It’s a busy little weekend ahead, with the last of the scheduled Oktoberfest events scattered in there alongside a couple more spooky season happenings. Boxing Bear will host their annual DogtoBEARfest on Saturday at 11 a.m., which we’ll preview in depth later this week since we’re talking to them about their recent Great American Beer…
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The Week Ahead in Beer: The doggos get to enjoy spooky season at Sidetrack
As Balloon Fiesta zips toward its conclusion this weekend, spooky season will continue with a few more fun events, including one for the four-legged friends who frequent our brewery patios. Sidetrack is hosting a Dog Costume Contest this Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. The registration fee is $10 per dog, and all dogs must…
The Week Ahead in Beer: A whole lotta Oktoberfests for influx of Fiesta goers
With Balloon Fiesta creeping ever closer, the Crew will have you prepared on the beer front this week. In addition to this here weekly feature, we will have a full guide to all metro area breweries to share with any Fiesta visitors, so you don’t have to answer all their questions about at least one…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Flocktoberfest and Labtoberfest have us all covered
A double dose of Oktoberfest on opposite ends of the metro area should keep everyone satiated this Saturday. Over in the Bricklight District off Central by UNM, Flock of Moons is hosting their first Flocktoberfest starting at 2 p.m. There will be live music from True Story House (3-5 p.m.) and Vakenn (7-10 p.m.), four…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Honoring the rescuers with 2 separate fests
The mountain rescuers get their moment in the sun, so to speak, at a pair of brewery events this week, split between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. First up, Rescuefest is at Second Street Rufina starting at 2 p.m. This fundraiser supports Atalaya Search and Rescue, which operates in the mountains around Santa Fe. There will…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Let’s get spooky a few weeks early this year
It’s never too early to get into Spooky Season, right? At least that won’t be the case at three local breweries this weekend, which ties in nicely with Friday being the 13th and all. Leading things off, naturally, is Painted Lady Bed and Brew with a special book signing/reading of Haunted Albuquerque, featuring author Cody…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Cantina Craftworks set to debut at Brekki Brekki
After various delays, mostly not of their own making, Brekki Brekki is finally holding their grand opening this Friday starting as early as 7 a.m. The all-day breakfast restaurant is located at 8338 Comanche Blvd NE in the old B2B Garden Brewery spot, just west of Wyoming. Rather than just be a restaurant, the owners…
The Week Ahead in Beer: State Fair food fun comes early at Rio Bravo
One of the highlights of September, going back all the way to when some of us were kids growing up here in Albuquerque, was the start of the New Mexico State Fair. It meant a day or two off of school, the midway rides, and copious amounts of tasty food treats. Back in 2020, the…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Howling at the dog days of summer
Anyone else feel like this is the summer that just won’t end? Well, some good news, as it’s both supposed to cool down (somewhat) this weekend, and the breweries are continuing to thumb their noses at the heat with more lovely autumn lagers and the like. Marblefest is the biggest event of the weekend, set…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Dr. Ink Me sets an appointment for another round
We promise, the proverbial dam is about to break on some stories that we have been working on for a while now, so stay patient and this site will not be quite so barren in the very near future. Anyway, we’re kicking off the weekly roundup of all things local beer with the return of…
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