Time to clear out the old notebook again, with news on all the forthcoming breweries taking center stage. Lauter Haus says hello The soft opening period for Lauter Haus Brewing in Farmington kicks off today (Monday) at 11 a.m. The second brewery in the northwest town is located at 1806 E. 20th Street, near the…
Beer Creek Brewing got itself a brewhouse at last and boy that baby purrs
Beer Creek Brewing Company, the Santa Fe area’s newest brewery and pizza destination, just got their brand-new brewhouse, and they’ve already put it to work. You’ve probably heard of Beer Creek by now, and in the last year you might have taken that short drive down beautiful Highway 14, stopping halfway between Santa Fe and…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Marble steps up for volunteer first responders once again
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 seven 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….
A very successful 10th anniversary for the New Mexico Brew Fest
The 10th annual New Mexico Brew Fest is in the books. This year’s festival brought it back to where it all began at Villa Hispana in the state fairgrounds. I have attended this festival a few times and I considered myself very lucky that I was able to attend this year. Often a trip, or…
Tumbleroot hosts panel of Santa Fe-area brewers before documentary screening
The Brewers Association’s new documentary, For the Love of Craft, has been shown in breweries around the country of late. Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery, however, is going beyond just airing the 30-minute film this Saturday night. Starting at 7 p.m., Tumbleroot has assembled a panel of Santa Fe’s top brewers for a panel discussion and…
New Mexico Brew Fest goes back to its roots for 10th anniversary
The New Mexico Brew Fest was a long-time fixture at the Villa Hispana every year during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Then, one year it moved out onto the main street at Expo New Mexico, in part because of space limitations, but also for another reason. “We love the Villa Hispana, and we were thinking…
GABF 2019: Toltec brewer left floating on air after taking bronze for Shaman Stout
After taking it easy for a couple of days, Toltec Brewing head brewer Kaylynn McKnight was back hard at work on Tuesday. Hey, she earned the break after winning her third Great American Beer Festival medal as a brewer, and first for her current brewery, over the weekend. “I’m super stoked, (as) last year when…
The Week Ahead in Beer: The final Oktoberfest parties of the season 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 seven 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….
Prost! Santa Fe brewers and beer lovers celebrate Oktoberfest season
Once again, the sun has come and gone enough times to finally bring back my favorite season of the year. As the orange and yellow leaves began to fill trash bags across the state, the savory scent of roasted green chile grows just a whiff fainter with each visit to the grocer, and the spooky…
GABF 2019: Some final musings of a festival gone by
The 2019 edition of the Great American Beer Festival came to a close Saturday night, with the bulk of the New Mexico brewing contingent (and me) flying back Sunday afternoon. It was a heck of a time, again, and I still highly encourage every beer geek to find a way to go at least once…
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