Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, with Santa Fe’s eight breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, one in Red River, one in Silver City, and one in Truth or Consequences also joining the party….
Cheers to Change looks to create a more equitable local craft beer industry
Cheers to Change, an initiative created to improve equity and accountability within our local craft brewing industry, quietly came into existence last summer. Now they are starting to make their presence known, and will host their first industry event this week. Bow & Arrow will host the Brewing Industry Pride Night this Wednesday from 5…
Lizard Tail whips up some ambitious plans beyond its new Industrial brewery
After making a quick stop at the new Lizard Tail Industrial space last week to snap a couple photos and get a general sense of the revamped former Cantero Brewing, I was contacted by owner Dan Berry about setting up a time to sit down and talk about all that has happened and what else…
Gravity Bound celebrates its first anniversary with a little help from some food truck friends
Opening a brewery in the midst of a global pandemic was no easy feat, but for brothers Cameron and Chris Frigon, they not only pulled it off with Gravity Bound Brewing, they have since seen their business thrive beyond any and all expectations. Now, with one year of operation under their belts, the Frigon brothers…
The Week Ahead in Beer: 4 can releases will help beat the heat
Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, with Santa Fe’s eight breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, one in Red River, one in Silver City, and one in Truth or Consequences also joining the party….
Alvarez keeps things cool at the Ex Novo taproom even amidst the scorching heat
Chances are, if you have been to Ex Novo Brewing in Corrales — and we’re gonna go out on a limb here and guess that almost all of you reading this have — then Ashley Alvarez has probably poured you a pint or two over the last couple years. On a balmy afternoon, to put…
ReSource Brewing hits all the right notes with its new in-house food menu
Editor’s note: We dragged Derek, a.k.a. Porter Pounder, out of “retirement” to review the new food menu at ReSource. Unfortunately, he forgot his login info for this here site, so hence it appearing under my byline. Trust me, I am not nearly enough of a foodie to properly review any menu, so he was the…
Former Cantero Brewing reopens as Lizard Tail Industrial
It is a bit rare that we post a story late on a Friday afternoon, but it was not until a couple hours ago that any of us was able to trek on over to the Brewery District to check out the grand opening (reopening?) of a local brewpub. Restaurants often close and then reopen…
Kaktus brings beer back to the outdoors with Farm House Ale Event in Bernalillo
Due to the lingering Covid-19 restrictions throughout New Mexico, we did not expect to see any outdoor festivals this summer. Oh, not so fast, Brew Crew, because Kaktus Brewing has gone ahead and organized the first event since the fall of 2019, and it is going down this weekend in Bernalillo. The Farm House Ale…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Live music returns, a festival is planned and life is peachy at Steel Bender
Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, with Santa Fe’s eight breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, one in Red River, one in Silver City, and one in Truth or Consequences also joining the party….
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