Welcome to our new miniseries of articles to highlight the season’s best local offerings. We will be doing spot reviews on recent releases in the lager family of beers from around the state. **DISCLAIMER** Please be advised that these reviews do not indicate current availability, double check our Week Ahead in Beer posts for weekly…
Author: Brandon Daniel
Existential conundrum, craft beer blogger, musician, homebrewer, and enthusiast of loud music.
Sobremesa brings a community vibe and great beers to the west side
2020 might not have seemed like the best year for a small business … nay, ANY business, to get its foot in the door in virtually any industry. But, when you have the acumen and experience of the folks behind Albuquerque west side newcomers Sobremesa Brewing, it doesn’t seem like such a small task. With…
Boxing Bear rolls with the punches in 2020 and prepares for a bigger and brighter future
Since we got the bad puns out of the way in the headline, we can now focus on the heart of the story, which is of course Boxing Bear Brewing. After debuting more than six years ago, these now-veterans of the New Mexico craft beer scene have already created a strong history and place in…
Brews in the Wild: La Cumbre and Steel Bender bring some citrus and berry goodness to your glasses
Not sure of what beers to pick up for your BBQ? Unsure of how to quench your palate on that hike far into the mountains? We’ve got you covered! Here you will find some of the latest beers from around the state to pick up in cans, bottles, or bombers to take home. Find these…
The 8th annual NM Brew Fest carries us into fall
Ahh, crisp, cool weather, and all the darker beers that brings! Fall usually represents the end of the New Mexico craft beer festival season. But, one event still remains that many locals like to circle on their calendars, one which has become a personal favorite of ours (and which has now coined its own term…
The elimination round commences as the 2017 NM IPA Challenge begins
Another year has passed, so it is time for our New Mexico breweries to see who will claim the throne with the state’s best IPA, as the 2017 NM IPA Challenge kicked off today. With the prominence of our vast amount of great IPAs around these parts, this annual event has become a popular event…
Santa Fe Brewing has two special reasons to visit their ABQ taproom this Saturday
Unless you have been vacationing in the Arctic or working in a freezer (That pretty much describes the Topes’ press box with its psychotic A/C unit. — S), I’m sure you have noticed that it has been just a wee bit hot in New Mexico as of late. Need another excuse to hide in the shade…
Rock & Brews rolls into their first ABQ Beer Week
Annnnnnnnnnnnd we’re back. We’re back with another roundup of the upcoming events of ABQ Beer Week 2016. For those of you who have taken part in the festivities in previous years, you know well enough that there are almost too many events to cover. And, for those of you who choose to debate that sentiment…
Two Fools Tavern taps into ABQ Beer Week once again
Editor’s note: Welcome to the first of our three (!) ABQ Beer Week preview stories for Tuesday. This year we are endeavoring to provide information not just on a daily basis, but also for the places that will be hosting multiple events. Later today look for our previews of the events at Rock & Brews…
NM Brew Fest caps off the festival season with another successful event
The sudden appearance of colorful balloons in the skies over Albuquerque, along with the occasional onset of cooler weather (hey, this is New Mexico) is always a sign that the end of beer festival season is in sight here in these parts. One local festival always looms large over this time of year, and this year…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 