Gravity Bound Brewing is one of the best small brewery success stories we have seen in recent years. It opened in the middle of the shutdown portion of the pandemic with little hype, but quickly built a huge word-of-mouth following and positive reputation for its innovative beers and laid-back atmosphere. The co-owning brotherly duo of…
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The Week Ahead in Beer: Events galore as summer kicks into high gear
You know it’s summer when it’s not only insanely hot outside, the beer events calendar is also beginning to overflow with events. Saturday alone is packed, with Kaktus’ Farm House Ale Event in Bernalillo, multiple breweries attending Heights Summerfest, a special music-and-collab-beer-release event at High and Dry, a musical tribute show at Thirsty Eye, and…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Sliding into the scorching summer months
First up, a bit of sad, yet expected news from the north. The Pajarito Summerfest, the annual beer festival on the mountain above Los Alamos that usually runs the first weekend of June, has been canceled due to the fire danger. Hopefully things will be clear for Ullr Fest in the fall, which is one…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Fire relief still at the top of the local concerns
As ABQ Beer Week begins on Thursday, there is still a lot happening at the breweries, from new beer releases to charitable endeavors and live music. If it is not an official ABW event, we will list it here, while we have a calendar of the official events as part of our primary preview story….
The Week Ahead in Beer: Giving back remains the theme of the moment
It warms our blackened little hearts to see so many breweries getting back to what they do best — besides making great beer, of course — and give back to the community. There are some awesome and unique charitable events this weekend at Canteen Brewhouse and ReSource Brewing in the NE Heights, plus a good…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Lagers, metal and bears highlight one busy weekend
Muster all your strength and prepare for one of the wildest weekends we have seen since 2019. The big event of the weekend is LagerHosen, and I’m headed to interview the Ex Novo staff today, so we will have a full preview of that epic festival. If you were not one of the lucky few…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Giving back at home and overseas is a huge need
Between the war in Ukraine and the wildfires tearing through parts of New Mexico, there are a lot of people in need right now, and breweries are still stepping up to help. Downshift Brewing is releasing Gratitude Session IPA at Hidden Tap in Ruidoso now and at Outpost 1706 in Old Town soon, and $1…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Another can avalanche is coming out of Corrales
The final weekend of April is chock-full of events and lots of new beer releases. There are more than 20 new beers on tap at 17 breweries (and counting), plus there are multiple new can releases, with Ex Novo keeping its canning line humming. The Native Guitars Tour will hold events at Marble and Tractor…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Kick back and support the pups and the breweries
We do have some pretty big events this week, including what we have already previewed in terms of Marble’s anniversary week, and we will have a big separate preview of the first Brewers & Distillers Cup later this week. That event, a combined beer/spirits/wine festival and five-on-five soccer tournament (featuring brewery staff members on the…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Follow the Spring Runoff to casks and charities
Wind, oh, wind, please just go away. Our sinuses cannot survive much more, even with La Cumbre bringing back a fatherly hop bomb this week. We also have a new charity brew from Steel Bender debuting Thursday, followed by some big events on Saturday including the Spring Runoff, a celebration of beer and the outdoors…
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