The first national brewing competition of the year is in the books as the Best of Craft Beer Awards were announced Monday in Bend, Oregon. Once again, New Mexico breweries cleaned up, with five splitting up 12 medals between them, including three gold medals. Leading the pack was Ex Novo Brewing with four medals, while…
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Former sports writer in Tucson, LA, and Burque. Now I write about craft beer, which is a totally reasonable way to support my hobby of spending afternoons and evenings indulging in the finest stouts, lagers, and more.
Fifth annual Stout Invitational returns with a sweet twist at Bathtub Row Brewing
Winter is not loosening its grip on New Mexico just yet, so it seems like a perfect time for the annual New Mexico Brewers Guild Stout Invitational at Bathtub Row Brewing in Los Alamos. This fun competition will be held this Saturday, with three judging sessions at noon, 2 p.m., and 4 p.m. As of…
Beer Notes: Ongoing offsite taproom boom hits Las Cruces
Enough little news items piled up on our proverbial desk that we figured it was time for another rapid-fire Beer Notes to get you ready for the weekend. Taprooms taprooms taprooms! The rapid growth of offsite taprooms is continuing down south. Truth or Consequences Brewing opened its first taproom this week at 2001 E. Lohman…
Canteen Brewhouse basks in the afterglow of its 25th anniversary year
After a quarter century of making beer, one might think that Canteen Brewhouse would take it easy this year. Taking it easy, however, has never been part of the plan at the oldest brewery in Albuquerque, so why start now? I caught up with Canteen head brewer Zach Guilmette and general manager Jamie Schwebach to…
The Week Ahead in Beer: High and Dry doubles up on anniversary fun
Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, with Santa Fe’s seven breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, one in Red River, one in Silver City, and one in Truth or Consequences also joining the party….
Stout Challenge IX: An old favorite rises to the top to claim its 2nd title
Oh, thank goodness, a fun Super Bowl, and not just because it was Patriots-free. Congrats to the Chiefs and their long-suffering fans. But, you are not here to listen to us wax rhapsodic on the game, but instead to find out which stout we picked for our ninth edition. Five members of the Dark Side…
Stout Challenge IX: Once more into the darkness for a chosen few
Last year, most of us felt like the Stout Challenge was coming to an end, between a seemingly declining number of stouts, and the Crew itself shrinking down. One person who could not participate last year was Mrs. Solo, who told us that we had to do at least a ninth edition so she could…
Bosque North set to host screening of craft beer documentary and follow-up panel discussion
This Super Bowl Eve, consider making a short drive up to Bosque North in Bernalillo, to join some of your favorite beer people, and me, for a special screening of the documentary For the Love of Craft, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. The best part? It is all free, though you will have…
Bosque Brewing keeps growing with even more taprooms in the works
One of these years, Bosque Brewing is going to stop expanding, content to settle down with what it has already built. 2020 will not be that year, however, as I found out when I sat down with Bosque owners Gabe Jensen, Jotham Michnovicz, Jess Griego, and John Bullard for our latest Look Back/Look Ahead Series…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Keep it local this Super Bowl Sunday
Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, with Santa Fe’s seven breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, one in Red River, one in Silver City, and one in Truth or Consequences also joining the party….
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