Just in case you have been living under a rock or something, you might have missed that the world’s biggest sporting event is about to kick off this Thursday. The 2026 FIFA World Cup begins with Mexico vs. South Africa at 1 p.m., setting the stage for this 48-nation soccer/futbol extravaganza. So are the breweries…
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The Week Ahead in Beer: Celebrating a decade of delights at two breweries
In the first two months of 2016, five breweries opened across the Albuquerque metro area. It was perhaps the pinnacle moment of the growth of the local scene. Not all five made it to their 10th anniversary, but four did and two of those breweries are celebrating this weekend. Sidetrack will celebrate Saturday from noon…
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,…
Starr Brothers relies on its old faithful to bring home its first WBC medal
Starr Brothers Brewing was unique in two ways among the four New Mexico breweries to medal at the World Beer Cup in Nashville last week. It was the first brewery to win in terms of the order in which they were announced, and it was the only brewery to have a year-round beer claim a…
Beer Premier brews feature classic styles, modern twists and wild experiments
As we noted back on Monday in our jumbo preview of New Mexico Brewers Guild events, the Beer Premier is back with 21 breweries debuting 20 brand-new, never-before-brewed beers. This year’s event will be held at Nexus Blue Smokehouse on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m., and tickets are still available online. While there is…
Beer Notes: The first brewery casualty of the shutdown has been named
We have a few small news items that cried out for a Beer Notes. We only wish it was all positive news, but alas, it is not. 1933 Brewing closes its doors permanently We started hearing rumors about the Rio Rancho brewpub closing a few weeks ago. The last Facebook post said 1933 was closing…
Rounding up all the breweries and taprooms showing NM United away games
As a public service, we decided it would be best to compile the list of all the breweries and offsite taprooms that are showing New Mexico United away games this year. After all, the season opener is tonight at 6:30 against the Austin Bold, and while many of our friends traveled to the game, most…
Starr Brothers Brewing hits its stride as soccermania grips the Duke City
Four years ago, when Starr Brothers Brewing first opened its doors, owners Heather and John Starr talked about their love of soccer, and how they hoped to share that love with other fans of the beautiful game from around Albuquerque. Even they could not have seen 2019 coming. New Mexico United blew up in a…
GABF 2019: Brewers and owners share what they love about the fest
After getting the chance to see the original Sierra Nevada brewhouse and meet founder Ken Grossman (more on that next week), I took the time before the opening session of the Great American Beer Festival began on Thursday night to try and track down New Mexico brewers and brewery owners for a quick quote. The…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Benefiting humans and doggos through brews
Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, with Santa Fe’s seven breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, one in Red River, one in Silver City, and one in Truth or Consequences also joining the party….
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