So, I'm sure a lot of you have noticed this sign in the past week or so. It hung on the outside of a strip-mall building on the east side of Coors between Irving and Cottonwood Mall. What did you think when you saw it? SKA Brewing is opening up a tasting room of some sort here, right? That's what I thought too. So I talked t a rep from SKA to get the scoop on when they were going to open, why they chose that spot, etc. (real reporter stuff). However, the rep had no idea what I was talking about. She said she would have someone else call me with the info, but I have a feeling now that there may be no info to be had, because:
There is a new sign up in the same spot where the SKA sign hung, this one advertising Rising Moon, a decidedly non-SKA product. Slowly, sloowwwly, my brain starts to process that my original assumption may have been a little off. So I drive around to the front and see that there is now a small sign saying "Nicky V's Pizzeria: Opening May 19. Ohhhhh. Well, I like pizza. So, that's cool. I guess.
So, I'm sure a lot of you have noticed this sign in the past week or so. It hung on the outside of a strip-mall building on the east side of Coors between Irving and Cottonwood Mall. What did you think when you saw it? SKA Brewing is opening up a tasting room of some sort here, right? That's what I thought too. So I talked t a rep from SKA to get the scoop on when they were going to open, why they chose that spot, etc. (real reporter stuff). However, the rep had no idea what I was talking about. She said she would have someone else call me with the info, but I have a feeling now that there may be no info to be had, because:
There is a new sign up in the same spot where the SKA sign hung, this one advertising Rising Moon, a decidedly non-SKA product. Slowly, sloowwwly, my brain starts to process that my original assumption may have been a little off. So I drive around to the front and see that there is now a small sign saying "Nicky V's Pizzeria: Opening May 19. Ohhhhh. Well, I like pizza. So, that's cool. I guess.
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I'm severely disappointed. There's nothing good on the west side that one would've made me proud. :o(
Hi Abqbeergeek--Dave here from Ska. I see where the misunderstanding came from and I apologize! Although our beer has been in Abq. for years, it has not been available on draft, until now, and that is what the sign was referring to. I had no idea what building it was on and figured our excited new distributor put it on the wall of a liquor store. Sorry to dissapoint, but hey, now you can at least ask your friendly neighborhood pubtender for some sweet, sweet Ska love on tap! Cheers!
My husband and I thought the same thing when we saw the sign and assumed that Ska Brewing was opening up an Albuquerque location. So I guess this Nicky V's Pizzeria that has a sign up now is going to be offering Ska beers on tap?
Thanks for the clarification, dwt42. Hopefully this new pizza place will turn out to be a nice addition to the Westside, but I agree with whiskeylynn that as much as the Westside seems to be expanding, it could use some better dining options. I think the nightlife on this side of town could use a lot of improvement, too.
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