We are just scratching the surface of the busy times to come, but this weekend is pretty packed. ReSource Brewing has created a special imperial stout to benefit Ukraine, and the collective of Brew Lab 101, Canteen, High and Dry, Nexus, Steel Bender, Tractor and Rowley Farmhouse Ales will also be putting it on tap…
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 Brewing manages to regain its footing after one really big move
Stop us if you read this recently, but a notable local brewery moved its brewing operation from one building to another in the past year and has faced some unforeseen challenges as a result. Except this time, the story is not about Red Door, but Boxing Bear, as we learned when we caught up with…
Red Door opens new chapter after moving its brewing operation in 2021
It has been a little less than a year since Red Door Brewing closed its original brewery and taproom on Candelaria, moving brewing operations to the shared Mother Trail facility at 12th Street and Bellamah. Like so many other things, however, in the last two years, it can seem like a lifetime ago. I caught…
Second Street Brewery set to close its original location after 24 years
Unexpected news hit our inbox on Wednesday afternoon as Second Street Brewery informed us that they had made the difficult decision to close their original namesake location on Second Street in Santa Fe. The final day of business will be April 9. The good news is that the Rufina and Railyard locations will remain open,…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Bow & Arrow anniversary bash features 4 new brews
We often joke about how a person can experience all four seasons in one week in New Mexico, but this is getting kind of ridiculous. Anyway, it should be back to springtime temps this week, and there’s plenty going on at the breweries to pull us all off the couches. Bow & Arrow is celebrating…
Steel Bender and NMDSBC team up to create Spring of Deception Maibock
After six years, the Dark Side Brew Crew and Steel Bender have finally collaborated on a seasonal beer. We woke up way too early (for me, anyway) Tuesday morning on a proper German weather day and trekked over to Los Ranchos to team up with director of brewing operations Bob Haggerty on creating the lightest…
Rumor Brewing aims for greater consistency as summer draws near
It was the late summer the last time I drove out to Cedar Crest to talk to Rumor Brewing owner/brewer Patrick Johnson about the name change from Ale Republic. He felt it was even more recent than that, as time is flying again for everyone in the East Mountains. “I think things seem to be…
Embrace the shenanigans as breweries celebrate all that is St. Patrick’s Day
Two years ago, I sat in a mostly empty Quarter Celtic Brewpub, where the bar stools were gone, the tables were spaced widely apart, and there was minimal chatter from the staff and the scattered patrons. It was the saddest St. Patrick’s Day that I could ever recall as the pandemic was about to come…
Sobremesa Restaurant and Brewery adapts to life on the Westside
Sobremesa Restaurant and Brewery has never really known what normal life is like. It was one of three breweries, along with Gravity Bound and ReSource, to open in 2020 while the pandemic and its many restrictions were still raging. Now, with most of that (knock on wood) in the past, the staff at Sobremesa is…
Steel Bender goes all out with 5 special releases and more for 5th anniversary
Back in the days of yore, brewery anniversary parties were often a very big deal, with special events, multiple beer releases, and more. The pandemic muted all of that in 2020 and 2021, but now things are ramping up again, with Steel Bender Brewyard out in front with a five-day celebration to mark its fifth…
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