ABQ Beer Week: Day One is loaded with almost too much fun

All right, people, it’s go time! Make sure you have your Lyft and/or Uber accounts up to date, and then start checking off the events you can’t miss. The Crew will be here for you every day with info on every single event. We also have separate previews for the events at Ponderosa Brewing, Tractor…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Bow & Arrow taps into native culture

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 six breweries, one in Los Alamos, and one in Moriarty also joining the party. The good folks at Bow & Arrow are celebrating Native American culture with…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Another week, another anniversary party

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 six breweries, one in Socorro, one in Los Alamos, and one in Moriarty also joining the party. For those who have already forgotten, the first couple months…

The Week Ahead in Beer: All Hallows Weekend is set for ABQ

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 six breweries, one in Socorro, one in Los Alamos, and one in Moriarty also joining the party. In case anyone has not checked the calendar, Halloween falls…

Gaining a fresh perspective at year one of a new beer fest

Beer festival “season” is in full swing, and it is easy to get overwhelmed and suffer from fest overload. And yet, Albuquerque welcomed another festival to the late summer/fall lineup back on Saturday. The new Alibi on Tap at the Albuquerque Rail Yards featured some new breweries in attendance, so I really didn’t want to…

Beer Notes: The we-swear-we-are-not-dead edition

We are still alive, still chasing down beer news. Due to various factors in life, none of it was ready for publication today, but next week is gonna be busy. Catching up on the canning lines In case anyone missed their Facebook post, the gang over at Canteen has begun canning Dougie Style Amber and…

Bow & Arrow hits the mark with their initial beer lineup

While I was away in Arizona, Bow & Arrow Brewing threw open their doors and welcomed the thirsty masses up here in Albuquerque. They became the fourth new brewery to open since the start of 2016, joining an increasingly crowded scene. Once I got caught up on everything (mostly sleep), I trekked over to Bow…