The news broke in the middle of last week that Marble Brewery had come to the tough decision to close the Heights taproom in December, making the announcement just two days before its 10th anniversary celebration. It was one of those surprise posts that brought up more questions than answers, so luckily for us the…
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Ruh-roh! Tractor invites everyone to Spooky Island for Halloween shindig
Good ideas can spring from the most unlikely of conversations. Sometimes that can apply to beer recipes, other times it can apply to events for breweries. For Tractor Brewing, it was the latter. Tractor’s events and marketing coordinator, Jeremy Kinter, was fulfilling his duties as a member of the board of directors for the New…
GABF 2026: New Mexico breweries bring home 3 more medals
The first outdoor edition of the Great American Beer Festival was held this weekend at Levitt Pavilion in Denver, including the annual awards ceremony. Three New Mexico breweries won one medal apiece, with another rare occurrence of two breweries winning in the same category. The last time that happened was in 2024 when Tractor took…
Downshift does Oktoberfest just right for Ruidoso and everyone else
After having gone to the original Oktoberfest in Munich last year, one might think any festival of that type in New Mexico could not possibly live up to that experience for the Crew. Well, yeah, nothing comes close to that event in sheer size, but that does not mean the Crew cannot be impressed. And,…
Oktoberfest in the mountains called and the Crew answered
After missing out last year, albeit for a very good reason, the Dark Side Brew Crew is descending upon Ruidoso for their epic Oktoberfest celebration at Downshift Brewing Riverside on Saturday. Oh, that reason was because we were at the OG Oktoberfest in Munich last year, but you’ve already heard us gloat about that plenty…
Statewide Oktoberfest Guide 2026: So many fests and so little time
There are a slew of Oktoberfest celebrations coming up this season in New Mexico, so we decided to round ’em all up to help you best plan out your weekends for the rest of this month and part of October. From Red River to Ruidoso, from Carlsbad to Angel Fire, and of course Albuquerque and…
FMV Brewing taps their first in-house ale
Sometimes, the algorithm is still good. True, not that often anymore, but last week social media managed to alert us to the fact that FMV Brewing quietly tapped their first beer. The brewery has been open for a while now at 2500 Yale Blvd SE (pro tip: if you are driving south on Yale, do…
Lagerhosen returns in new setting with another great lineup of breweries
A little over four years ago, a whole slew of beer lovers gathered in Corrales for the first New Mexico edition of Lagerhosen. The sun was shining, the lagers flowed, and Ex Novo Brewing and their fellow participating breweries basked in the glory of it all. It’s taken a little while, and a venue change,…
Sidetrack rides to the top at the first New Mexico Craft Beer Awards
This past Friday, after the annual New Mexico Brewers Guild Technical Conference wrapped up at CNM, the attendees trekked over to nearby Flock of Moons for a special ceremony. For the first time, the Guild organized the New Mexico Craft Beer Awards, giving the local professionals and other certified judges a chance to vote and…
Boxing Bear honors the Mother Road with 2026 New Mexico State Fair beer
In case you have somehow missed it, Route 66 turned 100 years old this year, and just about everyone and anyone is finding ways to celebrate the centennial of the road that long ago connected the West to the Midwest. Over at Boxing Bear Brewing, that of course of means creating a special new beer,…
