The good folks at Boxing Bear have put together their first beer festival, which will go down today (Sunday) from 2 to 6 p.m. You can still buy your tickets online or at that door, though VIP tickets have already sold out. The other participating breweries are Bosque, Canteen, Chama River, La Cumbre, Marble, Nexus,…
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Former sports writer in Tucson, LA, and Burque. Now I write about craft beer, which is a totally reasonable way to support my hobby of spending afternoons and evenings indulging in the finest stouts, lagers, and more.
ABQ Beer Week 2015: Yes, there is other stuff to do besides just Blues & Brews on Day Four
The biggest event of ABQ Beer Week is today when Blues & Brews kicks off at 2 p.m. for VIP, 3 p.m. for general admission. We already covered what to expect from the humongous festival, but feel free to go back and reread it to better plan your afternoon. However, we know not everyone is…
ABQ Beer Week 2015: Brace yourselves for the Blues & Brews experience
One of the highlight events for ABQ Beer Week every year is Blues & Brews, a gigantic festival held at Sandia Casino. This year’s event is set for Sunday afternoon, starting at 2 p.m. for VIP ticket holders and 3 p.m. for the general public. It is an unlimited sampling event, so make sure to…
ABQ Beer Week 2015: Celebrate a big anniversary on Day Three
Welcome back to ABQ Beer Week, though technically it never left. After Thursday’s surge of events contrasted with the terrible weather, we expected more Friday, but the sun kept the rain at bay for a change. So we have that going for us, if nothing else. Today’s lineup kicks off with a golf tournament and…
ABQ Beer Week 2015: Reviewing the Beer, Cheese, & More at Marble
Editor’s note: This is the first of our correspondent reviews of key Beer Week events that the Crew members were not able to attend. We called upon Kristin of the ABQ Craft Beer Drinkers Group to give us the lowdown on how things went at Marble. Needless to say, aside from the weather, it was…
ABQ Beer Week 2015: The beer abides on Day Two, dudes
The rain be damned, that was a pretty damn fine start to ABQ Beer Week on Thursday. Whether you were indulging in some beer and cheese (and other foods) at Marble, or snagging a pint of the Strawberry Cream Malpais at Two Fools, or the Oak Aged Wake Up Dead at Nob Hill Bar &…
Introducing a new way to show your Enthusiasm for NM Brewers Guild
Before the Ballast Point Draft Kickoff Party began at Nob Hill Bar & Grill on Wednesday night, yours truly made a stop by Tractor Wells Park to talk to co-owner Skye Devore about a new initiative involving the New Mexico Brewers Guild and its member breweries. As the guilds do in other states, the NMBG…
ABQ Beer Week 2015: Day One kicks off with an onslaught of awesome events
Hello, Albuquerque beer lovers! And everyone else coming to town. ABQ Beer Week is here, a monolithic, 11-day series of events (167 total!) that is all about expressing our love of craft beer. The entire Crew, plus some special correspondents, will be doing our best to cover as many events as we can. Are we…
The guide to the Ballast Point beers on tap at Nob Hill Bar & Grill
So in case you have somehow missed the huge news, Ballast Point Brewing of San Diego will be making their New Mexico debut tonight (Wednesday) at Nob Hill Bar & Grill at 7 p.m. There will be 10 different Ballast Point beers on tap. But seriously, you should not have missed this news since the…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Let the madness begin!
Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with the reunified edition of The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, with Santa Fe’s four breweries and one newcomer down in Socorro also joining the party. We tried hard to keep the state edition going, but without…
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