Franz Solo wrote up a post on this beer, but WordPress was being “difficult,” so I am posting it for him. — Stoutmeister For my 500th distinct beer on Untappd, my key to ‘Legendary’ status, I chose Crime from Stone Brewing. This is not a beer for the meek, akin rather to Ruinten with its…
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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.
Odell is doing more than OK after a year of major expansion
Every now and again, the good folks at Jubilation hold a special beer tasting. And every now and again, someone interesting shows up to one of those tastings. Back on Thursday afternoon, Odell was the featured brewery, and Ryan Odell, a regional sales manager, was there in person to chat about his family’s enterprise. The…
Bosque bolsters its brewing staff with a big-name hire
Back toward the end of WinterBrew I, Stoutmeister, was talking to the guys at Bosque when founding brewer/co-owner Gabe Jensen dropped some surprising news. I had to hang onto that news for a bit, but then the story broke late last week that Blue Corn brewer John Bullard, who has made quite a name for…
Stout Challenge: Double down on the new champion
Three years, three Stout Challenges, three different champions. In the first year, Marble took the crown. In year two, we went to a blind taste test format and it was La Cumbre who came out on top. Sticking with the blind taste test format this year, our only change of note was that Mrs. Solo…
All is well at Tractor’s new Wells Park location
Four out of the six Brew Crew members were contemplating what to do with ourselves on a quiet Friday afternoon when the good word came down that Tractor’s new Wells Park taproom was going to be open for business at 5 p.m. So off we went, to indulge in some of the 16 beers on…
Super Bowl of Stouts, new Tractor opening, new brewer at Bosque all equal one big weekend
Happy Friday, everyone! Stoutmeister here with a roundup of all the recent beer news and notes, plus a preview of this big “it-should-be-a-national-holiday” weekend. Yeah, it’s Super Bowl time, and at least this year there are two teams involved that not everyone in the Crew utterly despises. I’m rooting for the Seahawks, personally, but that’s…
Digging up the details on Marble’s new Santa Fe taproom
A little while back, via various newspapers and their websites, Marble Brewery announced where its relocated taproom would be going in Santa Fe after they lost their lease on the Plaza. They would be moving into the new Luna Development at 505 Cerrillos Road, taking a downstairs space soon and then later moving into a…
WinterBrew 2014: The best brews of the fest
Another WinterBrew is in the books, and once again it was a successful event at the Santa Fe Farmers Market on Friday. The Brewers Guild sold out of tickets well in advance, and other than a few people accidentally dropping their sample glasses, it was a great crowd. While I personally missed that pizza joint…
WinterBrew 2014: Big beers set to rule the day in Santa Fe
There will be 16 breweries serving up their finest at WinterBrew on Friday at the Santa Fe Farmers Market. The event kicks off at 4 p.m. and runs until 9 p.m., and if you have not purchased ticket(s) yet, you are out of luck, because they announced way back on Tuesday that it was sold…
Go big or go home: The new Tractor brewhouse is a behemoth
The new Tractor brewhouse and taproom located at 1800 4th Street looks relatively modest from the outside. As the old saying tells us, however, it’s what’s on the inside that counts. And that inside is big. How big? Well, look at this photo I (Stoutmeister) took from the south end of the brewhouse. That little…
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