Kaktus Brewing overcomes numerous obstacles to post its best year to date

There has always been a general sense of optimism that permeates just about every aspect of Kaktus Brewing in Bernalillo. Even amidst all the challenges of 2021, the staff there was still happy to report it was a positive year, as we learned in our latest Look Back/Look Ahead Series entry.

I sat down with owner Dana Koller and head brewer Michael Waddy last week to cover the tough parts — supply chain, staffing — and learn about the good news — new brewhouse, full return of onsite events, and more.

“Overall, funny enough, even though we had closures, we had supply chain issues, all of that stuff, it happened to actually be our best year (for sales),” Koller said. “We actually did really well. We’re pretty excited about that.”

Koller said the entertainment side of the business grew quite a bit in 2021. Kaktus now has live music Wednesday throug

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