Anyone else exhausted? Halloween was a lot this year, stretched over a weekend-plus (or pretty much the entire month, right, Launchpad staff?) for regular folks and all the brewery employees out there. It’s times like this where it will be nice to just kick back with a relaxing pint and do good just by sipping…
Category: The Week Ahead in Beer
The Week Ahead in Beer: A plethora of Halloween events for everyone
This weekend, it’s all about Halloween, which should come as a surprise to absolutely no one. There are events in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, Santa Fe, Farmington, Ruidoso, and just about everywhere else on the map. Events start today (Wednesday) and run all the way through to Halloween itself on Tuesday. Friday and Saturday, unsurprisingly,…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Halloween arrives extra early at some breweries
A whole lot of breweries, and the New Mexico Brewers Guild, are getting an early jump on Halloween this week. Bosque’s Trivia for a Cause series will take on the Halloween films at the Nob Hill taproom tonight (Wednesday) starting at 6 p.m. The Glamoween Extravaganza, which benefits the Santa Fe Animal Shelter, takes place…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Flock of Moons lives up to its name with eclipse event
There is an eclipse this weekend, and as the universe would have it, Albuquerque is one of the best places to actually see it (from behind protective glasses, of course). Rather than jam into Balloon Fiesta Park with everyone else, Flock of Moons Brewing is inviting everyone over for a special event befitting their name….
The Week Ahead in Beer: Hide from the balloons at your favorite breweries
The Balloon Fiesta is back this weekend. You probably knew that, of course, but we in the Crew wanted everyone to know that we are here to help. We will have a guide to local breweries this week for all the visitors, hopefully answering all the questions your friends and family might have about where…
The Week Ahead in Beer: The fight to end Alzheimer’s can start with a pint
Marble Brewery has once again brewed up a special beer to help in the fight with Alzheimer’s. This Saturday marks the release of #ENDALZ at all three locations. Volunteers from the Alzheimer’s Association will be on hand to sell commemorative pint glasses and spreading awareness. For every pint sold, $1 will be donated to the…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Dank you very much for fall is truly here at last
We know that we have been begging the universe to free us from this endless summer of roasted doom for quite a while now. Guess what? Summer officially ends this weekend. Oh, sure, there is the whole Autumnal Equinox (get your pagan on), but this is also the release weekend for Project Dank: Fall Edition….
The Week Ahead in Beer: Here a fest, there a fest, everywhere a fest
Fest season continues this weekend with a couple of big ones. We will have Ullr Fest previewed in a separate article, so first we wanted to highlight the Rio Rancho Oktoberfest set for this Saturday from 2 to 10 p.m. It will be located, once again, in the parking lot of the Country Club Plaza…
The Week Ahead in Beer: One of the top Marble fundraisers returns to 111
Working as an assignment editor at a TV station, I hear plenty of chatter over the scanners whenever city and county firefighters are called upon to assist with helping people lost or injured up in the Sandia Mountains. There is also the all-volunteer Albuquerque Mountain Rescue (AMRC), who work with authorities to keep everyone safe…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Start the State Fair feasting early at Rio Bravo
Back in 2020, with the State Fair canceled, Rio Bravo decided to still give folks a little taste of the midway with some fair-inspired food specials. It was a big hit, and even though the actual fair returned to Expo New Mexico the following year, Rio Bravo kept its own event going every fall. This…
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