Greetings hop heads and malt maniacs! We’re back with another installment of the Saturday Night Sixer, brought to you on a Sunday this week (thanks, technical difficulties); this week we’ve got a few heavyweights to pop the tops on. Not sure which six pack will please the palates of your friends? Tired of the same…
Category: Beer Weekend
Saturday Night Sixer: Narwhal Imperial Stout from Sierra Nevada Brewing
Greetings beer fanatics, Brandon has returned for another weekend edition of Saturday Night Sixer! Not sure of what sixer to grab on your way to that fall barbecue?? Staring endlessly at row after row of bombers, contemplating which one is going to please your palate?? Or looking for something out of the ordinary to change…
NM Brew Fest: A sensory overload of joyous beer
Well folks, the first week of October has come and gone, and that means the New Mexico Brew Fest has come and gone. This year’s Brew Fest, again held at Villa Hispana at Expo New Mexico, had a great turnout for the third installment of this annual event which is quickly becoming a staple of the…
Beer Weekend: The 3rd Annual New Mexico Brew Fest
Well folks, it’s that time of year again … BREW FEST! That’s right, the third annual New Mexico Brew Fest and Music Showcase is happening this Saturday starting at 1 p.m. This event has grown each year since its inception, and this year is no different as it will feature tasting booths from breweries all…
Saturday Night Sixer—An autumn starter session
Greetings brew fanatics! Brandon, a.k.a. Cryptogrind here with this week’s installment of Saturday Night Sixer! Is a weekend bonfire in the works? Need something to calm the rage from that Monday Night Football match-up this past week?? Planning on spending a weekend in the mountains before the cool fall weather and wanting that perfect brew to complement…
Beer Notes: Septemberfest kicks off the weekend
Stoutmeister here, trying to clear out the mental notebook of beer (sure, I could write stuff down, but instead I prefer using my hands to lift pints) before trekking down to Marble’s Septemberfest on Saturday. Speaking of Septemberfest, this year’s edition kicks off at noon, features the added bonus of Red Light Cameras on stage,…
Saturday Night Sixer: Left Hand Brewing Company’s Oktoberfest
Greetings beer boys and gals! Brandon Daniel, a.k.a Cryptogrind here, back from a long summer sabbatical from work, education and living life. I bring to you a new series called the Saturday Night Sixer! Unsure of what malty, hoppy beverage to grab for your weekend shindig? Having trouble deciding on what brew would be enjoyed…
Beer Notebook: Local stores are getting Elevated
Stoutmeister here. Shilling has kept track of some local beer news of note while E-Rock and I were in Durango. Speaking of Durango, we will have our next post (Ska Brewing) up shortly. We hit three breweries on Wednesday alone and were not in shape to do much in the way of write-ups that day….
Belated recap of the beer-filled weekend that was
Stoutmeister here, finally getting around to recapping the beer awesomeness that was this past weekend. If I had a good excuse for waiting this long to write about things, I would use it, but in the end it was just the usual stuff (Topes, watching Euro 2012) and some unusual stuff (moving furniture around, a…
Beer Weekend: Festivals and other fun stuff
It’s been a long time since there has been reason to write up a Beer Weekend post. Things have been fluctuating between busy, crazy busy, and FUBAR busy for the Crew for a while now, so it will be nice to take a step back and enjoy some good beer again. I, Stoutmeister, have been…