A handful of breweries that initially closed their doors in March have begun to reopen for to-go-only orders. One of those is Thirsty Eye Brewing, which will reopen to the public starting today (Thursday) from 3 to 7 p.m. at 206 Broadway Blvd. SE. Curious about the process that led up to this decision to…
Month: April 2020
The Week Ahead in Beer: More breweries reopen and make other positive changes
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 eight breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, one in Red River, one in Silver City, and one in Truth or Consequences also joining the party….
Turtle Mountain Brewing sees its sales numbers climbing in right direction
This is our 10th and final brewery update in our current series. Hopefully the next time we do a series like this, we are discussing how each brewery is going to handle reopening to having onsite customers. For Turtle Mountain Brewing and owner Nico Ortiz, the to-go-only model seemed like a daunting challenge at the…
Steel Bender Brewyard stays flexible under current restrictions
It can be funny sometimes how things just end up timed perfectly. As I was getting this latest entry in our ongoing series of beer updates ready, I saw that we were given a heads up that Steel Bender Brewyard was going to reopen its kitchen a couple weeks ago. We were just asked to…
Nexus Brewery gets halfway to its pre-pandemic sales numbers
Our ongoing series of updates on Albuquerque metro area breweries resumes with a look at how Nexus Brewery has adjusted to life as a to-go-only brewpub. The good news is that after initially feeling pessimistic about the whole setup, things have turned around for Nexus and owner Ken Carson. “I feel we are mirroring (Turtle…
La Reforma Brewery still evaluating current to-go-only model
We return to our ongoing series of updates on craft breweries in the Albuquerque metro area and how they are still adjusting to the current rules and regulations. To finish the week, we checked in on La Reforma Brewery, where pescado tacos are the Friday special of the day, and two new beers were recently…
The Crew reviews Rowley Farmhouse Ales’ Thrace Hazy IPA with head brewer Wes Burbank
And, we’re back with another Zoom video beer review, briefly interrupting our ongoing series of brewery updates (one will still run later today). This time around, we are joined by both our Santa Fe writer, Luke, and Rowley Farmhouse Ales head brewer Wes Burbank. The latter brought down a case (!) of Thrace Hazy IPA…
High and Dry Brewing aiming to get its new equipment put to use
Next up in our ongoing series of brewery updates is High and Dry Brewing. Sales are down to about a quarter of what they were before the pandemic, but there are a couple moves that could help in the near future. Co-owner/brewer Andrew Kalemba told us about one new piece of equipment for the taproom…
Ex Novo Brewing utilizes its double brewhouse to maximum effect
We continue with our series of updates on how breweries continue to adjust to life under the pandemic with a virtual trip to Corrales to check on Ex Novo Brewing. No other brewery seems to be churning out as many varieties of beer, which has helped keep the masses willing to take the slow drive…
Brew Lab 101 still experimenting with the best ways to adjust to the new normal
Our ongoing series of updates on how local breweries are continuing to adapt to the new rules and regulations takes us to Rio Rancho, where Brew Lab 101 did not even get to its first anniversary before having to switch to the to-go-only model. Luckily, the brewery is hanging in there, as owner/brewer Scott Salvas…
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