Most charity events at breweries fall during the weekend, but every now and again something unique might pop up a day after or a day before. The former will be the case at Steel Bender this Monday as they host Closest to the Pint. This little charitable competition will feature an on-site golf simulator, where…
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The Week Ahead in Beer: Lagerpalooza rocks us like a hurricane
They’re here! Yes, it’s still summer and too hot and all that, but the German lagers are here, and they’re spectacular. We have already been blessed with Oktoberfiesta at Steel Bender, Oktoberfest at Santa Fe (in my opinion, their best batch in quite some time), Herr Fest at Turtle Mountain, Marblefest at Marble, and Flocktoberfest…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Marble steps up again for Camp Enchantment
Back when the new owners took over Marble Brewery, they launched a campaign called Keep it ABQ, the goal of which was to show their unwavering commitment to supporting everything local from musicians to artists to nonprofits and charities. It also meant a lot of the annual fundraisers that were always held at 111 Marble…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Collabs are all the rage and we are here for it
Another week, another collaboration beer is due to be released. Damn, we live in great times. Back in the old days, collabs were a fairly rare thing. These days it feels like they are a becoming a constant. That’s a good thing. When breweries join forces, good things happen. This week the release is Dangerous…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Steel Bender goes all in at annual lavender festival
The 20th annual Lavender in the Village Festival will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday at Balloon Fiesta Park, and the (brewing) price of the Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque will be there in full support. Steel Bender will have a booth on site (No. 111) and will be offering up…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Sending out soccer with a big brewery bang
By the time you read this feature, the World Cup final could very well be set. Spain beat France 2-0 on Tuesday in the first semifinal, and defending champion Argentina was set to battle England today (Wednesday). That final is set for 1 p.m. Sunday, and of course many breweries will be showing the game,…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Happy brewery anniversary times 3
Some weeks, it can be hard to pick out a single theme or one particular event to feature here at the start of this column. Other weeks, it pretty much drops right on your head. This week will feature not one but three anniversary parties as a trio of breweries go into full celebratory mode….
The Week Ahead in Beer: Holiday happenings and new brews
Keeping this one short and sweet, since I switched up my schedule Wednesday for New Mexico United (again). It’s a holiday weekend, so fear not, we will have all those brewery hours of operation for the 4th of July on Saturday. That will be in a separate feature later this week. Otherwise, there’s fewer events…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Behind the brews is a whole lot of science
Who doesn’t love a little science with their beer? After all, brewing would not exist like it does today without science. This is all a long-winded way of saying that the Science of Beer night is back at Explora this Friday from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tickets are available online. As part of the Adult…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Pilsners and crabs and so much more
John Oliver always opens his show on HBO with the line “it’s been a busy week,” but that’s past tense, so we’ll just go ahead and say that “it will be a busy weekend” because that’s oh so true for what’s on deck. There are World Cup watch parties for the USA-Australia match on Friday…
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