Hello a day early, as we wanted to make sure everyone has time to do their beer shopping before Thanksgiving. Our focus, though, is on the day after everyone gets gluttonous. Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year, so more than ever, breweries are refuges from all that consumer madness. And, one…
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: Steel Bender goes big for holiday season
Wait, how did that happen? How did we get to Thanksgiving this fast? We’ve barely had time to enjoy autumn! Dang, well, since the holidays are upon us, this is a great time to stock up on some packaged beers that can last through the end of the year. Well, still drink those IPAs and…
Boxing Bear rolls with the punches and holds fast amid industry downturn
Before we get to the kickoff Look Back/Look Ahead Series feature for 2025-26, we wanted to take a moment to explain how we are doing it a little different this year. None of us in the Crew, nor really the brewery staffers out there, have a lot of time on our hands these days. So…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Quoth the raven and get to the next big brew release
Oh, big beer season is upon us, and it is glorious. Sure, the weather is weird and just can’t seem to move forward (though of course it may this weekend on all the NM United fans in Tulsa) into truly settling into a cooler pattern instead of these wild day/night temperature swings. The havoc it…
Local breweries pay tribute to veterans
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the guns fell silent and all was quiet on the Western Front. The end of World War I in 1918 marked what would eventually become Veterans Day in the United States, honoring all those who served in the military. From brewery owners at…
The Week Ahead in Beer: November kicks off with bevy of events
Keeping this intro short and sweet due to having to pick up a midweek day shift at work. Hey, at least it frees me up to go see Revocation at Launchpad. As for the big events of the week, it’s quite the mix. There are charity events at Canteen (x2) and Painted Lady, ArtWalk is…
Beer Notes: Good on Beer Creek and Rumor, Halloween tidbits and more
A quiet beer news week in terms of full-on features does not mean there was nothing worth sharing. Read on as we clear out a light beer notebook. Beer Creek and Rumor step up to help It was probably impossible to miss the news this week that federal SNAP benefits will end on Saturday due…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Dia de los Muertos takes center stage
Spooky Season comes to its wonderful conclusion this week with plenty of breweries celebrating Halloween on Friday and/or Dia de los Muertos on Saturday. For anyone new to the region, the Day of the Dead is a pretty big deal around these parts. It’s a way of celebrating, rather than mourning, those we knew who…
Tractor and NM Brewers Guild team up to create Zombie Carnival
Murphy’s Law was an uninvited guest to last year’s pre-Halloween festivities at Tractor Wells Park, as some may recall. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong, it seemed. Undaunted by that experience, Tractor events and marketing director Jeremy Kinter will bring back the Zombie Carnival this Saturday night from 6:30 p.m. to midnight. “This…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Spooky season reaches its apex at breweries
Though Halloween falls on a Friday this year, it sure feels like most places around town have decided to leave that date to house parties and focus on this weekend as the prime celebratory stretch for Spooky Season. We will have a full preview later this week for the Zombie Carnival at Tractor Wells Park,…
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