It is spring, so slowly but surely the beer festivals are popping up. Our friends over at Rock & Brews are hosting a Spring Beer Festival this Saturday, with a mix of local and regional breweries in attendance. The event kicks off at 2 p.m., and tickets cost either $12 in advance or $15 at…
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Food Truck Festival returns with more craft beer options
The 3rd Annual New Mexico Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival returns this Saturday with 20 local and regional craft breweries providing their beers at Balloon Fiesta Park. The event kicks off at noon and runs until 6 p.m. It will feature some 25 local food trucks. The cost is $5 online and $10 at…
Tart at Heart boasts another bountiful beer lineup
Pucker up, sour lovers, Tart at Heart is returning for its third edition on Saturday, April 15. To whet your collective appetites, we figured why not share the beer list. Of course, more beers will be added, but fear not, we will have an even more in-depth preview in the days before everyone gathers at…
Turtle Mountain goes all out for 18th anniversary
Sometimes it can be hard to squeeze all the important details about upcoming events into The Week Ahead in Beer, thus forcing some separate, but short stories. This is one of those, as we felt you all needed more details on the upcoming 18th anniversary events at Turtle Mountain. The Rio Rancho institution is celebrating…
Blue Corn Brewery hosts Santa Fe Cask Fest
Greetings fellow, ale-ficionados! Man, do we have something special for you happening up in Santa Fe! Tomorrow (Thursday), Blue Corn Brewery is hosting a special cask festival at their southside location, featuring ALL six Santa Fe breweries under one roof. To get your palate wet, I’ve got a list of beers, as well as the…
Abyss gets vertical at Side Effex plus Tart at Heart to return soon
The Crew has been largely focused on events that occur either at our local breweries or that still involve them at off-site locations. Every now and again, however, a pretty cool event pops up around town that we think you all need to know about. This weekend will feature a vertical epic of The Abyss,…
La Cumbre gets back to its roots with Cask Ale Festival
La Cumbre marketing director Cory Campbell was doing a bit of house cleaning when he stumbled upon a piece of the brewery’s past. “I cleaned out one of the closets upstairs in one of the offices and found the old poster for it,” Cory said of the first Cask Ale Festival, held in 2011. “I…
Stout Invitational gears up for second edition in Los Alamos
It’s a rare thing when I, your Los Alamos-based correspondent, get to write about a local festival! Some of you may have heard about the Brew Crew’s own annual Stout Challenge (which I have yet to attend, sadly), and as fine as that event was, this one may be even finer. The Bathtub Row Brewing Co-Op…
Get thee to the slopes for the Taos Brewmasters Festival returns
Happy cold, gray Thursday everyone. If you need some light back in your life, there is some good news for this weekend. The Taos Brewmasters Festival kicks off Saturday at the Ski Valley, marking its 21st annual running below the slopes. Normally, the festival is held in December, but it was pushed back this year…
Oktoberfiesta returns bigger and better than ever at Santa Fe Brewing
It’s Oktoberfest season once again, and you have plenty of choices to visit Oktoberfest celebrations around the state this year. Adding to the list is Santa Fe Brewing Company with their zany twist on a traditional Oktoberfest celebration, Oktoberfiesta. Sure, there will be brats, contests, dirndls, and a great Oktoberfest beer, but if you’ve ever…
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