After back-to-back quiet weeks, it became rather obvious what the breweries were waiting for, and that would be this weekend. The combination of Sunday’s Super Bowl and Tuesday’s Valentine’s Day leads to a lot of advance events, plus at least one major anniversary party, and some other bits of fun. The beer releases are looking…
New owners bring some changes to Casa Vieja including more beer on tap
It seems that Danny and Molly O’Brien, the new owners who purchased Casa Vieja last year, are really starting to put their own stamp on the beautiful property located at 4541 Corrales Road in the heart of the village. For this year’s Look Back/Look Ahead Series feature, I met with head brewer Michael Sharpe to…
New Brewers Guild executive director takes the reins with first successful event
If you had ever stopped in at Rowley Farmhouse Ales while Ebbie Edmonston was behind the bar, in the span of just a few minutes, you’d see her call out orders to her staff, greet regulars, disappear to change kegs, take meals out to tables, and maybe take a quick seat to make schedules or…
Quarter Celtic kicks it up a notch with plans for a unique new location
With the bright spot of the GABF medal winner Kill or be Kilt just behind them, Quarter Celtic looks to keep the happiness rolling this coming year. I was joined by co-owners Brady and Ror McKeown over a pint of delicious stout (the darkness, it did call to me), and we took a ramble down…
Palmer Brewery increases production to keep forward momentum going
After leaving the last few Palmer Brewery and Cider House entries to other Crew writers, it was my turn to head over for our Look Back/Look Ahead Series and catch up with one of the good guys in the industry. Owner/brewer Rob Palmer greeted me with a handshake and a pour of his Barrel-Aged Cockness…
The Week Ahead in Beer: A quiet start to a new month at local breweries
Remember when we wrote that last week was looking awfully quiet? It has nothing on this week. The beer releases are sparse, though there a few events to check out. I guess everyone is either gearing up for Super Bowl Sunday, or Valentine’s Day, or both. Either that, or the final toll of Dry January…
High and Dry soars toward its fun and funky 5th anniversary party
A fifth anniversary is a big one in the craft brewing world, and now its High and Dry Brewing’s turn to celebrate the milestone. Wait, High and Dry is five years old? It seems like just yesterday that the neighborhood pub opened its doors on Adams, just south of Lomas. Well, five it is, and…
At Flix Brewhouse it’s all about the naming conventions and having fun
After a bit of a hiatus due to Covid-related shutdowns and so forth. Flix triumphantly reopened their Albuquerque location in 2022. They also won gold at the Great American Beer Festival for Lucha Libre, their Mexican-style lager. I (Franz Solo) was fortunate to get to hang out with brewers Will Moorman and Brandon Venaglia to…
Late Shift Lager House all set to move into its new home in 2023
First up, nobody panic, especially all those Liverpool fans out there (you can just panic over the direction of your season) — The Craftroom is not going anywhere. The production facility in the back of The Craftroom, where Sandia Hard Cider and Late Shift Lager House are located, is moving down the road a ways…
The Week Ahead in Beer: The stouts will keep you warm during this cold spell
The warm glow of a successful WinterBrew now fading behind us, we enter into another little quiet stretch before Super Bowl Sunday and, for the Crew, the return of our Stout Challenge to the big day. Amid the windy days and chilly temperatures outside, those wonderful dark beers truly keep us going at this time…
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