Our previews for ABQ Beer Week continue with a few special events from Colorado’s Upslope Brewing. Many of us have tried Upslope now since they’ve been available in New Mexico for a couple years, so we know they make good, solid beer. Well, for those who second that notion, and for those who aren’t yet…
Month: May 2017
The Week Ahead in Beer: Feast like royalty at Nexus anniversary party
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 six breweries, one in Los Alamos, and one in Moriarty also joining the party. One of our favorite annual events that happens during ABQ Beer Week, but…
ABQ Beer Week: Tractor sticks with tradition and rolls out multiple events
No local brewery dives into ABQ Beer Week quite like Tractor, which once again will load up on the fun throughout the 11-day series of events. To make sure I had all the necessary information, I was able to sit down with the incredibly busy dynamic duo of Jeremy Kinter and Carla Bryant to go…
Ponderosa goes tapas for ABQ Beer Week
Antonio Fernandez is gearing up for his first ABQ Beer Week as head brewer at Ponderosa, and it looks like he is jumping into it in a big way. Every night during Beer Week (except for one, their usual Taco Tuesday night), Ponderosa will provide a certain pint of beer paired with a special tapas…
Quarter Celtic comes up big Down Under
Thursday proved to be a very good day for Quarter Celtic Brewpub as the staff learned the results of the Australian International Beer Awards competition. QC racked up a total of five medals — one gold, three silvers, one bronze — out of the six entries they submitted to the competition, which features beers from…
La Cumbre and Dialogue will represent NM at national beer-food pairing event
One of the more unique little treats for members of the media during the Great American Beer Festival was the time we got to spend at a special beer and food pairing before the start of the Saturday afternoon session. It was a scaled-down version of the much larger annual event Savor: An American Craft…
The Week Ahead in Beer: The final calm before the storm
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 six breweries, one in Los Alamos, and one in Moriarty also joining the party. Oh, hey, in case you have been on a social-media-cleanse or something of…
2017 Outside Bike & Brew festival rides into town this weekend
Hey, everyone! Luke and Julie here from Dark Side Brew Crew, Santa Fe squad. This weekend, the fourth annual Outside Bike & Brew Festival returns to Santa Fe with four more days of cycling and craft beer events. This great week-long beer-meets-adventure bash officially begins Wednesday with a kickoff party at Santa Fe’s still-fresh venue,…
Beer Notes: More openings and closings around metro area
Well, it’s Friday, and the little bits of news are starting to bunch up. Here we go … R.I.P. Draft Station, and Sandia Chile Grill, too? It appears that two more local beer spots have closed their doors. One is now confirmed, the other seems likely but is not official. First up, Draft Station ABQ…
Red Door expands to Northeast Heights with forthcoming taproom
The news broke last week that Red Door Brewing was set to open a taproom in the Northeast Heights this summer. It will be the second off-site taproom for Red Door, quite a ways from both their main brewery on Candelaria west of Interstate 25 and their taproom downtown in the Simms Building. To learn…
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