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The Week Ahead in Beer: Bow & Arrow celebrates Gathering of Nations

The Gathering of Nations begins this weekend at Tingley Coliseum, and the annual celebratory and educational event will extend to Bow & Arrow. The brewery will host a special webinar today (Wednesday) at 11 a.m. Thursday will feature the Just Vote (Hazy DIPA) release at 5 p.m., along with Protect the Sacred Fireside Chat with…

Boxing Bear prepares ‘A Final Bearwell’ for original location on Westside

The end of an era is upon us. Boxing Bear Brewing is closing its taproom at Corrales and Alameda, a decade after the company was launched there. We caught up with co-owner/director of brewing operations Justin Hamilton to learn more about the decision to shut down the taproom, and reminisce about the many great stories…

Going retro: Marble ready for some fun and games for 16th anniversary

Let the games begin, the Marble Games, that is. For their 16th anniversary celebration, Marble Brewery is going a little retro, much to the benefit of all. The eye-catching graphics designed by Lisa Burke caught our attention, so I headed downtown to catch up with events coordinator Amy Levine to learn all about the upcoming…

The Week Ahead in Beer: All the great causes get their day at local breweries

Breweries have been great about tapping into local charities and nonprofits for years now. The variety of good causes supported has been extensive, and this is one of those weekends where it almost feels like every possible cause is being represented. Love to support the doggos? Head to Bosque Nob Hill on Saturday. Love to…

Open Space Brewing fuses love of the great outdoors with love of great beer

One of the best parts of traveling around New Mexico to visit various breweries is to see how each of them fit into their respective places. Some embrace small-town charm, others open into the great vastness of the outdoors. Open Space Brewing, as the name might imply, does a lot of the latter, and a…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Boxing Bear throws a party for Pink Boots Society

Boxing Bear has been hard at work for a while now building out a kitchen at their Firestone Taproom and Brewery. Well, that hard work has paid off with the food now ready to go, and at a rather opportune time. The brewery will be hosting a release party for this year’s Pink Boots Society…

Public House 28 Brewery more than worth the long drive south

The road beckoned this past Friday, with a pair of breweries in Southern New Mexico the targets for a quick trip to both cross them off a personal goal to visit every place in the state, and to introduce them to the beer drinkers who follow our site. First up was Public House 28 Brewery,…

Taking a trek to pair of newer breweries in Southern New Mexico

It has been a little while since any of us in the Crew had the opportunity to travel to breweries in New Mexico outside the Albuquerque and Santa Fe metro areas, so long before the windy forecast popped up, I made the decision to head south for an overdue visit. Wish me luck with the…

The Week Ahead in Beer: La Cumbre lends a hoppy hand with charitable IPA

As the pollen blows and swirls around us 24-7 this time of year, a proper hop-forward beer can offer a semblance of at least momentary relief, with its strong aroma and biting flavor restoring senses dulled by juniper and elm. While we joke about IPAs as allergy relief, La Cumbre believes that a proper beer…

Fate of the Fests: Mapping out a future for craft beer events

Over the weekend, several of us in the Crew were able to enjoy the annual Cask Festival at Sidetrack Brewing. During the course of our day, we discussed more than just the tasty beers at hand, but also in how this was a model small-scale festival. That brought us back to a story that we…