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…
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.
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…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Run for a good cause with a tasty pint afterwards
We spotted the poster for Run with Joy at Canteen a while back, and made sure to note that when we reached the week of this charity event, we would lead Week Ahead with it. Well, that week is now, as the run is this Saturday at 8 a.m. The race is named for the…
Brew Lab 101 aims to follow up a busy winter with an even busier summer
The winter months are the traditional slow season at breweries. But, not at every brewery, as the folks at Brew Lab 101 will tell you out in Rio Rancho. I caught up with co-owner/brewmaster Scott Salvas and head brewer Tevin Gray recently for our annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series to recap a banner 2022 and…
ReSource Brewing hosts unique art opening and beer release
Plenty of breweries are huge supporters of the arts in Albuquerque, regularly hosting art openings and keeping those paintings on the walls afterwards. Some breweries will also invite homebrewers to join them to create special beers. This Sunday, ReSource Brewing is doing both, inviting the husband-and-wife team of Neil and Gina Arnote to bring their…
Harmon Lane embraces its place in the greater New Mexico brewing community
Harmon Lane started out as a hidden little brewery nestled inside the homebrew shop Southwest Grape and Grain. Take it from someone who used to work there, we often had people walk inside and tell us some variation of “huh, you have a working brewery in here, too?” These days, Harmon Lane is starting to…
