Warning, it’s kind of a slow week out there. Oh, sure, there’s still some low-key fun to be had at breweries (including some monthly favorites), and plenty of new brews to enjoy, but it still feels like this is the weekend that the craft beer industry takes a deep breath. Why? Because starting next weekend,…
FMV Brewing taps their first in-house ale
Sometimes, the algorithm is still good. True, not that often anymore, but last week social media managed to alert us to the fact that FMV Brewing quietly tapped their first beer. The brewery has been open for a while now at 2500 Yale Blvd SE (pro tip: if you are driving south on Yale, do…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Celebrate Labor Day with some new collaboration brews
Back before he left Thirsty Eye, head brewer John Kofonow told us that his final days would be spent working with other breweries on some new collaborations for all to enjoy. Well, two of those collabs dropped this week, and with a three-day weekend ahead, there is no time like the present to check them…
After 10 years Rowley Farmhouse Ales enters a new chapter
By now, you’ve probably already heard from one source or another that Rowley Farmhouse Ales is moving. It’s true, by early next spring, they will be closing the doors at their current space and turning the key on a new one, bringing a close to what has been a great, long run. It’s been 10…
One of the oldest breweries in New Mexico will close after 16 years
It was just last weekend that the Crew attended a 15th anniversary celebration at a local taproom, a remarkable achievement in this current economic climate for breweries. This coming weekend, however, another brewery will close their doors after 16-plus years serving locals and travelers in Northern New Mexico. Blue Heron Brewing is calling it a…
Putts N Pints hopes to finally, fully open after series of private events
This past Friday, I was one of a handful of people in the Brew Lab 101 orbit to be invited to a sneak preview of their newest offsite location, Putts N Pints. To say that this project in the former Putt Putt space at San Mateo and McLeod in the Northeast Heights has been highly…
Lagerhosen returns in new setting with another great lineup of breweries
A little over four years ago, a whole slew of beer lovers gathered in Corrales for the first New Mexico edition of Lagerhosen. The sun was shining, the lagers flowed, and Ex Novo Brewing and their fellow participating breweries basked in the glory of it all. It’s taken a little while, and a venue change,…
The Week Ahead in Beer: An old watering hole turns a festive 15 years old
A year before the Brew Crew came into existence, 2011 to be exact, a random gaggle of hockey-loving metalheads and burgeoning beer geeks found their way to a new taproom in the heart of Nob Hill. It quickly became a late-night refuge for us, and as it would turn out, for so many locals from…
Sidetrack rides to the top at the first New Mexico Craft Beer Awards
This past Friday, after the annual New Mexico Brewers Guild Technical Conference wrapped up at CNM, the attendees trekked over to nearby Flock of Moons for a special ceremony. For the first time, the Guild organized the New Mexico Craft Beer Awards, giving the local professionals and other certified judges a chance to vote and…
Beer Notes: Alien Brew Pub undergoes a surprise rebranding
Alien Brew Pub is no more. Alien Brew Pub still lives. These contradictory statements are brought to you by, arguably, the most unexpected beer-related local development of the week. The Alien Brew Pub, located next door to Uptown Sports Bar, has ended its affiliation with Sierra Blanca Brewery and will now become a new Santa…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 