Three breweries from Albuquerque claimed medals at the Great American Beer Festival on Saturday morning. Quarter Celtic Brewpub and Meadery won their first gold medal, topping the Vienna Lager category with their Vienna Festbier. It beat out 122 entries for the top spot. Quarter Celtic had previously won two silvers in 2020 and a bronze…
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Trio of New Mexico breweries combine for 6 medals at western beer competition
It was a bountiful day for three local breweries at the North American Beer Awards last weekend. Yeah, we probably should have written about this a lot sooner, but with age comes forgetfulness. Anyway, thanks to those who sent reminders and were patient. Without further ado, here are the six medals, two apiece, won by…
Quarter Celtic preps for golden summer after adding to hefty medal haul
We were already a bit late on catching up with Quarter Celtic Brewpub and Meadery after they won a silver medal at the World Beer Cup last month, and then they went ahead and picked up three more medals at the Australian International Beer Awards, including a trophy for the best overall European lager. Yeah,…
Nexus and Quarter Celtic snag silver at 2024 World Beer Cup
Two New Mexico breweries earned a medal apiece at the 2024 World Beer Cup on Wednesday night, held in conjunction with the Craft Brewers Conference in Las Vegas. Both Nexus Brewery and Quarter Celtic Brewpub and Meadery were awarded silver at the annual competition. There were 329 medals handed out in 110 categories this year….
The mostly complete guide to all the St. Patrick’s Day shenanigans
As we promised back in The Week Ahead in Beer, we have compiled a separate post highlighting all the events tied to St. Patrick’s Day this weekend. There is a lot, and probably even more than we are listing here, so make sure to check with any breweries not listed. Most of this is all…
Quarter Celtic finds some stability before preparing to get a little mead-ieval
The brewpubs of the New Mexico craft brewing scene have certainly endured a lot since the pandemic lockdown of 2020-21. Many are still searching for the new normal, while a few lucky ones have managed to regain a measure of staffing stability. Quarter Celtic Brewpub is one of those lucky ones, as I learned while…
Quartet of New Mexico breweries bring home medals from NABA competition
The North American Brewers Association announced the medalists for the International Beer and Cider Awards on Friday, with four Albuquerque breweries combining to win four medals. Quarter Celtic picked up its fourth medal in the last three competitions by earning a gold in the Collaboration Beers category for Birra al gusto di Birra, the Italian…
Beer Notes: More Crushies for 2 local breweries, QC wins Down Under and more
It has been busy with all the events lately coming right on the heels of the World Beer Cup and Craft Brewers Conference, so we missed a few items of note. For instance, Second Street and Steel Bender combined to win five Crushies at the Craft Beer Marketing Awards, which were also announced during CBC….
Quarter Celtic enjoyed the surprise of claiming WBC gold with a red lager
The Quarter Celtic crew did not make the trek to Nashville for this year’s Craft Brewers Conference, as busy work and family schedules kept them at home. So instead they invited a few friends over to the main brewpub to watch the World Beer Cup awards ceremony, held in conjunction with CBC. Windy weather forced…
Quarter Celtic kicks it up a notch with plans for a unique new location
With the bright spot of the GABF medal winner Kill or be Kilt just behind them, Quarter Celtic looks to keep the happiness rolling this coming year. I was joined by co-owners Brady and Ror McKeown over a pint of delicious stout (the darkness, it did call to me), and we took a ramble down…
