The Week Ahead in Beer: Brewathlon returns to benefit a noble cause

For anyone that enjoyed the Brewyard Games at Bear Fest last weekend, or particularly for anyone who wanted to go but missed out, you have a second chance of sorts with the Brewathlon returning to Brew Lab 101 in Rio Rancho this Saturday. The event benefits the Honor Flight of Northern NM, which helps veterans…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Another beer holiday falls on a Monday

Well, darn it, for the second time this year a major holiday for beer is falling on a Monday. Yup, Cinco de Mayo follows in the unfortunate footsteps of St. Patrick’s Day by kicking off a week instead of ending it. That does mean there will be some festivities over the weekend — the Isotopes…

Brew Lab 101 roars back just by keeping things consistent on all fronts

Sometimes, all a brewery really needs to do is just stick to a comfortable routine, providing maximum value for customers with good service, quality beers, and a consistent lineup of events throughout the week. It’s not splashy or anything groundbreaking, but it works, particularly for the good folks at Brew Lab 101. I caught up…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Everything is Halloween and that is OK

Since Halloween falls on a Thursday this year, the breweries and just about every other place around town have decided that the weekend before, not after, should be the one where we all gather to celebrate the holiday. Oh, there are other things going on out there, but the vast majority of events this week…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Mixing a little spooky with last of Oktoberfest events

It’s a busy little weekend ahead, with the last of the scheduled Oktoberfest events scattered in there alongside a couple more spooky season happenings. Boxing Bear will host their annual DogtoBEARfest on Saturday at 11 a.m., which we’ll preview in depth later this week since we’re talking to them about their recent Great American Beer…