When I think about the reasons why I love living here in Santa Fe, its vibrant seafood scene is not exactly first on my list. But, when June rolls around, seafood, more to the point, crab, makes me feel a bit less salty about the Cerrillos traffic, and a little bit sweeter about the weird…
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Trio of New Mexico breweries combine for 6 medals at western beer competition
It was a bountiful day for three local breweries at the North American Beer Awards last weekend. Yeah, we probably should have written about this a lot sooner, but with age comes forgetfulness. Anyway, thanks to those who sent reminders and were patient. Without further ado, here are the six medals, two apiece, won by…
The season begins just in time for SummerFest in Los Alamos
Summer took its time getting going this year, but now that the heat has arrived, it feels like the right time to head to the mountains to cool off. The timing is perfect, because Pajarito Mountain in Los Alamos is hosting its annual SummerFest this Saturday, with the beer festival from 1 to 6 p.m….
Canteen gets totally radical for their most excellent 30th anniversary shindig
Cue the 90s pop culture references. How many? All of them. Canteen Brewhouse is turning 30 years old and throwing it back to the decade that they started as Il Vicino Brewing with some epic events this Thursday through Sunday, with the big party set for Saturday. It was way back in 1994 that Rick…
Quarter Celtic preps for golden summer after adding to hefty medal haul
We were already a bit late on catching up with Quarter Celtic Brewpub and Meadery after they won a silver medal at the World Beer Cup last month, and then they went ahead and picked up three more medals at the Australian International Beer Awards, including a trophy for the best overall European lager. Yeah,…
Boxing Bear expands Bear Fest to 2 days while also making it a free event
Another beer festival is changing things up this year, but in ways that might just make it better. Certainly, we cannot imagine anyone being annoyed that Bear Fest, Boxing Bear’s annual on-premises event, is now free to attend. It will also take place over two days this Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m.,…
The collaborations are loose: United in Beer’s 13 brews head into the wild
If you missed this year’s United in Beer festival at Ex Novo, we first want to say sorry, because you missed one amazingly well-run and fun event. Rather than dwell on that, however, now comes the next obvious question. Will the 13 collaboration beers be released at the participating 26 breweries? Yes! Well, we think…
Ex Novo kicks off busy summer with United in Beer and a lot more
By now, the odds are good that just about every Ex Novo fan has heard the news about the downtown taproom. We certainly did, so our apologies that it has taken this long to get to it, but life gets in the way sometimes. First, however, there is something more immediate to lead off this…
Tractor Brewing decides to have their own beer week worth of events
Just a few hours after we published our story saying good-bye to ABQ Beer Week last Thursday, an email popped up from Tractor Brewing’s events and marketing director, Jeremy Kinter. While the main ABW is done, Tractor is bringing back some of its most popular events of years past and holding their own beer week….
Painted Lady rolls out their own beers and plans new membership program
A little while back, we got word that Painted Lady was finally starting to brew their own beers. A little bit after that, we got to try a couple of those beers. And finally, Painted Lady announced on social media that the beers were available. It’s hard to keep a “secret” these days, but it…
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