Greetings Burque beer lovers, this is E-Rock here to bring you a special Tuesday installment of The Week Ahead in Beer. I spent last week in Saint Lucia in the Bahamas at my sister’s wedding, so I didn’t get back into Albuquerque until last night. As a result, I had to push back The Week…
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Star of the Season: Finding February’s finest seasonal no easy task
The end of the shortest month of the year is upon us and it is once again time to select the best seasonal offering from an ABQ-area brewing. February has been an odd month, but then it always is, representing the transition from the darker, burlier winter beers to the lighter spring offerings. It was,…
The Week Ahead in Beer—Why ask rye?
Greetings craft beer aficionados, this is E-Rock here to bring you another Monday installment of The Week Ahead in Beer. As always, this column is hand-crafted to keep you up to date on all of the seasonal beers, music, and events served up in and around the Duke City. Three breweries are releasing rye beers…
Star of the Season: Time to pick February’s finest seasonal
Happy bad-weather day to you, ABQ area residents. Stoutmeister here, preparing for my trek to the west side to interview Mark from Turtle Mountain about cask beers (that series, in advance of Il Vicino’s Cask Festival, will start this week) and then head down to the grand opening party at Total Wine. Yes, it shall…
New Mexico Cup in Review: Plusses outweigh minuses at first-time event
Greetings, everyone, Stoutmeister here with our recap of the first New Mexico Cup. Saturday’s big event at the Albuquerque Convention Center had its ups and downs, like most first-time events, but overall felt like another successful beer festival that should take its place as an annual event. The Crew — myself, E-Rock, Shilling, Brandon, and…
All you need to know about the first New Mexico Cup
The first New Mexico Cup is almost upon us, so E-Rock and I, Stoutmeister, met up with event organizer Marne Gaston on Wednesday afternoon at Marble to talk all about this new event. The Cup will take place Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center’s Southwest Exhibition Hall from 1-7 p.m. There will be 12 breweries…
Beer Notes: Busy but fun beer days ahead
Stoutmeister here with another round of clearing out the old mental notebook of beer. Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day, that overly commercial, cheeseball annual event. The good news is it will be over soon, which means 90 percent fewer Kay/Jared jewelry commercials. For that alone, gentlemen of ABQ, raise a pint. The other good news is…
The Week Ahead in Beer—Groovy times and pints are upon us
Greetings Burque beer lovers, this is E-Rock here to bring you a special Tuesday installment of The Week Ahead in Beer. I had to take yesterday off to recover from the Brew Crew’s Stout Challenge/Super Bowl party. This column might be a day late, but as always it is designed to keep you up to…
Star of the Season: January’s best seasonal is …
A few weeks ago we wrote about our plans to name the best seasonal beer in the Albuquerque area for the month of January. Well, the month is at an end, and while we prep for a Super Bowl that no one really cares about (seriously, football gods, Ravens and 49ers? Is this some sort…
The Week Ahead in Beer—Exciting new beers abound
Greetings craft beer lovers, this is E-Rock here to bring you another Monday installment of the Week Ahead in Beer. 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. I must admit, I’m really excited about…
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