When the phone rings these days, New Mexico Brewers Guild executive director Ebbie Edmonston braces herself for another round of media questions relating to all the doom and gloom around the craft beer industry. Trust me, on that point I can sympathize, especially of late. Edmonston, though, handles it all with aplomb, keeping the focus…
Month: January 2026
The Week Ahead in Beer: Fighting the January doldrums
The slow season is upon us. Again. Yeah, January is generally the slowest month of the year for breweries (and regular restaurants). All we can do is to encourage people to show some extra, or at the very least their regular support in January. There are still some fun events below, and a few new…
The Year in Beer: Back half of 2025 was dominated by one big story
Well, hello there, 2026. We hope that you are a year of growth and positivity, but after a year like 2025, any marginal improvement would be considered a win. This past year was a rough one, culminating in the closure of one of the biggest breweries in the state, both in terms of barrels produced…
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