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Just like in years past, Tractor Wells Park will be a major events hub during ABQ Beer Week. When the 2022 edition of ABQ Beer Week was formally announced, it came as no surprise that Tractor Brewing would again be hosting a significant number of events. It was the same thing in the years before the pandemic postponed the annual celebration ...

Stoutmeister will have you covered for all things new in beer and brewery events every week. As ABQ Beer Week begins on Thursday, there is still a lot happening at the breweries, from new beer releases to charitable endeavors and live music. If it is not an official ABW event, we will list it here, while we have a calendar of the official ev ...

George R.R. Martin owns this train. Bet you couldn’t get guess that, huh? There’s something new to do in Santa Fe. Santa Fe resident George R.R. Martin of Game of Thrones fame (along with some other investors), purchased and restored a historic railroad. There are multiple themed trains to choose from each month, including, but n ...

Looking for a good reason to go out for beers on a Tuesday night while supporting a great cause here in Santa Fe? Look no further! Tonight, Second Street Brewery is hosting a wildfire relief fundraiser for the Santa Fe Community Foundation’s Resiliency Fund. https://www.santafecf.org/funds/community-resiliency-fund $1 from each pin ...

After a two-year break, it’s back! In years past, ABQ Beer Week was a massive undertaking, reaching a point of more than 100 events scattered across the city over an 11-day span. It returns this year for its 10th run, fairly scaled back, but no less of a challenge for organizer Marne Gaston and her team. I caught up with Gaston ove ...

Jersey City: Brant from Departed Soles Brewing sent information about Stand Up Comedy / Sell Your Soles Comedy Show scheduled for Tuesday, May 24 from 07:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Brant says… Join us on Tuesday, May 24th for another installment of “Sell Your Soles” Comedy show, Back and better than ever! Hosted by Gordon Baker-Bone, ...

From left: Roger Pacheco, Jennifer Treu, Mark Dawson, and John Rowley It’s not an easy thing to turn your passion into a career that spans several states, partially through a pandemic, but Rowley Farmhouse Ales’ new head brewer has done just that. On a nice, reasonably un-windy Wednesday, I sat down with the entire RFA brew cr ...

Vic and Richard are back in the basement along with guest co-host Alexis of Alexis Drinks hosting the men of Manafirkin Brewing Company in Manahawkin, and semi-permanent guest Ian Barlet of Battle River Brewing in Toms River. Conversations go from Braggot to Bourbon and they also discuss Manafirkin’s new brewhouse expansion. All of this a ...

If you didn’t notice on social, Coastal Brew Works is launching their beers around Jersey. Our friends from Coastal Brew Works are long time NJCB Members and have worked in the beer industry in various capacities. Now they’re getting beers on the market before their own brewery and tasting room opens in Monmouth County. Below are th ...

The Valencia Tap Room by The 377 Brewery is now closed in Los Lunas. (Photo courtesy of The 377) We had a few random bits of news floating around, so we scooped them up and typed up a new Beer Notes for the first time in a while. One small brewery and offsite taproom close Two recent closures caught us slightly off guard, mainly becau ...