We do love us some lagers in the Crew. Dark lagers, light lagers, traditional lagers, experimental lagers, you name it, we will probably drink it. That’s what makes this Saturday special, as Canteen Brewhouse has gathered 17 of their finest brewery friends together for the third annual For the Love of Lagers. This special celebration…
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Beer Notes: IPA Challenge dates and locations set, collabs recap and more
Been a minute since we did one of these, but enough items surfaced that it was time to dust off the old beer notebook. To kick things off, the 2025 edition of the New Mexico Brewers Guild IPA Challenge now has set dates and locations for its three public rounds this July. Tickets go on…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Running with joy for so many good causes at Canteen
Remember how last week was really quiet? Yeah, it’s not quiet this week. There is a lot going on, and we are rather impressed by the sheer variety of it all. One of the biggest events is Run with Joy at Canteen on Saturday morning. This unicorn-themed fun run (dressing up as ridiculously as possible…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Prepping ahead for turkey time
Poor Thanksgiving, it’s the middle child of late-fall/early-winter holidays, wedged in between its more popular little brother Halloween and its all-attention-consuming big brother Christmas. As we barrel towards the turkey-flavored holiday next week, a few breweries are getting in a little fun. Rio Bravo will host their annual Friendsgiving event this Thursday at 7 p.m….
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: A whole lotta Oktoberfests for influx of Fiesta goers
With Balloon Fiesta creeping ever closer, the Crew will have you prepared on the beer front this week. In addition to this here weekly feature, we will have a full guide to all metro area breweries to share with any Fiesta visitors, so you don’t have to answer all their questions about at least one…
Downshift doubles down for Ruidoso with Collective Good and Oktoberfest
Every town, particularly those affected by natural disasters, needs a champion or two. Ruidoso has an entire brewery dedicated to its recovery after wildfires and subsequent flooding hammered the town over the course of this summer. Downshift Brewing is far from done, however, as that process continues for their surrounding community. We caught up with…
Statewide Oktoberfest Guide: Every event celebrating the best season
There are a baker’s dozen Oktoberfest celebrations still to go 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 much of October. From Red River to Ruidoso, from Carlsbad to Bernalillo, from Rio Rancho to Moriarty,…
The Week Ahead of Beer: Canteen celebrates the great outdoors
It’s been a pretty quiet week so far, as one could probably tell by our lack of stories the last two days, but things should start to pick up as we get closer to the weekend. Canteen is certainly ready for Saturday with the return of Thirst for the Outdoors at the brewery from noon…
For the Love of Lagers celebrates the style once again at Canteen Brewhouse
Attention, all you lovers of lagers, Canteen Brewhouse has just the festival for you this Saturday. For the Love of Lagers returns for a second time, with 16 other breweries joining the hosts for this fun festival on the patio. Tickets are available online now and there should be a few left at the door,…
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