Another much-needed sign of fall appears this Thursday at Marble downtown, as the New Mexico Brew Fest’s Early Bird Ticket Party will be taking place on the patio from 6 to 8 p.m. For those new to the area, NMBF is one of the last old-school beer festivals, set in the cozy confines of Villa…
Longtime Canteen staffer Mike Thrall dies after yearlong battle with cancer
The sad news began to trickle out late last week: Canteen beertender Mike Thrall, a fixture in the craft beer community for many years, had lost his battle with throat cancer. The Crew received confirmation that Mike died last Thursday morning, which Canteen shared in a Facebook post today (Monday). “It is with great sadness…
Events Roundup: Entire weekend packed to the brim with brewery shindigs
For the second week in a row, we decided that the sheer number of events going on required a full breakout from just the simple listings in The Week Ahead in Beer. Let us dive in, shall we? Friday: Getting a bit goth-y Just a couple of cool events to highlight for tonight. First up,…
Brewers Association paints a mixed picture of craft beer at midyear
The Crew (well, me specifically) received an invitation to watch the Brewers Association’s midyear economic update online today (Thursday). There was nothing earth-shattering from chief economist Bart Watson, but it was still interesting to see where the national trends are going and how those pertain to craft breweries in New Mexico. A summary of the…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Close your eyes and pretend it’s fall with Pumpkin Noir
Remember a while back on social media when we joked about the arrival of Oktoberfest beers coming earlier and earlier every year? Someone responded that just wait, the pumpkin beers were next. Well, apparently Marble was listening, because today (Wednesday) marks the return of fall favorite Pumpkin Noir in cans and on draft. This popular…
A sight to behold: CNM brewing facility ready to educate the next generation
A few years back, the good folks at Central New Mexico Community College told us all about their grand plans for a proper brewing school program. We had high hopes, but there was no way they could pull off everything they discussed with us, right? Well, this past Friday, I met up with lead instructor…
Beer Notes: Events galore from Las Golondrinas to Launchpad to Nob Hill
If you missed The Week Ahead in Beer, then you missed a weekend chock-full of events. We elected to break out a few of them for a deeper look into all the details you need to know. First up, the fifth annual Santa Fe Beer & Food Festival is set for Saturday and Sunday at…
12 questions with Nuckolls new head brewer Jen Treu
As promised, just one week after the grand opening, I returned to Nuckolls Brewing Co. to speak with Jen Treu, the new head brewer, to get some hard details about the brewhouse, the beer lineup, and what her goals are for getting beer flowing from the many taps of Santa Fe’s newest brewery. I figured…
The Week Ahead in Beer: IPA Day caps the season of hops as ze Germans are coming
This week is pretty event heavy, and quite a few stood out to us. We might just have to break out one or two for full previews to cap the week. But, one we wanted to make sure to point out is a rather unique event at Marble Westside this Thursday. It’s a beer-and-food pairing,…
Identifying all 16 entries in the recent New Mexico IPA Challenge
Many of you have been asking us for the names of the beers submitted to the New Mexico IPA Challenge. Actually, you have probably been asking us that question for years. Well, this year we finally decided to reach out to the breweries and see just what were those wonderful hoppy elixirs that we all…
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