Beer Notes: Crew United, Moriarty side trips, and more

Howdy, all. Stoutmeister here with another clearing out of the old beer notebook. Not every brewery visit/tour merits its own post. Well, it’s more like I just keep meaning to write that, but then something gets in the way. And by something I mean I’m really lazy these days. Just trying to rest up and…

The Week Ahead in Beer—Suckling from a witch at La Cumbre

Greetings fellow beer snobs, my name is E-Rock and I am here this unseasonably warm Monday, as I am nearly every Monday, to keep you current on all of the seasonal beers, music, and events served up in and around the greater Albuquerque metro area. With some very notable exceptions, this week does not bring many new…

The Week Ahead in Beer—Drink up those Oktoberfests

Guten tag beer lovers! My name is E-Rock and I am here this Monday, as I am just about every Monday, to keep you current on all of the music, events, and seasonal beers served up in and around the Duke City. There aren’t too many new beers on tap this week since many local…

The Week Ahead in Beer—Oktoberfests are back again!

The Oktoberfests are finally here! I see that I am getting ahead of myself. Hello beer lovers. For those of you who don’t know, my name is E-Rock and I am here this fine autumn Monday to keep you up-to-date on current information pertaining to music, events, and seasonal beers served up in and around…

The Week Ahead in Beer—Eagerly awaiting autumn

Greetings brewers, beer drinkers, and beer blog aficionados. For those who don’t know, my name is E-Rock and I am here this Monday, as I am nearly every Monday, to fill you in on the most current information on music, events, and seasonal beers served up in Albuquerque metro area breweries and tap rooms. Septemberfest…

The Week Ahead in Beer—Easing into September

Hello, this is E-Rock with a special Tuesday edition of my weekly blog, The Week Ahead in Beer. I took the day off from blogging yesterday in order to observe Labor Day, play music at a harvest festival, and fill up a growler of Tractor’s Mustachio Milk Stout. But I couldn’t go a whole week…

The Week Ahead in Beer—Chama Red, Black Pilsner, and more

Hello, this is E-Rock with my weekly blog bringing you the most current information on music, events, and seasonal beers served up in Albuquerque and the surrounding area. ABQ Brew Pub and Nexus both have new beers in the works that should be on tap sometime during the next week. This blog will have more…

Hopfest in review: Chilling out in The Maple’s Shade

Stoutmeister here, fully recovered from the madness that was Hopfest 2012 down at Hard Rock on Saturday afternoon. First off, a huge thanks to everyone there, from the fans to the employees and volunteers. You all made it a wonderful show. A big thanks to Marne Gaston, who supplied us with Extra Hoppy tickets. For…

The Week Ahead in Beer—Curious Concoctions

Greetings and salutations beer aficionados! 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. With summer quickly disappearing in the rearview mirror and autumn looming…