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The Week Ahead in Beer: Everyone turns a little Irish this weekend

Just in case the weird weather outside doesn’t make you feel like you’re already somewhere in cloudy Europe, then the avalanche of Irish-themed food, beer, and events this weekend will certainly get you in the mood. Heck, Flogging Molly is even playing at El Rey tonight, so let us all sing along to Drunken Lullabies…

Harmon Lane keeps things light and fun while continuing to experiment

Danny Harmon has long been one of the most positive and upbeat people in the entire local craft brewing industry, so it should be no surprise that Harmon Lane Brewing exudes that same sense of fun and positivity. “2023 was good for Harmon Lane,” said Harmon, the co-owner and brewer. “We got to do a…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Local breweries team up with New Mexico United

This Saturday marks the start of the local pro soccer season, as New Mexico United kicks off its 2024 campaign at Isotopes Park at 2 p.m. The club has made a point of teaming up with local businesses, and there are two breweries that have jumped on board those partnerships. Bosque Brewing and Ex Novo…

Tractor Brewing plows their way to victory at 2024 Stout Invitational

The stouts did flow on a lovely Saturday afternoon at Bathtub Row Brewing, as the annual Stout Invitational returned to Los Alamos. The Crew sent myself, Luke, and Reid to participate in the blind taste test of 16 stouts from breweries across New Mexico (Erin was also volunteering in the back, pouring samples for the…

JUNO expands to Edgewood while finding stability at the main brewery

There are not many new breweries or taprooms slated to open in 2024, but one long-awaited space has opened at last just to the east of Albuquerque. JUNO Brewery and Cafe opened their first off-site taproom in Edgewood earlier this month. To learn more about that and everything else going on at the main location…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Bow & Arrow goes all out for their 8th anniversary

A number of breweries have tried that cute little trick where they brew up the same number of beers to match the number of their anniversary. With many New Mexico breweries now 10 years or older, that really isn’t feasible. Heck, even eight isn’t feasible, so Bow & Arrow just went ahead and created six…

Palmer Brewery just living that lager life and hoping for a strong year ahead

Among brewers and brewery owners, Rob Palmer has a rather distinctly succinct and no-fuss approach to everything from running his namesake brewery to handling interviews. He also has a, not necessarily worldly, but stately view of the New Mexico beer scene after his time as the president of the board of directors at the New…

Ex Novo and 25 other breweries paired up for return of United in Beer festival

While some of us (well, me) were working on Sunday afternoon, reps from 25 different breweries joined the Ex Novo staff at The Corral for the second United in Beer draft day. For anyone who missed it last year, United in Beer is a collaboration festival, with those breweries paired up at random. The goal…

Lizard Tail feels optimistic even after closing kitchen at main location

Kitchens can be a weird and fickle thing for breweries to maintain. At some places, the kitchen becomes the star of the show, such as Nexus. At others, they remain a constant headache. For Lizard Tail Brewing, the Industrial location’s kitchen was always more of the latter. Owner/brewmaster Dan Berry finally decided he had enough…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Edgewood adds a new craft brewing option

The East Mountains have another craft beer option at long last. JUNO officially announced the opening of their long-awaited Edgewood taproom, something that was first mentioned back when the former Dialogue Brewing was rebranded after the pandemic lockdown. It’s just a soft opening for now, with daily hours from 4 to 9 p.m. The kitchen…