The IPA Challenge is one of the biggest events (after ABQ Beer Week) in the New Mexico craft beer scene. Four rounds of tastings are spread out between three towns that showcase each brewery’s best India Pale Ale. This year’s IPAC starts July 22 at Nexus, followed by rounds at Three Rivers in Farmington on…
Category: News
One of our own guest writes for Tractor
Our very own Stoutmeister wrote up a guest post for the Tractor Brewery blog, Livin La Vida Tractor, this week. Since our blog has grown was inspired name-wise by a Tractor beer (read the post to find out how) and has grown in readership while reporting on the Tractor growler issue, it seemed only natural…
The Week Ahead in Beer—Red, White, and Brews
Today is Monday and I am E-Rock, which must mean that you are reading my weekly preview of the newest seasonal beers to be offered by Albuquerque-area breweries. The monsoons have hit the 505, which means we have more rain than usual. We also have more red ales and Belgian beers than usual. Turtle Mountain…
Broken Bottle unveils a summer treat
Stoutmeister here. With Shilling, our new member, Derek, and another friend in tow, the Crew took up Broken Bottle on its recent invite to stop by and sample their new seasonal before it was released to the general public. So yeah, we were invited to drink beer. How in the world could we say no?…
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….
Clearing out the beer notebook
Beer Week is in the rearview mirror, but the Crew has stayed busy visiting breweries, drinking beer, and then procrastinating any writing about those beers. Yeah, sometimes we’re just really lazy. Or really busy, like this past weekend (yours truly, Stoutmeister, spent about 10 hours or so covering the Great Southwest Track & Field Classic;…
Tractor passes through City Council gauntlet
Take a deep breath, loyal patrons. Only one more hurdle remains before Tractor can start selling growlers again. Yes, one more hurdle. Welcome to the fun of city government. In this case, however, it is hard to slam the City of Albuquerque, which has done good by Nob Hill’s favorite tap room. Tractor went before…
Beer Week: Finishing with a flourish
First off, happy birthday to Franz Solo, who turns the big 3-0 today (Saturday), though the celebration began last night as he and E-Rock took in some more ABQ Beer Week events before I caught up to them to close the night out at Marble and Tractor. E-Rock recaps things below, since after all, we…
Beer Week: Colorado and Oregon invade, we approve
E-Rock and Franz Solo each made trips out for Thursday’s ABQ Beer Week events in Nob Hill. They offer up their thoughts on all the great beers that were available. Once again, I found myself at beer tastings on Nob Hill. I started the day’s tastings at Two Fools where I ran into the ABQ…
Beer Week: The reality of real ales
E-Rock reports on his ABQ Beer Week experience from Wednesday: After spending most of Tuesday at several different establishments doing beer tastings, I decided to take it easy and enjoy Marble’s Real Ale night. Marble had three cask beers to choose from, including their Maibock (7.0% ABV), Doppel Bock (7.0%), and the collaboration beer 505…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 