Beer is the gift that keeps on giving, and with this being the pre-Christmas weekend of frantic, final shopping, the Crew is here to assist you in providing for that thirsty family member/friend who is in need. Putting our heads together, we have each come up with a beer that we feel fits perfectly in…
Saturday Night Sixer: Stone’s finale to the Vertical Epic series
Greetings fellow craft brew fanatics, Brandon here with an early edition of the Saturday Night Sixer! Well, the end of the world is rapidly approaching (ha-ha), and if you’re not sure what brew would accompany the end of times, let this be your guide! As always, all of our beers in the Sixer can be…
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 Week Ahead in Beer—Something sweet for the holidays
Greetings fellow craft beer lovers, this is E-Rock here this fine Monday to bring you another edition of the Week Ahead in Beer. As always, this column is designed to keep you up to date on all of the seasonal beers, music, and events served up in and around the Albuquerque metro area. Duke City…
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…
The Week Ahead in Beer—La Cumbre celebrates 2nd anniversary with more beer!
Greetings Albuquerque-area beer lovers, this is E-Rock here this Monday, as I am just about every Monday, to keep you up to date on all of the seasonal beers, music, and events served up in and around the Duke City. The big news this week is La Cumbre’s second anniversary celebration. In addition to having…
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…
Saturday Night Sixer: Getting in the holiday mood
Greetings folks! Shilling here, filling in for the hard working Cryptogrind while he is working on a big post for the site. While he is slaving away with studying for finals and writing blog posts, I will be bringing you this week’s holiday edition of the Saturday Night Sixer. With the holidays getting closer, we…
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…
The Week Ahead in Beer—Old favorites are back on tap
Greetings, fellow craft beer lovers, this is E-Rock here this Monday, as I am almost every Monday, to keep you up to date on all of the seasonal beers, music, and events served up in and around the Duke City. There are a whole lot of local favorite seasonals making their way to taps around…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 