I recently received an unexpected text from Gary Socha, owner of Casa Vieja Brewery at 4541 Corrales Rd. It said, verbatim, “Well, it’s official. We are under contract to sell Casa. It will take 6 months to get a new small brewers license for the new owner, but we have a buyer.” I was floored,…
Month: March 2022
Second Street’s Mariah Cameron Scee paints a picture of what it’s like to be a woman in the craft beer industry
If you’re a fan of craft beer in New Mexico, there’s a good chance you’ve met Mariah Cameron Scee at a beer event, or even at Second Street Brewery in Santa Fe where she works as director of art and branding. At the very least, you’ve definitely sipped on a delicious craft beer out of…
Red Door opens new chapter after moving its brewing operation in 2021
It has been a little less than a year since Red Door Brewing closed its original brewery and taproom on Candelaria, moving brewing operations to the shared Mother Trail facility at 12th Street and Bellamah. Like so many other things, however, in the last two years, it can seem like a lifetime ago. I caught…
The Week Ahead In Beer: Pink Flowers and Pink Boots!
Spring hath sprung! Pink and white flowers abound in trees everywhere, the skies are at war between wind, rain, snow, and sun. Catch some awesome hops for a marvelous cause this Thursday, and then indulge in all things coffee and chocolate and beyond, this weekend at Southwest Chocolate & Coffee Fest. Hop Heroine Pale Ale,…
Bathtub Row hosts beer release event in support of Pink Boots Society
To celebrate the contributions of women in the brewing industry, Los Alamos’s Bathtub Row Brewing is having a special beer release event today (Monday) at 6:30 p.m. The beer is Pretty in Pink Pale (made with hibiscus and raspberry), a special recipe devised by the female employees of Bathtub Row. In addition to celebrating Women’s…
Second Street Brewery set to close its original location after 24 years
Unexpected news hit our inbox on Wednesday afternoon as Second Street Brewery informed us that they had made the difficult decision to close their original namesake location on Second Street in Santa Fe. The final day of business will be April 9. The good news is that the Rufina and Railyard locations will remain open,…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Bow & Arrow anniversary bash features 4 new brews
We often joke about how a person can experience all four seasons in one week in New Mexico, but this is getting kind of ridiculous. Anyway, it should be back to springtime temps this week, and there’s plenty going on at the breweries to pull us all off the couches. Bow & Arrow is celebrating…
Steel Bender and NMDSBC team up to create Spring of Deception Maibock
After six years, the Dark Side Brew Crew and Steel Bender have finally collaborated on a seasonal beer. We woke up way too early (for me, anyway) Tuesday morning on a proper German weather day and trekked over to Los Ranchos to team up with director of brewing operations Bob Haggerty on creating the lightest…
Rumor Brewing aims for greater consistency as summer draws near
It was the late summer the last time I drove out to Cedar Crest to talk to Rumor Brewing owner/brewer Patrick Johnson about the name change from Ale Republic. He felt it was even more recent than that, as time is flying again for everyone in the East Mountains. “I think things seem to be…
Embrace the shenanigans as breweries celebrate all that is St. Patrick’s Day
Two years ago, I sat in a mostly empty Quarter Celtic Brewpub, where the bar stools were gone, the tables were spaced widely apart, and there was minimal chatter from the staff and the scattered patrons. It was the saddest St. Patrick’s Day that I could ever recall as the pandemic was about to come…
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