If you recall our multi-post series with Turtle Mountain owner Nico Ortiz from earlier this summer, he talked to us about a semi-annual brew that consists of, well, all the remaining ingredients from their storage room. After hearing the history about this one-of-a-kind batch, we were left excited to try it. Lo and behold the…
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Beer Notes: The Crew is back from the dead
Stoutmeister here. To paraphrase Monty Python, “We’re not dead yet!” It’s been a while since any of the rest of us posted, save for E-Rock’s Week Ahead in Beer, so by golly, this is an overdue post. Think of it as a massive download of all the beer goodness I have sampled in the last…
The Week Ahead in Beer—Celebrating Summer on the West Side
Greetings beer lovers! My name is E-Rock, and I’m here this Monday, as I am every Monday, to tell you what seasonal beers, musical acts, and other assorted events can be found this week at breweries in and around The Duke City. The big news this week is that Broken Bottle and Turtle Mountain Breweries…
T-minus two weeks until two breweries start growlin’ (hopefully)
Tractor Brewing and Broken Bottle Brewery both went before yet another set of city officials in a final effort to obtain the right to sell growlers. The verdict? Wait two more weeks. Yup, two more weeks. But at the end of those two weeks both breweries should learn their respective fates. The amendment to the…
The Week Ahead in Beer—Old Friends Return
‘Tis Monday, I’m E-Rock, and here’s my weekly update of all the new brews gracing Albuquerque-area breweries. This week, I’m more impressed by what’s back rather than what’s new. Tractor is bringing back their delicious Mustachio Milk Stout and Il Vicino has new batches of the Sasquach Scotch and the IPA Challenge-winning Exodus IPA. Turtle…
The IPA Challenge: More than a regular beer fest
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…
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….
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 