After a close vote in the first round in Santa Fe two weeks, there was a landslide of votes in Albuquerque for Gravity Bound Brewing at the 2024 New Mexico Brewers Guild IPA Challenge final round. It was a second win three years for Gravity Bound, which racked up a total of 106 votes between…
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Hop bombs will be on target for final round of IPA Challenge at Bow & Arrow
The New Mexico Brewers Guild IPA Challenge will wrap up with a three-session final round at Bow & Arrow Brewing this Saturday. The staggered times will be at noon, 2 p.m., and 4 p.m., with tickets available online (we recommend buying in advance, as there is no guarantee any will be left at the door)….
Gravity Bound takes the lead after first round of 2024 NMIPAC in Santa Fe
In case anyone missed the news that we shared on Facebook (and if you’re not on that app, you’re probably a happier human) on Saturday, the first round of the 2024 New Mexico Brewers Guild IPA Challenge posted the voting totals with Gravity Bound out in front. The 2022 champions racked up 19 votes out…
Events Roundup: Entire weekend packed to the brim with brewery shindigs
For the second week in a row, we decided that the sheer number of events going on required a full breakout from just the simple listings in The Week Ahead in Beer. Let us dive in, shall we? Friday: Getting a bit goth-y Just a couple of cool events to highlight for tonight. First up,…
NMIPAC preliminary round produces a few surprises as the field of 16 is set
A whole lot of brewery folks gathered inside the cozy confines of Gravity Bound Brewing on Saturday as 42 entries where whittled down to a final 16 for the upcoming public rounds of the 2023 New Mexico IPA Challenge. NM Brewers Guild executive director Ebbie Edmonston read off the final names, which were judged by…
Brewery reps gather to narrow down field of hoppy ales for 2023 IPA Challenge
The preliminary round of the New Mexico IPA Challenge is now a private event, not open to the public. However, that certainly does not lessen its importance. A total of 42 breweries will have their IPAs judged by their peers, and from that will come the 16 beers that the hoppy beer lovers will get…
Gravity Bound enjoys its first normal year and now aims for ambitious 2023
Gravity Bound Brewing discovered something new in 2022 — normalcy. The brewery that opened in the middle of the pandemic lockdown finally found out what a regular year of business looks like, as brothers and co-owners Chris (general manager) and Cameron Frigon (head brewer) told me last week when we sat down for their Look…
2022 NM IPA Challenge trophy goes to new winner thanks to 1st hazy champ
With more than 400 votes cast in the final round on Saturday afternoon, a single-round record, the 2022 New Mexico IPA Challenge was bound to feature some surprises at the end at the Santa Fe Brewing taproom inside Tin Can Alley. Of course, to the many loyal followers of Gravity Bound Brewing, was it really…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Gravity Bound celebrates another milestone marker
Gravity Bound Brewing is one of the best small brewery success stories we have seen in recent years. It opened in the middle of the shutdown portion of the pandemic with little hype, but quickly built a huge word-of-mouth following and positive reputation for its innovative beers and laid-back atmosphere. The co-owning brotherly duo of…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Kick back and support the pups and the breweries
We do have some pretty big events this week, including what we have already previewed in terms of Marble’s anniversary week, and we will have a big separate preview of the first Brewers & Distillers Cup later this week. That event, a combined beer/spirits/wine festival and five-on-five soccer tournament (featuring brewery staff members on the…