When the phone rings these days, New Mexico Brewers Guild executive director Ebbie Edmonston braces herself for another round of media questions relating to all the doom and gloom around the craft beer industry. Trust me, on that point I can sympathize, especially of late. Edmonston, though, handles it all with aplomb, keeping the focus…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Fighting the January doldrums
The slow season is upon us. Again. Yeah, January is generally the slowest month of the year for breweries (and regular restaurants). All we can do is to encourage people to show some extra, or at the very least their regular support in January. There are still some fun events below, and a few new…
The Year in Beer: Back half of 2025 was dominated by one big story
Well, hello there, 2026. We hope that you are a year of growth and positivity, but after a year like 2025, any marginal improvement would be considered a win. This past year was a rough one, culminating in the closure of one of the biggest breweries in the state, both in terms of barrels produced…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Embracing the new (year) without much new (beer)
Boy, if we thought last week was short on new beers, it has nothing on this week. The landscape is barren, folks, so as we have often said during weeks like these in the past, go get that beer you missed. Perhaps you missed out on 5 X 5 Czech (Dark) Lager at Bombs Away,…
The mostly complete guide to New Year’s hours at local breweries
As we do for most significant holidays, as a public service we attempt to compile all the brewery hours of operation for whatever is up next. In this case, it is New Year’s Eve and Day, which leads to some odd hours and closings, as breweries debate staying open late, closing early, or closing entirely…
The Thunder From Dortmunder Cup: Picking the best beer name of 2025
Once again, it is time to select the best beer name of the year. We name this pseudo award after Marble’s Thunder from Dortmunder, the first local beer name to crack us up years ago. The rules are fairly simple: A brewery has to come up with an original name and release it for the…
Bosque Brewing will close all remaining taprooms by Sunday afternoon
The probably-almost-final word came down Friday afternoon when Bosque Brewing announced over social media that they would close down all of their remaining taprooms by Sunday at 5 p.m. The Nob Hill location, which was the first offsite taproom that opened years ago, was the first to close Friday afternoon. The North (Bernalillo), Cottonwood, Heights,…
Options dwindle for Bosque Brewing after judge dismisses bankruptcy case
As first reported by Albuquerque Business First on Tuesday, the ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed by Bosque Brewing came to an abrupt end after a federal judge’s ruling. Following a hearing last week, Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz dismissed the Chapter 11 filing, citing that Bosque simply had too many debts for any restructuring deal…
The mostly complete guide to Christmas hours at New Mexico craft breweries
As we do for most significant holidays, as a public service we attempt to compile all the brewery hours of operation. It should come as little surprise that most places will be closed this Thursday, as the Christmas holiday takes precedence. Many breweries are either closed or closing early on Christmas Eve, so make sure…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Adding a little more darkness before Xmas
To say this is a quiet week for breweries would be an understatement. But then again, what else would one expect with Christmas smack dab in the middle of it all? Yeah, our best advice is to load up on beers today (Tuesday) and Wednesday (those hours will be shared tomorrow) to get you through…
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