The Week Ahead in Beer: Kaktus’ biggest event leads a jam-packed weekend

This is another one of those event-heavy weekends with a little something for everyone, but Sunday specifically is for the dads. Timing out their biggest annual event with Father’s Day, Kaktus Brewing is once again set to host the Farmhouse Ale Event at Loretto Park in Bernalillo. There will be food trucks, a beer garden,…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Another beer holiday falls on a Monday

Well, darn it, for the second time this year a major holiday for beer is falling on a Monday. Yup, Cinco de Mayo follows in the unfortunate footsteps of St. Patrick’s Day by kicking off a week instead of ending it. That does mean there will be some festivities over the weekend — the Isotopes…

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,…

Kaktus Brewing keeps kicking it up a notch with unique new ideas

The Ides of November seemed like a perfectly good day to launch the 2024-25 Look Back/Look Ahead Series. For those new to following us, towards the end of every year we sit down with the folks running our breweries to review the year gone by and preview the year to come. This time around, admittedly,…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Mixing a little spooky with last of Oktoberfest events

It’s a busy little weekend ahead, with the last of the scheduled Oktoberfest events scattered in there alongside a couple more spooky season happenings. Boxing Bear will host their annual DogtoBEARfest on Saturday at 11 a.m., which we’ll preview in depth later this week since we’re talking to them about their recent Great American Beer…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Kick it up a notch with annual event in Bernalillo

The biggest event of the summer in Bernalillo returns this Saturday and Sunday, all organized and sponsored by Kaktus Brewing. The Farmhouse Ale Country & Blues Festival is not necessarily a celebration of saisons, but of the season, bringing together music, games, and other activities for folks of all ages at Loretto Park both days…

Kaktus Brewing celebrates a decade in business with continued growth

The times are good on South Hill Road up in Bernalillo. Kaktus Brewing is preparing to celebrate its 10th anniversary after seeing some surprising growth this year. I caught up with owner Dana Koller to learn a little more about how things have been going, with the potential for even more growth in 2024 and…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Kaktus hosts 2-night fundraiser for Maui

The good folks at Kaktus Brewing are hosting a two-night fundraiser to help the people of Lahaina, Maui, which was recently devastated by a wildfire. It kicks off both nights at 6 p.m. There will be live music Friday from 4sale and dance performances by Ka La Kapu Polynesian Dance School. Ka La Kapu will…