The news is a little slow at the moment (not that we’re trying to jinx things into ramping up around here) but we had a couple things to share, so Beer Notes shall make a triumphant return. First up, while enjoying lunch at the original Turtle Mountain Brewing last week, I bumped into owner Nico…
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Kaktus Brewing keeps kicking it up a notch with unique new ideas
The Ides of November seemed like a perfectly good day to launch the 2024-25 Look Back/Look Ahead Series. For those new to following us, towards the end of every year we sit down with the folks running our breweries to review the year gone by and preview the year to come. This time around, admittedly,…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Settling into the slower season
After a particularly rambunctious week on the events calendar, things are slowing down now as we barrel toward to the holiday season. Things are getting a bit quieter at the breweries, but that tends to be fine with us. We just like going out and enjoying a good conversation with friends and a couple pints…
Dripline Brewery shines in lead-up to their grand opening
Amid all of the recent doom and gloom surrounding the local craft brewing scene, this past weekend saw a new bright light shine a little hope down in the Wells Park neighborhood. After many years in planning, Dripline Brewery hosted an invite-only soft opening Saturday, welcoming a mix of friends, family, and industry colleagues to…
The tale of Lizard Tail comes to an abrupt end after a decade in business
Lizard Tail Brewing is officially no more, having shut down all of their locations this past weekend, and now confirmed by owner/brewer Dan Berry. We have mentioned in the past how hard it can be to find out the reasons why a brewery has closed, but Berry was gracious enough to sit down and chat…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Double grand openings highlight start of winter
No, it is not technically winter as defined by the world’s meteorologists, but darn, it sure feels like it outside. It’s like that bit in Monty Python and the Holy Grail where they just skip a season (fall, in our case). Anyway, not to lean into the doom too much, but at least we still…
Beer Notes: The uncertain fate of Lizard Tail and more to kick off cloudy week
We received the first inquiry late last week, asking if we had heard anything about Lizard Tail Brewing closing shop. At that point, we had not, but as the weekend went along, a few cryptic social media posts and a lot of word of mouth certainly indicated that the brewery and its two offsite taprooms…
Brewery consolidation hits Southern NM as Icebox takes over Public House 28
The recent trend of one brewery taking over another is not limited to the Albuquerque metropolitan area, as we recently learned. Acting off a tip from the Borderlands Craft Beer Community on Facebook, we reached out to Public House 28 head brewer/co-owner Blake Heath for comment on the news that Icebox Brewing of Las Cruces…
Gravity Bound set to transform Boese downtown space into a lager house
One brewery wanted to expand its production. Another brewery wanted to scale back on one of its locations. That is the genesis of a unique new partnership between Gravity Bound Brewing and Boese Brothers Brewery, one which will see the former take over the latter’s downtown taproom space, while both breweries will share use of…
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…
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