After running ourselves ragged over the last four days, we all need a day to kick back a little. This is that day. Whether you’re feasting, dancing, singing, or whatever else you feel like doing from the list below, have a great time out there. Featured Event Every day we will pick what we consider…
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Blazin’ Brewfest lights up the Las Cruces night once again
There are only a few beer festivals left in New Mexico that no one from the Crew has attended. One was the Blazin’ Brewfest, but I will be heading down this Friday since it is not falling on my birthday or opposite a metal show this year (it was rather uncanny how many times that…
ABQ Beer Week returns in just 10 days so here is a not-too-early preview
Some mornings you glance at the old beer calendar and try to figure out what to write about. Well, at least that’s how it works for us, and our glance today brought us to the stark realization that ABQ Beer Week 2019 is just 10 days away. Guess we should probably get our annual early…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Charitable causes take center stage at multiple breweries
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 seven breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, one in Red River, and one in Truth or Consequences also joining the party. The final days of…
Brewery District breweries jump on board neighborhood block party
It is not often that a beer festival, big or small, sneaks up on us, but that was the case with the Bacon Jam Block Party. This neighborhood event, which will feature four breweries, is set for Friday from 2 to 11 p.m. The new restaurant Bacon Jam is located on the southeast corner of…
Tart at Heart 5 beer list leans heavily toward local breweries
After waiting patiently, the beer list for Saturday’s Tart at Heart 5 is finally set and ready to go. For event details, check our previous story. Twenty-one of the beers that will be available for sampling are from 10 local breweries, with the other eight coming from out of state for Saturday’s 2-to-5 p.m. event…
Canteen kicks things up a notch for its 25th anniversary year
The answer to the question of what is the oldest brewery in Albuquerque is apparent the moment anyone walks into Canteen Brewhouse, what with the 25th anniversary signs plastered everywhere. It has been a long road from the early days brewing in the back of the Il Vicino location in Nob Hill to the current…
Craft breweries rejoice after Senate Bill 413 is signed into law
The good news broke Wednesday night at the top of the page listing bills signed into law by Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham. Senate Bill 413, which we profiled just recently, got the signature that craft breweries were hoping for and will become effective on July 1. To sum up the benefits of the bill, breweries will…
Pink Boots Society ready to get a little Bossy with annual collaboration beer
The result of a recent gathering of the most talented women in New Mexico craft beer is set to go on tap this weekend. Bossy Hazy Guava IPA is the latest creation of the local chapter of the Pink Boots Society, brewed this time around at Bosque North back on International Women’s Day (March 8)….
Enjoy a pint or two at the Southwest Chocolate & Coffee Fest
Just as in years past, the annual Southwest Chocolate & Coffee Fest will have breweries in attendance at the two-day event at the Lujan Expo Center on the State Fairgrounds. The two sessions run this Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The participating breweries this year are Bosque, Boxing Bear, Broken Trail,…