This Super Bowl Eve, consider making a short drive up to Bosque North in Bernalillo, to join some of your favorite beer people, and me, for a special screening of the documentary For the Love of Craft, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. The best part? It is all free, though you will have…
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Marble Brewery and Safehouse Distilling team up to create Double White Lightning Whiskey
Imagine if a local brewery were to team up with a local distillery and turn a popular craft beer into a craft whiskey. Only now that is not some far-fetched idea, but reality, as Marble and Safehouse Distilling have joined forces to create Double White Lighting Whiskey. There will be a bottle release party today…
Local brewmasters trek north to Taos Ski Valley for 24th annual festival
By all accounts, there is no older beer festival in New Mexico than the annual Brewmasters Festival at Taos Ski Valley. The 24th edition of this entertaining event takes place this Saturday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Resort Center. Tickets are available online for $38 per person, or $18 if you just want…
Desert Valley taproom in Northeast Heights is now closed
After receiving a tip in the morning, the Crew has confirmed that the Desert Valley Brewing taproom located at Wyoming and Comanche has now closed. The popular Westside location is still open and is doing just fine, we have been assured. Per a direct message from Desert Valley on Facebook, the Heights taproom was subleased…
Tractor rolls out another edition of the Stranger Things Arcade Carnival
One of the biggest annual events at Tractor Brewing’s Wells Park location, the Stranger Things Arcade Carnival, is back for the third straight year in advance of Halloween this Saturday from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. The brewery’s main parking lot on Fourth Street and the entire taproom will be taken over by this annual…
Tumbleroot hosts panel of Santa Fe-area brewers before documentary screening
The Brewers Association’s new documentary, For the Love of Craft, has been shown in breweries around the country of late. Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery, however, is going beyond just airing the 30-minute film this Saturday night. Starting at 7 p.m., Tumbleroot has assembled a panel of Santa Fe’s top brewers for a panel discussion and…
What’s in the box?! Rowley Farmhouse Ales has big news
Recently I was sitting at Rowley Farmhouse Ales, talking about barrel-aged goodies with the bartender as I sipped on their latest edition of Agent Scully IPA. Chef and co-owner Jeffrey Kaplan then sauntered down the steps, as he often does at the end of the day to greet his customers and check on the business…
Steel Bender gears up for another year of Balloons & Brews
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a big, wild event, and that can often include the task of getting in and out of the park, finding food to eat, something to drink, and so on. Two years ago, Steel Bender Brewyard provided a bit of an alternative, inviting everyone over early in the morning to…
Second Street heads into the Oktoberforest for a good cause
Second Street Brewery is celebrating Oktoberfest with a special event at the Railyard location today (Tuesday) from 5 to 8 p.m. It is not, however, just about the beer. The name of this special brew, which will be on tap and for sale in six-pack cans, is Oktoberforest, and is part of a wider campaign…
Tractor Brewing adds spirits and cocktails to its Westside Taproom
Back when we wrote about Tractor Brewing’s forthcoming Los Lunas Taproom, it was noted that it will be the first off-site location that will have its Troubled Minds spirits in addition to beer and cider. Well, it will actually be the second taproom, as Tractor announced this week that cocktails are coming to the Westside…
