On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the guns fell silent and all was quiet on the Western Front. The end of World War I in 1918 marked what would eventually become Veterans Day in the United States, honoring all those who served in the military. From brewery owners at…
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Beer Notes: Good on Beer Creek and Rumor, Halloween tidbits and more
A quiet beer news week in terms of full-on features does not mean there was nothing worth sharing. Read on as we clear out a light beer notebook. Beer Creek and Rumor step up to help It was probably impossible to miss the news this week that federal SNAP benefits will end on Saturday due…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Dia de los Muertos takes center stage
Spooky Season comes to its wonderful conclusion this week with plenty of breweries celebrating Halloween on Friday and/or Dia de los Muertos on Saturday. For anyone new to the region, the Day of the Dead is a pretty big deal around these parts. It’s a way of celebrating, rather than mourning, those we knew who…
Things are looking up at Calavida Cantina with new brewing system and more
It has not been an easy time in the local craft beer industry, as we have reported so often of late, and for Calavida Cantina things seemed to go from bad to worse with a recent robbery that grabbed the local headlines. Well, we are happy to report that the brewery is not only recovering…
The Week Ahead in Beer: One brewery could use an extra boost in sales
The crime problem in Albuquerque has hit breweries in the past, and this week it struck again. Calavida Cantina, previously known as Vision City, was hit by a thief who disabled their alarm system, crawled in through a skylight, and proceeded to rob the taproom of just about anything and everything he could take. As…
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