We are not the betting types, and you will not find us at a casino more than once in a blue moon. But, if we had placed bets on the next two Bosque Brewing taprooms to close, we would have just won something. Bosque announced today (Tuesday) on social media that they have closed, effective…
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The mostly complete guide to Thanksgiving hours at NM breweries
As a public service that we do for most significant holidays, we attempt to compile all the brewery hours of operation for whatever is up next. In this case, it is Thanksgiving, a.k.a. the great day of gluttony, watching football even though your fantasy team is a lost cause by now, and arguing with family….
Local breweries pay tribute to veterans
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the guns fell silent and all was quiet on the Western Front. The end of World War I in 1918 marked what would eventually become Veterans Day in the United States, honoring all those who served in the military. From brewery owners at…
Things are looking up at Calavida Cantina with new brewing system and more
It has not been an easy time in the local craft beer industry, as we have reported so often of late, and for Calavida Cantina things seemed to go from bad to worse with a recent robbery that grabbed the local headlines. Well, we are happy to report that the brewery is not only recovering…
The Crew is going on vacation and the site will take a two-week hiatus
So a while back, some of us in the Crew had a discussion about what was left on our beer bucket lists. You know, those beer-centered trips to special places or events. I got to go to Oktoberfest in Munich back in the early 1980s, but I was just a wee kinder, and all I…
Bosque moves production of core beers from out-of-state to Marble
Recently, in other parts of the country, a trend has emerged where two or more breweries will team up to share a production space. Rather than pay for separate facilities, the breweries team up to lower costs so long as they can make a shared space work. It’s already happening here, on a smaller scale,…
Ex Novo doubles down on official beers for New Mexico State Fair
One of the two largest events of the fall in Albuquerque has come to truly embrace the local craft brewing scene, and in turn, one of the larger breweries in the state has come to embrace that event. For the third year in a row, Ex Novo Brewing is rolling out the official beer of…
Santa Fe Beer & Food Festival offers up wide variety of tasty brews
We mentioned in The Week Ahead in Beer that this Saturday and Sunday is the Santa Fe Beer & Food Festival at El Rancho de las Golondrinas. Now, as we tend to do any time there is a festival, we went ahead and got as many of the beer lists as we could for the…
Discover the joy of beer and hiking with local author Kevin Holsapple
Since you’re reading this, we already know you’re a fan of good beer. And, with all of New Mexico’s enchanting mountains and terrain, there’s a heck of a lot of hiking fans here, too. If you’ve been to Colorado, you know that they’re at least as serious about both topics. Why do I bring this…
Beers of the City site aims to encourage craft fans to expand their horizons
Back before the pandemic, Albuquerque the Magazine used to roll out an annual brewery passport, a printed little guide to all the local places where you could get a stamp and a discount. Nowadays, though, paper is out, digital is in, and the result is Beers of the City. This new app/website is now available…
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