There is a narrow stretch of time on weekdays, before I go do that job that pays money, where I can sneak over to a brewery for a quick Look Back/Look Ahead Series interview. Naturally, that is when a car crash would happen on I-25 southbound, gumming up the traffic lanes and leaving me a…
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The Week Ahead in Beer: Bow & Arrow earns another major honor
Give Bow & Arrow Brewing credit where it’s due, they have more than helped keep New Mexico craft beer on the national radar, racking up awards and honors far beyond just the Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup. The latest came Tuesday when they were named a finalist for the James Beard Award…
Beer Notes: Checking in with breweries around the state
While we wait for some more Look Back/Look Ahead Series interviews to happen, we felt it was as good of a time as any to check in on the breweries beyond the Albuquerque and Santa Fe metro areas. This also represents a good opportunity to remind yourselves of the other fun places to grab a…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Rio Bravo pays homage to women in the community
Rio Bravo Brewing hosts their fourth annual Women’s Festival out on the patio this Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. It is in many ways a celebration of community, with multiple local organizations and non-profits present to educate women and men on what they are doing around the state. Of course, as the name implies,…
Brew Lab 101 gets with the flow as extremely busy year lies ahead
Sometimes you just have to be in the right place at the right time. Certainly that applies to many things in life, but it is often the way a lot of these Look Back/Look Ahead Series interviews happen. Take last week, when Brew Lab 101 owner Scott Salvas held a press conference with Mayor Tim…
The Fermentress honors the past, present and future of women in brewing
The Pink Boots Society is not just a national organization that honors the women of the present involved in craft beer across the country, it also honors all those who came before them. It was that theme that inspired the New Mexico Chapter’s annual collaboration beer, The Fermentress Session IPA, which will debut today (Friday)…
Putts n Pints set to open this summer with Brew Lab 101 beers on tap
The old Putt Putt mini-golf course at San Mateo and McLeod has been out of business for a while now, passing into the nostalgic history of Albuquerque’s past event spaces. This summer, it will open again, now as Putts N Pints. Earlier today (Thursday), new owner Scott Salvas of Brew Lab 101 gathered the local…
Keeping Together officially joins Santa Fe beer scene with grand opening
No one said opening a brewery was easy, in fact, they will probably tell you not to do it. They’d say it’s crazy opening a brewery, especially now. But, for the owners of Keeping Together, not opening was not an option. They were going to make it happen regardless of what they had to sacrifice…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day a wee bit early
Another prime drinking holiday is falling on a weekday this year, which is a bummer, but one we can all overcome if we try hard enough. St. Patrick’s Day is next Tuesday, and we will be sure to run a more in-depth preview of the day’s festivities at Quarter Celtic, Kaktus, La Cumbre, Second Street,…
A little winter returns just in time for Stout Invitational at Bathtub Row
The temperatures are dropping outside, as if Mother Nature knew that this weekend is all about the stouts and wanted to provide a suitable atmosphere. The New Mexico Brewers Guild’s annual Stout Invitational returns to Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op in Los Alamos this Saturday afternoon, A field of 16 stouts will be sampled and judged…
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