The good guys over at Quarter Celtic Brewpub, a.k.a. the brainchild of former Canteen brewer Brady McKeown and company, had invited us over to visit their forthcoming brewery a little while back. After we were reminded again recently, Brandon and I trekked over to check on their progress, take a few pictures, hear lots of…
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Santa Fe Brewing’s ABQ taproom opens its doors at long last
While trying to ignore the 8,000 happy people photos from Denver on Thursday, I jumped at the chance to attend an invite-only soft opening for the media and other assorted folks at the new Santa Fe Brewing taproom at Albuquerque’s Green Jeans Farmery. With beer tickets in hand and a number of helpful staff members…
Brace yourselves for a happy dose of serious Palate Fatigue
Hop harvest season is upon us, in case you have not noticed by all the pictures of brewers stuffing their noses in mounds of fresh-picked hops that are floating around social media these days. Of course, one could argue hop season is year-round in New Mexico, judging by IPA sales remaining steady even in the…
Good beer for a good cause: Atalaya Search & Rescue
Good beer and good causes go hand in hand. It’s one of our favorite things as beer bloggers to write about, and one of our favorite ways for us, as beer drinkers, to help our fellow men, women, or puppies. Who doesn’t love drinking great beer, knowing that we’re supporting a real, local organization, and…
Sidetrack Brewing sets steady course for late fall opening
Downtown continues to become more of a destination for something besides just late-night chicanery. There are more condos rising up every day. A grocery store will soon join those living spaces. In that sense, it is becoming more of a neighborhood unto itself than ever before. The addition of neighborhood pubs, rather than hipster clubs,…
Former Albuquerque Brewing brewer speaks out about his firing
A little while back a friend of the Crew told us that Albuquerque Brewing Co. had fired their founding brewer, Mike Marsh, after just five months of being open. We emailed Mike to confirm or deny this, and he said it was true. He also said that he would be willing to talk about what…
Nob Hill Bar & Grill’s next special beer tapping is for an important cause
Came across this news on Friday, but elected to hold off on running it while we were all dealing with that crazy weekend. Now that things have settled down again, here is another reason (besides the beer itself) to be at Nob Hill Bar & Grill on Wednesday night. From bar manager Thomas DeCaro: Hey…
Brewing and judging better beer at State Fair Pro-Am and beyond
The annual State Fair Pro-Am has come and gone for the year, and no doubt you’ve seen the RESULTS, but from competitions like these we get to see some great brewers, both pro and amateur, show off their talents as part of our New Mexico brewing scene. I spoke with John Rowley, very near-future head…
Distillery 365 is the latest to jump on board at Green Jeans Farmery
Distillery 365, which just opened recently, has become the latest local libations spot to decide to open a second location. They are set to join Santa Fe Brewing at the new Green Jeans Farmery, the new reused shipping container facility located at Carlisle and I-40. They will be taking the spirits, but there beer will…
Kaktus takes a chance with plans to open Nob Hill taproom
The news that Kaktus Brewing was planning on opening a taproom in Nob Hill broke while Franz Solo and I were up in Denver two weeks ago. Once our respective busy schedules fell into place, Kaktus owner Dana Koller and I finally met up last Friday morning to talk about the decision-making process that went…
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