It’s almost time to pucker up for the next festival from the New Mexico Brewers Guild. Fete de la Funk takes place this Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. at Flock of Moons Brewing, bringing together a mix of 12 sour and funky brews from 10 different breweries. Tickets are still available, but they are…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Bringing the funk, the metal and a whole lot more
There have been past weeks filled with a wide variety of different types of events and themes, but we gotta admit, this week might take the cake. (Mmm, cake) Anyway, this weekend will feature comedy, belly dancing, weird metal, a yard sale, a funky festival, Easter fun for grown-ups, a certain contest, and traditional metal….
Gravity Bound enjoys some tranquility while that other project rolls along
After spending a few months waiting on that other project, The Brothers Frigon — Chris and Cameron — invited me over to Gravity Bound Brewing last week to at least spend a little time talking about their original brewery. Since it opened in 2020, Gravity Bound has seemingly had some project going on in the…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Kolsch Service is the best kind of service
We have written a bit about some not-so-great trends lately in the industry, but now we are seeing one develop that we can definitely get behind. Kolsch Service, a very German tradition, involves stanges, where you sit at a table and your server keeps bringing you these wonderful, skinny pours of kolsch until you decide…
The retirement rush: A generation of brewery owners nears the exit
A certain surprise Instagram post from the weekend got us thinking about one of those almost-impossible-to-definitively-answer questions. Are all these brewery owner retirement announcements just random, or this is a new trend? The latest was that aforementioned post by Sidetrack owners Dan Herr and Anne O’Neill, who are stepping back and handing the reins to…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Building up all weekend until National Beer Day
A little history lesson for everyone in regards to this coming Monday, April 7: Back in 1933, this was the day that the Cullen-Harrison Act became law, effectively repealing the 18th amendment (Prohibition) and leading to the 21st amendment that went into law December 5 (which became known as Repeal Day) of that same year….
Beer Notes: Openings, re-openings, closings and all the fests
Imagine having a full-time job and trying to still squeeze in enough time to cover a local scene with 40-plus breweries. Imagine trying to open a new brewing location and still finding the time to sit down and do an interview amid all the construction/demolition/setup. First-world problems, for sure, but a late equipment delivery kept…
Painted Lady Bed and Brew keeps things spooky and fun all year round
Sometimes the hardest thing for any brewery is to come up with the names for their beers. When Painted Lady Bed and Brew owner Jesse Herron started brewing last year, he became the latest to face that challenge. “I spent probably two years leading up to brewing coming up with names of beers,” he said….
The Week Ahead in Beer: Running with joy for so many good causes at Canteen
Remember how last week was really quiet? Yeah, it’s not quiet this week. There is a lot going on, and we are rather impressed by the sheer variety of it all. One of the biggest events is Run with Joy at Canteen on Saturday morning. This unicorn-themed fun run (dressing up as ridiculously as possible…
New Mexico Brewers Guild helps its members navigate rough seas
Sometimes good news comes when nothing really happens. At least, that seems to be the case for the New Mexico Brewers Guild and its members, who got to breathe a sigh of relief after a tumultuous 2025 legislative session in Santa Fe. I caught up with executive director Ebbie Edmonston over the phone this weekend…
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