There is a long history between breweries and the railroad in New Mexico, dating all the way back to the 19th century when the Southwest Brewery and Ice Company sat right alongside the main rail line just south of present-day Lomas Blvd. This Saturday, a big piece of restored railroad history will roll right up…
Category: Events
Marble wants everyone in full celebration mode for another epic Marblefest
It’s fest time, people, and we could not think of a better way to start the season than gathering with a few hundred friends for the annual fun that is Marblefest. The big event is back at the downtown brewery from noon to midnight this Saturday, so way in advance of that, I sat down…
Planning ahead to all of the great beer events of autumn in New Mexico
During a spot of downtime in Minneapolis on Thursday, I took note of a couple more announced events in the coming months. The more I thought about it, I figured it would be helpful if I would compile all of the announced events so far into a single post so all the beer lovers in…
Events Roundup: Entire weekend packed to the brim with brewery shindigs
For the second week in a row, we decided that the sheer number of events going on required a full breakout from just the simple listings in The Week Ahead in Beer. Let us dive in, shall we? Friday: Getting a bit goth-y Just a couple of cool events to highlight for tonight. First up,…
Food-and-beer pairings galore are set for Steel Bender, Marble and Boxing Bear
Let’s face it, a whole lot of beer geeks are also foodies, so anytime a brewery decides to create special pairings of its finest ales and lagers with some delicious eats, folks tend to get excited. Well, get excited, because over the next four weeks there are at least four major pairing events that we…
Year five of One for 5 once again holds promise of hope for those in need
One of the best annual charity campaigns involving breweries is back for another run. The One for 5 campaign, now in its fifth year, returns starting today (Thursday) at the three participating breweries and Albertsons Market and Market Street locations throughout central and northern New Mexico. One for 5 features three breweries — Second Street,…
Canteen and 15 other breweries express their love for lagers with new event
In the heat of summer, sometimes nothing is better than enjoying a nice, crisp lager in the shade of a brewery patio. The problem, though, is figuring out which brewery and which lager, as there are oh-so-many across the metro area. Well, problem solved, to some degree, as the new For the Love of Lagers…
Beer festivals appear around the state this weekend including in 2 mountain towns
Beer festival season continues apace this weekend with at three festivals to choose from, two of which I will highlight here. One is in the north (Los Alamos) and one in the south (Cloudcroft), so they likely won’t compete for customers. In an odd twist, I, the “Los Alamos correspondent” for this blog, am actually…
Bear Fest roars again at Boxing Bear’s Firestone location
While one big beer festival did not return for this Memorial Day weekend, another is back in full force as Bear Fest will once again take over the back parking lot at Boxing Bear’s Firestone taproom and brewery. The event runs from noon to 6 p.m. this Saturday, featuring five guest breweries and one distillery,…
High and Dry Brewing joins forces with Red Mesa for unique auction night
We could not let this week come to a close without making sure we had a feature on another wonderful collaboration between a local brewery and a local band. As they have in the past, High and Dry is teaming up with Red Mesa, though this one is a little different than past concerts and…
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