Homebrewing is bigger than ever in New Mexico. Chances are you, or someone you know brews beer at home. But homebrewing is growing faster than we could have ever imagined just a few years ago and will only get bigger. As most of you know, we were recently ranked the 30th best state for beer….
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Los Alamos Beer Co-op hitting the home stretch
Greeting, beer-gazers! As the Los Alamos correspondent for the Dark Side Brew Crew, I don’t often have a lot of hometown news to write about. Los Alamos is kind of a sleepy little town out in the middle of the boonies, about 30 miles past your last shot at a locally-brewed beer. Well, changes are…
Ponderosa stampedes to its opening with work still to be done
Porter Pounder and I (Stoutmeister) wandered over to Ponderosa Brewing on Wednesday afternoon to try their beers for the first time. Neither of us was along for the sneak preview visit a couple weeks ago, so it was our first experience at the location at 1761 Bellamah NW. First, let us start with the location….
Time to get festive with Marble’s Septemberfest
Beer festival season is upon us, the official kickoff to fall in Albuquerque. First up is Marble’s Septemberfest, which will be held from noon to 5 p.m. this Saturday. Tickets are available online and at all three Marble locations. This year’s event will see some changes from previous formats, so to get the lowdown on…
Bosque aims to tap into thirsty Las Cruces market
Ever since Bosque Brewing Co. opened in Albuquerque, there was a belief that sooner or later they might have their eye on a second location. That second location is coming closer to fruition in Nob Hill, but the belief had been that Bosque had one eye focused on Las Cruces. After all, the majority of…
A new star of epic proportions is born: The Full Nelson
As a definite afficionado of all things hopped to infinity, I loved La Cumbre’s Father Nelson. It was for me the natural progression from the ground broken by Elevated IPA and our beloved Project Dank. Full Nelson is the fourth level in my humble opinion, a fully armed and completed Death Star Mark II to…
Marble rolls in a different direction
Unless you were living under a rock this past weekend, you undoubtedly heard about the “hatching” that took place at Marble Brewery on Friday. Yes, one of Albuquerque’s most iconic breweries has completely re-branded itself. And when I say completely I do mean completely. The shift in brand recognition is so divergent that my first…
Second Street’s got one sweet can!
Last week I had the opportunity to watch some awesome history in the making. Santa Fe’s Second Street canned their first beer inside their brewery. “Why is that awesome?” I hear you asking yourself. Besides the fact that we can now pick up a canned version of their Pivotal IPA and take it along on…
Tall tales in the Heights as Lizard Tail Brewing prepares to open
Editor’s note: Adam is our final Brew Crew Bullpen member debuting, though some can point out he did write for us previously as a special correspondent during ABQ Beer Week back in May. Anyway, this is his “official” debut story. So give it a read a let us know how he did! — Stoutmeister Exciting…
Beer Fiesta: Time to head to the mountains
Editor’s note: This makes the fourth debut story for a member of our Brew Crew Bullpen. This time around Reid tackles a preview of a beer festival right in his backyard of Los Alamos. Let him (and the rest of us) know how he did. And then head to Pajarito Mountain on Saturday afternoon! —…
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