A little while ago, a couple of Crew members heard rumors that a northern brewery was for sale in New Mexico. The rumors proved to be true, as we found out via ProBrewer, where the breweries for sale list now includes Blü Dragonfly Brewing. Blü Dragonfly opened in the summer of 2018 in Cimarron, with…
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Quartet of New Mexico breweries bring home medals from NABA competition
The North American Brewers Association announced the medalists for the International Beer and Cider Awards on Friday, with four Albuquerque breweries combining to win four medals. Quarter Celtic picked up its fourth medal in the last three competitions by earning a gold in the Collaboration Beers category for Birra al gusto di Birra, the Italian…
Beer festivals appear around the state this weekend including in 2 mountain towns
Beer festival season continues apace this weekend with at three festivals to choose from, two of which I will highlight here. One is in the north (Los Alamos) and one in the south (Cloudcroft), so they likely won’t compete for customers. In an odd twist, I, the “Los Alamos correspondent” for this blog, am actually…
Downshift Brewing shifts into expansion mode in its home base of Ruidoso
Downshift Brewing was born out of an idea to downshift in life, to change the perspective and lifestyle of its owners from big-city chaos to small-town tranquility. Sometimes, though, an opportunity presents itself that cannot be missed, and a little brewing operation suddenly ended up getting bigger overnight. To learn more about this sudden growth…
Bear Fest roars again at Boxing Bear’s Firestone location
While one big beer festival did not return for this Memorial Day weekend, another is back in full force as Bear Fest will once again take over the back parking lot at Boxing Bear’s Firestone taproom and brewery. The event runs from noon to 6 p.m. this Saturday, featuring five guest breweries and one distillery,…
Rowley Farmhouse Ales loses supply trailers to devastating fire
On Saturday afternoon, Rowley Farmhouse Ales posted to their social media accounts that they had experienced a fire. The post began, “Rough start to the weekend here at Rowley Farmhouse Ales…” The fire occurred early Saturday morning, completely destroying their two storage trailers. “In the very early morning, we were called to find that the…
Turtle Mountain prepares to move its brewery next door to North taproom
After having talked about it for a while now, Turtle Mountain Brewing is preparing to make a big and necessary move. No, not a new taproom or anything like that. Instead, the brewhouse and beer tanks will soon be loaded up onto trucks and moved from the original location off Southern Blvd. to the space…
High and Dry Brewing joins forces with Red Mesa for unique auction night
We could not let this week come to a close without making sure we had a feature on another wonderful collaboration between a local brewery and a local band. As they have in the past, High and Dry is teaming up with Red Mesa, though this one is a little different than past concerts and…
Day Drinking for a Cause returns for another round at Canteen Brewhouse
The cause is just. The beers are many. The good times are all but guaranteed. Day Drinking for a Cause is back at Canteen Brewhouse this Saturday from noon to close. This now annual, sometimes even biennial event, is designed to benefit a specific cause, in this case one close to the hearts and minds…
Brewers & Distillers Cup returns along with Santa Fe Brewing’s Spring Runoff
The second annual Brewers & Distillers Cup will kick off this Saturday at 10 a.m. at Balloon Fiesta Park. This event once again combines a soccer tournament, featuring teams representing local breweries and distilleries, with an outdoor beer festival. Tickets are $20 and are still available online. A ticket gets you eight sample pours from…
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