Sunday will mark the return of the annual ABQ Blues & Brews Festival at Sandia Casino, and as per usual, we have done our best to track down the beer lists for the local breweries in attendance. For those who have not been before to Blues & Brews, it is a sizable festival located indoors…
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ABQ Beer Week: Day Two brings out the big guns
This thing is only getting started, so there is no time to rest. This is one of the biggest days of ABQ Beer Week, with 16 events scheduled, so choose carefully. Much like Thursday, we had a hard time picking our featured event. On one hand, the beer lineup for the 21 and Over Tap…
ABQ Beer Week: Marble curates an impressive list of events
With every one of the major brewery participants in ABQ Beer Week, we endeavor to put together a separate summary of their many events. After already checking in on Tractor Brewing and Steel Bender Brewyard, we present the Marble Brewery summation. First up, today (Thursday) is one of our annual favorites, Beer, Cheese & More….
ABQ Beer Week: Day One is loaded with everything from beer and cheese to Sour Hour
Once again, we kick off 11 days of craft beer madness around Albuquerque venues big and small, featuring local and regional breweries. There are a lot of big events over the opening three days of Beer Week, so pace yourselves accordingly. The hardest thing will be picking which events to attend. At least it will…
Ex Novo Brewing looking sharp as it hopes to open soon in Corrales
Members of the Crew joined brewery staff members from around the metro area at a special industry-only sneak preview of Ex Novo Brewing on Tuesday night in Corrales. To say that the almost-finished product is impressive would be an understatement, and that is not just coming from your humble beer writers. The layout of the…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Marble’s White Out means summer is coming, right?
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, and one in Truth or Consequences also joining the party. Today (Wednesday) is the…
ABQ Beer Week: Tractor plows ahead with smorgasbord of events
As one of the more event-focused breweries in town, Tractor Brewing has long been a prominent participant in ABQ Beer Week. While there are not quite as many events on the calendar as years past, the brewery is still hosting eight events split between three of its four taprooms. To get a handle on all…
Rio Bravo earns bronze medal Down Under for its next can release
Timing is everything in life, in brewing, in beer awards, you name it. Rio Bravo Brewing was in the process of canning its Freak Juice Hazy IPA for a Friday release when it received word that the brew won a bronze medal at the Australian International Beer Awards on Thursday. “Yeah, we got an email…
Nexus Brewery goes to warp 8 for its anniversary feast
Rather than try to jam it into an already packed Memorial Day weekend, Nexus Brewery is moving up its anniversary party to this weekend. All the feasting, drinking, and fun will take place at all three Nexus locations Friday through Sunday. “As we move into our eighth year in operation, we are thankful for the…
Blazin’ Brewfest lights up the Las Cruces night once again
There are only a few beer festivals left in New Mexico that no one from the Crew has attended. One was the Blazin’ Brewfest, but I will be heading down this Friday since it is not falling on my birthday or opposite a metal show this year (it was rather uncanny how many times that…
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