Well, that was fun! The Brew Crew was part of the 90-plus judges who took part in the inaugural VIPA Challenge on Sunday afternoon at the Sandia Casino. This preliminary round of the annual New Mexico IPA Challenge was designed to narrow what has become a crowded field of 25 IPAs down to the 14…
V + IPA = You’re allowed to be judgey
“In the broader sense, I’m wondering how many medals New Mexico will score at Great American Beer Festival,” said New Mexico Brewers Guild director Christopher Goblet. “IPA is only one section within GABF, but let’s wave that ‘NMIPA’ flag proudly.” He’s right. I make a formal motion for all of us to turn that flag…
The Week Ahead in Beer: A jam-packed holiday weekend looms
Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with the reunified edition of The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, with Santa Fe’s four breweries and one newcomer down in Socorro also joining the party. We tried hard to keep the state edition going, but without…
Bosque bottles up the Scale Tipper goodness for the benefit of us all
In case you have missed it, but judging by the social response you have not, Bosque Brewing is putting their award-winning Scale Tipper IPA into bombers and releasing it with a big old party at the Nob Hill Public House on Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. So what does this release party entail? Well,…
Today we toast to the entire New Mexico craft beverage industry
Today, three heads in the New Mexico craft beverage industry came together to toast progress, particularly in the form of Senate Bill 440. Brian Lock of Santa Fe Brewing Co. and Mike Zercher of Santa Sidra came together to celebrate a union of craft beverages as cider and wine both went on tap (and in…
Meet our new Brew Crew Bullpen members
If you were reading our site during ABQ Beer Week you probably saw some new names pop up amongst the usual suspects. These correspondents have all agreed to accept an invitation to join our Brew Crew Bullpen. As we stated when we created the Bullpen last year, they are designed to provide relief to the…
Year two of an inland San Diego County brewery tour is getting craftier
Last year, my friends and I surprised my boyfriend’s brother Brian with a beer tour in San Diego for his 40th birthday. We knew he would love it. He is a home brewer, so he is always excited to see the intricacies of each operation as well as try all the beers. I found a…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Dear summer, let us drink our beers in peace
Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with the reunified edition of The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, with Santa Fe’s four breweries and one newcomer down in Socorro also joining the party. We tried hard to keep the state edition going, but without…
No fish tales, just great beer at Ballast Point in San Diego
I am back from San Diego, where it was a perfect 75 to 80 degrees all four days. What the literal hell happened here in ABQ while I was gone? I mean, it’s seriously scorching. Anyway, back to the beer talk. Last month, a team of folks from San Diego’s Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits…
New breweries update: Checking in on the progress of the many
One thing I had hoped to do in June, before life got in the way, was to go around and see where all the forthcoming breweries are in their progress toward opening. It is something that is easier to think about writing than actually writing. After all, these folks are busy somewhere in the process,…
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