Sometimes, we luck out. It’s a phrase we have used before on social media, and it certainly applied again Friday afternoon when the good folks at Marble Brewery — most specifically the awesome and generous Geraldine Lucero — allowed us to pick up a six-pack of the just-canned Cerveza Oscura. The beer releases today (Saturday)…
Yes we can! What Rowley Farmhouse Ales is doing to survive these tough times
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, which is actually encouraged now, you’ve been hearing/reading more and more about how the COVID-19 virus has been affecting well, everything and everyone. Here in New Mexico’s local brewing industry, these small businesses have been weathering the storm as best as they can, with each situation different for…
The Crew reviews a double dose of hop-forward brews from La Cumbre
And, we’re back … with another one of our video beer reviews. This time around we are tackling La Cumbre Brewing’s Acclimated APA and Community Hazy DIPA, which are both available in cans. The Acclimated is a classic American pale ale that brought home a silver medal from the Great American Beer Festival back in…
The Week Ahead in Beer: More new brews are still rolling out into the market
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….
Breweries are exempt from latest state order that closes liquor stores
A moment of sheer panic among craft beer drinkers and brewery staff members occurred late Monday afternoon when new orders from the office of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham included the closing of all liquor stores to in-person sales. After a few anxious minutes of waiting, we were informed by Alcohol Beverage Control, via the New…
Boxing Bear opens its new Tramway taproom for beer to-go sales
Among the things we expected to find on the good old internet on Saturday were updates on the coronavirus, people waxing rhapsodic about the sporting events they attended on this date years ago, and breweries kindly asking customers to come on by for beer and/or food to-go orders. What we did not expects was an…
Hand sanitizer is the newest hot product from brewstilleries around the state
When the coronavirus began to shut down life as we all know it, Broken Trail Brewery and Distillery stepped up to make hand sanitizer, donating much of it to first responders in Albuquerque. Since then, 11 other distilleries have jumped on board, helping out across the state. The full list includes Algodones Distillery, Dry Point…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Steel Bender decides to heck with it and can ’em all
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….
The Crew zooms ahead with our first video beer review
Oh, the times are a changing, and with all of the Crew unable to really hang out together in person, we came up with a brilliant/terrible/questionable idea (we will let you all decide). For certain special-release beers during this time of social distancing, we are going to be doing reviews via Zoom and posting them…
Breweries offering promotions throughout the state during the pandemic
In these uncertain times, one thing is certain: we are still thirsty. For social interaction, for a sense of community, and of course, for beer. Even in their darkest hour, many of the local breweries are responding by offering various promotions to help us, the consumers, get the libations we require while on a limited…
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