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…
Category: Out-of-Town Brews
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…
E-Rock and Stoutmeister’s Excellent (Beer) Adventure
As some may have read in our Beer Weekend post, E-Rock and I (Stoutmeister), have set off on a road trip of epic epicness to our neighboring state of Arizona. While E-Rock, brilliant in music and math but slow in typing, works on a review of Flagstaff’s landmark Beaver Street Brewery (it was his first…
Finding beer throughout New Mexico
The current roster of the Dark Side Brew Crew is based in Albuquerque, but we put that NM before our name to show that while we love our hometown microbreweries, we also enjoy all the fine styles from around the state. With the weather warming up, but the economy still scuffling along, more and more…
Finding beer throughout New Mexico (part two)
Author’s note: This post got a bit big, so I split it in two. For the Northern New Mexico beers, see above; this half covers the breweries that are all located in towns and cities south of the ABQ metro area. Socorro Springs Brewing: Now technically none of the in-house beers here are made in…
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…
Bikes, Beer, and Coffee…
…what a concept. It seems like those three things truly go hand in hand. I’ve done it — ride all day, then go to the bar, and then drink coffee the next morning to kill my hangover. Well this is our first out-of-town post and it takes place at the Denver Bicycle Cafe in, where…
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