Alvarez keeps things cool at the Ex Novo taproom even amidst the scorching heat

Chances are, if you have been to Ex Novo Brewing in Corrales — and we’re gonna go out on a limb here and guess that almost all of you reading this have — then Ashley Alvarez has probably poured you a pint or two over the last couple years.

On a balmy afternoon, to put it mildly, I avoided the repaving of Corrales Road and made it to the taproom via the back way to sit down with Alvarez for our ongoing series highlighting women working in the New Mexico craft beer industry.

Now a shift team leader with Ex Novo, Alvarez got her start in the craft beer industry on the opposite side of the metro area.

“From the beginning, I worked at Kellys Brew Pub on Central,” she said. “I worked there for about three years. I was offered a job with Premier (Distributing), and I worked there for a couple years. I moved to Corrales and Ex Novo was building. I got my r

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