The story of La Cumbre Brewing Company is one of those feel-good tales that is almost made for the movies, a testament to what can happen when you pursue the things you love and chase your dreams. What is even better, especially for us beer lovers, is that the story of Jeff Erway and La…
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The Week Ahead in Beer—Old favorites are back on tap
Greetings, fellow craft beer lovers, this is E-Rock here this Monday, as I am almost every Monday, to keep you up to date on all of the seasonal beers, music, and events served up in and around the Duke City. There are a whole lot of local favorite seasonals making their way to taps around…
Beer Notes: How to properly handle Black Friday
IL VICINO BREWERY CANTEEN — Howdy, folks, Stoutmeister here, trying out a dateline for whenever we actually write something from the confines of one of our local breweries. It’s Black Friday, a day that sucks for far too many people; luckily there is beer and that makes things better. Specifically, there is the Cherry Chocolate…
The Week Ahead in Beer—Dark (lager) days ahead
Hello, fine people who make New Mexico’s burgeoning craft beer scene something to behold, this is E-Rock here this Monday, as I am roughly every Monday, to keep you up to date on all of the seasonal beers, music, and events served up in and around the Duke City. Several dark lagers are making their…
Beer Notes: All about the Noir at Tractor
Stoutmeister here with another of those haphazardly thrown together beer notebooks. In the midst of a strangely busy/not busy week, one of those times when you feel like you’re doing lots of things without accomplishing much of anything. Or something like that. Anyway, the beer gods have done their best to smile upon us of…
The Week Ahead in Beer—Something for everyone
Greetings, craft beer lovers, this is E-Rock here this Monday, as I am roughly every Monday, to keep you up to date on all of the seasonal beers, music, and events served up in and around the Duke City. This is going to be a great week for craft beer drinkers who love all our…
The Week Ahead in Beer—A new brewery and a new tap room
Editor’s note: E-Rock did write this Monday, but yours truly was flying from Philadelphia to Chicago Midway to Albuquerque, with a wonderful two-hour delay in the Midwest thrown in. Better late than never, right? — Stoutmeister Greetings, Burque beer connoisseurs, my name is E-Rock and I am here this Monday, as I am roughly every…
The Week Ahead in Beer—Time for pumpkins and spices
Editor’s note: E-Rock wrote this while we were driving back from GABF in Denver. Yes, he is one crazy, dedicated beer blogger. — Stoutmeister Hello, Albuquerque beer lovers, my name is E-Rock and I am here this fine Monday, as I am roughly every Monday, to keep you up to date on all of the…
GABF 2012: The road to Valhalla
Stoutmeister here, some 24 hours away from Denver and the Great American Beer Festival. Upon learning of this annual event a few years ago, my dear father, whom we call the Professor Emeritus of Beer, decided he just had to go sometime. That time became this year, so with the click of a mouse we…
The Week Ahead in Beer—Suckling from a witch at La Cumbre
Greetings fellow beer snobs, my name is E-Rock and I am here this unseasonably warm Monday, as I am nearly every Monday, to keep you current on all of the seasonal beers, music, and events served up in and around the greater Albuquerque metro area. With some very notable exceptions, this week does not bring many new…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 