One of the two largest events of the fall in Albuquerque has come to truly embrace the local craft brewing scene, and in turn, one of the larger breweries in the state has come to embrace that event. For the third year in a row, Ex Novo Brewing is rolling out the official beer of…
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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 spirit of collaboration is alive and well at 3rd annual United in Beer
Grab your sunscreen and a comfy pair of shoes, it’s go-time for one of our favorite outdoor summer beer festivals. United in Beer returns to The Corral at Ex Novo Corrales this Saturday, with VIP hour kicking off at noon, followed by general admission at 1 p.m., and it all wraps up by 5 p.m….
The Week Ahead in Beer: Kolsch Service is the best kind of service
We have written a bit about some not-so-great trends lately in the industry, but now we are seeing one develop that we can definitely get behind. Kolsch Service, a very German tradition, involves stanges, where you sit at a table and your server keeps bringing you these wonderful, skinny pours of kolsch until you decide…
Beer Notes: United in Beer lineup, license renewals and more
Time to dust off — and no, that’s not a joke about today’s weather, which, achoo, sucks — the old beer notebook to catch up on some recent happenings. We start off with the annual “selection Sunday” for United in Beer. The ultimate brewery collaboration event is back at Ex Novo in Corrales on May…
Ex Novo Brewing looks to settle back into a groove now that downtown is open
It would be quite all right if Ex Novo Brewing founder Joel Gregory and his team were to take some time off, rest on their laurels, and bask in the glow of opening their downtown location before jumping back into things. That is not, however, how things tend to work in business, so everyone at…
The Week Ahead in Beer: The stouts are the stars of this production
We led with the special stout releases last week and thought that we could switch it up this week. We were wrong. There’s so much stout goodness out there right now, it must take the lead. First up, La Cumbre’s 14th anniversary week continues with the re-release of 2023 La Negra in bottles and on…
Beer Notes: Turtle Mountain makes progress, Worthogs gather and more
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…
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…
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…
