It’s been a minute or two since we emptied the notebook, so let’s get right to it. Downshift Brewing sent us a press release last week about opening a third offsite location. Currently, the brewery has its main location in Ruidoso, a beer garden north of town in Alto, and the Outpost 1706 taproom in…
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.
Brewers & Distillers Cup returns along with Santa Fe Brewing’s Spring Runoff
The second annual Brewers & Distillers Cup will kick off this Saturday at 10 a.m. at Balloon Fiesta Park. This event once again combines a soccer tournament, featuring teams representing local breweries and distilleries, with an outdoor beer festival. Tickets are $20 and are still available online. A ticket gets you eight sample pours from…
Steel Bender Brewyard makes it through some big changes behind the scenes
Sitting out in the taproom at Steel Bender, the average customer probably has not noticed too many changes. Go behind the scenes, especially in the brewery building next door, and you might notice a lot of new faces. Our Look Back/Look Ahead Series often focuses on the changes that occur from one year to another,…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Celebrating Earth Day the brewery way
Earth Day is this Saturday, and some of our breweries will be celebrating with some varied events. Bow & Arrow will have a celebration on the patio from noon to 5 p.m., with Rowan & Wren Flowers will be selling fresh flowers, dried bouquets, and wreaths, and can help you grow your own bouquet transplants….
Marble Brewery steps through the looking glass for an epic 15th anniversary week
Let there be wonder, well, let there be Marbleous wonder, as Albuquerque’s biggest brewery gears up for a trip down the rabbit hole to celebrate its 15th anniversary. I caught up with event coordinator Amy Levine to go over all that Marble has planned for a week-long series of good times that will lead up…
Boxing Bear delves into the strategy behind its latest unique collaboration
It may not always be the best idea to wake up late on your day off, and then rush over to a brewery to talk about a new brew, and have that deeply dank concoction be the first thing you taste all day. These things happen, however, and after tasting an advance sample of SWOP…
The Week Ahead in Beer: SWOP Hop on over to Boxing Bear Firestone
One of those random questions that we could not answer when it first came up was a variation of how will the craft beer and cannabis industries get along in New Mexico following legalization of the latter. Well, the answer is pretty darn well, and if you needed any further proof, head out to Boxing…
Red Door Brewing quietly opens a lovely new taproom in the heart of Clovis
A little back, we noticed that Red Door Brewing had posted an advertisement for job openings at a new location out in Clovis, where the brewery already operated inside a bowling alley and an outdoor events space. There was nothing more after that, but when I headed out to Clovis to see some extended family…
Sidetrack stashes sweet little canning line down in the basement for all to enjoy
When the news broke on its own social media pages that Sidetrack Brewing was starting to can its MX Lager, we were left with one big question: How did they do that? After all, space is at a premium in the cozy downtown brewery. Could they have agreed to a contract brewing setup at one…
Sidetrack and a few of its best brewery friends reunite for 2nd annual Cask Fest
April is one of those months that does not have a specific holiday where beer can take center stage. It’s after St. Patrick’s Day, before Cinco de Mayo, and just kind of sits there, full of pollen and up-and-down temperatures. So why not make it the month of the cask beer? That’s our proposal to…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 