Beer Creek is celebrating National Homebrew Day this Saturday with their first Big Brew event. Now in its 25th year running, the annual event created by the National Homebrew Association in the past has brought together homebrew enthusiasts, as well as the homebrew curious at shops, backyards, and breweries across the nation to brew beer…
New Mexico breweries aim high as the World Beer Cup competition returns
The World Beer Cup, a prestigious biennial competition of breweries across the globe, has been kind and cruel to New Mexico breweries in the past. In 2016, seven breweries brought home seven medals, including gold for Boxing Bear, La Cumbre, and Nexus. In 2018, only Quarter Celtic brought home a medal. There was much anticipation…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Giving back at home and overseas is a huge need
Between the war in Ukraine and the wildfires tearing through parts of New Mexico, there are a lot of people in need right now, and breweries are still stepping up to help. Downshift Brewing is releasing Gratitude Session IPA at Hidden Tap in Ruidoso now and at Outpost 1706 in Old Town soon, and $1…
Sobremesa takes point among all the breweries celebrating Cinco de Mayo
Ah, May, when the wind still whips around, the pollen fills the air, breweries gear up for the summer crush, and a wee little holiday takes over half of Albuquerque and beyond. Well, the day after May the Fourth Be With You also happens to be Cinco de Mayo, and that has become another important…
La Reforma hires a familiar face as 2022 head brewer shuffle gets underway
After a relatively static period during the height of the pandemic, a new shuffle of head brewers is underway in New Mexico. “There was very little mobility during the pandemic,” said La Reforma co-owner John Gozigian, who has just hired a new head brewer/distiller. “Now that things are getting back to normal, for a long…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Another can avalanche is coming out of Corrales
The final weekend of April is chock-full of events and lots of new beer releases. There are more than 20 new beers on tap at 17 breweries (and counting), plus there are multiple new can releases, with Ex Novo keeping its canning line humming. The Native Guitars Tour will hold events at Marble and Tractor…
Canteen becomes the latest brewery to step up to help people in Ukraine
Our local breweries continue to do their part to help the victims of the terrible war in Ukraine, with Canteen the latest to offer its support in what it hopes will become an annual tradition of helping worthy causes the best way a brewery can — by selling beer. Day Drinking for a Cause is…
New breweries update: Things might be stirring up again at long last
It has been quite a while since we did an update on any forthcoming new breweries or offsite taprooms, mainly due to the simple fact that there have not really been any to report on since the pandemic brought industry growth to a screeching halt in 2020. So have things started to pick up again?…
Brewers and Distillers Cup brings together a love of craft and soccer
Ron Patel knows a thing or two about soccer. He is also a fan of local craft beer and spirits, and back before he rejoined the front-office staff at New Mexico United, Patel came up with an idea of how to bring all that he loves together in one event. The Brewers & Distillers Cup…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Kick back and support the pups and the breweries
We do have some pretty big events this week, including what we have already previewed in terms of Marble’s anniversary week, and we will have a big separate preview of the first Brewers & Distillers Cup later this week. That event, a combined beer/spirits/wine festival and five-on-five soccer tournament (featuring brewery staff members on the…
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