After Boxing Bear Brewing surprisingly opened its new taproom on Tramway, even in the midst of the current stay-at-home orders for the entire state, a popular topic in beer-related discussions was the state of the other breweries/taprooms-in-planning. All of us in the Crew knew that Gravity Bound (formerly Context) Brewing was the closest to opening…
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All the breweries staying open or closing for Easter Sunday
As a public service, we wanted to save you all some time today (Sunday) if you are in need of beer and/or food from a brewery. To that end, here are the breweries in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe metro areas that have announced they are closing for Easter: Bosque Brewing (all locations, including Restoration…
Breweries are exempt from latest state order that closes liquor stores
A moment of sheer panic among craft beer drinkers and brewery staff members occurred late Monday afternoon when new orders from the office of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham included the closing of all liquor stores to in-person sales. After a few anxious minutes of waiting, we were informed by Alcohol Beverage Control, via the New…
Hand sanitizer is the newest hot product from brewstilleries around the state
When the coronavirus began to shut down life as we all know it, Broken Trail Brewery and Distillery stepped up to make hand sanitizer, donating much of it to first responders in Albuquerque. Since then, 11 other distilleries have jumped on board, helping out across the state. The full list includes Algodones Distillery, Dry Point…
Breweries offering promotions throughout the state during the pandemic
In these uncertain times, one thing is certain: we are still thirsty. For social interaction, for a sense of community, and of course, for beer. Even in their darkest hour, many of the local breweries are responding by offering various promotions to help us, the consumers, get the libations we require while on a limited…
Metro breweries still adjusting to new regulations during pandemic
Most craft beer drinkers have been able to adjust to the new normal of to-go beer only from breweries, but we still wanted to know just how the breweries have adjusted with no major changes in statewide edicts since dine-in sales were stopped. After Luke checked in with the Santa Fe-area breweries last week, I…
COVID-19 and how it has affected the Santa Fe brewing industry so far
Now that we’re several weeks into the global pandemic, it’s pretty evident that life has changed drastically for small businesses everywhere. For our local craft brewing scene here in New Mexico, they’re feeling the effects just as much as in the larger cities. You’ve no doubt read my editor’s updates on what’s been going on…
Tractor Brewing closes all locations to keep its staff and patrons safe
We were a bit surprised Saturday morning to see the news that Tractor Brewing had closed all of its locations effective immediately. Like most breweries, Tractor had chosen to stay open for to-go orders of beer and food. Ultimately, though, Tractor co-owner/president Skye Devore told us that she could not in good conscience remain open….
All the breweries and taprooms staying open for to-go orders and all that are closed
This is a dynamic and updating list in the wake of the Governor’s decision to close all breweries and restaurants to everything except to-go orders starting Thursday throughout New Mexico. For details on what beers are available, see our constantly updating The Week Ahead in Beer post. (All information updated as of 1:30 p.m. Monday,…
Latest updates on breweries changing hours and more
UPDATE (Monday 8:40 p.m.): Bosque Brewing is closing all of its locations in the state, including Restoration Pizza, for an indefinite period of time. As one of the five largest breweries in the state, this is a very bad sign, to put it mildly. Today (Tuesday) we heard back from ownership that they are quite…
