New Mexico Cup: The full list of winners

Happy Sunday, everyone. Stoutmeister here with a quick listing of all the winners at the first New Mexico Cup, which was held Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The Dark Side Brew Crew were invited to participate as celebrity judges, so we will have a lot more of our thoughts in a bigger review of…

All you need to know about the first New Mexico Cup

The first New Mexico Cup is almost upon us, so E-Rock and I, Stoutmeister, met up with event organizer Marne Gaston on Wednesday afternoon at Marble to talk all about this new event. The Cup will take place Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center’s Southwest Exhibition Hall from 1-7 p.m. There will be 12 breweries…

The Week Ahead in Beer—Groovy times and pints are upon us

Greetings Burque beer lovers, this is E-Rock here to bring you a special Tuesday installment of The Week Ahead in Beer. I had to take yesterday off to recover from the Brew Crew’s Stout Challenge/Super Bowl party. This column might be a day late, but as always it is designed to keep you up to…

The Week Ahead in Beer—Exciting new beers abound

Greetings craft beer lovers, this is E-Rock here to bring you another Monday installment of the Week Ahead in Beer. This column is designed to keep you up to date on all of the seasonal beers, music, and events served up in and around the Albuquerque metro area. I must admit, I’m really excited about…

The Week Ahead in Beer—Pale ales and stouts living together…

Greetings fellow beer snobs, this is E-Rock here to bring you a special Tuesday installment of the Week Ahead in Beer. I took yesterday off to observe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and to drive 12 hours across Texas. Austin, Texas, has some really good beers (like Pecan Porters), but they don’t come close…

The Week Ahead in Beer—Staying warm with old favorites

Greetings Duke City craft beer aficionados, this is E-Rock here to bring you another Monday installment of the Week Ahead in Beer. As always, this column is designed to keep you up to date on all of the seasonal beers, music, and events served up in and around the Albuquerque metro area. Several breweries and…

The Week Ahead in Beer—Something new for everyone

Greetings Burque beer lovers, this is E-Rock here to bring you another Monday installment of the Week Ahead in Beer. As always, this column is designed to keep you up to date on all of the seasonal beers, music, and events served up in and around the Albuquerque metro area. No matter what part of…

Beer events to kick off the New Year

Editor’s note: Shilling wrote this with Jan. 1 in mind, but we had to hold off until things were finalized with our anniversary party. What party? Read on and find out! — Stoutmeister Happy New Year, folks! Man, it feels like its been forever since I’ve gotten to write one of these. The Great American…

The Week Ahead in Beer—Raise a glass to 2013

Happy New Year fellow craft beer aficionados, this is E-Rock here this fine Monday to bring you the first edition of the Week Ahead in Beer covering 2013. As always, this column is designed to keep you up to date on all of the seasonal beers, music, and events served up in and around the…

2012: A Brew Crew Year in Review

Happy New Year’s, friends. 2012 was a big year for us. It was the start of the Brew Crew, we got to meet many of our local brewers and brewery owners, we got to check out many of our local beer festivals as well as the Great American Beer Festival, and we got to watch…