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…
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The Week Ahead in Beer: Swapping all that homebrewing gear at Bossfight
There is a Sunday afternoon gathering that might just be of interest to all current and former homebrewers. The Homebrew Equipment Swap Meet and Social will run from 2 to 5 p.m. at Bossfight Brewing, one of their last major events before the farewell party February 28. The Worthogs organized this event with the brewery,…
The Week Ahead in Beer: For the love of the brews and sometimes people
Valentine’s Day on a Friday? We really, truly mean it when we say good luck to everyone in the restaurant industry. If your joint has been deemed romantic, you are about to get swamped. May the customers show you all a little love on the tipping front. For those not working Friday, there are a…
The mostly complete guide to Super Bowl hours and events at local breweries
As promised in The Week Ahead in Beer, here’s a separate little article on how breweries are dealing with the Super Bowl on Sunday afternoon/evening. It’s little because far fewer have announced what they’re doing (if anything) than we originally thought. Whoops. Basically, if a brewery does not have TVs, it’s probably just business as…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Bowling for Super fun times and good brews
You have to love the NFL, one of the richest sports leagues on the planet, and how it goes and defends its trademarks with such vigor. For instance, even small businesses like local breweries cannot advertise watch parties or specials using the words “Super Bowl,” at least without paying a fee or fine. Instead, they…
Beer Notes: License renewals, legislature update, Stout Invitational and more
There were just enough little news items popping up on our radar to encourage a Friday edition of Beer Notes. Let us dive in, shall we? More license renewals On the one hand, we thought we would see a lot more than we have so far. On the other hand, it’s just January 31, and…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Feeling fly at High and Dry anniversary time
Last week, we highlighted the anniversary event for one of our top small neighborhood pub breweries, Sidetrack. Well, these anniversaries tend to roll over in bunches, and this week it’s another neighborhood pub’s turn, as High and Dry celebrates “seven years of pour decisions.” You gotta admit, that’s a damn fine slogan. As Sidetrack means…
The Crew’s mostly complete guide to WinterBrew 2025
Well, that was short-lived. And no, I’m not talking about the record-breakingly short government ban on TikTok. I’m talking about my dreams of attempting Dry January, as soon as I realized that my favorite New Mexico Brewers Guild event, WinterBrew, is just around the corner. This Friday, WinterBrew returns to the Santa Fe Farmers’ market…
The Week Ahead in Beer: A very fine nine years for Sidetrack
The beginning of 2016 might have seen the greatest number of brewery openings ever concentrated into a three-month stretch. Five breweries would debut in Albuquerque between January and March, giving us all a bit of whiplash. One that has stood the test of time and become a favorite among beer geeks and the general public…
Rumor Brewing doubles down on family friendly in more ways than one
If the public has already declared that you are a family-friendly place, even if you are a brewery, your choices are simple — defy it, or go along with it. Rumor Brewing has gone along with it, and now they are starting a project to provide a dedicated area for all those rambunctious youngsters to…
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