Boxing Bear Brewing Co. has opened to the general public today (Friday), marking the official debut of Albuquerque’s newest brewery on the west side. Being a bunch of well-connected beer writers, we got invites to a special “VIP party” on Thursday evening to try the beers and check out the renovated space near the intersection…
Category: Brewery Reviews
Exploring the alien brewing landscape of … Artesia
Editor’s note: This is the debut story for the third member of our new six-person Brew Crew Bullpen. Amy O visited the Artesia-Roswell area recently, but we had to hold her story due to the IPA Challenge and other events. She graciously waited until we had a day to run it, and that day is…
Second Street brews up plenty of new beer goodness
Lately the Crew has been writing a lot on all the new brewers and new breweries in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. That does not mean that the news has stopped with many of our old favorites. The folks at Second Street Brewery up in Santa Fe contacted us about all the wonderful things that brewer…
Red Door Brewing gets ready to swing open
It has been a while since the Crew got a chance to visit a new brewery in its construction phase. E-Rock and I toured Tractor’s Wells Park location a few months back before it was all up and running, but there is always something a little different about touring a brand-new operation. Fortunately, after a…
And now the rest of us indulged at The Stumbling Steer
For those who follow us on Facebook, you probably noticed we had a bit of a loopy little weekend. Brandon turns 30 today (Monday), so in advance there were many shenanigans. For me, personally, the highlight was the old-school “drinking in the parking lot” moment that mixed with our now high standards for beer (yup,…
The Stumbling Steer rumbles to life at last
Editor’s note: While I was battling a cold last week, I dispatched Franz Solo and Porter Pounder to the West Side to check out Albuquerque’s newest brewery-restaurant. Their report has helped me get healthier faster. — Stoutmeister The Stumbling Steer has arrived at long last and holds quite a bit of promise for great things…
Pagosa Springs: A land of beer and relaxation
When one thinks of Pagosa Springs, one thinks of a ski resort-based mountain town and not necessarily good beers. In the two trips that I’ve made to this wonderful place for a few days of soaking in the natural hot springs, I’ve had the pleasure of imbibing in some excellent micro brews as well. Pagosa…
Roosevelt Brewing well worth the trek to Portales
Editor’s note: While working on a film crew recently, Porter Pounder was in the Clovis-Portales area in Eastern New Mexico and asked all of us if there was anything to do there. I told him to stop by Roosevelt Brewing and check it out. He did that and wrote up a full review of the…
The Stumbling Steer starts to rumble to life
It has been a while, over a year in fact, since a new brewery (Bosque) opened in Albuquerque. After a long drought, there are some new breweries on the horizon, the biggest and most ambitious of which is The Stumbling Steer. The Steer is located in the old west side Quarters near the intersection of…
Bosque prepares to celebrate one year of great beer
Bosque Brewing is growing up right before our eyes. This Saturday the north side brewery will celebrate its one-year anniversary with a party for its loyal customers and anyone else who wants to join. I sat down with brewers Gabe Jensen and Ryan Jameson to talk about Saturday’s festivities, as well as looking back to…
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