Beer Notes: The quiet time is upon us

Put away those sample glasses. Don’t worry about what’s being served. Festival season for 2014 is over (well, save for one event, see below) and as such, the beer news is grinding (almost) to a halt. It’s the quiet period, which usually lasts from now through the holidays, and it can be maddening for a group of beer writers to keep finding things to write about.

Luckily it’s not too quiet, so there are still some things to keep us (and you, dear readers) entertained. This past weekend marked two celebrations as Santa Fe held their annual Oktoberfiesta and Tractor celebrated their 15th anniversary. We sent Luke, our Santa Fe correspondent, to the former, but it was his actually his birthday, so we told him that he didn’t need to work, just have fun (we think he did, but he may still be nursing a hangover, so we’re not about to call him or anything).

As for Tractor, work schedules and the

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