Beer festival season is upon us, the official kickoff to fall in Albuquerque. First up is Marble’s Septemberfest, which will be held from noon to 5 p.m. this Saturday. Tickets are available online and at all three Marble locations. This year’s event will see some changes from previous formats, so to get the lowdown on…
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The San Juan Brewfest had something for everyone
The 16th annual San Juan Brewfest took place on Saturday, August 23, in beautiful downtown Durango. Benefiting the United Way of SW Colorado, the brewfest had a great turnout, despite the rain that threatened to dampen the mood. Held at Buckley Park near the northern tip of Main Street, there couldn’t be an easier event…
Marble rolls in a different direction
Unless you were living under a rock this past weekend, you undoubtedly heard about the “hatching” that took place at Marble Brewery on Friday. Yes, one of Albuquerque’s most iconic breweries has completely re-branded itself. And when I say completely I do mean completely. The shift in brand recognition is so divergent that my first…
For what it’s worth, Tesla is worth the price
Editor’s note: This is the debut article for Jason, our fifth (of six) Brew Crew Bullpen members. He bit the bullet and bought a rather expensive local beer for review. For that, we thank him. I at least am pretty damn poor right now. Anyone looking to hire a freelance writer who specializes in sports…
Beer Notes: More medals, more interviews, more brews
This edition of Beer Notes might count as the most random grab-bag of stuff ever. The news has started to pile up on our doorstep again, now it’s just a matter of finding that precious thing — time — in which to go more in-depth. Until then, well, here’s a summary of all the fun…
A Farm(house) in the desert sings of spring
Franz Solo’s slew of beer reviews continues. This is good, because one of us — well, me — is gonna be buried in high school basketball coverage this week with the state tournament starting up Tuesday. Say a prayer for me. Or buy me a beer if you see my exhausted remnants at a brewery…
Spring into beer at Taos Ski Valley
The good folks up at the Taos Ski Valley know there is more to life than just skiing and snowboarding. There is beer, and it is good, and it brings people to the valley even after the snow melts. To celebrate the change of seasons, the Taos Ski Valley is playing host to the Spring…
Marble boasts the (Stout) Americano done right
Last night, with some anticipation (I really liked this beer’s 2013 incarnation), I trekked over to Marble’s downtown pub with Stoutmeister to try Stout Americano. I am most certainly a fan of strong coffee stouts and from my initial impressions this looked damn good indeed. Americano has a strong oatmeal stout base matched with coffee…
Stout Challenge: Double down on the new champion
Three years, three Stout Challenges, three different champions. In the first year, Marble took the crown. In year two, we went to a blind taste test format and it was La Cumbre who came out on top. Sticking with the blind taste test format this year, our only change of note was that Mrs. Solo…
Super Bowl of Stouts, new Tractor opening, new brewer at Bosque all equal one big weekend
Happy Friday, everyone! Stoutmeister here with a roundup of all the recent beer news and notes, plus a preview of this big “it-should-be-a-national-holiday” weekend. Yeah, it’s Super Bowl time, and at least this year there are two teams involved that not everyone in the Crew utterly despises. I’m rooting for the Seahawks, personally, but that’s…