The recent trend of one brewery taking over another is not limited to the Albuquerque metropolitan area, as we recently learned. Acting off a tip from the Borderlands Craft Beer Community on Facebook, we reached out to Public House 28 head brewer/co-owner Blake Heath for comment on the news that Icebox Brewing of Las Cruces…
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Public House 28 Brewery more than worth the long drive south
The road beckoned this past Friday, with a pair of breweries in Southern New Mexico the targets for a quick trip to both cross them off a personal goal to visit every place in the state, and to introduce them to the beer drinkers who follow our site. First up was Public House 28 Brewery,…
Taking a trek to pair of newer breweries in Southern New Mexico
It has been a little while since any of us in the Crew had the opportunity to travel to breweries in New Mexico outside the Albuquerque and Santa Fe metro areas, so long before the windy forecast popped up, I made the decision to head south for an overdue visit. Wish me luck with the…
Bosque stays on top as Icebox dominates Round 2 of 2023 NM IPA Challenge
We had a feeling that the second round of the New Mexico IPA Challenge would have some surprises, and boy, were we proven right. Held at Public House 28 Brewery between Las Cruces and Anthony, this round was dominated by a nearby brewery, as Icebox racked up a round-best 20 votes after getting just one…
Beer Notes: Round 2 of NMIPAC goes way south and Boxing Bear turns 9
Just a couple items this Friday, and then we promise some more in-depth (re: we got off the couch) stories are coming next week. First up, the second round of the 2023 New Mexico IPA Challenge is set for Saturday at the southernmost brewery in the state, Public House 28. Located on its namesake Highway…
Beer Notes: Updates on all the new places still in progress
With the recent openings (re-openings?) of two closed-turned-new-breweries — Lizard Tail Industrial (neé Cantero) and Juno (ex-Dialogue) — we figured it might be a good time to catch up on what is still in the forthcoming brewery/taproom pipeline. Also, our planned story for today fell through, so here we are, going to Plan B. Got an…
Beer Notes: The brewery taproom boom is not slowing down
It is a relatively quiet week out there, spring winds aside, so it felt like a good time to dust off the old beer notebook. New brewery updates We keep waiting for the number of forthcoming breweries to dwindle down, but that has not happened yet. There are currently five breweries with active small brewer…
Beer Notes: Flix Brewhouse earns more medals while new breweries rev up again
Here on this blustery Friday, it feels like a good time to stay indoors and catch up on some local beer news as we empty the notebook yet again. Flix picks up four medals at Best of Craft Beer Awards If there is a theme early on in 2019 to some of the beer competitions…
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