April is one of those months that does not have a specific holiday where beer can take center stage. It’s after St. Patrick’s Day, before Cinco de Mayo, and just kind of sits there, full of pollen and up-and-down temperatures. So why not make it the month of the cask beer? That’s our proposal to…
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ReSource Brewing hosts unique art opening and beer release
Plenty of breweries are huge supporters of the arts in Albuquerque, regularly hosting art openings and keeping those paintings on the walls afterwards. Some breweries will also invite homebrewers to join them to create special beers. This Sunday, ReSource Brewing is doing both, inviting the husband-and-wife team of Neil and Gina Arnote to bring their…
Hidden Mountain Brewing hosts first annual Cask Festival
This Thursday, Hidden Mountain Brewing Company will host its first annual Cask Festival at a very familiar location on the south side of Santa Fe, and it’s going to be a firkin great time! Technically speaking, this would be the fifth cask festival in the same space, but the fourth was cancelled in 2020, for…
Flix Brewhouse staff forced to disarm man who entered kitchen with a gun
The staff at Flix Brewhouse had to confront a gunman on Friday night, a frightening situation that thankfully ended without any shots being fired, as first reported by KOAT and later by the Albuquerque Journal. At approximately 11 p.m. on Friday, Darnell Hill walked into Flix with a loaded AR-15-style rifle. He went around the…
Ex Novo brings the brewing community together for a new collaboration festival
Ex Novo Brewing will host the first stage of a new festival this Sunday at 1 p.m., one that promises to be rather unique for New Mexico. United in Beer is in partnership with the Somos Unidos Foundation, the charitable arm of New Mexico United, with whom the brewery already has a working relationship. The…
WinterBrew returns to original home at the Railyard for its 11th annual edition
We have far too few festivals in Santa Fe, fewer after that recent Marvel-sized blip in history (as far as events go), and fewer still that are specifically designed around the celebration of Independent Craft Beverages. But, WinterBrew (oh, how we love you!), every year, does the trick, hits that spot, fulfills that need to…
The mostly complete guide to local breweries’ New Year’s Eve/Day hours
As with every major holiday, we did our best to compile a full list of the adjusted hours of operation at all the breweries that we list in The Week Ahead in Beer. There are far fewer closures than Christmas, but a few places are calling it a year earlier on Saturday, others are staying…
The mostly complete guide to local breweries’ Christmas weekend hours
As with every major holiday, we did our best to compile a full list of the adjusted hours of operation at all the breweries that we list in The Week Ahead in Beer. Everything is normal through Friday, and the majority are open Saturday, but most are closing a little early to give their staff…
The Thanksgiving guide to brewery hours of operation and more
As we promised Tuesday, here is our massive compilation of all the changes to hours of operation for breweries this Thanksgiving week. Most are closed on Thursday, of course, but a few are staying open. Most have normal hours today (Wednesday), but a few may close early. Friday hours are trending toward normalcy, but we…
Enchantment Festival closes out big event season in New Mexico
The Enchantment Beer, Wine, and Spirits Festival is billed as the biggest event of its kind in New Mexico history. It certainly has one of the largest local craft lineups we have seen in a long time, but we will have to see how a mid-November event plays out with the beer/wine/spirits crowd. It all…
