The New Mexico brewing scene is full of incredibly talented women, and Ali Cattin, the operations manager at Red Door Brewing Company, has steadily become one of the main players over the last few years. Ali sat down with me in their (relatively) new brewery and office space in the Sawmill District to share the…
Category: NM Women in Brewing 2021
Schwebach seizes the opportunity and helps move Canteen forward
A few years ago, while sharing a pint with Canteen head brewer Zach Guilmette, he made an interesting comment as we looked out on the then-newly-remodeled patio and the full crowd enjoying themselves out there. “Man, Jamie saved this place,” Guilmette said. “I almost thought about walking away, but she turned it around.” Any fans…
Quarter Celtic general manager piles even more responsibilties on her plate
Some people just love the chaos of a busy workplace, finding a home of sorts amid the hustle and bustle. Most of us in the Crew have known Allison York to be one of those unique people during her time at Quarter Celtic Brewpub (and Erin has knew her long before that). We managed to…
Rowley Farmhouse Ales bar manager finds her path forward
Ebbie Edmonston has been in and around the craft beer industry for eight years. She’s almost always been behind the bar, and has seen nearly every situation from the other side of the pine. After working at Duel Brewery for three and a half years, she was beamed aboard the ship at Meow Wolf as…
Alvarez keeps things cool at the Ex Novo taproom even amidst the scorching heat
Chances are, if you have been to Ex Novo Brewing in Corrales — and we’re gonna go out on a limb here and guess that almost all of you reading this have — then Ashley Alvarez has probably poured you a pint or two over the last couple years. On a balmy afternoon, to put…
Gonzales keeps everyone on their feet at all Boxing Bear locations
Felicia “Fee” Gonzales is on the move these days. Oh, she is not leaving Boxing Bear Brewing, but as the director of people operations for the brewery, she is putting some miles on her car these days thanks to the expansion into three new locations over the last few years. “One of the most challenging…
Steel Bender brewer decisively cements her place on the staff
As the late Ruth Bader Ginsberg wisely said, “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.” And that, of course, includes breweries, where countless decisions are made every single day. Thousands of years ago brewing was a female-dominated craft, but the widespread industrialization of brewing over the past few centuries caused it to…
Nevada native takes a leap of faith and lands at High and Dry Brewing
A fun part of this job of writing about breweries is often finding out just where everyone in the industry came from before jumping into their brewery jobs. While more and more new employees are coming out of brewing programs, like the one at Central New Mexico Community College, there are still quite a few…
Rio Bravo brewer feeling positively golden with Pink Boots Society collaboration beer
Lindsey Baker has done it all at Rio Bravo Brewing, working in almost every job there is in both the front and back of house. Now, though, the spotlight is squarely on the young brewer, all thanks to the Pink Boots Society’s New Mexico chapter. Pink Boots, which promotes and supports women in craft brewing,…
Marble duo keeps things rolling smoothly in their key brewery roles
Back in 2015, the Crew ran a series of articles on many of the women holding key roles at New Mexico breweries, from brewers to managers and all jobs in between. One could say more than enough time has passed for us to get back to highlighting women in craft beer, so we reached out…
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