It was fun to get back to ABQ Beer Week on Wednesday and meet some new beer lovers at the Left Hand tasting at O’Niell’s Nob Hill. With all that done, it’s time to move on to a busy Day Eight on Thursday. Yours truly will be at Tractor Nob Hill, plus maybe some other…
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ABQ Beer Week: Find a slice of heaven on Day Seven
It’s another big day for ABQ Beer Week as there are nine total events going on Wednesday, including two beer dinners and a beer breakfast before that. Featured event What: Stone Beer Dinner. Where: The Stumbling Steer. When: 6 to 9 p.m. Cost: $65. Details: How does a five-course meal with lots of delicious Stone…
ABQ Beer Week Review: Reaching new heights in the Northeast
Stoutmeister here with another correspondent piece, this time from our good friend Adam Auden. He checked out two events that the rest of us missed out on for various reasons. ABQ Beer Week, Northeast Edition Friday of my first ABQ Beer Week saw a couple of events in my neck of the woods. Convenient and…
ABQ Beer Week: All hail Blues and Brews on Day Four
We are eschewing our usual format, well somewhat, to give Blues & Brews some extended coverage this Sunday. The mondo festival usually concludes Beer Week, but as scheduling would have it this time around, it all goes down today. Brace (and pace) yourselves for the fun of Day Four of ABQ Beer Week 2014. Today’s…
ABQ Beer Week: Variety is the word on Day Three
Hello, weekend! While some of us are currently flying to Chicago (well, me), there are still plenty of events (10 total) going on as ABQ Beer Week rolls into Day Three. There are a lot of different types of events Saturday, so there should be something for everyone. And by something we mean great beer….
ABQ Beer Week: Sours rule on Day Two
Day Two of ABQ Beer Week 2014 will feature eight different events, including two devoted to that heavily debated beer style — the dreaded/beloved sour ale! Viva Friday! Oh, and by the way, thank you to everyone that came out for the Battle of the Beer Geeks on Thursday. We’ll have a little more on…
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…
To properly tackle Hopfest everyone needs a battle plan
Hopfest is big. There are 62 breweries serving up samples for thousands of beer lovers. In other words, it is not the place to just walk into and wander about. Nope, you need a plan, a battle plan. Luckily, the Dark Side Brew Crew is here to provide one. It’s what we do. In terms…
La Cumbre and New Belgium join forces to benefit us all
La Cumbre has gone and sneaked up on us again. When word came down via social media on Monday that one of Albuquerque’s best breweries had joined forces with Colorado’s New Belgium Brewing to create a collaboration beer called May’s Maize, we are all a bit floored by the news. So we trekked over to…
ABQ Beer Week: That’s almost a wrap on Day 9
The ninth day of ABQ Beer Week is almost the finale. Only Blues & Brews remains after this, but as far as finales go, that one is pretty epic. This day, however, is the one the Brew Crew has been looking forward to the most. After all, it has our very own event, the Dark…
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