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The Week Ahead in Beer: Kick it up a notch with annual event in Bernalillo

The biggest event of the summer in Bernalillo returns this Saturday and Sunday, all organized and sponsored by Kaktus Brewing. The Farmhouse Ale Country & Blues Festival is not necessarily a celebration of saisons, but of the season, bringing together music, games, and other activities for folks of all ages at Loretto Park both days…

Dripline Brewery nears completion after lengthy build-out in Wells Park

Long ago, in the before times, we heard rumors of another brewery moving into the Wells Park brewing district. It was before COVID, before so many other things, and it was not long until we thought it was just another project lost to time. Then we noticed the area was cleared out at the corner…

Trio of New Mexico breweries combine for 6 medals at western beer competition

It was a bountiful day for three local breweries at the North American Beer Awards last weekend. Yeah, we probably should have written about this a lot sooner, but with age comes forgetfulness. Anyway, thanks to those who sent reminders and were patient. Without further ado, here are the six medals, two apiece, won by…

The Week Ahead in Beer: A little art, music, comedy, crawfish and more

The days of the only entertainment at breweries just being a single musician in the corner with an acoustic guitar are long gone, as this week proves. There is a little something for everyone down in our events section, with everything from live poetry performances to comedy shows to beer-themed games to a grand opening…

Vision City prepares to make a big move into a familiar Westside space

Back when I was attending the United in Beer festival at Ex Novo, a brewery staff member asked if I knew who was moving into a certain location west of the Rio Grande. Then, when I was talking to the Quarter Celtic staff, they also mentioned that someone was moving into that space. While speculative…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Breweries kick off Pride Month in style

June is Pride Month across the country, and five local breweries (and counting) are holding special kick-off events this Saturday. Bow & Arrow and Santa Fe Brewing (at Green Jeans) have their events starting at noon. Tractor Wells Park will host Pridezilla starting at 1 p.m. For those who want to wait until closer to…

Canteen gets totally radical for their most excellent 30th anniversary shindig

Cue the 90s pop culture references. How many? All of them. Canteen Brewhouse is turning 30 years old and throwing it back to the decade that they started as Il Vicino Brewing with some epic events this Thursday through Sunday, with the big party set for Saturday. It was way back in 1994 that Rick…

Quarter Celtic preps for golden summer after adding to hefty medal haul

We were already a bit late on catching up with Quarter Celtic Brewpub and Meadery after they won a silver medal at the World Beer Cup last month, and then they went ahead and picked up three more medals at the Australian International Beer Awards, including a trophy for the best overall European lager. Yeah,…

Boxing Bear expands Bear Fest to 2 days while also making it a free event

Another beer festival is changing things up this year, but in ways that might just make it better. Certainly, we cannot imagine anyone being annoyed that Bear Fest, Boxing Bear’s annual on-premises event, is now free to attend. It will also take place over two days this Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m.,…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Kicking off busy season with a red-hot weekend

While any meteorologist will tell you that we are still a few weeks from it officially being summer, in the eyes of most people, Memorial Day weekend marks the official start of the season. Back in the day, that meant gathering around to watch the Indy 500 or going to a baseball game or just…