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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.

Kick off the soccer season with some early pints at Red Door

It can be tough being a fan of European soccer and living in the Mountain Time Zone. The games are on ridiculously early, at least for those of us more nocturnal types. Every now and again, though, you just have to make the extra effort to wake up early and head to the nearest television….

Enjoy some Founders for a good cause in Flagstaff

This time of year is a bittersweet one for craft beer lovers. Bitter for those who didn’t score tickets to the Great American Beer Festival and SWEET for those who did. If you need to nurse those wounds, there is an event coming up this weekend in Flagstaff, Arizona, that may just do the trick —…

The Week Ahead in Beer: All hail IPA Day! For it may be our last

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. Wow, that sucked that the rain…

Bathtub Row beers are more than worth the trek north

Bathtub Row Brewing celebrated their “Full House Party” this past weekend, with live music, food specials, and more. It was their way of saying, “Hey, all eight of our taps are now filled with our very own beer.” The good news is the people of Los Alamos turned out in droves, with a number of…

But I just wanted to have a beer with my “neighbors!”

I am not a fan of long road trips. I get antsy. So the prospect of again making the long, 12-hour drive to my mom’s house in Arkansas wasn’t sitting too well with me. I decided to break it up and spend the night in Oklahoma City and see what’s happening beer-wise in “The Big…

DSBC’s Hat Trick: Mostly Evil this week, but with a little Stillwater

DSBC Hat Trick is a weekly series dedicated to those craft beers from beyond the Land of Enchantment. Want to know what’s new and tasty in coolers gracing your favorite craft beer retailer? We’ve got you covered! Check out our three favorite picks for the week; you can’t go wrong with anything out of this…

Bathtub Row Brewing achieves beer independence

Bathtub Row Brewing in Los Alamos is about to achieve yet another milestone. All of their taps will finally be serving home-brewed beer this weekend. Though the place has been open for months now, they’ve had to supplement their own limited number of brews with those from nearby breweries, including Santa Fe Brewing and Bosque…