Author: erockslab

Kicking off Beer Week with Beer 101

I had the opportunity to begin ABQ Beer Week with Beer 101 at Marble Brewery. We tried 10 beers — two of the beers were brewed by Marble, with the other eight being non-local beers established as prime examples of classic beer styles including a pilsner, witbier, Irish red, IPA, barley wine, doppelbock, rauchbier, and…

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The Week Ahead in Beer—All that is fit to blog

This is E-Rock.  I’ve been threatening to write this column for the past month. I just finished everything I need for my master’s degree, and I am hoping to use my newly found free time to bring news from all of the Albuquerque breweries each week. I may even expand to cover the rest of…

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Arizona Adventure Part II: Dave’s Electric Brew Pub

We, Stoutmeister and I (E-Rock), decided to head to Dave’s Electric Brew Pub on the first night of our stay in the Phoenix metro area.  By the time this was possible, we had already driven for over seven hours, sampled seven beers and had a large lunch at Beaver Street Brewery in Flagstaff, and met…

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Arizona Adventure Part I: Beaver Street Brewery

The Beaver Street Brewery in Flagstaff, Ariz., is a family-friendly restaurant reminiscent of Chama River and Turtle Mountain.  The staff at Beaver  Street was very nice and the food was delicious.  I had the grilled chicken oven-cooked pizza while Stoutmeister had a giant hamburger. (Editor’s note: Half-pound of beef with bacon and cheese. It shortened…

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E-Rock’s Lab: SanTan Winter Brews in Chandler, AZ

I will not profess to have the most discriminating palate when it comes to craft beers, but what I lack in refined tastes I more than make up for in curiosity.  And so it is that, when faced with a weekend in the Phoenix area, I passed at a chance to revisit the well-established Four…

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