Years ago, Turtle Mountain Brewing owner Nico Ortiz told me a story about when he first opened his brewpub in Rio Rancho back in 1999 in a building that used to be a laundromat. Sometimes, people would walk in the door with a basket of laundry under their arm and stare in wonder at what…
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Fate of the Fests: Brewery staff members discuss future of off-site events
The times, they are a changing, particularly when it comes to off-site beer festivals. We picked up on it pretty easily just by attending events around Albuquerque this year. The 2022 enthusiasm for the return of festivals was pretty obviously tilted towards the beer drinkers, and not the beer producers. It was an aberration, right?…
The dandy dozen breweries attending the NM Brew Fest bring their finest beers
As we promised in our preview of New Mexico Brew Fest earlier this week, we reached out to the 12 breweries attending this Saturday to acquire their beer lists in advance. We got 10, which is a lot better than none, and if any more late arrivals pop up in our inbox, we will add…
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,…
Turtle Mountain prepares to move its brewery next door to North taproom
After having talked about it for a while now, Turtle Mountain Brewing is preparing to make a big and necessary move. No, not a new taproom or anything like that. Instead, the brewhouse and beer tanks will soon be loaded up onto trucks and moved from the original location off Southern Blvd. to the space…
Turtle Mountain prepares for big move to increase its brewing production
Greetings all, Franz Solo here with another episode of the annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series, Turtle Mountain edition. It’s been an interesting time with some changes afoot at Turtle. Some pieces are going to be moving, and hopefully some old favorite events will make their triumphant return. Let’s get into it shall we, as we…
NM Brew Fest returned in all of its glory much to the delight of most of the Crew
We set a record Saturday afternoon: The most Crew members at a single festival. Yes, we actually got Franz Solo (and Mrs Solo) out of the house (they have an adorable small child) for the New Mexico Brew Fest at Villa Hispana. We got Luke to come down from Santa Fe. And, neither AmyO nor…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Giving back remains the theme of the moment
It warms our blackened little hearts to see so many breweries getting back to what they do best — besides making great beer, of course — and give back to the community. There are some awesome and unique charitable events this weekend at Canteen Brewhouse and ReSource Brewing in the NE Heights, plus a good…
Turtle Mountain poised for even more growth even after opening 2nd taproom
If anyone out there thought that Turtle Mountain Brewing might slow down following the December of its North taproom, we can officially report that will not be the case. There figures to still be a lot of movement as the Rio Rancho institution continues to grow and expand. I caught up with owner Nico Ortiz…
Turtle Mountain North nearly ready for its grand debut in Enchanted Hills
The penultimate New Mexico Brewers Guild Social of the year took place Tuesday night in a unique spot, as those of us in attendance got a first look (or in my case, a second look) at the forthcoming Turtle Mountain North in Enchanted Hills at the far end of Rio Rancho. Owner Nico Ortiz said…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 