Marble’s Oatmeal Stout, or at least that was how we ended up voting after the first NM Dark Side Brew Crew Beer Battle. The battle took place during halftime of the Super Bowl (if anybody out there expected us to watch Madonna, then clearly something is amiss in your knowledge of the Crew). We brought…
Tractor: Back in Black
Black IPAs are rare creatures who only come out at night. Well, not really, but whenever a brewery manages to obtain the rare hops needed to make such a concoction, it is not merely the right but the duty of beer lovers to jump at the chance to indulge themselves. Tractor has cranked out its…
La Cumbre: American Torpedoes
Dinner: Until this past Saturday evening, I had not had a decent American ale since the bomber of Rogue some months ago. Enter La Cumbre’s Barley’s Wine! A glorious combination of hops and a multiplicity of flavors all harmonized together in a crisp finish. This is a beer lover’s beer. The abundance of alcohol, as…
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…
Nexus Brewery: Where Malt is Good
It is nice to take a detour from the Hoplandia that Albuquerque-area brewing has become over the last few years. While there is nothing wrong with the strong, flavorful beers elsewhere in town (La Cumbre has been kicking us all in the face for over a year now, and we keep going back, begging for…
Coming Soon: Broken Bottle Brewery
Looking to fill the void of the “neighborhood bar feel”, Chris Chavez and Donavan Lane are setting up shop on Albuquerque’s west side. Broken Bottle will be the third microbrewery out on the ever-expanding west end of ABQ along with well-known companies Il Vicino and Turtle Mountain Brewing Company out in Rio Rancho. Go check…
NM Dark Side Brew Crew Presents: The Super Bowl of Stouts
Ah, Super Bowl Sunday. A day where two teams battle it out on the gridiron, corporations drop millions of dollars for 15 seconds of airtime, and bar food is a staple for at least two of your meals. Super Bowl Sunday is truly an American “holiday”. That is why the Brew Crew is going to…
Tractor Makes the Evening News
The mainstream media picked up on Tractor’s no-growlers-in-Nob-Hill plight over the weekend. Read the story and make sure to watch the video, as well. http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/business/beer-battle-brews-over-nob-hil-growlers Hopefully it will encourage more people to visit Tractor and sign the petition in support of amending or lifting the ordinance. The battle against NIMBYs (Not In My Back Yard,…
Meet the Crew
So just who are the five beer lovers who joined forces as the NM Dark Side Brew Crew? I am Chris “Stoutmeister” Jackson, the proud owner of a journalism degree from the University of Arizona (BEAR DOWN!) that’s probably worth less than the paper it’s printed on. It has enabled me to get paid for…
Starting 2012 Off with a… Beerfest?
That is right folks, February 3 is Winterbrew, the state’s first beer festival of 2012. Winterbrew is happening at the Santa Fe Farmers Market starting at 4 p.m. Some of the state’s finest breweries will be on hand for your sampling pleasure. This list includes all three Santa Fe locals — Blue Corn, Second Street, and…
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