After 15 years, a brewery can be fairly set in its ways, content to just keep doing the same things that have enabled it to succeed for that long. Marble Brewery, however, is not about to rest on its laurels as the milestone anniversary approaches in April. For our annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series, I…
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NM Brew Fest returned in all of its glory much to the delight of most of the Crew
We set a record Saturday afternoon: The most Crew members at a single festival. Yes, we actually got Franz Solo (and Mrs Solo) out of the house (they have an adorable small child) for the New Mexico Brew Fest at Villa Hispana. We got Luke to come down from Santa Fe. And, neither AmyO nor…
Raise your horns! Ullr Fest brings the local beers back to the mountain
Summerfest in Los Alamos was canceled in June because of fire risk, to the disappointment of many, but thanks to the abundance of rain recently, Ullr Fest is a go this Saturday. As always, the annual event will be hosted by and held at the Pajarito ski area just outside of Los Alamos. Fans of…
Marblefest returns to keep us all cool and comfortable at the end of summer
The first time we saw a teaser online that Marblefest was returning to the downtown brewery, we got excited. Then we were a bit surprised when it said August 27. There is a pretty darn good reason for that, though, as Marble events coordinator Amy Levine is getting married on September 10. Congratulations to her!…
Great NM Beer Festival holds a first competition between local breweries
For the first time in a long while, an all-New Mexico breweries competition was held in advance of Saturday’s Great New Mexico Beer Festival. Local breweries competed for three medals in each of four categories, with a different brewery claiming gold in each category. Well, almost, since no gold medal was awarded by the judging…
ABQ Beer Week: Get a good education in all things brewing on Day Ten
Well, first up, apologies for not posting a Day Nine preview on Friday. Between beer flights at Levante Brewing, and … well, that alone explains most of it. If you are ever in the suburbs of Philadelphia, make sure to hit up this place, or add it to your next beer shipment. Anyway, the only…
ABQ Beer Week: Breweries keep things quite cozy on a quaint Day Seven
After Tuesday featured just one event, things snap back to normal with multiple events today (Wednesday). A Los Ranchos brewery comes to the Sawmill District, Marble rolls out a new beer in cans and on draft, and Tractor and Brew Lab 101 have some of their regular events in the evening. Featured Event Every day…
ABQ Blues & Brews returns with varied lineup of local and national breweries
The centerpiece event of ABQ Beer Week has always been ABQ Blues & Brews, and that festival is back this Sunday at Sandia Casino. Tickets are still available, ranging from general admission ($35 advance, $40 day of) to early access admission ($55/$60) to VIP admission ($70/$75). The latter two allow you to start sampling at…
ABQ Beer Week: Everyone pucker up on Day One as sours take center stage
And, we’re back! ABQ Beer Week kicks off today (Thursday) with an actual kickoff party, plus a special tasting/tap takeover, a beer-and-cheese pairing, a beer dinner, a fundraiser, and more. Let’s get right to it, shall we? Featured Event Every day we will pick what we consider the biggest, most interesting, most unique event. This…
ABQ Beer Week returns after 2-year pandemic hiatus for its 10th edition
In years past, ABQ Beer Week was a massive undertaking, reaching a point of more than 100 events scattered across the city over an 11-day span. It returns this year for its 10th run, fairly scaled back, but no less of a challenge for organizer Marne Gaston and her team. I caught up with Gaston…
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