We might as well rename October as Founders Month, for the beloved Michigan brewery’s New Mexico debut is certainly generating a lot of excitement. For anyone who missed the initial announcement, the Kickoff Party is Wednesday, Oct. 7 at Nob Hill Bar & Grill, with a second KBS release party the following week on Oct….
The Week Ahead in Beer: Brewing up support for Umbrella Week
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. A little while back I began…
Mountain West Brew Fest knocks it out of the park
For all the concerns about preparation, organization, and everything else, the first edition of the Mountain West Brew Fest was a big hit over Labor Day Weekend. The four members of the Crew (myself, Brandon, Kristin, Laura) who attended on Saturday afternoon all had a blast. Just about every concern we had was laid to…
Mountain West Brew Fest: The beer lists of mystery abound!
The first Mountain West Brew Fest is almost upon us. It kicks off Saturday at noon and runs till 6, then repeats that schedule on Sunday in Bernalillo. If you have not bought your tickets yet, go here and get ’em. And remember, if you are unsure of a Premium Ticket, you can upgrade at…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Better late than never
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. OK, as I warned last week,…
Santa Fe Brewing Company gets a new brewmaster
Santa Fe Brewing Company has been undergoing a lot of big changes lately. No doubt you’ve seen the SFBC tower of the new taproom scraping the Albuquerque sky as you fly by on I-40. That opening can’t come soon enough. (Just ask our ABQ bar staff.) SFBC just broke ground on our $5 million canning…
Another happy Hopfest is in the books
Other than a brief period of wind that amounted to all sound and fury signifying nothing, we have to say that Saturday’s Hopfest was another excellent outing for newbies and craft beer veterans alike. A big thank you to Marne Gaston and her army of volunteers for keeping it all running smoothly, even when Mother…
How I really won in Vegas
Hello, all. I just got back from Vegas and I have some exciting news for you. I had heard a rumor just before I left for my trip that Mandalay Bay casino was starting to serve craft beers on the casino floor. I could barely contain my excitement. Of course, this beer traveler had to…
The Crew’s annual Hopfest survival guide
The Albuquerque Hopfest returns this weekend, featuring 70 breweries and a whole lotta beers down at the Isleta Casino. Once again, the Crew will be in attendance, as we are veterans of this annual event. So we present our picks for what beers to try and all the other advice we can think of sharing….
So about that one missing beer from the Founders kickoff party
The Tuesday announcement that Founders Brewing was coming to New Mexico in October was greeted warmly by most of the people we interacted with online or in person. However, more than a few folks seemed a bit disappointed that one beer was missing from the (outstanding) lineup of nine Founders offerings that will be at…
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