Lots of little news tidbits demand a roundup, thus, Beer Notes is back! Locals keep rolling at NIPAC Five of the six remaining New Mexico entries advanced to the fourth round of the Brewing News National IPA Challenge. Of course, only five could advance since Bosque’s Scale Tipper and Boxing Bear’s Uppercut were going head…
Author: Stoutmeister
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.
The Week Ahead in Beer: A big blast of barleywine at Blue Corn
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 four breweries and a pair of newcomers, one down in Socorro and the other in Los Alamos, also joining the party. Winter showed up again Tuesday, reminding…
Quarter Celtic shines at their soft opening
All of us in the Crew get some variation of the question, “Why do all of this without getting paid?” on a pretty frequent basis. Well, mostly it is because we just love craft beer and supporting our local scene. But, let’s face it, there are certain fringe benefits. One of these was the fact…
Bow & Arrow hits the mark with their initial beer lineup
While I was away in Arizona, Bow & Arrow Brewing threw open their doors and welcomed the thirsty masses up here in Albuquerque. They became the fourth new brewery to open since the start of 2016, joining an increasingly crowded scene. Once I got caught up on everything (mostly sleep), I trekked over to Bow…
How to run a better fest courtesy of our neighbors in Arizona
After returning from my weekend beer sojourn to Phoenix, I struggled to come up with some sort of follow-up post. Some sort of review involving a slew of beers that cannot be acquired in New Mexico seemed pointless, so I almost let the memories of the Arizona Strong Beer Festival fade away. Then it occurred…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Ponderosa throws a party for their new brewer
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 four breweries and a pair of newcomers, one down in Socorro and the other in Los Alamos, also joining the party. Bob Hagerty took over the head…
New director spells out his vision for the NM Brewers Guild
John Gozigian is not some newcomer to the craft beer scene. The new executive director of the New Mexico Brewers Guild was there when the organization came into formation in 2011-12. As a former co-owner at Marble Brewery, John saw the initial explosion of our current craft beer scene. Now, two years after accepting a…
The Week Ahead in Beer: For the love of the brew
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 four breweries and a pair of newcomers, one down in Socorro and the other in Los Alamos, also joining the party. Valentine’s Day is almost upon us…
Stout Challenge V: Another year, another new champion
The Dark Side Brew Crew gathered on Super Bowl Sunday for the fifth straight year to hold a blind taste test to determine the best house stout in the Albuquerque metro area. And for a fifth straight year, we had a different winner. So who was it? Well, rather than keep everyone in suspense, here…
Brewers Guild gives official word on why they changed directors
Earlier today (Friday) we posted a link to the Albuquerque Business First story about a change at the top of the New Mexico Brewers Guild. Chris Goblet is out and John Gozigian is in as executive director of the Guild. Goblet had been running things since the Guild formed in 2012, but the board of…
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