A quiet Tuesday afternoon was interrupted by multiple online posts regarding a job opening at La Cumbre Brewing. The ad was for a head brewer, which left a lot of folks concerned that Daniel Jaramillo was parting ways with the company. Fear not, Daniel is not going anywhere, it is simply a re-purposing of responsibilities…
Santa Fe Brewing’s Oktoberfiesta 2015 in pictures
Santa Fe Brewing Company’s Oktoberfiesta was this last weekend, and as always, it was one big, crazy, fundraiser event! This is my third year in attendance, but it was my first year as event coordinator for Santa Fe Brewing. This was my baby, and along with the help and hard work of so many, this…
A winter warmer worthy of Odin’s Eye
Editor’s note: As anyone walking their dog could tell you this morning (or at least those of us dogsitting), the temperatures are dropping and the weather is becoming perfect for many variations of darker beers. Timing it just right, Franz Solo has a review of a locally-made, perfectly seasonal beer that is still for sale…
Palate Fatigue: All the hop bombs you can safely fit into one place
A while back we wrote up a full preview on Palate Fatigue, the special event being held this Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m. at Sister Bar downtown. The only thing we did not have back then was the final list of beers that would be poured. Well, now we have them, or at least…
Tom’s Green Chile Beer: For the love of the brew
Today we’re here because Tom Riggs loved beer. We’re here because we all love beer. We love sipping our favorite suds, or trying out new tastes, finding new flavors. Some of us love brewing beer, the process, the end result; and some just love sitting back and whiling away a moment or two with a…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Kick it up a notch with Oktoberfiesta at SFBC
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 a pair of newcomers, one down in Socorro and the other in Los Alamos, also joining the party. We all know how much the…
New breweries update: Separating rumors from fact about the coming surge
A while back we had a story where I quoted a reliable source who said there are 31 applications for either breweries or taprooms in Albuquerque alone. Needless to say, this got some people fairly stirred up. Taking away the four pending taprooms we know about (Duel in downtown, Kaktus in Nob Hill, Marble in…
NM Brew Fest caps off the festival season with another successful event
The sudden appearance of colorful balloons in the skies over Albuquerque, along with the occasional onset of cooler weather (hey, this is New Mexico) is always a sign that the end of beer festival season is in sight here in these parts. One local festival always looms large over this time of year, and this year…
NM Brew Fest turns six with more space, more breweries, more guaranteed shenanigans
If your favorite brewery’s staff has a little extra kick in their step these days, it is probably because they all know that the final festival of the season is almost upon us. NM Brew Fest 6 is set for this Saturday at the State Fairgrounds from 1 to 6 p.m. (or 11:30 a.m. if…
The Week Ahead in Beer: It’s the great pumpkin brew battle, Charlie Brown
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 a pair of newcomers, one down in Socorro and the other in Los Alamos, also joining the party. In case you could not tell…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 