Kaktus Brewing made the big leap into opening a second location at the very end of 2015. Since then, they have had to endure a few ups and downs, and some resulting adjustments, to finding their place in Nob Hill. To catch me up on all that has happened, I sat down with owner Dana…
Month: April 2016
James Warren celebrates his second year at Blue Corn Brewery
Editor’s note: Ever have some serious issues with a particular website? Yeah, Luke feels your pain. After battling with WordPress for the better part of a week, we finally got everything working again for him. Thus, at last, we have his recap of a recent event a little later than planned. — S Recently, James…
Food Truck Festival features sizable selection of regional craft beer
The Great New Mexico Food Truck Festival returns to the grounds of the Balloon Museum on Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. General admission tickets cost $5 in advance and $10 at the gate. There is also a VIP option for $20/$25 that gets you in at 11 a.m. (tickets were said to be limited,…
Starr Brothers’ own beers are ready for their debut
One of the most frequent questions we have gotten this calendar year has been, “When will Starr Brothers get their own beers on tap?” How does today (Friday) sound? At 11 a.m., when the doors open, patrons can order any of the four inaugural beers — Thunderr Ale, Starrstruck IPA, Red Zepplin, Lampshade Porter. Being…
Enchanted Circle Brewing rolls toward their grand opening this month
The best laid plans rarely go according to, um, plan. That can be true just about anywhere, but it can often happen to new breweries as they work toward opening. Thankfully for the folks up at Enchanted Circle Brewing in Angel Fire, they managed to overcome one major hurdle with the help of not one…
Marble prepares for marbleous 8th anniversary multi-day celebration
It seems hard to believe that Marble Brewery is about to turn eight years old. Time flies when you are drinking beer, right? Like any good brewery, Marble will be celebrating that anniversary with all of their faithful customers. In keeping with last year’s seven-day celebration for seven years, this time around they will have…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Good luck picking between these events
Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, with Santa Fe’s four breweries and a pair of newcomers, one down in Socorro and the other in Los Alamos, also joining the party. This is gonna be one heck…
Marble adds another food option at Westside Taproom
The fans of Marble’s Westside Taproom are a loyal bunch. Any hint of change can sometimes send them into a bit of social media panic, as some of us noticed last weekend. At issue was a rumor that food trucks were no longer going to be parking outside, or at least there would be limitations,…
Rio Bravo revs up for what should continue to be a busy year
Sometimes there are quick interviews. Sometimes there are really long interviews, where the conversation ranges from focusing on concrete details to going off on wild tangents. Such was the case last week when I sat down with brewers Ty Levis and John Seabrooks at Rio Bravo. It took me a while to sort out the…
Beer Notes: The we-swear-we-are-not-dead edition
We are still alive, still chasing down beer news. Due to various factors in life, none of it was ready for publication today, but next week is gonna be busy. Catching up on the canning lines In case anyone missed their Facebook post, the gang over at Canteen has begun canning Dougie Style Amber and…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 