It’s a busy little weekend ahead, with the last of the scheduled Oktoberfest events scattered in there alongside a couple more spooky season happenings. Boxing Bear will host their annual DogtoBEARfest on Saturday at 11 a.m., which we’ll preview in depth later this week since we’re talking to them about their recent Great American Beer…
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GABF 2024: Quarter Celtic basks in glow of their first gold medal from Denver
The brothers McKeown, Brady and Ror, were hundreds of miles apart this past Saturday, but still had their eyes fixed on the same spot. The former was watching the livestream and the latter was present at the Great American Beer Festival awards ceremony in Denver, waiting to see if Quarter Celtic Brewpub and Meadery would…
Flock of Moons and the Crew dipped into the darkness for new collaboration
A few weeks back, myself and Franz Solo headed over to Flock of Moons to help brew up our first collaboration beer with the Bricklight District brewery. Today (Friday) at 5 p.m., we will officially tap Dark Side of the Moons, a black IPA inspired by classics in the sub-genre like Firestone Walker’s Wookey Jack….
The Week Ahead in Beer: The doggos get to enjoy spooky season at Sidetrack
As Balloon Fiesta zips toward its conclusion this weekend, spooky season will continue with a few more fun events, including one for the four-legged friends who frequent our brewery patios. Sidetrack is hosting a Dog Costume Contest this Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. The registration fee is $10 per dog, and all dogs must…
Rounding up all the Balloon Fiesta-themed events at local breweries
As we promised in our tourist guide to local breweries, here is a quick roundup of all the specifically balloon-themed events going on over the next week-plus in the Albuquerque area. First up, Steel Bender is again hosting Balloons & Brews, which will run every day from 7 to 10 a.m. The setup is pretty…
Rock & Brews rolls into their first ABQ Beer Week
Annnnnnnnnnnnd we’re back. We’re back with another roundup of the upcoming events of ABQ Beer Week 2016. For those of you who have taken part in the festivities in previous years, you know well enough that there are almost too many events to cover. And, for those of you who choose to debate that sentiment…
My IPA is too heady for this heat: Session IPA selections from Susan’s
In honor of IPA Day, I went in search of the best out-of-state Session IPAs that can be found in Santa Fe. Susan’s Fine Wine and Spirits (1005 S. St. Francis Drive) is my go-to place, conveniently located between home and office. I found the beer manager, Matt Zehnder, who was likely afraid I’d repeat my offense when I went in search of new-to-us Evil Twin brews a couple of weeks ago. Yeah, I took all the beer out of the boxes. Two hours old and not in your system? Don’t care. Here’s some money, I’m running out of the store with my spoils.
DSBC’s Hat Trick: Mostly Evil this week, but with a little Stillwater
DSBC Hat Trick is a weekly series dedicated to those craft beers from beyond the Land of Enchantment. Want to know what’s new and tasty in coolers gracing your favorite craft beer retailer? We’ve got you covered! Check out our three favorite picks for the week; you can’t go wrong with anything out of this…
Jackson and Silent Brandon’s Secret (Beer) Stash: Tweak from Avery Brewing
Okay, so this isn’t JUST for Stoutmeister and Brandon … but this is a new regular series to highlight those special new beers that only make seasonal, yearly, or one-off appearances in our local breweries and fine beer stores. Whether local or from some of the far reaches of the country or even world, we’ll…
High tail it to Lizard Tail Brewing, ABQ’s newest microbrewery
Albuquerque has become a hot spot in the microbrewery industry over the past few years. This should come as no surprise to us locals, as we have become accustomed to the creations routinely offered up by the likes of La Cumbre, Marble, Il Vicino, Chama River … the list goes on, really. That being said,…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 