Distillery 365 changed their name, but kept their same delicious beers and spirits. There was some beer news that popped up last week while yours truly was out of town. Throw in the fact that I am greatly limited by Isotopes coverage this week, and well, this is our news article for the week. We will follow up on some of these articles as warra ...
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A brewery we had never heard of wound up being the highlight of our trip, at least as far as the beer went. In case you do not follow us on social media, you might have missed the photos that Franz Solo and I took from our visit to Denver. Our main purpose for this trip was to see Iron Maiden (they were awesome, of course), but we naturally too ...
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Get off the couch and head southwest this weekend. Toad Fest, the street festival hosted by Little Toad Creek in Silver City, will not only feature live music and other fun this Saturday, but it will have 12 other New Mexico breweries serving up 20 different, unique beers. The list, as provided to us by the NM Brewers Guild. Abbey: Monks’ ...
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Will Brennand samples the beers at Red Door that they brewed since he left to pursue a masters degree in England. Albuquerque native Will Brennand is just a few months shy of his masters degree. This is not a typical masters degree, or else why would we be writing about it? Will is majoring in brewing in a project at the University of Nottingha ...
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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 four breweries and one down in Socorro and the other in Los Alamos also joining the party. Stoutmeister puts on his serious face to handle The Week Ahead in Beer. ...
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Kaktus is still adjusting to life with a second location. Kaktus Brewing made the big leap into opening a second location at the very end of 2015. Since then, they have had to endure a few ups and downs, and some resulting adjustments, to finding their place in Nob Hill. To catch me up on all that has happened, I sat down with owner Dana Koller ...
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It was quite the event. Editor’s note: Ever have some serious issues with a particular website? Yeah, Luke feels your pain. After battling with WordPress for the better part of a week, we finally got everything working again for him. Thus, at last, we have his recap of a recent event a little later than planned. — S Recently, James ...
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Food trucks, beer, and (hopefully) nice weather are in store for this weekend. (Photo courtesy of Food Truck Festivals of America) The Great New Mexico Food Truck Festival returns to the grounds of the Balloon Museum on Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. General admission tickets cost $5 in advance and $10 at the gate. There is also a VIP option for ...
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From left, Thunderr Ale, Starrstruck IPA, Red Zepplin, Lampshade Porter. One of the most frequent questions we have gotten this calendar year has been, “When will Starr Brothers get their own beers on tap?” How does today (Friday) sound? At 11 a.m., when the doors open, patrons can order any of the four inaugural beers — Thund ...
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The new canning line at Rio Bravo is almost ready to go. Sometimes there are quick interviews. Sometimes there are really long interviews, where the conversation ranges from focusing on concrete details to going off on wild tangents. Such was the case last week when I sat down with brewers Ty Levis and John Seabrooks at Rio Bravo. It took me a ...
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