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…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Honoring the rescuers with 2 separate fests

The mountain rescuers get their moment in the sun, so to speak, at a pair of brewery events this week, split between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. First up, Rescuefest is at Second Street Rufina starting at 2 p.m. This fundraiser supports Atalaya Search and Rescue, which operates in the mountains around Santa Fe. There will…

The Week Ahead in Beer: So many anniversary parties, so little time

After last week’s onslaught of new beers (most of which had to be added over and over to this after the original posting), we had hoped that this would be a nice, relaxing week. Who were we kidding? No, it’s a big weekend for anniversaries. We already shared some details on Flock of Moons’ first…

Going retro: Marble ready for some fun and games for 16th anniversary

Let the games begin, the Marble Games, that is. For their 16th anniversary celebration, Marble Brewery is going a little retro, much to the benefit of all. The eye-catching graphics designed by Lisa Burke caught our attention, so I headed downtown to catch up with events coordinator Amy Levine to learn all about the upcoming…

Marble adapts and innovates amid the changing times in the industry

The tough times are still out there in the craft brewing industry, as we have written about plenty of times over the last few months. Even the biggest breweries in our state are not immune, but nor are they backing down in the face of those new challenges. Marble Brewery is holding fast against the…

The Week Ahead in Beer: Getting festive a little earlier this year

The first holiday markets of the year are upon us. Yeah, we have reached that point already. Marble will host the first of two markets this Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the downtown brewery. Vendors will include Moonberry Surprise, Tumblers by Jen, Darlene Ortiz Jewelry, Green Cap Therapeutics, Fairy Julz, Leon Lopez, and…