It’s not always easy to tell when stout season has come to Santa Fe. Some might say it begins with the first seasonal closing of a taproom patio. Some might say it arrives with the first frost-covered windshield. Some, with the first obligatory swarm of “It’s Snowing!” posts on Facebook. And for the Dark Side…
The mostly complete guide to Thanksgiving hours at NM breweries
As we do for most significant holidays, as a public service we attempt to compile all the brewery hours of operation. It should come as little surprise that most places will be closed this Thursday, as the Thanksgiving holiday takes precedence. The good news is that no brewery has informed us that they are closing…
The Week Ahead in Beer: A day early to help prepare for turkey time
We decided that it would be most helpful to one and all if we were to roll out Week Ahead a day early. After all, there is a holiday on Thursday, so you will need all the time in the world to better prepare for it in advance. We recommend preparing with beer to help…
Lava Rock Brewing closing location on Unser and moving to Moriarty
It was a quiet end to a Saturday night after a metal show at Moonlight Lounge, with just the surprised voices on TV of the football announcers calling the Lobos’ upset of Fresno State, when a friend in the industry sent us a screenshot of interest. Brain Gang Trivia, which hosts events at breweries all…
Tractor Brewing aims to carry good momentum from 2023 into 2024
Well, here we are again, time for our annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series to commence as we talk to the breweries about how 2023 went and what they hope 2024 will bring. To kick things off for the second year in a row, I sat down with Tractor Brewing events coordinator Jeremy Kinter and head…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Getting festive a little earlier this year
The first holiday markets of the year are upon us. Yeah, we have reached that point already. Marble will host the first of two markets this Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the downtown brewery. Vendors will include Moonberry Surprise, Tumblers by Jen, Darlene Ortiz Jewelry, Green Cap Therapeutics, Fairy Julz, Leon Lopez, and…
Brew Lab 101 completes renovation of former ReSource Brewing taproom
Well, that was fast! We were more than a bit surprised when it was announced that this past weekend that the renovation of the former ReSource Brewing into a Brew Lab 101 taproom was complete. The new/old location is now open, so we swung by Sunday night to take some pics, have a pint, and…
Fate of the Fests: Brewery staff members discuss future of off-site events
The times, they are a changing, particularly when it comes to off-site beer festivals. We picked up on it pretty easily just by attending events around Albuquerque this year. The 2022 enthusiasm for the return of festivals was pretty obviously tilted towards the beer drinkers, and not the beer producers. It was an aberration, right?…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Tumbleroot goes full metal in time for jacket weather
So if anyone follows Tumbleroot on social media, you might have spied a reel highlighting a week of metal. Well, if you know us, you know how much we love the metal (it has as much to do with the name of this blog as our love of stouts and porters), so of course that…
Ska Brewing doubles down on classic IPA with delectable DIPA version
A little while back, the Crew was a bit surprised to receive an out-of-the-blue inquiry from Emily Hutto of Ska Brewing. She wondered if we would like to sample the classic Modus Hoperandi IPA alongside its new counterpart, Double Modus. Everyone can probably guess that our answer was yes. After working out our usual “when…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 