We are not the ones responsible for International Stout Day, but we are definitely among the beer lovers who will celebrate this annual “holiday” devoted to the darkest of beers. As a public service, we decided it was a good idea to list every stout that we know is available at our breweries, though we…
The Week Ahead in Beer: The weather may not stick to one season but the brews sure will
Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, with Santa Fe’s eight breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, one in Red River, one in Silver City, and one in Truth or Consequences also joining the party….
20 questions with Rowley Farmhouse Ales’ new head brewer
Rowley Farmhouse Ales has a new head brewer. When former head brewer Wes Burbank accepted a new position at Ex Novo Brewing in Corrales this summer, he left some pretty big barrels to fill back in Santa Fe. It was a good thing Rowley and crew have built up such a wide network of friends…
Bending Steel like never before: Catching up with the folks at Steel Bender
Our continuing journey to get to know our brewery owners and staff members on a more personal level has led us to Steel Bender Brewyard in Los Ranchos. We had a lovely tête-à-tête with Ethan Chant (co-owner with his brothers Chris and Greg), Shelby Chant (co-owner and marketing director), April Varela (general manager), and Bob…
Boxing Bear shakes up the collaboration game with a new artist-inspired series
Plenty of breweries have collaborated on beers over the years here in Albuquerque and parts beyond. Now it may be time for a new sort of collaboration, and not just something involving beer writers like us. Boxing Bear Brewing and local glass-blowing artist Rashan Jones of High Desert Flameworks have teamed up for a collaboration…
Second Street picks up a well-deserved win with a gold medal at 2020 GABF
Restaurants and breweries have had it rough this year, as everyone knows. With the pandemic, most of these businesses haven’t been the same since early March. Morale has often dipped as low as the temperatures these days. But, the consensus seems to be that the beer industry folks are still hanging in there, as they…
The Week Ahead in Beer: The big malt-forward brews roar to life just in time for colder weather
Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, with Santa Fe’s eight breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, one in Red River, one in Silver City, and one in Truth or Consequences also joining the party….
All hail the power of the Pastry Slayer
The Crew went and made another collaboration beer with one of our local breweries. The twist? Well, this one is going in cans, and we finally made use of Derek’s professional filming skills to shoot this full video. Pastry Slayer Imperial Stout: A collaboration with Bow and Arrow Brewing and Dark Side Brew Crew The…
Ex Novo Brewing celebrates its first GABF medal across two states
Ex Novo Brewing is unique among local breweries in that it has a twin sister brewery located more than a thousand miles away in Portland, Oregon. During the online-only 2020 Great American Beer Festival awards ceremony last week, it was the Portland brewery that was credited for what turned out to be the first medal-winning…
Double-medal win at GABF gives Quarter Celtic a lift amid tough times
The brewpubs have not had the fallback of mass can distribution alleviating at least some of the financial strain during the pandemic of 2020, so finding uplifting moments has been a bit of a chore for many of them. Quarter Celtic is one of those brewpubs, enduring the tough ups and downs of having limited…
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