The 2014 edition of the IPA Challenge is set to kick off Saturday at noon at Second Street Brewery in Santa Fe. It will also kick off with an unusual twist this year. Blue Corn Brewery is the defending champion, yet the defending champion brewer, John Bullard, is now at Bosque Brewing. The trophy stayed…
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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.
The Week Ahead in Beer State Edition: The Challenge begins
Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with the second half of the now-divided Week Ahead in Beer. This edition covers all the breweries outside of Bernalillo and Sandoval Counties. From Taos to Santa Fe to Farmington to Las Vegas in the north, to Portales, Artesia, Silver City, and Las Cruces in the south,…
Introducing the Brew Crew Bullpen
Greetings, everyone. Stoutmeister here to follow up on what amounted to our SOS post a few weeks back when E-Rock had to leave The Week Ahead in Beer (he’s still around and part of the Crew, his work/music schedule and spotty internet access just made it impossible to continue to write it in a timely…
The Week Ahead in Beer Metro Edition: Taking it easy before the Challenge
Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with the Metro Edition of The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, giving you a list of their current beers on tap as well as any special events going on in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and Bernalillo. Look for…
The Week Ahead in Beer State Edition: New breweries to the north and south
Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with the second half of the now-divided Week Ahead in Beer. This edition covers all the breweries outside of Bernalillo and Sandoval Counties. From Taos to Santa Fe to Farmington to Las Vegas in the north, to Portales, Artesia, Silver City, and Las Cruces in the south,…
The Week Ahead in Beer Metro Edition: Back on track for the 4th
Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with the first Metro Edition of The Week Ahead in Beer. This column will cover all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, giving you a list of their current beers on tap as well as any special events going on in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and Bernalillo….
Boxing Bear Brewing ready to step into the ring
There is something about that new brewery smell that brings a smile to my face. It’s not even the wonderful aroma of the first batch of beer, since a lot of the time these first visits the Crew goes on are before brewing has even begun. It’s that smell of fresh paint, sawdust, and overall…
It’s stupid hot so go drink beer in Flagstaff
June is usually the worst month in Albuquerque and other parts of the Southwest. Temperatures hit their peak, while the monsoon rains are still weeks away from providing at least some temporary cooling. At times like this, people tend to flee to the various mountain getaways. From Albuquerque, popular destinations within a day’s drive (or…
The Week Ahead in Beer is on hiatus
Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers, Stoutmeister here with the news you probably did not want to read. This column is going on hiatus for the foreseeable future. Brandon and I had tried to divide this thing up into State and Metro editions, but even that did not help us. First, time was short for…
Beer Premier draws mixed reviews from crowd
The Yards Craft Beer Premier went down Saturday afternoon, but people were still chatting about it throughout the weekend. It is hard to sum up people’s feelings on the event, which were as mixed as the beers themselves. We asked for attendees to weigh in on Facebook and for the most part their general reactions…
