The new Tractor brewhouse and taproom located at 1800 4th Street looks relatively modest from the outside. As the old saying tells us, however, it’s what’s on the inside that counts. And that inside is big. How big? Well, look at this photo I (Stoutmeister) took from the south end of the brewhouse. That little…
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T-minus one week till WinterBrew
It has to be said: It does not feel like winter out there. Hopefully that does not end up jinxing us all to a week of wind, snow, and ice, but this has been one mild winter. Nonetheless, in keeping with the spirit of what should be the season, the New Mexico Brewers Guild will…
New breweries begin to materialize across ABQ
The great Albuquerque brewery boom seemed to sputter out in 2012 and 2013, as only Bosque Brewing opened in the former year and no new breweries appeared in the city limits in the latter year. In fact, only three breweries — Little Toad Creek near Silver City, Kaktus Brewing in Bernalillo, and Duel Brewing in…
2014 promises to be a beer-y good year
A new year has dawned, so in the spirit of being lazy and not moving out of this here recliner, I decided a dreaded list story was in order. And no, this is not because this here Stoutmeister is still hungover from Franz Solo’s New Year’s Eve party. While I did drink some great beer…
Tractor gears up for some big changes in 2014
Welcome to our seventh entry in the Look Back/Look Ahead Series for 2013-14. This series is designed to give a recap, from the breweries themselves, of 2013 while also previewing all that is to come in 2014. We have already visited La Cumbre, Bosque, Kaktus, Marble, Sandia Chile Grill, and Broken Bottle, so click the…
Membership has its benefits at New Mexico breweries
It was around this time last year when a fan of the Brew Crew told us that we should write up a post about all the brewery memberships/mug clubs around town. To us that sounded like a great idea and then, well, something happened. We got busy and 2012 sprinted to such a sudden end…
Stout (Day) philosophy: What makes a great dark beer
Howdy, all. It’s Stoutmeister. My personal holiday that I totally came up with is upon us. Yes, Friday is International Stout Day. Wait, you mean I don’t get credit for that? Oh. Well, can I get a free pint of stout? Please? Pretty please? Anyway, it really is International Stout Day, so get on out…
Beer Notes: A festival for Cruces, Dead pints, Hopfest winners
Happy Friday everyone. Stoutmeister here with a grab-bag of beer news and notes. I would ask if you all had a fun Halloween, but it seemed strangely quiet out there. Save for a show at Sister Bar and the kids trick-or-treating, putting the great holiday on a Thursday meant a lot of folks put it…
Hopfest in Review: A proper farewell to festival season
There was a bittersweet feeling as the Crew left Hopfest on Saturday afternoon. It stemmed not from any disappoint in the event — it was quite the opposite, in fact — but instead it came with the realization that beer festival season in 2013 was coming to a close. Even though the year itself is…
To properly tackle Hopfest everyone needs a battle plan
Hopfest is big. There are 62 breweries serving up samples for thousands of beer lovers. In other words, it is not the place to just walk into and wander about. Nope, you need a plan, a battle plan. Luckily, the Dark Side Brew Crew is here to provide one. It’s what we do. In terms…
