The end of every February is a fairly normal stretch of time for most people. No major holidays or events, spring break is still a way off, and so on and so forth. For breweries and other businesses that are licensed by Alcohol and Beverage Control, a division of the Regulation and Licensing Department, the…
Category: Uncategorized
The Crew’s mostly complete guide to WinterBrew 2025
Well, that was short-lived. And no, I’m not talking about the record-breakingly short government ban on TikTok. I’m talking about my dreams of attempting Dry January, as soon as I realized that my favorite New Mexico Brewers Guild event, WinterBrew, is just around the corner. This Friday, WinterBrew returns to the Santa Fe Farmers’ market…
Marble Brewery announces new owners are former Santa Fe Brewing standouts
Normally, companies like to dump their bad news on Fridays. It was pretty much the opposite, however, for Marble Brewery, which announced its new, locally-based owners. Bert Boyce and Jarrett Babincsak, the former brewmaster and VP of sales of marketing, respectively, of Santa Fe Brewing have led a group to purchase Marble. The announcement came…
The mostly complete guide to New Year’s hours at NM craft breweries
As we do for most significant holidays, as a public service we attempt to compile all the brewery hours of operation for whatever is up next. In this case, it is New Year’s Eve and Day, which leads to some odd hours and closings, as breweries debate staying open late, closing early, or closing entirely…
The mostly complete guide to Christmas hours at New Mexico craft breweries
As we do for most significant holidays, as a public service we attempt to compile all the brewery hours of operation. It should come as little surprise that most places will be closed this Wednesday, as the Christmas holiday takes precedence. Many breweries are either closed or closing early on Christmas Eve, so make sure…
The mostly complete guide to Thanksgiving hours at NM breweries
As a public service that we do for most significant holidays, we attempt to compile all the brewery hours of operation for whatever is up next. In this case, it is Thanksgiving, a.k.a. the great day of gluttony, watching football (if you can stomach those match-ups), and arguing with family. We highly recommend picking up…
Gravity Bound set to transform Boese downtown space into a lager house
One brewery wanted to expand its production. Another brewery wanted to scale back on one of its locations. That is the genesis of a unique new partnership between Gravity Bound Brewing and Boese Brothers Brewery, one which will see the former take over the latter’s downtown taproom space, while both breweries will share use of…
Hit the streets with NM Brewers Guild and local breweries for the Zombie Crawl
For the vast majority of us, this weekend is basically Halloween Weekend, with all the ghoulish delights popping up from house parties to special events at breweries, bars, and restaurants all around town. One of the best-looking new additions is the Zombie Crawl, a new event from the New Mexico Brewers Guild that combines elements…
A quick note about a new option at Quarter Celtic
Sometimes we report on things that are not strictly beer-related, but are more beer-adjacent. Quarter Celtic shared some news with the Crew and invited us to the brewery at 1100 San Mateo NE to join in a tasting of their latest offering: mead. I asked co-owner/head brewer Brady McKeown just what made him venture into…
Flock of Moons and the Crew dipped into the darkness for new collaboration
A few weeks back, myself and Franz Solo headed over to Flock of Moons to help brew up our first collaboration beer with the Bricklight District brewery. Today (Friday) at 5 p.m., we will officially tap Dark Side of the Moons, a black IPA inspired by classics in the sub-genre like Firestone Walker’s Wookey Jack….
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 