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…
Tag: Canteen Brewhouse
A familiar face in a new place: Canteen stays local with new head brewer
Will Moorman was a familiar face to anyone who visited Flix Brewhouse on the westside from the time it opened in 2017 to around the pandemic era. After all, they slapped a life-sized cut-out of him on the brewery door for all the movie and beer patrons to see. Then Moorman climbed the ladder and…
Statewide Oktoberfest Guide 2025: Every event celebrating the best season
There are quite a few Oktoberfest celebrations coming up this season in New Mexico, so we decided to round ’em all up to help you best plan out your weekends for the rest of this month and part of October. From Red River to Ruidoso, from Carlsbad to Angel Fire, and of course Albuquerque and…
The local brewing industry pays tribute to one of their own
Canteen Brewhouse is throwing a fitting farewell party to head brewer Zach Guilmette today (Friday) from 3 to 6 p.m. All of us in the Crew raise our glasses, but the more we thought about it, our words and well wishes only mean so much. So, we went out and asked a whole lot of…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Farewell to one of the great local brewers
Keeping it short and sweet this week, because someone forgot he has to work a day shift and instead of doing this the night before watched Alien Earth instead. Friday will mark the farewell party for longtime Canteen head brewer Zach Guilmette. The brewery is inviting all of his friends, fans, and colleagues to come…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Earn a pint by helping Canteen help a local school
We’re gonna keep this intro short and sweet this week. Let’s just say that Brandon and I, despite our best efforts to defy the laws of physics, could not get a big couch through a small door this morning. Anyway, both Canteen locations are hosting a school supply drive this Sunday from noon to 9…
Boxing Bear edges Downshift in closest IPA Challenge vote in many years
Back before the final round of the 2025 New Mexico Brewers Guild IPA Challenge, the Crew got all sentimental because it was going to be held at Canteen, the site of the first NMIPAC that we attended as a Crew back in 2012. Well, lo and behold, it was actually the 2016 NMIPAC that was…
IPA Challenge goes back to the beginning with final round at Canteen
The New Mexico Brewers Guild IPA Challenge will wrap up with a three-session final round at Canteen Brewhouse this Saturday. The staggered times will be at noon, 2 p.m., and 4 p.m., with tickets still available online for just the first two sessions, which should definitely be your sign to get them in advance as…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Canteen asks us all to run for Ruidoso
Unless you have been avoiding the news (not that we can blame you) for the past few weeks, you have probably seen that once again Ruidoso has been hit by some dramatic, and deadly, flash floods. The burn scars from last year’s big wildfires have left parts of the town especially susceptible to flooding, causing…
First round of 2025 NM IPA Challenge features a crowd at the top
Back during the preliminary round of the 2025 New Mexico IPA Challenge, a few brewers told the Crew that it would be awfully hard for any of the quality ales featured to break away from the pack. The first round of public voting Saturday proved that prediction right, as three breweries tied with 12 votes…
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