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,…
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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: 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…
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…
Beer Battle II: The new king of the stouts is …
Well, Super Bowl Sunday has come and gone, but our hangovers remain in the Brew Crew. We staged our second Beer Battle yesterday, once again pitting the area’s best stouts against each other to see if anyone could steal Marble’s crown. Someone did, but rather than spoil the suspense (hey, don’t stop reading this, you’re…
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…
