The Pink Boots Society is not just a national organization that honors the women of the present involved in craft beer across the country, it also honors all those who came before them. It was that theme that inspired the New Mexico Chapter’s annual collaboration beer, The Fermentress Session IPA, which will debut today (Friday)…
Fire up the firkins as the Cask Festival returns to Sidetrack Brewing
There may never come a time again that we all truly appreciate that nice cover on the patio at Sidetrack Brewing quite like we will Saturday afternoon. After all, it’s expected to be 90 degrees out, the first time in Albuquerque history that has happened before May. Good thing there will be a lineup of…
Putts n Pints set to open this summer with Brew Lab 101 beers on tap
The old Putt Putt mini-golf course at San Mateo and McLeod has been out of business for a while now, passing into the nostalgic history of Albuquerque’s past event spaces. This summer, it will open again, now as Putts N Pints. Earlier today (Thursday), new owner Scott Salvas of Brew Lab 101 gathered the local…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Stout season is probably sadly coming to an end
The temperatures are rising. Like, really, really rising. We know what that means. It’s time to put away our hoodies. It’s time for beers to turn lighter in color. If not for the upcoming NHL playoffs and some metal shows, we would be some extremely sad Crew members. But, as noted, this is basically the…
Local breweries turn Irish on a Tuesday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Though a couple of breweries decided to start celebrating St. Patrick’s Day over this past weekend, most around the Albuquerque metro area will turn Irish for a day on the actual holiday today (Tuesday). We scoured through social media Monday night to check for the most current information, but as always, if we missed any…
Gravity Bound and Lasso Brewing now serve to complement each other
Brothers Chris and Cameron Frigon went and did a crazy thing last year. Sure, they already had their hands full with Gravity Bound Brewing, but then they went ahead and opened Lasso Brewing on the other side of downtown. When one brewery is keeping you plenty busy, you open another one, right? Right? We gathered…
Steel Bender Brewyard turns a very fine 9 and invites all to join the fun
Good lord, time is flying again. It seems like just yesterday that I sat down with Bob Haggerty, Ethan and Shelby Chant over at the old Boxing Bear to talk about their plans for a brewery in Los Ranchos. But, no, it has been quite a while, since that Boxing Bear is now Calavida Cantina,…
Keeping Together officially joins Santa Fe beer scene with grand opening
No one said opening a brewery was easy, in fact, they will probably tell you not to do it. They’d say it’s crazy opening a brewery, especially now. But, for the owners of Keeping Together, not opening was not an option. They were going to make it happen regardless of what they had to sacrifice…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day a wee bit early
Another prime drinking holiday is falling on a weekday this year, which is a bummer, but one we can all overcome if we try hard enough. St. Patrick’s Day is next Tuesday, and we will be sure to run a more in-depth preview of the day’s festivities at Quarter Celtic, Kaktus, La Cumbre, Second Street,…
Painted Lady aims to have even more beers to go with all the unique events
Among local breweries, Painted Lady Bed & Brew is far from the biggest, but it might be the most unique among the collective. After all, who else has events like Scary Movie Bingo and beers named after lines in horror films? It’s a theme derived from the haunted history of the former brothel turned boutique…
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