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Grab yourself a pint or two at Red Door during the Fourth Annual Food Truck Battle. As Beer Week approaches its opening weekend, calendars fill up, and schedules start to get hectic. It’s nice to take a step back and consider the important questions — specifically, who is going to win this year’s Red Door Food Truck Battle? Th ...

Once the crowd rolls in, Blues & Brews is jumping every year. Sunday will mark the return of the annual ABQ Blues & Brews Festival at Sandia Casino, and as per usual, we have done our best to track down the beer lists for the local breweries in attendance. For those who have not been before to Blues & Brews, it is a sizable festival ...

It’s Memorial Day Weekend, and we suspect some of you will spend some time at breweries. Here’s what’s new. Dropping this Friday at 4pm. The Devil is Listening, our all Citra DDH DIPA with whole leaf, pellet and Lupulin Powder. Big notes of citrus, peach and lychee greet you in the nose followed by big hits of melon, red ...

The big beers are at Nob Hill Bar & Grill, while the local beers are at Tractor Wells Park. Try ’em all! This thing is only getting started, so there is no time to rest. This is one of the biggest days of ABQ Beer Week, with 16 events scheduled, so choose carefully. Much like Thursday, we had a hard time picking our featured event. On ...

On Sunday, May 26, Right Proper is releasing Strawberry High, a beer brewed by Bobby Bump and Eamoni Tate, The Vibe Queen. $1 from the sale of every glass of Strawberry High will be donated to An Indivisible Art Collective and their efforts in bringing together arts education, community building, intercultural exchange, and neighborhood equity. ...

Can Brewery Vivant’s “Weird Cousin” Grow on Their Own?   Brewery Vivant has earned their reputation and respect from the industry and consumers for good reason. Their commitment to community, sustainability, and inclusive company culture are impressive and admirable. In 2010, they introduced West Michigan to Belgian and ...

This weather has me jonesing for barrel aged stouts. That's not ideal for the end of May; I'll persevere as I'm sure most of you will. Happy New Beer Friday.     Hopkins - Patchwork Pale Ale : This rotation beer will change periodically with various malts and hops. This version features pale malts from Solstice malts and the Pin ...

From the last Marble beer and cheese experience, a similar tray awaits you this afternoon. With every one of the major brewery participants in ABQ Beer Week, we endeavor to put together a separate summary of their many events. After already checking in on Tractor Brewing and Steel Bender Brewyard, we present the Marble Brewery summation. First ...

The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) hosts the RAMMY’s every year, the gala that “honors the exceptional ability and accomplishments” of “the region’s restaurants and foodservice community.” We now know thanks to the Michelin Guide that the region’s foodservice community exte ...

There will be plenty of events at Steel Bender during ABQ Beer Week. ABQ Beer Week 2019 is upon us with a true blitzkrieg of funky events and new brews, and a Los Ranchos brewery is right at the heart of it. Steel Bender Brewyard is embracing its neighborhood roots by branching out across the city, while still staying close to home.  &ld ...