After a bit of a hiatus due to Covid-related shutdowns and so forth. Flix triumphantly reopened their Albuquerque location in 2022. They also won gold at the Great American Beer Festival for Lucha Libre, their Mexican-style lager. I (Franz Solo) was fortunate to get to hang out with brewers Will Moorman and Brandon Venaglia to…
Category: Look Back/Look Ahead Series 2022-23
Late Shift Lager House all set to move into its new home in 2023
First up, nobody panic, especially all those Liverpool fans out there (you can just panic over the direction of your season) — The Craftroom is not going anywhere. The production facility in the back of The Craftroom, where Sandia Hard Cider and Late Shift Lager House are located, is moving down the road a ways…
Boese Brew Co. providing throwback beers and exciting events in 2023
As we continue our Look Back/Look Ahead Series, we checked in with Boese Brew Co. to see how their past year has gone and what interesting plans they have in store for us in 2023. Boese Brew Co. has expanded their operations (quite impressively) in the past few years, and they’ve done a fabulous job…
Gravity Bound enjoys its first normal year and now aims for ambitious 2023
Gravity Bound Brewing discovered something new in 2022 — normalcy. The brewery that opened in the middle of the pandemic lockdown finally found out what a regular year of business looks like, as brothers and co-owners Chris (general manager) and Cameron Frigon (head brewer) told me last week when we sat down for their Look…
Kaktus Brewing keeps clicking with an eye on a more educational approach
A Saturday drive up I-25 to Bernalillo went a little quicker than anticipated, so I arrived a bit early at Kaktus Brewing for a rare weekend interview for our Look Back/Look Ahead Series. While owner Dana Koller was busy getting things set up for the eventual on-rush of customers coming to see the jazz band…
La Reforma enjoys a year of relative normalcy after past ups and downs
It’s business as usual over at La Reforma, which is interesting in that business as usual has never really existed since it opened in mid-2019. I sat down with co-owner John Gozigian for our Look Back/Look Ahead Series to go over what amounted to 12 months of normalcy, and what the plans are for another…
Rio Bravo Brewing checks all the boxes after a productive and creative 2022
As 2022 came to an end, Rio Bravo Brewing wrapped up a successful year of fun beer releases, festivals, and outdoor events, and now the staff is looking toward the year ahead feeling optimistic about all that they have accomplished and for what is to come. I met up with director of brewing operations, Austin…
Sidetrack Brewing changes it up here and there to keep the vibe fresh
For a brewery as small as Sidetrack, even the littlest changes can be a pretty big deal. This year, however, the changes were pretty darn big, but all for the better of the popular downtown pub. I sat down with owners Dan Herr and Anne O’Neill, plus new head brewer Cordell Rincon, for our annual…
Canteen Brewhouse keeps trucking along thanks to the people behind the beer
The ultimate saving grace of 2022 for Canteen Brewhouse was in the people, from the staff at both locations to the customers that kept coming in the door. We caught up with general manager Jamie Schwebach and head brewer Zach Guilmette for our Look Back/Look Ahead Series last week to discuss the challenges that the…
Rumor Brewing Company embraces new identity in scenic East Mountains
Those who read last year’s Look Back/Look Ahead story will remember that 2021 was a big year of change for Rumor Brewing Company in Cedar Crest, down to a full name change from the previous moniker of Ale Republic. They also doubled their brewing capacity, going from a 3.5-barrel brewhouse to a 7-barrel. This year, I…
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