Goodness gracious, beer notes on a Friday. Whatever has come over me? Brewers Association takes a stand against offensive labels An emerging point of contention for craft beer has been the use of blatantly sexist or offensive labels and imagery by certain breweries. Luckily, New Mexico breweries have largely managed to avoid these sorts of…
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Marble loads up on events for upcoming 9th anniversary
The good folks from Marble recently sent us their list of events for the upcoming ninth anniversary extravaganza, so of course we will share them with all of you. The good news is they did not go completely crazy and try to have nine days worth of events. It seems the eight-day marathon last year…
Beer Notes: Dank you very much as New Mexico four-peats at NIPAC
We realize that not all of you who follow us do so on social media, so of late, there were some newsy tidbits on good old Facebook that some of you might have missed. Think of this as a little social media news roundup while we get the jam-packed Week Ahead in Beer and a…
Stout Challenge VI: A Starr rises above the rest
Amid all the seriousness of the weekend, the Brew Crew was still able to gather to hold our annual Stout Challenge before the start of the Super Bowl. While the game featured an improbable rally by the favorite, our blind taste test featured an upset by one of the newer breweries in town. For the…
Get thee to the slopes for the Taos Brewmasters Festival returns
Happy cold, gray Thursday everyone. If you need some light back in your life, there is some good news for this weekend. The Taos Brewmasters Festival kicks off Saturday at the Ski Valley, marking its 21st annual running below the slopes. Normally, the festival is held in December, but it was pushed back this year…
Marble mellows out after a manic 2016
There is something oddly tranquil about Marble these days. There are no major construction projects, no hard hats, no architects wandering about. As far as Marble president Ted Rice is concerned, that is a good thing. From January through August, there was just one major project after another. It all added up to a rather…
Beer Poll: Choosing Albuquerque’s favorite taproom
Believe it or not, the Marble Westside Tap Room will be celebrating its fourth anniversary today (Tuesday). It certainly changed the beer scene west of the Rio Grande when it opened back in 2012. It has been expanded three times in order to serve the growing number of Marble fans. Now, Marble Westside was not…
GABF Notebook: Wrapping up everything from the fest
My first experience as a member of the working press at the Great American Beer Festival was a bit up and down. It can be a bit hard to do everything by yourself, for one thing, but in the end it is difficult to drink a lot of beer and then have any desire whatsoever…
New Mexico breweries bring home six medals and more at 2016 GABF
UPDATED: See below. Well, that was chaotic. At first glance, attending the annual Great American Beer Festival awards ceremony with all the New Mexico brewers seems like a great thing. I envisioned quick and easy brewer interviews after they won their medals. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Anyway, I will be tracking down those brewers in the days ahead….
Eighteen NM breweries will pour their finest at Hopfest
Ah, late August, when the hints of cooler weather arrive, the kids go back to school, football (both American and international) revs up, and Hopfest takes over Isleta Casino. Hey, at nine years old, we can pretty much declare Hopfest an annual tradition. The largest beer festival in New Mexico returns this Saturday from 2…
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