Back in the early part of this year, it appeared that another brewery casualty of the erratic beer economy would be Box Canyon Brewing in Socorro. Right up until the February 28 deadline for state licenses to expire, it appeared that the charming little brewery would be pouring a final pint or two. Then one…
Category: Out-of-Town Brews
Open Space Brewing fuses love of the great outdoors with love of great beer
One of the best parts of traveling around New Mexico to visit various breweries is to see how each of them fit into their respective places. Some embrace small-town charm, others open into the great vastness of the outdoors. Open Space Brewing, as the name might imply, does a lot of the latter, and a…
Taking a trek to pair of newer breweries in Southern New Mexico
It has been a little while since any of us in the Crew had the opportunity to travel to breweries in New Mexico outside the Albuquerque and Santa Fe metro areas, so long before the windy forecast popped up, I made the decision to head south for an overdue visit. Wish me luck with the…
Notes from the North: Blü Dragonfly and Red River enter expansion mode
Over the past week, the Crew received a couple of emailed updates on two of the breweries in Northern New Mexico. These both followed up on our most recent articles on Blü Dragonfly Brewing outside Raton and on Red River Brewing. First up, Blü Dragonfly owner Colin Tawney wrote that while his brewery is still…
Red River Brewing expands production with new distillery location
A little while back, we heard that there was some big news coming out of Red River. It arrived in our inbox a couple weeks ago, we sent some follow-up questions that were soon answered, and now, at last we had a day where we could run this story. It certainly counts as big news….
Jemez Mountain Brewhouse finds some pizza perfection in the canyon
Late last week, I made an overdue visit to Jemez Mountain Brewhouse in the village of Jemez Springs. Owners Jef Bold, Scott Johnson, and David Martinez were there to greet me with pizza, beer, and tales of this little labor of love that they have begun to build at 17691 NM-4. This same spot was…
A quick crawl through a fraction of the breweries in Minneapolis-St. Paul
As anyone that follows us on social media knows, I just spent a long weekend up in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, attending a couple baseball games, a metal show, and of course hitting up many, many breweries. Since I don’t have anything else to write about until later in the week, how about a recap…
The Socorro craft beer scene now includes Baca House alongside the Capitol Bar
It was only about two years ago when I visited the newly christened Capitol Bar and Brewery in Socorro. Their first two beers had just been tapped, and they were in a celebratory mood bringing locally brewed craft back to their town. Fast forward to last week, and the Cap, as locals call it, is…
Box Canyon carves its own niche in the newly thriving Socorro craft beer scene
Last Friday, with nothing much going on around here, I contemplated a day trip to check out the three breweries down in Socorro. Yes, there are three now, so it seemed like a worthy trip, even on a hot, windy day. The final deciding point in favor of the mini road trip was when Box…
Another trek through the Old Pueblo reveals a craft beer scene in transition
Ah, vacation. It had been far too long since I had gotten to hit the road and (re)visit some out-of-state places. Arizona beckoned again, largely thanks to the World Baseball Classic taking place in Phoenix, and the Fleshgod Apocalypse/Obscura/Wolfheart stopping in Mesa. First, though, it was back to my old college town of Tucson for…
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