Editor’s note: Julie attended the Friday night main event, and filed a quick bit of info of what folks can expect tonight. Remember, this is not a traditional unlimited sampling festival. I’ll let her explain the rest below. If you go: Breweries who will have staff on-site tonight (Saturday) include Santa Fe Brewing, Marble, and…
Previewing Oskar Blues’ Burning Can in Santa Fe
Editor’s note: Julie is going to try to hit up as many events as possible this weekend during the Outside Bike & Brew Festival in Santa Fe. Because she’s out and about, I’m posting all of her stories on the site to make things a little easier. The WordPress phone app is good for checking…
Outside Bike & Brew Festival kicks into high gear
The real fun with the Outside Bike & Brew Festival in Santa Fe begins today (Friday) and continues through the weekend. The main event will take place at Fort Marcy Park tonight and Saturday from 3:30 to 9 p.m. There will be live music, a beer garden, and a whole lot more. On the music…
Outside Bike & Brew Festival kicks off today in Santa Fe
The annual series of events in Santa Fe that celebrate bicycling and craft beer — as if you could not tell by the name — get underway today (Thursday). There is not too much going on today before the festival really kicks into high gear Friday and Saturday. We are in the process of compiling…
The Week Ahead in Beer: It’s just about the brews and tunes for now
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 four breweries and one down in Socorro and the other in Los Alamos also joining the party. Ever have one of those moments where you are sure…
Canteen back on the upswing in the wake of WBC silver
Many brewers around town can brew lots of great beers, but if you ask them, there is always one particular style that is a favorite. It may not always be the best seller (e.g. IPA), but it is the one in which they take the most pride. In the case of Canteen head brewer Zach…
Quarter Celtic brews up their version of the Biggest Small Beer Ever
Quarter Celtic started teasing everyone a while back that they had something in the works that was rather unique. The Crew got tipped off to what it was, but we were nice and stayed quiet. (There is no truth to the rumor we were bribed with free BOWL OF MEAT or anything like that.) Finally,…
Woodward climbs down from the Mountain and heads for the Bosque
Tim Woodward never got into the business of brewing to become a minor celebrity. He said he realizes it comes with the territory these days considering the popularity of craft beer in New Mexico, but it still takes a little getting used to having folks, from customers to beer writers, asking him questions all the…
Local breweries bask in the glow of World Beer Cup gold
As soon as the World Beer Cup results were announced, we decided to do the impossible and get the six Albuquerque-based winning brewers to meet at the same place at the same time. It can be the hardest thing in the world to find even a sliver of free time for some of the busiest…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Kaktus kicks it up with their 1st barrel-aged beer
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 four breweries and one down in Socorro and the other in Los Alamos also joining the party. Back at the start of the year, Kaktus said they…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 