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…
Category: Brewery Reviews
Sold my soul for stout at Il Vicino
On a recent Wednesday, I, Franz Solo, happened to stop by the Il Vicino Canteen for some libations after a long day at work. My initial intent was to do a couple samples of some of the newer seasonals and fill a growler with the much-hyped Milk Chocolate Cherry Stout, but, much to my delight,…
Bosque Brewing forges ahead after positive start
Bosque Brewing opened in October to become the Albuquerque metro area’s 12th microbrewery. The Dark Side Brew Crew stopped by before they opened for a preview, where we were impressed by their business savvy, but a bit worried in regards to their lack of large-scale brewing experience. Thankfully, for us and other beer lovers, Bosque’s…
The Crew marvels at Marble’s inner sanctum
Hey, everybody, happy 12-12-12 to one and all. Stoutmeister here, finally getting around to recapping our recent visit behind the scenes at Marble. Yeah, I know, us Crew guys are always bragging about our insider access, but in this case, we (E-Rock was along for the ride, as per usual) were not alone this past…
La Cumbre keeps moving forward with its uncompromising approach
The story of La Cumbre Brewing Company is one of those feel-good tales that is almost made for the movies, a testament to what can happen when you pursue the things you love and chase your dreams. What is even better, especially for us beer lovers, is that the story of Jeff Erway and La…
New beers lure the Crew back to Sandia Chile Grill
Enough with the darned leftovers, already, it’s time for some new beer! At least that is what E-Rock and I, the venerable Stoutmeister, decided after a week of reheated turkey. In between E-Rock’s various band rehearsals and my, um, doing absolutely nothing important, we trekked back to Sandia Chile Grill to try some new beers…
Beer Notes: How to properly handle Black Friday
IL VICINO BREWERY CANTEEN — Howdy, folks, Stoutmeister here, trying out a dateline for whenever we actually write something from the confines of one of our local breweries. It’s Black Friday, a day that sucks for far too many people; luckily there is beer and that makes things better. Specifically, there is the Cherry Chocolate…
Kicking back in The Maple’s Shade with Goat Head Brewing
One of the best parts of being a beer blogger is whenever we get the chance to sit down and talk about beer with brewery owners or the brewers themselves. E-Rock and I, Stoutmeister, had another opportunity to hang out with one of our local brewers and discuss the past, present, and future of his…
Eastern Brews: Seeking a good pint in Florida
Editor’s note: Stoutmeister here, typing up a long-awaited review by Derek of his trip to Florida (it’s the first writing assignment for him; but he did design the current NMDSBC logo, so we’re not complaining). He was visiting the Sunshine State for other reasons, but found the time to hit up some breweries in a…
Beer Notes: All about the Noir at Tractor
Stoutmeister here with another of those haphazardly thrown together beer notebooks. In the midst of a strangely busy/not busy week, one of those times when you feel like you’re doing lots of things without accomplishing much of anything. Or something like that. Anyway, the beer gods have done their best to smile upon us of…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 