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 four breweries and a pair of newcomers, one down in Socorro and the other in Los Alamos, also joining the party. It is rare that I say…
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La Cumbre has no plans to slow down in 2016 after a busy 2015
Wow, where has this year gone? Is it really time to start our annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series? Why, yes it is, and once again we kick things off with La Cumbre. For those new readers, this series is meant to give brewers and/or brewery owners a chance to recap the year that was and…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Get in the holiday beer spirit
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 four breweries and a pair of newcomers, one down in Socorro and the other in Los Alamos, also joining the party. It is finally December, so I…
The Crew’s brewery merchandise guide for 2015
As we did last year, the Crew (and I do mean almost all of us) has put together a brewery merchandise guide for all of you just in time for your holiday shopping. Hey, it might be nice to just buy people beer, but sometimes they need more in life, like cool shirts, hoodies, growlers,…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Brace yourselves for Black Beer Friday
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 four breweries and a pair of newcomers, one down in Socorro and the other in Los Alamos, also joining the party. If you are feeling especially terrified…
The future of NM brewing: Gaining an insider’s perspective
The Crew met Angelo Orona back when he was working in the sales department for Marble Brewery. We could tell from the beginning that it was not just a job for Angelo, but a passion for good craft beer. Even after Marble’s early 2014 upheaval left the entire sales staff heading off to new jobs,…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Enjoy some noir before things go jet black and get burly
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 four breweries and a pair of newcomers, one down in Socorro and the other in Los Alamos, also joining the party. The best part of winter, besides…
The second annual Santa Fe Open brewing competition was another success
The Santa Fe Open brewing competition has once again come and gone, and this year the event was bigger and better than the first. Envisioned by the Sangre De Cristo Craft Brewers (the local Santa Fe homebrew club) in 2014, this event has been held in early to mid-November for home brewers and professional brewers…
Festival overload is hurting the NM craft brewing scene
As the snow falls outside, it currently feels about as far removed from festival season as can be in New Mexico. The period that begins with ABQ Beer Week in May and ends with NM Brew Fest in October saw more festivals than ever this year. That is not a good thing. Back on Friday…
The Week Ahead in Beer: The Imperial (Stout) March begins again
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 four breweries and a pair of newcomers, one down in Socorro and the other in Los Alamos, also joining the party. In honor of Star Wars, or…
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