ABQ Beer Week: That’s a (belated) wrap!

Well, that was fun. ABQ Beer Week 2013 has come and gone, and now that a certain baseball team is on the road, ol’ Stoutmeister here has a chance to catch up and recap the last two days of events, Friday and Saturday. These were a couple of big days for the Brew Crew with…

ABQ Beer Week: Join us in the Dark Ages

The day is finally upon us. Today is the day we in the New Mexico Dark Side Brew Crew turn ArtBar dark. Very dark. Dark cabaret, dark music, dark trivia, and above all else, dark beer. It shall flow tonight. Welcome to the Dark Ages! We realize some of you may still be going “what…

ABQ Beer Week: That’s almost a wrap on Day 9

The ninth day of ABQ Beer Week is almost the finale. Only Blues & Brews remains after this, but as far as finales go, that one is pretty epic. This day, however, is the one the Brew Crew has been looking forward to the most. After all, it has our very own event, the Dark…

ABQ Beer Week: E-Rock returns for a little Left Hand

Editor’s note: E-Rock made it back from Texas on Wednesday night and headed over to Two Fools for a Left Hand beer tasting event. He’s trying to play catch-up on all the things he needs to do in advance of Friday’s Dark Ages show, so I’m posting this on his behalf. — Stoutmeister On Wednesday…

ABQ Beer Week: Meet and Greet tops Day 8 events

Oh, my, Day 8 of Beer Week is a busy one. In addition to the ongoing Lips of Faith series at Geckos, there are nine other events. Yup, nine. Pick and choose carefully. In a bit of shameless self-promotion, we in the Crew would definitely recommend a visit to Marble at 6 p.m. That’s where…

ABQ Beer Week: No rest for the weary on Day 7

There are nine total events going on for Day 7 of ABQ Beer Week. NINE. Here is hoping you all have some energy to tackle this day. Actually, one of the events is already over. Kegs & Eggs was at Cazuelas in Rio Rancho this morning at 7 a.m. We should have included it with…

ABQ Beer Week: Behold, the Il Vicino Irish red on cask

Editor’s note: Yeah, I know I said none of us went out to do any beer reviews last night. I was wrong. Shilling got free for the first time in, well, he’ll tell you. We’re just glad to have him back. — Stoutmeister Greetings beer lovers. After a damn near 15-week hiatus to focus on…

ABQ Beer Week: A little Odell and Deschutes goes a long way

Stoutmeister here with another of Derek’s, er, Porter Pounder’s reviews of some of the recent beer tastings, specifically the ones on Monday night. He’s been an intrepid sampler of beer so far, so I’ll let him take it away from here. First up, from Two Fools’ Monday tapping. Odell Treeshaker Imperial IPA Cool demeanor and…

ABQ Beer Week: A fearsome foursome on Day 6

Beer Week just keeps on keeping on, rolling into Tuesday with four events on tap. That might not seem like a lot, but they all have the potential to be awesome, and there are always the ongoing Lips of Faith/Tapas pairings at Geckos and Hot Sunner Nights at Desert Fish for those who have not…

ABQ Beer Week: Dining with the Lips of Faith at Geckos

Stoutmeister here. We still have to create a log-in for Derek (that’s your new homework assignment, Shilling!), so until then I’ll just be presenting his stories like this. Anyway, Derek went to Geckos on Academy on Sunday night to try the New Belgium Lips of Faith Series that is being paired with Tapas dishes every…