Enough little tidbits of beer-related news have come up with this week that they cried out for their own post. None was necessarily a full-fledged story, so voila, Beer Notes makes a triumphant return. Canteen feeling swanky with new brewhouse As some might have seen on their Facebook page, the mad scientists at Canteen have…
Mountain West Brew Fest set to debut in a big way over Labor Day weekend
Festival season arrives on Aug. 29 with old favorite Hopfest back at Isleta Casino. While that event is one we know well, many have begun to ask the Crew about the next big one on the New Mexico calendar, the Mountain West Brew Fest. The event will replace the old Labor Day weekend wine festival…
The Week Ahead in Beer: The calm before the festival storm
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. Festival season is about to roar…
Boese Brothers Brewery bursts onto the local craft beer scene
By the time you read this, Boese Brothers Brewery could already be open. No, do not stop reading just yet, but be aware that if it is after 2 p.m. here on Friday, Aug. 14, that the grand opening of Albuquerque’s newest brewery is underway. The good news is they will be open until 2…
Sturm Brauerei: Birth of a home brewer
From a wish to an idea to the bottled goodness we call beer, this is my tale concerning how I became a home brewer and the adventures I’ve had along the way. Twenty years ago I was in my parents’ home wondering what in the blazes was this odd aroma coming from the kitchen. My…
The Week Ahead in Beer: A whole lotta music for a good cause at the Beer Farm
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 that Tractor is…
The challenge to Blue Corn’s future
Recently, Blue Corn Brewery lost an incredible manager in Gustavo Azurdia. He left amicably for a more personal business venture, but when I learned of his departure, I began to worry about the future state of craft beer at one of my favorite breweries in Santa Fe. Through many conversations, I knew how much he…
Beer-hopping between 3 watering holes on Montgomery
As a part of the new DSBC series on beer bars, I volunteered to drop in to Sinners n Saints on the southeast corner of Montgomery and Eubank in the Northeast Heights. Unbeknownst to my editor (sorry, Stoutmeister!), I thought it might be kind of fun to do a crawl of sorts with the bars…
Rio Bravo closes in on their long-awaited opening
Slow but steady wins the race is one of those old timey sayings that can actually fit in the world of craft beer. Certainly, it never helps when a brewery rushes in trying to get open. Realizing this, the good folks over at Rio Bravo Brewing took their time to get everything right. The result…
My IPA is too heady for this heat: Session IPA selections from Susan’s
In honor of IPA Day, I went in search of the best out-of-state Session IPAs that can be found in Santa Fe. Susan’s Fine Wine and Spirits (1005 S. St. Francis Drive) is my go-to place, conveniently located between home and office. I found the beer manager, Matt Zehnder, who was likely afraid I’d repeat my offense when I went in search of new-to-us Evil Twin brews a couple of weeks ago. Yeah, I took all the beer out of the boxes. Two hours old and not in your system? Don’t care. Here’s some money, I’m running out of the store with my spoils.
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