UPDATE: Ownership has informed us that there is still some limited brewing in Clovis, so you may still find a house beer or two on tap out there. Those beers will not be carried in Albuquerque, however. Many moons ago, before all this gray crept into my beard, I met up with a group of…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Cantina Craftworks set to debut at Brekki Brekki
After various delays, mostly not of their own making, Brekki Brekki is finally holding their grand opening this Friday starting as early as 7 a.m. The all-day breakfast restaurant is located at 8338 Comanche Blvd NE in the old B2B Garden Brewery spot, just west of Wyoming. Rather than just be a restaurant, the owners…
The mostly complete guide to Labor Day hours at New Mexico craft breweries
As a public service that we do for most significant holidays, we attempt to compile all the brewery hours of operation for whatever is up next. In this case, it is Labor Day, which is kind of a low-key holiday without things going boom (hopefully) and not much in the way of parades or anything….
The Week Ahead in Beer: State Fair food fun comes early at Rio Bravo
One of the highlights of September, going back all the way to when some of us were kids growing up here in Albuquerque, was the start of the New Mexico State Fair. It meant a day or two off of school, the midway rides, and copious amounts of tasty food treats. Back in 2020, the…
Beer Notes: Good news abounds at Bow & Arrow, Jemez Mountain and more
Let us close out August on a high note, shall we? Bow & Arrow is one of three breweries nominated for Brewery of the Year in Vinepair’s Next Wave Awards. The brewery explained things in a post on social media: “Launched in 2021, @vinepair Next Wave Awards honor those in the spirits, wine, and beer…
Keeping Together: It takes a village (Part 3 of 3)
In Part One you got to meet the newest members of the New Mexico beer scene, Averie Swanson and Pat Fahey. In Part Two, you read about some of the struggles a brewery-in-planning can face while trying to open, and you learned a little bit more about what happened with the Second Street deal. With…
Fire up the yodelers for Marblefest is back for another day of delight downtown
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…
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