Pardon the lack of fresh content so far this week. Things are conspiring against us in terms of timing right now. There has not been any big, breaking news (yet), just a few stories we are trying to chase down without much success so far. The biggest problem is that I am in the stretch…
Oktoberfiesta returns bigger and better than ever at Santa Fe Brewing
It’s Oktoberfest season once again, and you have plenty of choices to visit Oktoberfest celebrations around the state this year. Adding to the list is Santa Fe Brewing Company with their zany twist on a traditional Oktoberfest celebration, Oktoberfiesta. Sure, there will be brats, contests, dirndls, and a great Oktoberfest beer, but if you’ve ever…
Beer Notes: Tart times at Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo head brewer Ty Levis said, long ago, that he fully planned to take advantage of the many barrels in his possession to branch out beyond simply doing standard barrel-aged stouts, porters, and barley wines. A sour program was coming, at least as soon as things finally settled down in terms of production at…
The Week Ahead in Beer: We swear it is fall and Marble has the beer to prove it
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 Socorro, one in Los Alamos, and one in Moriarty also joining the party. The weather is being weird. Again. One minute it is…
GABF Notebook: Wrapping up everything from the fest
My first experience as a member of the working press at the Great American Beer Festival was a bit up and down. It can be a bit hard to do everything by yourself, for one thing, but in the end it is difficult to drink a lot of beer and then have any desire whatsoever…
Boxing Bear reflects on winning major GABF award in strangest way possible
Way back on Saturday night, I was peacefully sitting at the Rhein Haus in downtown Denver, enjoying some schnitzel and a mug of Prost Marzen, when I received an inquiry from NM Brewers Guild director John Gozigian. He had heard something was up with Boxing Bear winning an award at the Great American Beer Festival…
New Mexico breweries bring home six medals and more at 2016 GABF
UPDATED: See below. Well, that was chaotic. At first glance, attending the annual Great American Beer Festival awards ceremony with all the New Mexico brewers seems like a great thing. I envisioned quick and easy brewer interviews after they won their medals. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Anyway, I will be tracking down those brewers in the days ahead….
The GABF experience is underway
DENVER — After six hours on the road, plus a stop for lunch/beer in Pueblo, I finally made it up here for Great American Beer Festival Week. Then I sat in traffic for another 30 minutes before reaching one of the greatest local breweries, Prost, for a mug of Marzen, a tour of the brewery,…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Head to East Mountains for a grand opening
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 and one down in Socorro and one in Los Alamos also joining the party. While many of us are trekking north to Denver this week,…
Chili Line Brewing does not go up in smoke after all
I dipped into Santa Fe’s Pizzeria da Lino last week to catch up with Alexander Pertusini, head brewer of Chili Line Brewing, to get the story on what’s really happening with the brewery. Let’s set the record straight — they’re not closed and there are no plans to close. A recent social media post kicked…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 