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ABQ Beer Week: Taking it easy on Day 5

Oh, Monday, you most dreaded day of the week for those folks who still work the traditional 9-5, M-F job. For those of us who don’t, and we are many, this is just another ordinary day. Well, it’s the day “The Following” season finale airs, so I guess it’s not that ordinary. It’s also 50-cent…

ABQ Beer Week: It’s all about giving back on Day 4

If there is such a thing as a theme to a day of ABQ Beer Week, you know, besides beer, it falls upon this day, Sunday, to have a singular trend. That trend is a good one as today features numerous charity events where you can give back in different ways. Sometimes it is easy,…

ABQ Beer Week: Recapping all the special releases to date

Stoutmeister here, palate intact after last night’s bruising pair of special release beers. While Brandon was busy indulging in the Tower of Sour at Back Alley, the rest of us were scattered about. Derek and I visited Two Fools for the special tapping of Goose Island’s Bourbon County Coffee Stout. This was followed by a…

ABQ Beer Week: Double Barrel tapping tops Day 3

We have completed two days of ABQ Beer Week and already we have had a slew of awesome events and beer tastings. The Crew was all over the place Friday, so look for our reviews coming up as the day goes along on events such as the Goose Island Tapping at Two Fools, the Beer…

ABQ Beer Week: Beer 101 in review

Good morning, one and all, Stoutmeister here with a quick recap of Thursday night’s Beer 101 at Marble. First off, I GOT TO TRY THE 505-FIVE BEFORE (almost) EVERYONE ELSE! WOOOO-HOOOO!!!! Ahem, anyway, this year’s collaboration beer by ABQ’s Big Five (Chama River, Il Vicino, La Cumbre, Marble, and Nexus) is considered an Imperial IPA….

ABQ Beer Week: Release the 505-Five!

Day Two of ABQ Beer Week rolls along with the release of the 505-Five Collaboration beer, a hoppy, yet malty, imperial-strength beast of a beer that lies somewhere between a red and an IPA. It will be available today/tonight at Chama River, Il Vicino, La Cumbre, Marble and Nexus, aka the five breweries that joined…

ABQ Beer Week: Beer 101 tops Day 1 events

ABQ Beer Week 2013 is here at last! Wondering what to do tonight? Here is all the info you will need for Thursday’s opening events. What: Special Beer Tasting. Where: Imbibe Cigar Bar in Nob Hill. When: 4 to 7 p.m. Cost: No cover charge. Details: Santa Fe Brewing will be bringing some of its…

Rejoice for ABQ Beer Week is upon us again (part one)

Hey there everybody. It’s Stoutmeister, feeling like a kid on Christmas Eve. Thursday represents the start of ABQ Beer Week 2013, a 10-day celebration of all that is good in our world — beer. I think at this point we could all use a beer, too. There has been enough bad news from the world…

Rejoice for ABQ Beer Week is upon us again (part two)

This is a listing of the Crew’s day-by-day picks for Beer Week, plus co-creator Marne Gaston’s recommendations as well. In truth, Marne wants people to go as many events as they can, these are just the ones where you might run into her. And us, in a lot of cases. For a full introduction, look…

Broken Bottle finds its niche after one year

Years go by faster than most people think. Anyone with children can tell you that. For those of us without kids (including all six of us in the Crew), we tend to measure time in the ages of local breweries. We blinked, and Broken Bottle Brewery turned one year old right before our eyes. There…