The 16th annual San Juan Brewfest took place on Saturday, August 23, in beautiful downtown Durango. Benefiting the United Way of SW Colorado, the brewfest had a great turnout, despite the rain that threatened to dampen the mood. Held at Buckley Park near the northern tip of Main Street, there couldn’t be an easier event…
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Santa Fe Brewing celebrates Oktoberfest in August
This weekend we had a lot of fun with lederhosen, polka music, and beer-filled steins. It was Oktoberfest in Santa Fe! Well, it sure felt like it was. So only one guy wore lederhosen, the steins belonged to only the truest of beer fans, and the polka music was all in my head, but it…
Beer Fiesta: Time to head to the mountains
Editor’s note: This makes the fourth debut story for a member of our Brew Crew Bullpen. This time around Reid tackles a preview of a beer festival right in his backyard of Los Alamos. Let him (and the rest of us) know how he did. And then head to Pajarito Mountain on Saturday afternoon! —…
IPA Challenge: It’s John Bullard’s world, we all just get to drink in it
The people have spoken and there is a new/old king of the IPA in New Mexico. The 2014 IPA Challenge came to a close Sunday evening at Tractor Wells Park with Bosque Brewing taking home the trophy for the first time. It was the second straight victory for brewer John Bullard, who won his first…
IPA Challenge: Votes are all over the place in Round Two
The two main themes from Round Two of the IPA Challenge tonight (Tuesday) at Roosevelt Brewing in Portales were 1) there was a great turnout (83 voters) and 2) those voters were all over the place in their selections. No brewery out of the 16 participants garnered more than 10 votes, while everyone had at…
IPA Challenge: Ready, set, go for Round One
Editor’s note: Welcome to the first story by a member of our new Brew Crew Bullpen. Luke, being our first Santa Fe-based writer, headed over to Second Street Brewery for Round One of the IPA Challenge on Saturday. His enthusiasm for this is shining through every part of this story. Enjoy! — Stoutmeister 16 breweries….
IPA Challenge: Bosque takes the lead after Round One
The brewer who won it all last year has his new brewery out in front after Round One of the 2014 IPA Challenge. Bosque and John Bullard, who won with Blue Corn last year, took the lead with 34 of the impressive 204 votes cast at Second Street Brewery on Saturday afternoon. Luke of the…
Beer Premier draws mixed reviews from crowd
The Yards Craft Beer Premier went down Saturday afternoon, but people were still chatting about it throughout the weekend. It is hard to sum up people’s feelings on the event, which were as mixed as the beers themselves. We asked for attendees to weigh in on Facebook and for the most part their general reactions…
New location and format set for Beer Premier
AUTHOR’S NOTE: After originally publishing this story I received an email from Christopher Goblet of the Brewers Guild. He brought up a couple key points that I’ve now added to the story. Perhaps most importantly for everyone, based on people’s responses, is that you can sample the beers before you buy them. Read on for…
Best of the (Summer)Fest: Good beers reigned over Pajarito
Well that was a fun little excursion Saturday afternoon. After years of Isotopes games being scheduled on the same day, I, Stoutmeister, got to travel up to Pajarito Mountain for SummerFest, where there was other stuff going on but it was mostly about the beer. A total of 17 breweries set up shop for the…
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