Well, here we are again, time for our annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series to commence as we talk to the breweries about how 2023 went and what they hope 2024 will bring. To kick things off for the second year in a row, I sat down with Tractor Brewing events coordinator Jeremy Kinter and head…
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: Getting festive a little earlier this year
The first holiday markets of the year are upon us. Yeah, we have reached that point already. Marble will host the first of two markets this Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the downtown brewery. Vendors will include Moonberry Surprise, Tumblers by Jen, Darlene Ortiz Jewelry, Green Cap Therapeutics, Fairy Julz, Leon Lopez, and…
Brew Lab 101 completes renovation of former ReSource Brewing taproom
Well, that was fast! We were more than a bit surprised when it was announced that this past weekend that the renovation of the former ReSource Brewing into a Brew Lab 101 taproom was complete. The new/old location is now open, so we swung by Sunday night to take some pics, have a pint, and…
Fate of the Fests: Brewery staff members discuss future of off-site events
The times, they are a changing, particularly when it comes to off-site beer festivals. We picked up on it pretty easily just by attending events around Albuquerque this year. The 2022 enthusiasm for the return of festivals was pretty obviously tilted towards the beer drinkers, and not the beer producers. It was an aberration, right?…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Tumbleroot goes full metal in time for jacket weather
So if anyone follows Tumbleroot on social media, you might have spied a reel highlighting a week of metal. Well, if you know us, you know how much we love the metal (it has as much to do with the name of this blog as our love of stouts and porters), so of course that…
Ska Brewing doubles down on classic IPA with delectable DIPA version
A little while back, the Crew was a bit surprised to receive an out-of-the-blue inquiry from Emily Hutto of Ska Brewing. She wondered if we would like to sample the classic Modus Hoperandi IPA alongside its new counterpart, Double Modus. Everyone can probably guess that our answer was yes. After working out our usual “when…
Muertos Fiesta brings on-site festival season to a close at Marble Brewery
The end is nigh, so to speak. This Saturday’s Muertos Fiesta is the grand finale of big events at Marble Brewery for 2023, a fitting conclusion to a long, fun year. I caught up with events coordinator Amy Levine to go into detail about this year’s edition of the popular post-Dia de los Muertos event…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Slow sippin’ for a cause all November long
Anyone else exhausted? Halloween was a lot this year, stretched over a weekend-plus (or pretty much the entire month, right, Launchpad staff?) for regular folks and all the brewery employees out there. It’s times like this where it will be nice to just kick back with a relaxing pint and do good just by sipping…
Halloween happenings and early closings at local breweries
Normally when Halloween falls in the middle of the week, it is treated as a holiday just for the kids. After all, the grown-ups got all their partying out of the way this past weekend. Right? Well, not necessarily, as some breweries do have some small events and specials tonight. Others are closing early (or…
ReSource Brewing closes its doors after three good years
We have written in the past about how hard it can be to get anyone on the record when a brewery closes. This was not the case, thankfully, with ReSource Brewing, which will shut down after one final party today (Saturday) from 5 to 9 p.m. Co-owner Shawn Wright sat down over a couple pints…
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