This is shaping up to be one of those scattered weeks, without a singular theme, but still with a lot to do and quite a few new beers to enjoy. There’s some comedy, a couple monthly events (one with a decidedly fun 80s theme), a little metal, a vendor market, and of course the first…
IPA Challenge field narrowed to succulent 16 finalists for top hop title
The elimination round of the 2024 New Mexico Brewers Guild IPA Challenge went off without a hitch Saturday morning at Canteen Brewhouse. A total of 40 entries were judged by the brewers themselves, with 16 finalists chosen to advance to the three public rounds. Things went so smoothly and quickly that by the advised time…
For the Love of Lagers celebrates the style once again at Canteen Brewhouse
Attention, all you lovers of lagers, Canteen Brewhouse has just the festival for you this Saturday. For the Love of Lagers returns for a second time, with 16 other breweries joining the hosts for this fun festival on the patio. Tickets are available online now and there should be a few left at the door,…
The mostly complete guide to July 4 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 the Fourth of July, which produces a whole mix of places keeping normal hours, some closing early, and others taking the day off to…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Go Fourth and enjoy all the brews this holiday
The Fourth of July falls on a Thursday this year, potentially giving lots of folks an extended weekend to enjoy things blowing up in the sky and cold beers in their hands. We are working on compiling the holiday-standard list of brewery opening hours, closings, and any other schedule alterations, but so far those have…
2024 edition of New Mexico IPA Challenge ready to get underway
Attention hopheads, your favorite time of the year is almost upon us. The 2024 New Mexico IPA Challenge kicks off this weekend with the elimination round, which the public does not attend, but the Crew will be there as proverbial flies on the wall to detail how it all turns out. We caught up with…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Get your Zozobra pint glasses ASAP
If you follow just about any brewery on social media, you have probably seen a post or two about the New Mexico Brewers Guild’s annual Pint Glass Day. The Guild has collaborated with New Mexico artists to create a special glass, and this year’s edition features a celebration of the upcoming 100th anniversary of Zozobra,…
Great New Mexico Beer Festival returns with 22 breweries in attendance
While some of us are on vacation, those still in Albuquerque and parts beyond can converge upon Balloon Fiesta Park for the Great New Mexico Beer Festival this Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. This outdoor fest was previously held in 2022. This time around there will be 22 breweries in attendance, most notably including…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Celebrating the summer solstice in style
First up, before we get into the usual accounting of new beers and events, we wanted to pass along our thoughts and hopes that everything turns out as well as possible for our friends at Downshift Brewing and Lost Hiker Brewing as the Small Fork and Salt Fires tear through the Ruidoso area. If there…
A bit of serendipity brings together duo behind new Tatted Bee Brewhouse
It was years ago when local businessman Scott Jeter got into the business of bees. He was mostly involved with safely removing large numbers of bees from public and private properties, but he ended up keeping some of those bee hives on his property. When he had too much honey on hand, Jeter had an…
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