New breweries update: Checking in on the progress of the many

One thing I had hoped to do in June, before life got in the way, was to go around and see where all the forthcoming breweries are in their progress toward opening. It is something that is easier to think about writing than actually writing. After all, these folks are busy somewhere in the process, whether securing a location, prepping said location to become a brewery, battling the city/state/county over permits, installing the brewhouse and other equipment, or just waiting for the beer itself to be ready.

The other issue the Crew runs into is often a simple one. How many new breweries are coming, anyway? We hear many a rumor, are told many an off-the-record story, and so on. We can check Facebook and other sites, but information online can range from scattered to non-existent. Going outside the ABQ metro area can be even trickier. We have heard of possible places opening around th

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