Now that looks like a relaxing place to enjoy a pint outdoors. Moriarty is not known as much of a tourist attraction for people in Albuquerque and beyond. The last time any group probably flocked there were when baseball scouts showed up to watch Matt Moore pitch for the local high school (he is now in the Tampa Bay Rays rotation, for you non-s ...
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Yeah, the Crew enjoyed this one. From left, Stoutmeister, Adam, Brandon, and Luke. We said it would be a battle to decide the best IPA of 2015. Some scoffed. Some were bewildered. Some guffawed, whatever that means. In the end, though, we were right. This was really, really hard to pick the best out of 15 samples. On a warm, crowded (but not to ...
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Time to decide who shall be victorious! The decisive final round of the 2015 NM IPA Challenge is set to kick off this Saturday at noon at Boxing Bear. The first two rounds of the NMIPAC have seen strong showings by current leader Blue Corn (48 votes), second-place and defending champion Bosque (42 votes), and local heavyweight Marble (41 votes) ...
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The numbering of the beers for the blind taste test is on the left, the votes are on the right. The second round of the NM IPA Challenge went down at Pecan Grill and Brewery on Wednesday night in Las Cruces and it featured a few surprises. First-round leader Marble scored just three votes after racking up 38 in Santa Fe last Saturday and now dr ...
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You probably all know that Los Alamos is that place up in the mountains where a bunch of science-y things happen. Well, it’s not just about bombs and research into turning people into The Hulk. To educate and excite people about science, several organizations, including Los Alamos National Laboratory, are hosting Sciencefest, a week-long ...
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Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, with Santa Fe’s four breweries and a pair of newcomers, one down in Socorro and the other in Los Alamos, also joining the party. Stoutmeister puts on his serious face to handle T ...
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Golf, craft beer, and a deserving local charity. Everyone wins. (Photo courtesy of Drafts & Drives) Albuquerque native Mark Ball was playing in a charity golf tournament a while back when he heard the magic words, “Free beer!” A craft beer lover, he was disappointed to learn it was all macro brews, but that in turn gave him an i ...
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Cazuela’s spacious patio was perfect for the event. The weather was absolutely perfect on the patio Saturday at Cazuela’s for the first ABQBeer.com MiniFest. The sky was overcast, but only delivered brief and minimal sprinkles on occasion. My good friend and hop-centric beer tasting companion Paulette and I pulled up to Cazuela&rsqu ...
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A couple enjoying some BBQ in front of the Santa Ana Star Center. It started out as a perfect summer day at the 12th Annual Pork & Brew at the Santa Ana Star Center. There was just enough cloud cover and sun to make the start of this event perfect. Getting out of our car, the wonderful smoky aroma hit us immediately. We usually fuel up on ...
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Yeah, we had fun. As if you couldn’t have guessed that beforehand. Well, that was fun! The Brew Crew was part of the 90-plus judges who took part in the inaugural VIPA Challenge on Sunday afternoon at the Sandia Casino. This preliminary round of the annual New Mexico IPA Challenge was designed to narrow what has become a crowded field of ...
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