Long, long ago, in a more innocent time, many of the women in our craft brewing industry gathered together at Canteen Brewhouse to create a special beer. Yes, in those days of yore, otherwise known as early March, the 2020 collaboration brew for the New Mexico chapter of the Pink Boots Society came into this…
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Virtual Albuquerque Beer Week kicks off with multiple beer releases and events
Beer festivals and the like are among the many event casualties of the current pandemic. Gathering people in large numbers anywhere is not a particularly good idea, so it has forced event organizers to get a little creative in how to keep annual traditions going. Take ABQ Beer Week, the annual multi-day, multi-event extravaganza that…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Ex Novo goes all in on All Together IPA
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 eight breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, one in Red River, one in Silver City, and one in Truth or Consequences also joining the party….
Breweries express varying levels of disappointment and frustration with latest change to state regulations
At the start of the week, we sent out a single question to all the brewery owners asking how they were preparing their taprooms for a possible reopening this weekend. The idea was to hold back publishing any of those answers until Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham made the expected partial reopening official. Instead, the Wednesday…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Triple can release livens up the ABQ metro area
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 eight breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, one in Red River, one in Silver City, and one in Truth or Consequences also joining the party….
The Crew reviews our new huckleberry Bock Holliday from Ex Novo Brewing
Sometimes the best laid plans just do not pan out, even virtually. We had planned an epic five-person review of Bock Holliday, one of the newest canned seasonal offerings from Ex Novo Brewing. Alas, personal matters caused Brandon to have to drop out, while all those many, many hours of brewing beers caused Ex Novo…
Ex Novo Brewing utilizes its double brewhouse to maximum effect
We continue with our series of updates on how breweries continue to adjust to life under the pandemic with a virtual trip to Corrales to check on Ex Novo Brewing. No other brewery seems to be churning out as many varieties of beer, which has helped keep the masses willing to take the slow drive…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Ex Novo Brewing just keeps on cranking out cans
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 eight breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, one in Red River, one in Silver City, and one in Truth or Consequences also joining the party….
Metro breweries still adjusting to new regulations during pandemic
Most craft beer drinkers have been able to adjust to the new normal of to-go beer only from breweries, but we still wanted to know just how the breweries have adjusted with no major changes in statewide edicts since dine-in sales were stopped. After Luke checked in with the Santa Fe-area breweries last week, I…
The Week Ahead in Beer: More canned brews, more art, more metal
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 eight breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, one in Red River, one in Silver City, and one in Truth or Consequences also joining the party….