The end is nigh, but there is still much more to drink. Welcome to the second and final weekend of ABQ Beer Week. Friday kicks off with all sorts of events scattered across town as this annual tradition nears its end for 2015. We lead off with the return of the popular Tower of Sour…
ABQ Beer Week 2015: Reviewing the Sierra Nevada Sausage and Cheese event
Editor’s note: Meet Vicki, another of our correspondents, who went to review the Sierra Nevada Sausage and Cheese event at O’Niell’s Juan Tabo from last week. She was delayed in sending this to us, so in the end I figured, hey, why not run this review the day they are holding a second event at…
ABQ Beer Week 2015: Head on over to the Chama River Plum Goodness release party
Yet another special release for ABQ Beer Week brings us back to Chama, where the 505-2015 Session IPA was brewed. This time the release is all their own, Plum Goodness, a soured saison with Italian plums. This is the second release in a saison series of four (The Summer of Saison), starting with the Lemon…
ABQ Beer Week 2015: Where there is smoke, there is great beer on Day Eight
It can be hard to single out a theme on each day of Beer Week, but sometimes there are things that stand out amid all the various tappings, tastings, and food/beer pairings. For instance, today there are two chances to learn from brewing representatives about the beer you are drinking. Head to Chama River to…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Take a break at your local brewery
Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with the reunified edition of The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, with Santa Fe’s four breweries and one newcomer down in Socorro also joining the party. We tried hard to keep the state edition going, but without…
ABQ Beer Week 2015: Chow down with multiple beer and food pairings on Day Seven
If Tuesday got you back into the swing of things for ABQ Beer Week, then Wednesday is about to punch you in the face. There are a ton of events today, from tastings to a whole lot of beer dinners or special beer/food pairings. Picking one out of the bunch was difficult, if not impossible,…
ABQ Beer Week 2015: Reviewing the delicious Red Door food truck battle
Editor’s note: Once again we called upon one of our correspondents to review a Beer Week event. Laura, who oversees the New Mexico Craft Beer Enthusiasts on Facebook, agreed to head over to Red Door’s Food Truck Battle on Monday to see just how the beer and food paired together. This should help you know…
ABQ Beer Week 2015: Chilling out with some simple tastings on Day Six
Anyone else need a vacation after the three-day weekend? Yeah, it was jam-packed with beer events, from the two festivals Sunday to Monday’s Battle of the Beer Geeks II (congrats to the Babes in Brewland on their victory). Now it’s back to a simpler slate of tastings and tappings across town. Today features special events…
ABQ Beer Week 2015: The Beer Geeks battle to dethrone the Crew on Day Five
Well, everyone out there seemed to survive the two big festivals on Sunday. The crowd was big at Blues & Brews but not overwhelming. The local breweries held their own in the face of the national and international brands. And the big surprise? The soon-to-open Firkin Brewhouse, which debuted with a flourish. The Capo’s Java…
Breaking down the beer lineup for BearFest
The good folks at Boxing Bear have put together their first beer festival, which will go down today (Sunday) from 2 to 6 p.m. You can still buy your tickets online or at that door, though VIP tickets have already sold out. The other participating breweries are Bosque, Canteen, Chama River, La Cumbre, Marble, Nexus,…
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