The tough times are still out there in the craft brewing industry, as we have written about plenty of times over the last few months. Even the biggest breweries in our state are not immune, but nor are they backing down in the face of those new challenges. Marble Brewery is holding fast against the…
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: Going back over the best of WinterBrew
It occurred to us the other day that we never did type up a Best Beers of WinterBrew type of story. In the end, though, we figured it would probably be best to just put that right here, while noting that everything we are about to list is actually available at breweries. Well, almost everything….
Boese Brothers continues to make positive strides across 3 New Mexico towns
There are only a handful of New Mexico breweries that choose to operate in two different cities/towns, and fewer still that have locations in three. One of those is Boese Brothers Brewing, which still has taprooms going strong in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Los Alamos. I sat down with co-owner George Boese last week at…
WinterBrew 2024 boasts a stacked lineup of some exceptional seasonal beers
First off, if you did not get a ticket to this year’s edition of WinterBrew, you might not want to keep reading. It might just make you mad or sad that you failed to get a chance to try some of these rather amazing brews. WinterBrew tickets sold out this week, both general admission and…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Fending off winter doldrums one brew at a time
It happens every season, where one brewery stands up and shouts “NO MORE!” and releases the seasonal for the next quarter of the year. All things considered, it has been a fairly mild winter (apologies if this jinxes us), but nonetheless Steel Bender has had quite enough of the colder days and nights. To prove…
Sidetrack maintains a nice routine even amid industry-wide tumult
There is nothing wrong with having a perfectly normal year in beer. After all, nothing has been very normal since 2020, so Sidetrack Brewing will definitely embrace a year of things just being, well, routine. I caught up with co-owners Dan Herr and Anne O’Neill, plus head brewer Cordell Rincon, to go over all of…
Thirsty Eye hits some milestones even before a milestone anniversary
If it still seems like time makes no sense anymore, then consider the fact that Thirsty Eye Brewing will celebrate its fifth anniversary in June. Wait, what? It seems like the funky little pub opened just the other day on Broadway in East Downtown. But, it’s true, Thirsty Eye officially opened back on June 14,…
Bosque bucks industry’s downward trend with plans to open 3 new taprooms
Call them crazy. Call them ambitious. Call them whatever you want, but Bosque Brewing is growing. Again. The brewery has announced plans on social media to open three new off-site locations — at the former Lava Rock Brewing on the Westside, at a former Applebee’s at San Mateo and Academy, and at Duke City Beaches…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Add books to the list of things that go well with beers
We don’t pay attention to every little thing beer-related on social media, but over the past year, we noticed the rise in accounts dedicated to both reading great books and enjoying beers. Whether locally based or nationally based, it’s been fun to see some folks bust out a novel to go with their flight of…
Sobremesa opens a new event space in anticipation of a busy 2024
Back when Sobremesa opened amid the chaos of 2020, a significant portion of the building remained unused. Various ideas were discussed among the owners as to what do with the northern half of the building, with anything and everything being considered. Quietly, in 2023, the final vision of what to do with that space came…
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