Comanche Creek Brewing – DARK SIDE BREW CREW

Comanche Creek Brewing still captures the best views of any place in the state

Way back in the beginning of the Crew, emeritus member/co-founder E-Rock and I ventured to the breweries in Northern New Mexico for what we referred to as “Taos Trek.” It was late March 2012, so places like Taos Mesa, Red River Brewing, and Enchanted Circle did not even exist yet. Among our stops on that…

Brewery Patio Bracket Regional Finals: The last battle in the North and Burbs begins

To say there has been a bit of enthusiasm for our brewery patio bracket-style tournament in Northern New Mexico would be a colossal understatement. There were 1,043 votes cast in the Northwest Region in the second round, and 773 in the Northeast. Those were by far the largest voting totals of any geographic region. Heck,…

Brewery Patio Bracket Round Two: The struggle in the North rages on as well as in the Burbs

Welcome back to the second round of our brewery patio bracket-style tournament. After revisiting the southern breweries on Monday, followed by the offsite taprooms on Tuesday, we have three more polls today to narrow down these regional fields. The breweries in the northern reaches of New Mexico really fired up their supporters, with a record…

Oktoberfest: Welcome to the mountains of Red River

In mid-October, in the mountains of northern New Mexico, a certain familiar sound can be heard through the little valley of Red River. It’s not the rustling of the wind through glimmering gold, fresh-changed aspens, nor the honking of the horns of people-packed caravans. It’s the chorus of clinking glasses and the raising of toasts….

Oktoberfest in Red River: It’s like a party in the Alps

Every year, around the middle of October, we take the short trip up to Red River for their Oktoberfest celebration. Set in the small Northern New Mexico mountain resort town, Oktoberfest is an ideal excuse to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life and spend some time drinking beer amid nature, as…

More fun than a barrel of monkeys, er, beer, it’s NM Brew Fest 5

Beer festival season wraps up (sniff) in our state with the fifth annual NM Brew Fest at Expo New Mexico (the fairgrounds) this Saturday. It promises to go out with a bang, thanks to a special early event admission where you get to taste multiple barrel-aged beers brought in by the NM Brewers Guild. Yes,…

The Week Ahead in Beer: The 505-2014 Collaboration Beer arrives

Greetings New Mexico craft beer lovers, this is E-Rock, back to bring you this installment of The Week Ahead in Beer. This column is hand-crafted to keep you up to date on all of the seasonal beers, news, and events served up at breweries and taprooms in New Mexico. ABQ Beer Week has begun, and…