Admit it, back in 2013, when you saw the name Thunder from Dortmunder, it elicited at minimum a smile, or perhaps straight-out laughter. Then you tasted the delicious lager from Marble Brewery, saw that it won a bronze medal at the 2013 Great American Beer Festival, and truly appreciated every aspect of what would soon…
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GABF 2023: Only 2 medals for 2 breweries at this year’s competition
The Great American Beer Festival held its annual awards ceremony Saturday morning in Denver, with two New Mexico breweries earning medals in a competition that featured 2,033 breweries and 9,300-plus entered beers. Marble Brewery earned a silver medal in the Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest category for Thunder from Dortmunder. That delicious lager previously won a…
Marble wants everyone in full celebration mode for another epic Marblefest
It’s fest time, people, and we could not think of a better way to start the season than gathering with a few hundred friends for the annual fun that is Marblefest. The big event is back at the downtown brewery from noon to midnight this Saturday, so way in advance of that, I sat down…
Planning ahead to all of the great beer events of autumn in New Mexico
During a spot of downtime in Minneapolis on Thursday, I took note of a couple more announced events in the coming months. The more I thought about it, I figured it would be helpful if I would compile all of the announced events so far into a single post so all the beer lovers in…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Early bird ticket party heralds coming of fall fests
Another much-needed sign of fall appears this Thursday at Marble downtown, as the New Mexico Brew Fest’s Early Bird Ticket Party will be taking place on the patio from 6 to 8 p.m. For those new to the area, NMBF is one of the last old-school beer festivals, set in the cozy confines of Villa…
Events Roundup: Entire weekend packed to the brim with brewery shindigs
For the second week in a row, we decided that the sheer number of events going on required a full breakout from just the simple listings in The Week Ahead in Beer. Let us dive in, shall we? Friday: Getting a bit goth-y Just a couple of cool events to highlight for tonight. First up,…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Close your eyes and pretend it’s fall with Pumpkin Noir
Remember a while back on social media when we joked about the arrival of Oktoberfest beers coming earlier and earlier every year? Someone responded that just wait, the pumpkin beers were next. Well, apparently Marble was listening, because today (Wednesday) marks the return of fall favorite Pumpkin Noir in cans and on draft. This popular…
Beer Notes: Events galore from Las Golondrinas to Launchpad to Nob Hill
If you missed The Week Ahead in Beer, then you missed a weekend chock-full of events. We elected to break out a few of them for a deeper look into all the details you need to know. First up, the fifth annual Santa Fe Beer & Food Festival is set for Saturday and Sunday at…
Food-and-beer pairings galore are set for Steel Bender, Marble and Boxing Bear
Let’s face it, a whole lot of beer geeks are also foodies, so anytime a brewery decides to create special pairings of its finest ales and lagers with some delicious eats, folks tend to get excited. Well, get excited, because over the next four weeks there are at least four major pairing events that we…
Bear Fest roars again at Boxing Bear’s Firestone location
While one big beer festival did not return for this Memorial Day weekend, another is back in full force as Bear Fest will once again take over the back parking lot at Boxing Bear’s Firestone taproom and brewery. The event runs from noon to 6 p.m. this Saturday, featuring five guest breweries and one distillery,…
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