It’s been about eight months since we caught up with the owners of Santa Fe’s soon-to-be new brewery, Keeping Together. And, the last time we spoke with them, they had just suffered a major set-back that would have stopped most new businesses dead in their tracks. But, Avery Swanson and Pat Fahey have persisted; they’ve…
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The Crew’s mostly complete guide to WinterBrew 2025
Well, that was short-lived. And no, I’m not talking about the record-breakingly short government ban on TikTok. I’m talking about my dreams of attempting Dry January, as soon as I realized that my favorite New Mexico Brewers Guild event, WinterBrew, is just around the corner. This Friday, WinterBrew returns to the Santa Fe Farmers’ market…
Rowley Farmhouse Ales opens ¡Salud! craft bar in downtown Santa Fe
Last Friday after work, I stopped by for the soft opening of ¡Salud! by Rowley Farmhouse Ales. As someone who’s permitted many beer events at the City of Santa Fe offices, I am no stranger to the Marcy Street area, and had no issues finding parking. There’s plenty. Relax. Stepping into the clean and serene…
Keeping Together: It takes a village (Part 3 of 3)
In Part One you got to meet the newest members of the New Mexico beer scene, Averie Swanson and Pat Fahey. In Part Two, you read about some of the struggles a brewery-in-planning can face while trying to open, and you learned a little bit more about what happened with the Second Street deal. With…
Part 2: The Good, the Bad, and the Oldery
In 2022, Keeping Together’s Averie Swanson and Pat Fahey had just decided that the town they wanted to set down roots in and build their new brewery would be Santa Fe, New Mexico. While searching for a good space that would serve as a brewhouse and taproom, Second Street Brewery’s original location at 1814 2nd…
New brewery to make its way to Santa Fe despite major hurdles (Part 1 of 3)
Much of the time when we cover a story, it’s celebrating the happy times like a major achievement of a brewery — winning the IPA Challenge, bringing home a medal from GABF, or opening a new taproom. Sometimes we cover the tougher stories, too, the closing of a business, or the loss of someone dear…
Full steam ahead: Nuckolls Brewing Co. gets rolling in its first year
Last time we sat down with Nuckolls Brewing Co., they had just opened their doors to the public. Their brewer had just completed her second week working full-time at the brewery. The kitchen was open, but the menu was still in planning. There was one Nuckolls brew on tap. The downstairs bar was being used…
Second Street Brewery to host 4th Annual Crab and Pilsner Festival this Father’s Day weekend
When I think about the reasons why I love living here in Santa Fe, its vibrant seafood scene is not exactly first on my list. But, when June rolls around, seafood, more to the point, crab, makes me feel a bit less salty about the Cerrillos traffic, and a little bit sweeter about the weird…
Second Street finds its bittersweet spot away from the original in 2024
Lately we’ve been hearing a great deal about the worsening state of craft brewing on the national stage. Since 2020, increases in shipping, supply, and labor costs have completely changed the landscape for breweries all over America. For many New Mexico breweries, this new landscape feels less like the exciting undiscovered flora and fauna-rich beer…
Fête de la Funk: NM Brewers Guild’s first sour and funky beer fest set for Santa Fe
Do you love sour beers? No, really. It’s OK. You can admit it here. It’s a safe space. You’re amongst friends. So let me ask again, do you love sour and funk-forward beers and wish we showed them just a little more respect here in New Mexico? If you, like many others, find yourself often…
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