Santa Fe Brewing sues former employee and current Marble co-owner

Over the past weekend, the Crew obtained a copy of a legal complaint filed by Santa Fe Brewing Company against a former employee who now just happens to be a co-owner of Marble Brewery. It caught us slightly off guard, so we can only imagine how Jarrett Babincsak felt. The Albuquerque Journal went ahead and…

Trio of NM breweries claim 5 World Beer Cup awards

The annual Craft Brewers Conference wrapped up in Indianapolis Thursday with the World Beer Cup awards ceremony. Three New Mexico breweries combined to win five awards. So yeah, that’s three awards for Second Street, the most they have ever earned in a single competition. Congrats to all the victorious brewers! We will follow up with…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Settling into the slower season

After a particularly rambunctious week on the events calendar, things are slowing down now as we barrel toward to the holiday season. Things are getting a bit quieter at the breweries, but that tends to be fine with us. We just like going out and enjoying a good conversation with friends and a couple pints…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Everything is Halloween and that is OK

Since Halloween falls on a Thursday this year, the breweries and just about every other place around town have decided that the weekend before, not after, should be the one where we all gather to celebrate the holiday. Oh, there are other things going on out there, but the vast majority of events this week…

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…

Downshift doubles down for Ruidoso with Collective Good and Oktoberfest

Every town, particularly those affected by natural disasters, needs a champion or two. Ruidoso has an entire brewery dedicated to its recovery after wildfires and subsequent flooding hammered the town over the course of this summer. Downshift Brewing is far from done, however, as that process continues for their surrounding community. We caught up with…