The best-laid plans tend to come undone at the end of the year. Like this story, for instance, which should have run during the week, but ended up appearing here on a Saturday. All (or at least most) of the Crew will have our picks for things like best beer, best event, and so on…
Month: December 2022
The mostly complete guide to local breweries’ New Year’s Eve/Day hours
As with every major holiday, we did our best to compile a full list of the adjusted hours of operation at all the breweries that we list in The Week Ahead in Beer. There are far fewer closures than Christmas, but a few places are calling it a year earlier on Saturday, others are staying…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Farewell to another up-and-down year
Well, 2022 is almost over. Good riddance? Nah, it wasn’t a great year by any means, but it wasn’t as horrible or featuring as much upheaval as the prior two years. We lost Toltec Brewing, but gained Echoes, Sunday Service Motor Company, Unhinged, and Vision City, and besides, the Toltec spot was quickly filled by…
The mostly complete guide to local breweries’ Christmas weekend hours
As with every major holiday, we did our best to compile a full list of the adjusted hours of operation at all the breweries that we list in The Week Ahead in Beer. Everything is normal through Friday, and the majority are open Saturday, but most are closing a little early to give their staff…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Someone dropped a holiday in our weekend
As you are all probably aware, Christmas falls on a Sunday this year, which is leading to all sorts of schedule chaos for breweries, which we will cover in a separate article this week. Since this is basically a holiday week, the new releases are scattered at best, and driving anywhere is akin to pure…
Sidetrack Brewing changes it up here and there to keep the vibe fresh
For a brewery as small as Sidetrack, even the littlest changes can be a pretty big deal. This year, however, the changes were pretty darn big, but all for the better of the popular downtown pub. I sat down with owners Dan Herr and Anne O’Neill, plus new head brewer Cordell Rincon, for our annual…
Canteen Brewhouse keeps trucking along thanks to the people behind the beer
The ultimate saving grace of 2022 for Canteen Brewhouse was in the people, from the staff at both locations to the customers that kept coming in the door. We caught up with general manager Jamie Schwebach and head brewer Zach Guilmette for our Look Back/Look Ahead Series last week to discuss the challenges that the…
Rumor Brewing Company embraces new identity in scenic East Mountains
Those who read last year’s Look Back/Look Ahead story will remember that 2021 was a big year of change for Rumor Brewing Company in Cedar Crest, down to a full name change from the previous moniker of Ale Republic. They also doubled their brewing capacity, going from a 3.5-barrel brewhouse to a 7-barrel. This year, I…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Holiday brew bonanza takes center stage
Fear not, last-minute shoppers, there are a ton of holiday markets at breweries this weekend, which we will cover below under events. But, this is a beer-centric weekly roundup, so let us just dive straight into the awesome new brews rolling out this week. Many are in package format, so in the end, just give…
Nexus Brewery weathers the storm of 2022 and keeps pushing forward
All things being equal, it was a pretty darn good year for both locations at Nexus Brewery. There were some medals earned, the expansion of the Blue Smokehouse was completed, and the support has been great from the community. Of course, in this day and age, nothing went totally as planned, but overall owner Ken…
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