There are quite a few one-brewery small towns in New Mexico, in all different parts of the state, ranging from places with populations in the triple digits to those in the five-digit category. It can be interesting, then, to see what happens when a second brewery moves in down the street. There is often the…
Month: June 2023
The Week Ahead in Beer: Lizard Tail revs up an anniversary celebration
While checking the beer events this week, we had to pause for a second when we saw that Lizard Tail was celebrating its second anniversary. But wait, we thought, hasn’t it been around a lot longer than that? Well, yes, but in this case, the anniversary party being thrown this Saturday from noon to close…
Flock of Moons Brewing almost ready to rise over the Bricklight District
Back in 2021, when the New Mexico Brewers Guild held its first social since the pandemic lockdown, there was an unfamiliar couple hanging out amongst all the brewery owners and brewers at Boxing Bear Firestone. I was eventually introduced to Jeff Tomlinson and Stefanie Luna, who were preparing to make the leap into the brewing…
Quartet of New Mexico breweries bring home medals from NABA competition
The North American Brewers Association announced the medalists for the International Beer and Cider Awards on Friday, with four Albuquerque breweries combining to win four medals. Quarter Celtic picked up its fourth medal in the last three competitions by earning a gold in the Collaboration Beers category for Birra al gusto di Birra, the Italian…
Blazin’ Brewfest returns to Las Cruces after a 4-year hiatus
The last four executive directors of the New Mexico Brewers Guild have been kind enough to allow the Crew to remain on the email lists for their informative newsletters, which means that from time to time, we are privy to advance knowledge of some cool upcoming events. One that we were surprised to see earlier…
Beer festivals appear around the state this weekend including in 2 mountain towns
Beer festival season continues apace this weekend with at three festivals to choose from, two of which I will highlight here. One is in the north (Los Alamos) and one in the south (Cloudcroft), so they likely won’t compete for customers. In an odd twist, I, the “Los Alamos correspondent” for this blog, am actually…
Downshift Brewing shifts into expansion mode in its home base of Ruidoso
Downshift Brewing was born out of an idea to downshift in life, to change the perspective and lifestyle of its owners from big-city chaos to small-town tranquility. Sometimes, though, an opportunity presents itself that cannot be missed, and a little brewing operation suddenly ended up getting bigger overnight. To learn more about this sudden growth…
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