In many ways, this weekend will mark the end of the big events this season. After this, it’s all about those family holidays, maybe some actual winter weather, and celebrating the end of this (bleeped) up year. But first, it’s time to get dressed up in our finest costumes and give October a fitting farewell….
Sunday Service Motor Company finally succumbs to the inevitable
Back at the beginning of March, Sunday Service Motor Company announced they were temporarily closed for renovations. They kept repeating that announcement for weeks on end. It lasted all the way until late June, and then the social media posts stopped entirely. So we cannot say that Tuesday’s formal announcement that the brewery/coffee shop would…
Marble owners explain complicated situation with Heights taproom
The news broke in the middle of last week that Marble Brewery had come to the tough decision to close the Heights taproom in December, making the announcement just two days before its 10th anniversary celebration. It was one of those surprise posts that brought up more questions than answers, so luckily for us the…
Ruh-roh! Tractor invites everyone to Spooky Island for Halloween shindig
Good ideas can spring from the most unlikely of conversations. Sometimes that can apply to beer recipes, other times it can apply to events for breweries. For Tractor Brewing, it was the latter. Tractor’s events and marketing coordinator, Jeremy Kinter, was fulfilling his duties as a member of the board of directors for the New…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Marble keeps party going despite bummer news
An old strategy by Marble Brewery has certainly paid off over the years. Plenty of breweries have opened offsite taprooms, but Marble was particularly strategic when the former owners decided to first open a taproom on the westside and another in the northeast heights to complement the main brewery on the north end of downtown….
Beer Notes: Las Cruces loses its oldest brewpub after 17 years
Back before the pandemic, the brewing scene in Las Cruces was booming. Icebox had opened and was rapidly expanding with multiple taprooms. High Desert was still kicking after 15 years. Spotted Dog had opened on the boundary of Las Cruces and Mesilla. Picacho Peak was open west of the Rio Grande and had an out-of-town…
Boxing Bear and Quarter Celtic double the dunkel fun with back-to-back medals
The Great American Beer Festival’s annual awards ceremony was rolling along this past Sunday, but through 57 categories, no brewery from New Mexico heard their name called up to get a medal. That all changed in the blink of an eye when not one local brewery, but two heard their names called back-to-back in the…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Raising funds and raising the dead
This week features a fascinating mix of fundraisers and spooky-themed events as we barrel towards All Hallow’s Eve. Starting with the charitable events, Painted Lady will have their Pints with Purpose Benefiting Barrett House this Thursday at 6 p.m. Canteen hosts Grapple for a Cause, benefiting Inner Strength Initiative on Saturday from 1 to 3…
GABF 2026: New Mexico breweries bring home 3 more medals
The first outdoor edition of the Great American Beer Festival was held this weekend at Levitt Pavilion in Denver, including the annual awards ceremony. Three New Mexico breweries won one medal apiece, with another rare occurrence of two breweries winning in the same category. The last time that happened was in 2024 when Tractor took…
GABF 2026: The grand experiment of moving outdoors in Denver
The Great American Beer Festival kicks off in Denver this weekend, albeit for just two days instead of three and outdoors instead of inside the convention center. Yeah, it’s gonna be a bit weird. At least the weather is supposed to be good, right? (Apologies to anyone attending if that doesn’t hold up.) In many…
