Last week, we led off this roundup by celebrating the strong end of Spooky Season at our breweries. This week, we kick off with our own personal celebration of all the dark brews beginning to fill up those seasonal/specialty taplines at breweries across the metro area and beyond. Friday alone we snagged some of that…
Category: The Week Ahead in Beer
The Week Ahead in Beer: Spooky Season reaches a spectacular crescendo
In many ways, this weekend will mark the end of the big events this season. After this, it’s all about those family holidays, maybe some actual winter weather, and celebrating the end of this (bleeped) up year. But first, it’s time to get dressed up in our finest costumes and give October a fitting farewell….
The Week Ahead in Beer: Marble keeps party going despite bummer news
An old strategy by Marble Brewery has certainly paid off over the years. Plenty of breweries have opened offsite taprooms, but Marble was particularly strategic when the former owners decided to first open a taproom on the westside and another in the northeast heights to complement the main brewery on the north end of downtown….
The Week Ahead in Beer: Raising funds and raising the dead
This week features a fascinating mix of fundraisers and spooky-themed events as we barrel towards All Hallow’s Eve. Starting with the charitable events, Painted Lady will have their Pints with Purpose Benefiting Barrett House this Thursday at 6 p.m. Canteen hosts Grapple for a Cause, benefiting Inner Strength Initiative on Saturday from 1 to 3…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Ride from the breweries to the balloons and back
Balloon Fiesta week keeps rolling along, with some really nice weather (knock on wood) and mild temperatures. Of course, the great negative is the traffic driving there, at least if you are in a car or other motorized vehicle. If you are on a bicycle, well, things are going a lot smoother from what many…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Go ahead and pick an Oktoberfest, we’ll wait
Tis the season for fests. So many fests. A fest here, a fest there. You thought there were a lot last weekend? Surely you can’t be serious, and we’re not calling you Shirley. This weekend alone there’s an Oktoberfest at Rio Bravo on Saturday and another at Canteen on Sunday. That covers Albuquerque. There is…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Giving summer one proper hoppy farewell
Yeah, we know, it’s been slow on the news front again. Throw in my constantly changing schedule at the paying job, and we’ve neglected this site a bit. We’ll try to pick things up a bit soon. In the meantime, one beer we’ve been waiting for a while now is finally arriving on tap, and…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Oktoberfests and fundraisers fill up the weekend
Great googily moogily, this week is way more packed than we could have imagined, and it’s not just due to the Oktoberfes-a-palooza that’s breaking out this weekend. We’ll have all of those events listed below, and you can always check our statewide guide to all the Oktoberfest celebrations. We’re still updating that one as more…
The Week Ahead in Beer: The calm before the fest storm
Warning, it’s kind of a slow week out there. Oh, sure, there’s still some low-key fun to be had at breweries (including some monthly favorites), and plenty of new brews to enjoy, but it still feels like this is the weekend that the craft beer industry takes a deep breath. Why? Because starting next weekend,…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Celebrate Labor Day with some new collaboration brews
Back before he left Thirsty Eye, head brewer John Kofonow told us that his final days would be spent working with other breweries on some new collaborations for all to enjoy. Well, two of those collabs dropped this week, and with a three-day weekend ahead, there is no time like the present to check them…
