I know, I know, bad beer bloggers putting work/life ahead of beer). But thankfully the good folks at the New Mexico Brewers Guild posted the results on Facebook when all the votes were tallied. A…
A quick history of the IPA Challenge
Note: Stoutmeister, E-Rock, and Shilling were at Turtle Mountain last week, having a lengthy chat with owner Nico Ortiz about all things beer. One of the subjects that came up was the IPA Challenge, which begins with the first of four tasting events Sunday at noon at Nexus Brewery. The IPA Challenge that exists today…
The Crew goes behind the scenes at Turtle Mountain
Stoutmeister here, finally starting up a mondo-sized recap of the NMDSBC’s trip out to Turtle Mountain last week. With E-Rock piloting and Shilling navigating, we trekked west on a rainy afternoon to go drink some beer and hopefully meet up with a member of the Turtle staff. We ended up being greeted by the main…
The Week Ahead in Beer—Old Friends Return
‘Tis Monday, I’m E-Rock, and here’s my weekly update of all the new brews gracing Albuquerque-area breweries. This week, I’m more impressed by what’s back rather than what’s new. Tractor is bringing back their delicious Mustachio Milk Stout and Il Vicino has new batches of the Sasquach Scotch and the IPA Challenge-winning Exodus IPA. Turtle…
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