As we stated on Facebook, this is a newsy Friday. Here is everything that would otherwise have slipped through the cracks. A brewery comes to an end The short-lived Chili Line Brewing announced on Friday that they are closing up shop inside Pizzeria De Lino. This was posted on the Facebook page of the six-month-old…
Bosque cans are coming sooner than expected
Bosque Brewing’s Bernalillo packaging facility is still a ways from opening, yet Bosque six-pack cans will be on shelves by mid-October. Wait, what? To clear up any confusion about what is going on, the command staff at Bosque invited me over for beers and a big old information download on Thursday afternoon. Bosque is teaming…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Help our mountain rescue teams at Marble
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. One of the best charity events that Marble puts on every…
Dialogue aims to join discussion of top breweries in ABQ
The pictures have been hard to miss on social media. Metal sculptures soaring into the Albuquerque sky, all coming from the page belonging to a forthcoming brewery. It has been a rather different way to promote a new entry into the local scene, but in a way, it has worked, getting the attention of the…
Rowley Farmhouse Ales gives Santa Fe another great beer option
When I first heard about a new brewery opening in Santa Fe, it was just a small rumor overheard at a bar between buzzed beer fans. I didn’t know who was opening the brewery or what kind of brewery it was going to be, and man, now that I think back on it, neither did…
Rejoice for the Jubilation growler station is now operational
After the not-so-good news from Thursday, we figured you could all use something positive to start the weekend. How does the Jubilation growler station sound? Good, but is it enough? Oh, wait until you see the beer list. First, this is how it works. You can bring your own growler in, but please, make sure…
La Cumbre’s Erway speaks out against new alcohol tax proposal
The State of New Mexico is at it again. Certain legislators want to raise the taxes on alcohol to help balance the budget. While we would all like to see them actually pull off a balanced budget, this sort of move would be disastrous to our breweries, wineries, and distilleries. La Cumbre owner Jeff Erway…
The Week Ahead in Beer: It’s getting crowded in here, 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 six breweries and one down in Socorro and one in Los Alamos also joining the party. Remember at the start of the year when all those new…
Finish line finally in sight for Drafty Kilt Brewing
Plenty of breweries have stories about how difficult it was just to get their doors open. Mike Campbell might just take the unfortunate prize for top story in that regard. The former brewer at Cazuela’s and Tractor has been trying to open Drafty Kilt Brewing since April 2015. The end of the process is finally…
ABQ adds more options for local pizza and craft beer
On the way to meet some friends at Left Turn Distilling/Palmer Brewery and Cider House (by the way, their newly remodeled tasting room is fabulous!), I stopped in just to get a couple of pictures of Eclectic Urban Pizzeria and Tap House. This new establishment’s proprietors are the original owners of Torinos’ @ Home, so…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 