While we wait for some more Look Back/Look Ahead Series interviews to happen, we felt it was as good of a time as any to check in on the breweries beyond the Albuquerque and Santa Fe metro areas. This also represents a good opportunity to remind yourselves of the other fun places to grab a…
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Brew Lab 101 gets with the flow as extremely busy year lies ahead
Sometimes you just have to be in the right place at the right time. Certainly that applies to many things in life, but it is often the way a lot of these Look Back/Look Ahead Series interviews happen. Take last week, when Brew Lab 101 owner Scott Salvas held a press conference with Mayor Tim…
The Fermentress honors the past, present and future of women in brewing
The Pink Boots Society is not just a national organization that honors the women of the present involved in craft beer across the country, it also honors all those who came before them. It was that theme that inspired the New Mexico Chapter’s annual collaboration beer, The Fermentress Session IPA, which will debut today (Friday)…
Fire up the firkins as the Cask Festival returns to Sidetrack Brewing
There may never come a time again that we all truly appreciate that nice cover on the patio at Sidetrack Brewing quite like we will Saturday afternoon. After all, it’s expected to be 90 degrees out, the first time in Albuquerque history that has happened before May. Good thing there will be a lineup of…
Putts n Pints set to open this summer with Brew Lab 101 beers on tap
The old Putt Putt mini-golf course at San Mateo and McLeod has been out of business for a while now, passing into the nostalgic history of Albuquerque’s past event spaces. This summer, it will open again, now as Putts N Pints. Earlier today (Thursday), new owner Scott Salvas of Brew Lab 101 gathered the local…
Local breweries turn Irish on a Tuesday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Though a couple of breweries decided to start celebrating St. Patrick’s Day over this past weekend, most around the Albuquerque metro area will turn Irish for a day on the actual holiday today (Tuesday). We scoured through social media Monday night to check for the most current information, but as always, if we missed any…
Steel Bender Brewyard turns a very fine 9 and invites all to join the fun
Good lord, time is flying again. It seems like just yesterday that I sat down with Bob Haggerty, Ethan and Shelby Chant over at the old Boxing Bear to talk about their plans for a brewery in Los Ranchos. But, no, it has been quite a while, since that Boxing Bear is now Calavida Cantina,…
Canteen and Steel Bender team up for adult coloring nights and a new IPA
Once again, it is time to sharpen those artistic skills for a good cause. Oh, and you can bring your hophead friends. Canteen and Steel Bender are teaming up for their annual series of adult coloring nights, complete with a special collaborative beer release, all in support of AGORA Crisis Center. “Back in 2019, when…
Great American Beer Festival scales down and moves outdoors this October
Some breaking news from the Brewers Association hit our inbox Tuesday as the future of the organization’s premier event, the Great American Beer Festival, is changing in a big way. After decades as a three-day event inside the spacious Colorado Convention Center in Denver, GABF is scaling back to two days and will move outdoors…
The mostly complete guide to New Year’s hours at local breweries
As we do for most significant holidays, as a public service we attempt to compile all the brewery hours of operation for whatever is up next. In this case, it is New Year’s Eve and Day, which leads to some odd hours and closings, as breweries debate staying open late, closing early, or closing entirely…
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