Rock & Brews had a Tuesday Brewsday tapping of Marble’s Saison #1. We were on our way (more on this later) to an Isotopes game, so we made sure to stop by and to get there early for happy hour. The Saison #1 is a little bright and a little funky, both at the same…
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ABQ Beer Week Recaps: Finding Founders and feeling frustrated at Albuquerque Brewing
Editor’s note: We continue our ABQ Beer Week recaps with a doubleheader from AmyO, which she compiled during her adventures on Friday. — Stoutmeister Founders sent their reps along with six beers over to Jubilation to give Albuquerque East Siders a chance to taste and talk about Founders. Up first was Rubeaus, a light and…
New owners feeling at home for their first ABQ Beer Week
Italian restaurant Torino’s @ Home, located on Jefferson near Journal Center, gained local fame for being featured on the Food Network show, “Diners, Dive-Ins, and Dives.” I previously thought of this establishment as a place to grab a nice dinner and glass of wine (and, it still is), but the new owners want to appeal…
Whole pints at Whole Foods that don’t cost a whole paycheck
This Saturday, the Sandia Saloon pub inside the Whole Foods on Academy will open. I recently visited the Pinon Pub at the Whole Foods in Santa Fe to get an idea of what to expect. I have to say, it was pretty great to be able to walk around and grab whatever we felt like…
¡Hola, Cervesa! Checking out the craft beer scene in Baja California
When you are soaking up the heat and strong sunshine along the ocean, there is really no better accompaniment than a cold, crisp beer. But, at some point my body rebels and screams, “I just can’t drink one more damn Pacifico!” Last October, I wrote a story on a new brewery in Isla Mujeres, a…
Pi Brewing expands their circle of influence
As part of our annual Look Back/Look Ahead series, I chatted with owners Greg and Nicole Villareal of Pi Brewing/Nicky V’s restaurant on Coors north of Paseo (Nicole = Nicky V) to find out what’s happening with the brewing side of their business. In 2015, they restructured and opened up their back room for music….
San Diego, part three — The best beer tour that almost wasn’t
Hello, beer lovers. Our friends from Oregon and Las Vegas meet up with us regularly when we can all arrange a convenient location. A couple of years ago we started doing beer tours when we meet in San Diego. Last week, our third San Diego beer tour got off to a bit of a shaky…
Albuquerque Brewing Company hopes to hit higher notes in 2016
The first year of operations for Albuquerque Brewing Company featured quite a few changes throughout 2015. I set up a meeting with new brewer/owner John “Carnie” Bevz to discuss the past year and what is coming in 2016 for our annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series. When I arrived I found that they had a whole…
A common and not so common year for Back Alley
On a recent, ice-cold December afternoon I sat down with Peter Moore, head brewer for Back Alley Draft House in downtown Albuquerque. We discussed the previous year as well as what may lie ahead in 2016. We started out by continuing a discussion we had in October at the New Mexico Brew Fest. I told…
Distillery 365 aims to follow a productive first year with an ambitious second
Editor’s note: Just in case anyone thought I might be dooming myself by trying to write every article in the 2015-16 Look Back/Look Ahead Series, what with so many, many breweries out there now, I present the first article in the series written by another member of the Crew. — Stoutmeister Breweries come in all…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 