NM Breweries Win at World Beer Cup
C ongratulations are in order! Second Street Brewery won a silver medal for its Trebuchet Imperial IPA at the recent World Beer Cup. The win is especially tasty because the competition was particularly thick: More than 180 beers entered the Imperial IPA category. Congratulations to brewmaster Rod Tweet and everyone at Second Street.
Second Street was the only Santa Fe brewery to pick up a medal, but Albuquerque breweries earned the state seven more. Nexus Brewery's Honey Chamomile Wheat earned a gold; Marble Brewery's Pilsner picked up a bronze; La Cumbre's BEER won gold in the International-Style Lager category; Canteen Brewhouse's High Plains Pils took home a silver; Bosque Brewing took a bronze for its Bosque IPA, an International-style IPA; and Boxing Bear Brewing won a gold medal for its Chocolate Milk Stout. Woo hoo! Now I'm thirsty.
The winners of the competition, run by the Brewers Association, a not-for-profit trade group of small and independent craft brewers, were announced at the Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America in Philadelphia.
Bring on Bike and Brew
Dudes: The Outside Bike & Brew is happening next week, so put it on your calendar now and make plans for some biking and brewing. Or in my case, no biking and a lot of beer drinking. There are many bicycle rides and blah blah blah outdoor activities, but you can read about them in the full schedule online. This is a newsletter for foodies, and we have absolutely no PE requirement, so feel free to drive your jiggly, untoned caboose over to a beer dinner with absolutely no judgment from me.
Now, the good stuff: The main event is a craft-brewed concert, involving beer, food trucks, bands and bike stuff 5-9 pm Friday and Saturday (May 20 and 21) at Ft. Marcy Park. You'll find beer from Blue Corn, Ballast Point, Bathtub Row, Second Street, Stone, Oskar Blues, Bosque, Founders and La Cumbre. Food trucks from Joe Sausage, Irrational Pie, Bambini's, Dr. Field Goods, Bonzai Taco and Drip Mobile Espresso food trucks are scheduled to be there on Saturday. Tickets are $15 for individual nights or $25 for both. Kids 12 and under are free (because they don't care about beer).
There are two dozen beer dinners scheduled for next Wednesday-Sunday (full schedule here). Highlights include Abbey Brewing Co. at L'Olivier on Wednesday, Bosque Brewing at Fire & Hops on Thursday, Santa Fe Brewing at Anasazi on Friday, Founders Brewing at The Palace on Saturday and Ballast Point at Joseph's on Sunday.
Buy tickets and make reservations now. Or just make plans to pick up a few local beers you haven't tried, put some brats on the grill and watch the kids ride their tricycles around the yard. That's pretty fun, too.
Tears in My Beer
Food Trucks at Meow Wolf
Meow Wolf has added a food truck park Wednesdays-Sundays 11 am-8 pm (or later on the weekends), involving Kebab Caravan, Taqueria Gracias Madre, Rainbow Snow and others, so check that out if you're in the neighborhood and hungry for lunch or dinner or an amazing art experience.
Calendar It: Vintage Albuquerque
The Duke City's version of Wine and Chile Fiesta is happening next month, so if you need an excuse to get dressed up and show too much cleavage and spend too much money and eat too much food and drink too much wine, Vintage Albuquerque provides several opportunities. There's a big to-do at the downtown Hotel Andaluz (used to be La Posada) on Wednesday, June 22, and then wine dinners on June 23, a grand tasting at the Balloon Museum on June 24, a big wine auction on June 25 and a brunch on June 26. Check out the schedule here.
Part of the money raised through Vintage Albuquerque benefits arts in public schools. This year, money will go to New Mexico Jazz Workshop, the National Dance Institute, the New Mexico Philharmonic, Art in the School and the Albuquerque Youth Symphony.
Are there food festivals we need to know about? Great beers we should be drinking? Got news, tips or suggestions for The Fork? Let us know! Email thefork@sfreporter.com
