Time to dust off the old notebook once again, starting with some good news to kick off the weekend. Vision City’s second location, formerly the original Boxing Bear at Corrales and Alameda, is set to open its doors on Friday, October 4. They will be open Friday through Sunday to start. We checked in when…
Month: September 2024
The Week Ahead in Beer: Flocktoberfest and Labtoberfest have us all covered
A double dose of Oktoberfest on opposite ends of the metro area should keep everyone satiated this Saturday. Over in the Bricklight District off Central by UNM, Flock of Moons is hosting their first Flocktoberfest starting at 2 p.m. There will be live music from True Story House (3-5 p.m.) and Vakenn (7-10 p.m.), four…
Downshift doubles down for Ruidoso with Collective Good and Oktoberfest
Every town, particularly those affected by natural disasters, needs a champion or two. Ruidoso has an entire brewery dedicated to its recovery after wildfires and subsequent flooding hammered the town over the course of this summer. Downshift Brewing is far from done, however, as that process continues for their surrounding community. We caught up with…
Tractor Brewing reflects on 25 years and preps for one big celebration
Tractor Brewing never really needs an excuse to throw a big party. It’s kinda their thing. But, when it comes to celebrating 25 years in business, the party also comes with plenty of reflection of just what a quarter-century worth of Tractor means. We sat down with co-owner/brewmaster David Hargis and events and marketing director…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Honoring the rescuers with 2 separate fests
The mountain rescuers get their moment in the sun, so to speak, at a pair of brewery events this week, split between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. First up, Rescuefest is at Second Street Rufina starting at 2 p.m. This fundraiser supports Atalaya Search and Rescue, which operates in the mountains around Santa Fe. There will…
Speculating on which brewery could replace Santa Fe at renovated Sunport
Our friends at Albuquerque Business First reported last week (behind their paywall) that Santa Fe Brewing had withdrawn from the lineup of new eateries/drinkeries coming to the Albuquerque International Sunport. The details as to exactly why the deal broke down were a bit scant, other than the brewery and the company hired to run concessions…
Statewide Oktoberfest Guide: Every event celebrating the best season
There are a baker’s dozen Oktoberfest celebrations still to go this season in New Mexico, so we decided to round ’em all up to help you best plan out your weekends for the rest of this month and much of October. From Red River to Ruidoso, from Carlsbad to Bernalillo, from Rio Rancho to Moriarty,…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Let’s get spooky a few weeks early this year
It’s never too early to get into Spooky Season, right? At least that won’t be the case at three local breweries this weekend, which ties in nicely with Friday being the 13th and all. Leading things off, naturally, is Painted Lady Bed and Brew with a special book signing/reading of Haunted Albuquerque, featuring author Cody…
New brewpub Brekki Brekki opens to big crowds in Northeast Heights
The long-awaited grand opening for Brekki Brekki, the new all-day breakfast restaurant in the Northeast Heights, took place over the weekend. Huge crowds surged in and eventually wiped out the entire food supply, though they plan to be back up and running later today (Monday). Before that happened, Andrew and I paid a quick visit…
A little farewell to Red Door the brewery as it moves into its next phase
UPDATE: Ownership has informed us that there is still some limited brewing in Clovis, so you may still find a house beer or two on tap out there. Those beers will not be carried in Albuquerque, however. Many moons ago, before all this gray crept into my beard, I met up with a group of…
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