It was already a busy day at Ex Novo Brewing when I arrived to talk to founder Joel Gregory, sales manager James Gregory, and head brewer Ryan Hillesland last week for their entry in our annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series. The brewhouse was humming away to produce a batch of an unidentified kettle sour, while…
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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.
Thirsty Eye spies some positive developments headed into 2023
Things are feeling upbeat over at Thirsty Eye Brewing at Broadway and Gold, as I found out for our latest entry in the Look Back/Look Ahead Series. I caught up with co-owner Kim Arthun, general manager/co-owner Jo Sloan, and head brewer John Kofonow, picking up a more relaxed, positive vibe as the days of the…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Bow & Arrow launches Native Land series for 2023
Our friends at Bow & Arrow are getting the jump on 2023 with the second edition of their Native Land series. This second version will be a Mexican-style lager made with blue corn, and it will be available in cans and on draft at the brewery and Rambler Taproom this Friday. For those who are…
La Cumbre completes canning line expansion with bigger project up next
One big project down, one even bigger project to go. That essentially sums up what we learned from our Look Back/Look Ahead Series interview with La Cumbre Brewing owner/master brewer Jeff Erway this week, as we caught up with him to discuss all aspects of his award-winning brewery. “I’m going to give this year a…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Getting a jump start on the next few holidays
Good lord, it’s December as of this Thursday? Where has this year gone? Well, let us focus on the present, and this time of year, it’s all about presents. Yup, time to buy stuff for your friends and family, and the good news is some breweries are revving up the holiday markets. You get to…
Marble Brewery keeps evolving as it rolls toward its 15th anniversary
After 15 years, a brewery can be fairly set in its ways, content to just keep doing the same things that have enabled it to succeed for that long. Marble Brewery, however, is not about to rest on its laurels as the milestone anniversary approaches in April. For our annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series, I…
The Thanksgiving guide to brewery hours of operation and more
As we promised Tuesday, here is our massive compilation of all the changes to hours of operation for breweries this Thanksgiving week. Most are closed on Thursday, of course, but a few are staying open. Most have normal hours today (Wednesday), but a few may close early. Friday hours are trending toward normalcy, but we…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Running a day early to help in holiday preparations
Greetings, all. Yes, this is a day early, but with Thanksgiving on Thursday, we figured it would be a good idea to help you prepare for the holiday in terms of what beers are available for you to pick up in order to survive the big family dinner. We will have a separate story Wednesday…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Feel soup-er with awesome Canteen charity event
Someone page Senator Bernie Sanders, because Canteen Brewhouse is hosting The Great Soup Off this Saturday at 1 p.m. This is another wonderful charity event to benefit beertender Mike Thrall and his family as he recovers from throat cancer. The general gist of this event is that for $25 you get a pint of beer,…
Tractor welcomes a return to normalcy in both brewing and hosting events
Oh, it is that time of year again. For those who have not followed us in the past, welcome to the first entry in our annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series. At the end of every year and into the start of the next, we sit down with as many breweries as possible to discuss how…
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