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…
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The Week Ahead in Beer: Multiple breweries step up to help doggos
Love dogs? We sure do. We love them just about everywhere, but it’s a little extra fun seeing them enjoying brewery patios alongside their humans. This Sunday will feature a new event called Adopt the Block, where four breweries and two distilleries along First and Second streets will all have dog adoption setups from Animal…
Dripline Brewery juggles all the ups and downs through 6 months in business
Nothing ever goes completely to plan when opening a business. There are always a few unexpected challenges, some surprise developments, and more. For Dripline Brewery, things have mostly been looking up since they opened last November, becoming the newest brewery in Albuquerque. I caught up with co-owners Guillaume Dupont and Jacob Werenko last week for…
Playing the waiting game or a preview of what stories are on deck for summer
Last week was quiet. Like, ridiculously quiet, as far as beer stories go. We have entered into a bit of a news lull, it appears, as breweries prep for the summer rush that they know/hope is coming. Everyone could use a great a summer, and most that we have spoken to recently are optimistic after…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Dripline prepares to tap their 1st beer
While it is always fun to check out a new brewery on opening day, it has always felt like something rather important is missing when one opens without its own beer on tap. That was what happened at Dripline Brewery towards the end of last year. We heard plenty of people commenting on how much…
Beer Notes: Kaktus hits the mark, Dripline beers, WinterBrew lineup
The beer news be slow these days. We’ve reached out for interviews to keep the Look Back/Look Ahead Series going, but have either been told “let’s wait” or not heard back at all. It’s gotten to the point where our paranoid little selves feel like we’re being … nah, can’t be, right? (Laughs nervously) Well,…
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 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…
Dripline Brewery nears completion after lengthy build-out in Wells Park
Long ago, in the before times, we heard rumors of another brewery moving into the Wells Park brewing district. It was before COVID, before so many other things, and it was not long until we thought it was just another project lost to time. Then we noticed the area was cleared out at the corner…