Bucking trends of super hoppy IPAs or heavy, high ABV beers, the less-than-one-year-old Differential Brewing makes mostly approachable, lower-to-mid ABV styles. As it turned out, this proved to be advantageous for the unexpected crowds that may want to hang out for multiple pints. According to one of the owners, Tony Hanson, they also recently started…
Boxing Bear Brewing roars into the 20’s with new taproom almost ready to go
On a lovely Vantablack Friday in late November (bless not working retail during the holidays), we made our way down to Boxing Bear for a beloved treat in Vantablack Russian Imperial stout (and some live metal!). While we were enjoying these and some other delights from the archives, I (Franz Solo) had the chance to…
The Week Ahead in Beer: La Cumbre collaborates with 2 West Coast heavyweights
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….
Red Door revs up for the return of Mail Order Russian Imperial Stout
It is still big beer season, and Red Door Brewing is jumping on board with a second go-around of its Mail Order Russian Imperial Stout on draft and in bottles this Saturday. Head brewer Matt Meier and operations manager Ali Cattin invited me to stop by Monday and try an advance pour of this beautiful…
Nexus Brewery aims to fine tune its food and beer with one less taproom to worry about
It may seem like every offsite taproom is a rousing success in Albuquerque these days, but there have been missteps for many breweries along the way. Nexus Brewery was the latest to make the tough decision to close one of its locations, shuttering the Silver Taproom on the Westside at the start of the year….
WinterBrew 2020: Behold the glory of all the assembled beers of darkness
Well, hello, snow. Been a little while since we have all seen you at the lower elevations. Nice timing, by the way, since this Friday is the annual WinterBrew festival in Santa Fe, one of our favorite events of the craft beer calendar in New Mexico. What makes this such a fun event? Well, take…
Starr Brothers Brewing hits its stride as soccermania grips the Duke City
Four years ago, when Starr Brothers Brewing first opened its doors, owners Heather and John Starr talked about their love of soccer, and how they hoped to share that love with other fans of the beautiful game from around Albuquerque. Even they could not have seen 2019 coming. New Mexico United blew up in a…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Nexus ready to have some fun with new Russian imperial stout
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….
Rio Bravo Brewing aims to continue its upward trend
Most of the time, all of us in the Brew Crew have to initiate contact with the individual breweries for our Look Back/Look Ahead Series. That was not the case with Rio Bravo Brewing, however, as director of brewing operations Austin Giorgetta invited me over to chat about all things RBB last week. The big…
La Reforma Brewery finds stability in the old Bosque taproom space
John Gozigian has had his fair share of experience opening breweries and restaurants. That still does not mean he finds it particularly easy, even when it came to opening his current endeavor, La Reforma Brewery, at 8900 San Mateo Blvd. NE. “There’s an evolutionary trait in women where they forget the pain of childbirth,” John…
