Rio Rancho finally has another hometown beer. If you have ever doubted the demand for craft beers in “The City of Vision,” just keep reading. The Blue Grasshopper has been serving local beers from other breweries and their own wood-fired pizza since they opened late last year through the help of a Kickstarter campaign. Now,…
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Renovations are underway at Marble’s downtown pub
Power tools and hard hats are nothing new around Marble Brewery, which has already seen major recent renovations to the patio and the bathrooms, with the brewery expansion still to come. Before that happens, however, the pub/taproom at the main brewery will get a much-needed makeover. Beginning today (Monday) and running until March 6, the…
At long last Bosque’s Nob Hill taproom opens for business
Every time I would ask about the status of Bosque Brewing’s Nob Hill taproom, I would be met with a grimace on the face of co-owner Gabe Jensen. “Ask me again later,” was his usual response. So imagine my delight Tuesday afternoon when he sent a short email saying that Nob Hill was opening today…
Reach new heights as a brewer in Los Alamos
Greetings, beer-lovers! The Los Alamos Beer Co-op has reached a milestone. They have begun the process of hiring a head brewer. We know there are professionals out there as well as many talented homebrewers, so if you’d like to get involved with a brand new effort, here’s a great opportunity. The LABC is just getting off…
Time to trek to Taos for annual Brew Master’s Festival
Ah, yes, it’s that time of year when I have to cover a football game and not go to the Taos Brew Master’s Festival. Of course, the rest of you don’t have to write about the New Mexico Bowl to pay for future beers, so you might as well hit the road Saturday afternoon and…
Time to get festive with the 12 Beers of Christmas for 2014
T’was 12 days before Christmas, when all through the brewhouse. Beer fans were stirring over some nicely brewed stouts. The kegs were filled by the brewers with care, In hopes that there’d be enough carbonation there… Every year around the holidays, Santa Fe Brewing Company gets into the giving and sharing spirit with a festive…
Reflections on the first Santa Fe Open Brewing Competition
This past weekend, the inaugural Santa Fe Open Brewing Competition took place in, you’ve guessed it, Santa Fe. From Friday morning to the awards ceremony on Sunday afternoon, the Sangre De Cristo Craft Brewers homebrew club (and friends and family) came together in a huge concerted effort to put on an event that proved an…
Avery takes flight at Jubilation
Every now and again, all of us in the craft beer community in New Mexico have to sit and sigh when news of a great new brew is published, but we can’t get it here. From Founders to Bell’s to Firestone Walker to Great Divide to Ballast Point to Victory to many, many others, we…
Be one of the “300” in Los Alamos
Okay, the “300” we’re referring to aren’t those ol’ Greeks with their ripped abs and crazy blood-lust. These “300” are you, gentle readers, with keg-abs and wacky beer-lust! The Los Alamos Beer Co-op (LABC) is making its final push to recruit members and get the funds necessary to open up their brewery and taproom. Much progress has…
Something wicked (fun) this way comes: Oktoberfiesta is back
As I was driving home from Red River’s Oktoberfest last Sunday, I had a couple questions on my mind. How much Oktoberfest is too much Oktoberfest? And can anyone really have too much Oktoberfest in their lives? The answers that I came up with were thus: “too much” is too broad of a statement, and…
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