Every now and again, the Crew receives emails from the Brewers Association. Sometimes they are just reminders about the Great American Beer Festival and Craft Brewers Conference, or perhaps an invitation to sit in on a Zoom chat about the state of the industry. The most recent delivery was a reminder that American Craft Beer…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Moms love brews but buy her a present, too
Years ago, I was scrambling to figure out something to buy my mom for Mother’s Day. I sat down at Canteen to think of something over a pint, and it hit me that her favorite beer, Irish Red, was on tap. So I had them fill a growler (remember those days?) and brought it home….
Nexus Brewery overcomes multiple challenges to keep things cooking
It was a good year, but it was a tough year over at Nexus Brewery. Kinda like how the food is challening to make just right, but oh so delicious when you finally get to eat it. Well, it was something like that, and pardon us for always getting our brains stuck on the delectable…
Rumor Brewing inches closer to their final form in scenic Cedar Crest
It can take a brewery a while to truly find its niche, its final form, so to speak. Sometimes that is to merely find a way to stand out in a crowded market, but other times it is simply a matter of grasping the true nature of its place in the grand scheme of things,…
The Week Ahead in Beer: May the cerveza be with you, always
This is one of those big party weekends, where we get the back-to-back double whammy of my birthday and then my hangover. Wait, no, that’s not it, at least not for the rest of you. It’s May the 4th Be With You and Cinco de Mayo, the back-to-back days of wildly different-yet-fun merriment. Of course…
Painted Lady rolls out their own beers and plans new membership program
A little while back, we got word that Painted Lady was finally starting to brew their own beers. A little bit after that, we got to try a couple of those beers. And finally, Painted Lady announced on social media that the beers were available. It’s hard to keep a “secret” these days, but it…
Former brewery owner Hallenbeck dies
Scott Hallenbeck, 60, died on April 1 after a short battle with cancer, per an obituary on the Daniels Family Funeral website. Nexus owner Ken Carson recently passed along this sad news. Back in 2009, Hallenbeck and his business partner Jeff Brick started up Hallenbrick Brewery, located on Hawkins Street just west of Jefferson and…
Boxing Bear’s faithful fans pay tribute to the Corrales taproom before it closes
When we wrote our story about Boxing Bear closing their Corrales taproom, we made the request for people to share their thoughts and favorite memories. If we got enough responses, we wrote, we would put them together in a story and share them with everyone. Well, you all came through, and here are your views…
Second Street finds its bittersweet spot away from the original in 2024
Lately we’ve been hearing a great deal about the worsening state of craft brewing on the national stage. Since 2020, increases in shipping, supply, and labor costs have completely changed the landscape for breweries all over America. For many New Mexico breweries, this new landscape feels less like the exciting undiscovered flora and fauna-rich beer…
Nexus and Quarter Celtic snag silver at 2024 World Beer Cup
Two New Mexico breweries earned a medal apiece at the 2024 World Beer Cup on Wednesday night, held in conjunction with the Craft Brewers Conference in Las Vegas. Both Nexus Brewery and Quarter Celtic Brewpub and Meadery were awarded silver at the annual competition. There were 329 medals handed out in 110 categories this year….
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