I meant to write up a final summation of our annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series last week, but I was holding out hope we would get the last breweries done. Alas, it was not to be, as they (Broken Bottle and Pi) never responded to Franz Solo’s interview requests. So we finish this series with…
Distillery 365 set to also jump into the local brewing scene
A little while back the Crew was contacted by the owners of Distillery 365. As a group we are not adverse to indulging in alcoholic drinks besides just beer, it just tends to be rare and often involve things of an extremely positive (e.g. champagne at a celebration) or extremely negative (e.g. shots of whiskey…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Get those beards to La Cumbre after you call Saul
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…
Stout Challenge IV: The winner by TKO is …
The Dark Side Brew Crew held our fourth annual Stout Challenge on Super Bowl Sunday. Long before we were cursing the Seahawks’ terrible play-calling at the end, we were rejoicing amidst 14 stouts that we sampled via blind taste test to determine who has the best in the ABQ metro area (plus Socorro). We were…
WinterBrew 2015 was an epic fest for the ages!
It’s been a week now, and the dust has finally settled on another successful WinterBrew. New Mexico beer enthusiasts have been back, hard at work, with memories (hopefully) of many great beers, plenty of new friends on their Facebook rosters, and a slew of crazy pictures on their cellphones. From the beer, to the food,…
The time has come for Stout Challenge IV: The Overload
Greetings, everyone, on this snowy Friday. Do be careful out there tonight when in pursuit of beer. Stuff is melting but not evaporating, so that means sheets of ice. And New Mexico drivers are bad enough without ice under their tires, so go slow if you desperately need some nocturnal pints. By Sunday, though, all…
Rio Bravo Brewing counting on experience as they barrel toward a May opening
One of the best parts of WinterBrew is that it can be a great event for networking, not just beer sampling. As an example, representatives from the forthcoming Rio Bravo Brewing were on hand and one of them passed along a business card to our Santa Fe writer, Luke. He in turn gave that card…
The Los Alamos Beer Co-op’s hard work in 2014 set to pay off in 2015
Greetings, New Mexico beer fans! As part of the series of posts reflecting on 2014 and looking forward to 2015, we’re going to give you the latest scoop on the Los Alamos Beer Co-op (LABC). As many of you already know, the LABC is an organization dedicated to opening up a brewery and taproom in…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Santa Fe Brewing takes over Sister Bar
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…
Lizard Tail looks forward to their first full year in 2015
Greetings everyone, Adam from the Bullpen here with the 17th post in our Look Back/Look Ahead series for 2014-15. Click on the category link above in the byline and you will find everything we’ve written so far in this series. We hope to get the remaining entries published by the end of January. It was…
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