Stretch out those stein-holding arms, ready the vocal cords, and bust out those once-a-year German outfits, it’s Marblefest time. The annual celebration of the start of autumn, Marble style, kicks off this Saturday from noon to 10 p.m. at the downtown taproom. Admission is free from noon to 2 (or free all day if you…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Howling at the dog days of summer
Anyone else feel like this is the summer that just won’t end? Well, some good news, as it’s both supposed to cool down (somewhat) this weekend, and the breweries are continuing to thumb their noses at the heat with more lovely autumn lagers and the like. Marblefest is the biggest event of the weekend, set…
Part 2: The Good, the Bad, and the Oldery
In 2022, Keeping Together’s Averie Swanson and Pat Fahey had just decided that the town they wanted to set down roots in and build their new brewery would be Santa Fe, New Mexico. While searching for a good space that would serve as a brewhouse and taproom, Second Street Brewery’s original location at 1814 2nd…
New brewery to make its way to Santa Fe despite major hurdles (Part 1 of 3)
Much of the time when we cover a story, it’s celebrating the happy times like a major achievement of a brewery — winning the IPA Challenge, bringing home a medal from GABF, or opening a new taproom. Sometimes we cover the tougher stories, too, the closing of a business, or the loss of someone dear…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Dr. Ink Me sets an appointment for another round
We promise, the proverbial dam is about to break on some stories that we have been working on for a while now, so stay patient and this site will not be quite so barren in the very near future. Anyway, we’re kicking off the weekly roundup of all things local beer with the return of…
Ex Novo Downtown lives up to just about every single bit of the advance hype
Ever since Ex Novo Brewing announced that they were taking over the former Firestone garage at Seventh and Central downtown, just about everyone has been waiting with baited breath as to how it would look when it’s finished, how it would feel, how it would bring some needed class and change to a much-maligned part…
The Week Ahead of Beer: Canteen celebrates the great outdoors
It’s been a pretty quiet week so far, as one could probably tell by our lack of stories the last two days, but things should start to pick up as we get closer to the weekend. Canteen is certainly ready for Saturday with the return of Thirst for the Outdoors at the brewery from noon…
Gravity Bound needs one more day to finish a key part of their renovation
For the many fans of Gravity Bound Brewing, this week has been an exercise in patience, waiting for the completion of a few interior renovations before reopening. Can you all wait one more day? We caught up with co-owners/brothers Chris and Cameron Frigon earlier today (Friday) to check in and see what they have been…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Marble brings back one of their best charity events
The start of August means a lot of things. Kids are about to go back to school (good luck, teachers), the weather might finally start to cool off (fat chance), and breweries are bringing back some of their best annual fests. The first of those is Love Beer, Hate Cancer, the yearly event hosted by…
Beer Notes: GB mini-break, IPA identities, Tatted Bee beers, new brewery, lager fest
A lot of little random bits of beer-related news have been piling up over here, so we decided it was time for another emptying of the proverbial notebook. To start things off, you will have to wait until the weekend to get your Gravity Bound fix. Co-owner Chris Frigon told us after Saturday’s IPA Challenge…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 