Shilling here. School is back in session and what better way to relax after a day of hitting the books than drinking a beer? Stoutmeister and I decided to meet up to discuss our “plan of attack” for Hopfest (well, we were really just mostly trying to figure out how to get from the NE…
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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…
Beer Notes: The Crew is back from the dead
Stoutmeister here. To paraphrase Monty Python, “We’re not dead yet!” It’s been a while since any of the rest of us posted, save for E-Rock’s Week Ahead in Beer, so by golly, this is an overdue post. Think of it as a massive download of all the beer goodness I have sampled in the last…
IPA Challenge: Il Vicino makes it a 4-peat
The IPA Challenge came to a close with a resounding finish on Saturday afternoon. Resounding for host Il Vicino, at least. With the annual blind taste-test competition heading into its final round, the three-time defending champion unleashed its Exodus IPA for the home crowd and came away with an overwhelming victory. The final-round results (number…
IPA Challenge: Il Vicino overtakes Marble
Round three of the 2012 IPA Challenge is in the books, with Il Vicino claiming first place with one round remaining. Thursday’s competition at Blue Corn in Santa Fe saw the defending champions collect the most votes to leap ahead of Marble. The two breweries were tied after the first round at Nexus, with Marble…
IPA Challenge: Marble takes lead after two rounds
The second round of the IPA Challenge was held at 3 Rivers Brewery in Farmington on Tuesday night, with results coming out this morning from the New Mexico Brewers Guild. After tying Il Vicino with 28 votes apiece in Sunday’s opening round at Nexus, Marble moved into sole possession of first place, picking up a…
IPA Challenge all tied up after round one
None of the Crew could make it over to Nexus for round one of the 2012 IPA Challenge on Sunday (I know, I know, bad beer bloggers putting work/life ahead of beer). But thankfully the good folks at the New Mexico Brewers Guild posted the results on Facebook when all the votes were tallied. A…
The 505 Five debuts as Beer Week rolls on
First off, I want to say the ABQ Beer Geek, or Patrick as we know him, is a gentleman and a scholar and someday people will sing songs about him! At least, that was went through my head when he poured me a pint of the 505 Five at Marble about five minutes before the…
Kicking off Beer Week with Beer 101
I had the opportunity to begin ABQ Beer Week with Beer 101 at Marble Brewery. We tried 10 beers — two of the beers were brewed by Marble, with the other eight being non-local beers established as prime examples of classic beer styles including a pilsner, witbier, Irish red, IPA, barley wine, doppelbock, rauchbier, and…
ABQ Beer Week arrives at long last
Today is like Christmas Eve for craft beer lovers. Yes, here on May 16, an otherwise average Wednesday, the community braces itself for the start of ABQ Beer Week on Thursday. The NMDSBC is preparing for the onslaught of flavorful delights that are coming our way over the next 11 days (which, yes, I realize…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 