New Mexico Cup: The full list of winners

Happy Sunday, everyone. Stoutmeister here with a quick listing of all the winners at the first New Mexico Cup, which was held Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The Dark Side Brew Crew were invited to participate as celebrity judges, so we will have a lot more of our thoughts in a bigger review of…

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…

Weekend in Review: WinterBrew’s finest and our very own shindig

Hello there, Burque. Stoutmeister here to try and recap a wildly entertaining weekend for the Crew. With WinterBrew on Friday night and our first-year anniversary party on Saturday night, we were busy little beer drinkers. First up, WinterBrew, a fun little event up in Santa Fe that took place Friday night. Along with a slew…

WinterBrew: The (tentative) list of beers on hand

Stoutmeister here with our official preview of WinterBrew, set for Friday at the Santa Fe Farmers Market. This is the one beer festival none of us managed to get to last year, so this time around I will head up alone and make sure to cross it off the old beer-bucket list of life. I…

The Week Ahead in Beer—Pale ales and stouts living together…

Greetings fellow beer snobs, this is E-Rock here to bring you a special Tuesday installment of the Week Ahead in Beer. I took yesterday off to observe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and to drive 12 hours across Texas. Austin, Texas, has some really good beers (like Pecan Porters), but they don’t come close…

Beer Notes: The future’s so bright, I gotta drink more pints

Happy MLK Day, Burquenos! Stoutmeister here with another clearing out of the old beer notebook. This past weekend has been a busy one for beer and this coming week figures to be just as busy, if not more. First, a programming note, E-Rock’s The Week Ahead in Beer will be appearing on Tuesday. While he…