Looking to fill the void of the “neighborhood bar feel”, Chris Chavez and Donavan Lane are setting up shop on Albuquerque’s west side. Broken Bottle will be the third microbrewery out on the ever-expanding west end of ABQ along with well-known companies Il Vicino and Turtle Mountain Brewing Company out in Rio Rancho. Go check…
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Tractor Makes the Evening News
The mainstream media picked up on Tractor’s no-growlers-in-Nob-Hill plight over the weekend. Read the story and make sure to watch the video, as well. http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/business/beer-battle-brews-over-nob-hil-growlers Hopefully it will encourage more people to visit Tractor and sign the petition in support of amending or lifting the ordinance. The battle against NIMBYs (Not In My Back Yard,…
Tractor Could Use a Hand
The good folks at Tractor Brewing’s Taproom in Nob Hill are gathering signatures from beer lovers to take to a zoning meeting next Tuesday as the first step in the process of setting themselves free from government shackles. As reported Wednesday, Tractor ran afoul of an old ordinance for the Nob Hill district that prevents…
Tractor Stopped in its Tracks
Sad news has come in today that the City of Albuquerque has put a halt to all keg and growler sales at Tractor Brewing’s Nob Hill Taproom. Due to a complaint from a Nob Hill resident about Tractor violating a neighborhood ordinance, the City has decided that growlers now count as “packaged liquor,” which is…