We’re now more than a month into the *zombie apocalypse, and while some of us are getting restless and anxious for an end to the madness, some are settling into what may be the new normal (for a while) in the best way they know how. But, at least with the rules of engagement no…
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Yes we can! What Rowley Farmhouse Ales is doing to survive these tough times
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, which is actually encouraged now, you’ve been hearing/reading more and more about how the COVID-19 virus has been affecting well, everything and everyone. Here in New Mexico’s local brewing industry, these small businesses have been weathering the storm as best as they can, with each situation different for…
COVID-19 and how it has affected the Santa Fe brewing industry so far
Now that we’re several weeks into the global pandemic, it’s pretty evident that life has changed drastically for small businesses everywhere. For our local craft brewing scene here in New Mexico, they’re feeling the effects just as much as in the larger cities. You’ve no doubt read my editor’s updates on what’s been going on…
Blue Corn Brewery lays down solid foundation and aims to build upon it in 2020
As we inch closer to March, we find ourselves nearing the end of our Look Back/Look Ahead Series, but the Dark Side is not quite finished yet. For this edition, I seized upon the rare opportunity to meet with the men still making the magic at Blue Corn Brewery all the way up here in…
Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery grows organically into 2020
Tumbleroot has recently become a regular haunt of mine. On Mondays, it’s a chill joint, quiet enough, easy on the atmospheric pressure, and there’s dumplings. But, not dumplings like the ones we’re used to ordering on the side of an entrée. No, these are Chef Brent Jung’s dumplings, which started as a fun sometimes pop-up…
Rowley Farmhouse Ales has a huge year in 2019 and aims to keep the barrels rolling for 2020
It was right before Thanksgiving when I was sitting down to talk to the owners of Rowley Farmhouse Ales about their annual Blackest Friday event when I realized there’s a whole lot more to the story. A lot happened and I had more people to talk to. And so, in true Dark Side form, I…
The Blackest of all Fridays returns at Rowley Farmhouse Ales
Once again, the Blackest of all Fridays returns to Santa Fe, THIS Friday, in fact. And no, I speak not of the unholiest of all financial sacrifices to consumerism. I speak of “Black-est Friday,” the annual celebration of independent craft barrel-aged Stouts at Rowley Farmhouse Ales. Each year, special and rare kegs of the richest…
Santa Fe Brewing builds up HQ in 2019 so it can keep expanding in 2020
Santa Fe Brewing Company had its busiest year yet. But, for a brewery known to spend a great deal of its efforts on expanding the empire outward, 2019 found New Mexico’s oldest operating brewery crafting closer to home and building upward. Not too long ago, I met with owner Brian Lock on my lunch break…
Beer Creek Brewing got itself a brewhouse at last and boy that baby purrs
Beer Creek Brewing Company, the Santa Fe area’s newest brewery and pizza destination, just got their brand-new brewhouse, and they’ve already put it to work. You’ve probably heard of Beer Creek by now, and in the last year you might have taken that short drive down beautiful Highway 14, stopping halfway between Santa Fe and…
Prost! Santa Fe brewers and beer lovers celebrate Oktoberfest season
Once again, the sun has come and gone enough times to finally bring back my favorite season of the year. As the orange and yellow leaves began to fill trash bags across the state, the savory scent of roasted green chile grows just a whiff fainter with each visit to the grocer, and the spooky…
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