Gone are the days when Marble, or any other local craft brewery, could simply throw a big party on the patio and raise funds for worthy charitable causes. That does not mean, however, that giving back to the community has gone away with the pandemic. It just means that marketing and events coordinator Geraldine Lucero…
Brewery Patio Bracket Round Two: The Southern challengers to the top titans must be decided
Welcome to the second round of our brewery patio bracket tournament. We kick things off, as we did in the first round, with the breweries in the South and East, and South and West parts of New Mexico. Our original plan was to take the top four (out of eight) in each region and have…
Turtle Mountain Brewing signs deal for its first offsite taproom in many years
Only a lunatic would plan to open an offsite taproom during a pandemic. Well, then again, maybe not. After all, building owners still need tenants to fill empty spaces, so maybe, just maybe there are good deals to be found out there. That is exactly what Turtle Mountain Brewing owner Nico Ortiz found in the…
Brewery Patio Bracket Round One: The Battle of Burque swings south of I-40
All right, as we detailed last week, it is time for the opening round of our first brewery patio bracket challenge. This is all purely for fun, a way to celebrate our breweries and their efforts to maximize their patios during the current year. We started with the breweries down south, where 575 Brewing of…
Brewery Patio Bracket Round One: The Battle of Burque begins north of I-40
All right, as we detailed last week, it is time for the opening round of our first brewery patio bracket challenge. This is all purely for fun, a way to celebrate our breweries and their efforts to maximize their patios during the current year. We started with the breweries down south, where 575 Brewing of…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Rejoice for the fresh hops are here
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….
Brewery Patio Bracket Round One: The kings of the North shall be crowned
All right, as we detailed last week, it is time for the opening round of our first brewery patio bracket challenge. This is all purely for fun, a way to celebrate our breweries and their efforts to maximize their patios during the current year. We started with the breweries down south, where 575 Brewing of…
Brewery Patio Bracket Round One: The best of the burbs and the taprooms far afield
All right, as we detailed last week, it is time for the opening round of our first brewery patio bracket challenge. This is all purely for fun, a way to celebrate our breweries and their efforts to maximize their patios during the current year. We started with the breweries down south, where 575 Brewing of…
Brewery Patio Bracket Round One: Offsite but still on target as the best taprooms
All right, as we detailed earlier this week, it is time for the opening round of our first brewery patio bracket challenge. This is all purely for fun, a way to celebrate our breweries and their efforts to maximize their patios during the current year. Originally, we were going to start with the breweries in…
Brewery Patio Bracket Round One: The South will rise again
All right, as we detailed earlier this week, it is time for the opening round of our first brewery patio bracket challenge. This is all purely for fun, a way to celebrate our breweries and their efforts to maximize their patios during the current year. Originally, we were going to start with the breweries in…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 