Indulge your sweet tooth this weekend. Just as in years past, the annual Southwest Chocolate & Coffee Fest will have breweries in attendance at the two-day event at the Lujan Expo Center on the State Fairgrounds. The two sessions run this Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The participating breweries this year are Bosque, Boxing Bea ...
Read More »New Beer Friday 3/15/19
Saint Patrick's Day is Sunday, but it will likely be celebrated all weekend long. There's no need for green beer, when you have a full board of new beers to choose from this week. Enjoy your weekend and please be safe! Zólupez - Hibiscus Wheat Beer : Inspired by Mexican Agua de Jamaica - brewed with coriander, chamomile/aka manz ...
Read More »Skiesta returns to finally put an end to winter (we hope)
Spring is right around the corner (honest!), and with it comes the return of beer festival season. One of the early annual fests is Skiesta, which is held at the Pajarito Mountain ski area above Los Alamos. This year’s edition will be happening this Saturday. In preparing for this article, I re-read last year’s post, which talked a ...
Read More »Palmer Brewery continues to grow with an eye on a patio and maybe a taproom
It was an award-winning year for Rob Palmer and his namesake brewery. I actually could not believe a year had passed since I last talked to brewer/owner Rob Palmer of Palmer Brewery about the year that was in the annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series. I mean, where the hell did that year go, anyway? But, yes, it was time again, so I corralled the ...
Read More »Proof Brewing Company releases La La Land IPA as a year-round beer
Press Release: Proof Brewing Co. is set to release the highly anticipated La La Land West Coast-style IPA in six-pack cans in the brewery’s new tasting room on Friday, March 15th at 11:00 AM. La La Land IPA will be … Continue reading → The post Proof Brewing Company releases La La Land IPA as a year-round beer appeared first ...
Read More »Congratulations to Best Florida Beer Winners 2019
Each year, Florida’s craft breweries send in their best beers to the Best Florida Beer Competition. Those beers are then judged by a panel of peer brewers and Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) certified judges and the beers that are … Continue reading → The post Congratulations to Best Florida Beer Winners 2019 ap ...
Read More »Contest: Win tickets to the Barrel Aged Beer & Whiskey Festival!
Win tickets to the Barrel Aged Beer & Whiskey Festival! WANT TO WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO THE MILE HIGH BEER FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY, APRIL 13th? THEN YOU’RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE! COMMENT ON THIS POST WITH YOUR ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION: WHICH COLORADO BREWERY OR DISTILLERY DO YOU MOST HOPE TO SEE AT THE FEST Winner will be chosen at rand ...
Read More »The Week Ahead in Beer: Just don’t go full McGregor this weekend
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 seven breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, and one in Red River also joining the party. Stoutmeister puts on his serious face to handle The Week Ahead i ...
Read More »Steel Bender tosses in everything including the kitchen sink for its anniversary extravaganza
Get thee to Los Ranchos for new beers, food specials, live music, and more this weekend! As we noted in our Look Back/Look Ahead Series article on Steel Bender, the second anniversary bash is this weekend, and to say the Brewyard is going all-out would be an understatement. Friday through Sunday, there will be events, beers, and more for everyo ...
Read More »Brewers Association releases list of Top 50 Craft Brewers
Today, Tuesday, March 12th, the Brewers Association, the trade group that represents America’s small and independent craft breweries released the list of the Top 50 Craft Brewer by sales volume. Cigar City Brewing and D.G. Yuengling Brewery are the only … Continue reading → The post Brewers Association releases list of Top 50 ...
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