I recently walked up to the entrance of Monks’ Corner Taproom on Second and Silver in downtown Albuquerque. I was there to talk to them about the year that was and the year that will be, as we do in this series of stories. But, a curious sign was out front; one that would have…
Bosque goes from year of big expansion to year of even bigger projects
For my final interview of 2017 (more are coming in 2018, fear not), I sat down with three key members of the command staff at Bosque Brewing to try to somehow recap an insanely busy year and preview what is to come in the next 12 months. Managing director/owner Gabe Jensen, director of operations/owner Jotham…
The Week Ahead in Beer: A holiday collaboration for 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 six breweries, one in Los Alamos, and one in Moriarty also joining the party. The spirit of collaboration is alive and well this holiday season, as La…
New Mexico Brewers Guild aims to follow one victorious year with another
In the past, the Look Back/Look Ahead Series has focused solely on individual breweries. Tractor Brewing president/co-owner Skye Devore felt that we had been missing something, so she let me know after our interview last month. Namely, the Crew had never done one of these for the New Mexico Brewers Guild, so today, that absence…
Quarter Celtic and the Hopster wrestle their way into year two
A year and a half under their belts, the mad scientists behind Quarter Celtic continue to refine their beers and business alike, with an eye to more possibilities as the new year comes upon us. Stoutmeister and I sat down with the trio of David Facey, and Brady and Ror McKeown, to see what shenanigans…
Beer Notes: Brewers Association recaps the entire year
Yeah, it is definitely that time of year. The recaps and top 10 lists are being posted, the year-in-review stories are rolling along (like, uh, our Look Back/Look Ahead Series). When it comes to recapping the year in craft beer for the entire country, no one sums it up best quite like the Brewers Association….
Marble rolls into its 10th anniversary year
There were no more hard hats, no more blueprints, no more sawdust piles. After two jam-packed years of expanding two locations and building a third, Marble Brewery settled down and got back to basics in 2017. “It’s a very weird stage for me these days because I don’t have a dozen projects all happening at…
Rowley Farmhouse Ales fills more barrels to keep pouring good stuff in 2018
Our Look Back/Look Ahead Series continues today with Rowley Farmhouse Ales in Santa Fe. I wanted to find out how their first big year went, talk about their current brewer situation, and find out what direction RFA will take in 2018. Directly after my interview with Blue Corn, I drove five minutes up the road…
The Week Ahead in Beer: The force is with Flix Brewhouse
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 six breweries, one in Los Alamos, and one in Moriarty also joining the party. One of the more frequent questions the Crew receives is some variant of…
The Crew’s brewery merchandise guide for 2017
As we did the last three years, the Crew has put together a brewery merchandise guide for all of you just in time for your holiday shopping. Hey, it might be nice to just buy people beer, but sometimes they need more in life, like cool shirts, hoodies, growlers, and other specialty items carrying the…
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