ABQ Beer Week Recaps: Beer Premier brings in sophisticated crowd

Friday night’s New Mexico Brewers Guild Beer Premier and Matanza was a unique event and it was my first time attending this festival. It turned out to be my favorite event of Beer Week. As is the case with any event, there were some bumps in the road, but overall it was fantastic. All the…

Pajarito Summerfest: An alternative to Beer Week

So, you guys down in Albuquerque seem to be having a lot of fun with your “Beer Week” thing.  Lots of events all over town, lots of beer … I can appreciate that. But, some of us don’t get down to Albuquerque very often as we are stuck up in the mountains. Well, we don’t…

BearFest roars back to life this weekend at Boxing Bear

If last year proved anything, it is that Albuquerque has reached the point where it can support two beer festivals at the same time. There was much rejoicing about this, as the two events — BearFest at Boxing Bear and Blues & Brews at Sandia Casino — ended up attracting different crowds, thus not truly…

Outside Bike & Brew Festival kicks into high gear

The real fun with the Outside Bike & Brew Festival in Santa Fe begins today (Friday) and continues through the weekend. The main event will take place at Fort Marcy Park tonight and Saturday from 3:30 to 9 p.m. There will be live music, a beer garden, and a whole lot more. On the music…

Outside Bike & Brew Festival kicks off today in Santa Fe

The annual series of events in Santa Fe that celebrate bicycling and craft beer — as if you could not tell by the name — get underway today (Thursday). There is not too much going on today before the festival really kicks into high gear Friday and Saturday. We are in the process of compiling…

Woodward climbs down from the Mountain and heads for the Bosque

Tim Woodward never got into the business of brewing to become a minor celebrity. He said he realizes it comes with the territory these days considering the popularity of craft beer in New Mexico, but it still takes a little getting used to having folks, from customers to beer writers, asking him questions all the…

Local breweries bask in the glow of World Beer Cup gold

As soon as the World Beer Cup results were announced, we decided to do the impossible and get the six Albuquerque-based winning brewers to meet at the same place at the same time. It can be the hardest thing in the world to find even a sliver of free time for some of the busiest…

ABQ Brew Dash is back in a new location

The first ABQ Brew Dash was a mixed bag for everyone last year, from the runners to the organizers. The 5K race itself was fine, but the sudden drop in temperature afterwards and the major problems with the huge lines in the beer garden left everyone feeling a bit disappointed. The Brew Dash is back…

Seven New Mexico breweries claim seven medals at the World Beer Cup

The World Beer Cup, a biennial global beer competition, announced its winners in 96 categories on Friday evening from the Craft Brewers Conference in Philadelphia. Needless to say, New Mexico breweries had another excellent showing. First up, Nexus built off their silver medal for Honey Chamomile Wheat at the Great American Beer Festival last fall…