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Weekend Beer-cap: Hopping all around town

One of these weeks we will all get our acts together and have this feature ready for a Monday run, but alas, this is not one of those weeks. As we noted last time around, this is simply a series of short recaps of weekend beer adventures for different members of the Crew. Hops were…

IPA Challenge: Twelve breweries advance out of preliminary round

The results of the NM IPA Challenge preliminary round are in and the breweries which will continue on to the next round are as follows (votes in parentheses): Marble (29), Boxing Bear (26), Bow & Arrow (16), Blue Corn (15), La Cumbre (15), Quarter Celtic (15), Rio Bravo (14), Kellys (13), Santa Fe (12), Red…

Bombs Away lands a truly unique brewing intern from CNM

Retirement is one of those concepts that does not appeal to everyone that reaches that point in life. Sure, some folks are happy to kick back and relax, or travel, or engage in small hobbies to stay busy. Others, like Cathy Racow, would simply go mad if she were to idle away in retirement. That…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Haze craze versus hop bomb

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 Las Cruces also joining the party. Before the NM IPA Challenge…

Weekend Beer-cap: Finding hidden beer gems around town

For the first time in a while, the Crew is trying out a new weekly feature. We may, or may not, keep the name Weekend Beer-cap, but the idea is that each of us in the Crew will relate a quick tale of our favorite beer-related experience from the prior weekend. In the future, this…

IPA Challenge: Cry havoc and let slip the hops of war!

Oh, it is that time of year again. The time of year the Crew likes to forget Twitter exists, because the ludicrous arguments, they will be upon us again. This time around, we are gonna ignore it all as best we can and focus on the beers and the fun. Yes, it is time for…

Artist adds a touch of additional creativity to Red Door

Editor’s note: Every now and again we get a request for a guest post. In this case, it came from Carlos Contreras, a long-time friend of the Crew. He wanted to highlight a local artist who has painted the first large-scale mural at Red Door Brewing, so of course we said yes. — S “I…

The Week Ahead in Beer: A day early due to the 4th

Beer Notes: Bear down on some overdue renovations

Even with the temperatures at 100 degrees, the beer news stops for no heat wave. Here is just a little of what’s happening around the state this month. New look, same good beer We noticed, via social media, that Boxing Bear was doing some renovations on its pub, though specific details were a bit scarce….