There are quite a few canned releases to close out this month, which is just fine since our beer fridges haven’t been overflowing at all lately. (Insert sarcastic and/or maniacal laughter here.) The hop-forward beers are surprisingly the dominant style being released in package this week, but in New Mexico, it’s always hoppy season. There…
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The Week Ahead in Beer: Sometimes it is all in the name of the brew
We gotta admit, some breweries are really, really good at coming up with clever beer names. It’s gotten to the point where we think, but have not confirmed, that there is a game of one-upmanship among all the places around Albuquerque. If that is truly the case, then Steel Bender just raised the bar with…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Raise a pint or two to a great humanitarian
All of us in the Crew, Erin especially, were saddened to hear the recent news of the death of actress and animal rights activist Betty White. Well, the good folks over at Tractor have decided to honor her on what would have been her 100th birthday this coming Monday. If you head down to Wells…
The Week Ahead in Beer: New year, same challenges
Here we are, what year is this? Beats me (Franz Solo). Nothing is quite as it was. Up is down, stout is IPA (Cascadian dark!), left is Tuesday, hawks and handsaws, or something of the sort. This year does begin somewhat ominously, with another onslaught of post-holiday COVID cases and the expected chaos which stems…
The Week Ahead in Beer: High hops, er, hopes for the forthcoming year
Well, thank the dark lord, 2021 is almost over. Finding optimism for 2022 can be hard sometimes, but hey, at least there will be new beer to enjoy. Right? RIGHT, UNIVERSE?! Ahem, anyway, this final week of this misbegotten trip around the sun will feature a couple big stouts in cans, an aptly named lager,…
The Week Ahead in Beer: The calm before the Christmas chaos
Almost without fail, the busiest and most profitable day of the week for breweries is Saturday, as one might guess. So of course 2021 will finish off with Christmas on a Saturday, because this year has no mercy. In other words, get out and support the breweries in these final days before you are imprisoned…
The Week Ahead In Beer: Did Somebody Say Imperial?
Just a few lovely imperial stouts and barleywines this week to keep us all warm and jolly through the rest of December. Second Street is turning 25(!) this week, so raise a glass or two of Skookum to that! There are a few more holiday markets this weekend, as well, so check those out in…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Holiday merriment arrives in liquid form
As we creep closer and closer to the holidays, our breweries are keeping us well stocked with new brews and special events to help distract us from everything we can’t get due to supply chain problems. From more holiday markets, to La Cumbre’s anniversary beer releases, to the Desert Darlings performing at Tractor Wells Park,…
The Week Ahead In Beer: Raise a Cheer, December is Here!
Hails and Ales, everyone, Franz Solo here to once again peer into the darkness of the stout … wait, wrong idiom (or is it?). Anyway, here’s The Week Ahead in Beer. Somehow it is December already, full-on brown Ale, barleywine, Scotch ale, porter, winter warmer, and stout season. Though, if we’re being honest, I daresay…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Black Friday takes on a whole new meaning
Welcome to an early edition of Week Ahead, as we want to make sure everyone is aware of what beers are available well in advance of Thanksgiving, when most breweries will be closed (see below for the exceptions). Despite being a holiday week, there are plenty of beer releases coming Friday, with some fun events…
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