Four New Mexico breweries claimed nine medals at this annual event. Another beer competition, another positive showing for New Mexico. Four local breweries claimed nine medals total at the Best of Craft Beer Awards in Bend, Oregon, this week. Flix Brewhouse was the big winner with four medals. Luna Rosa claimed gold in the Belgian-Style Witbier ...
Read More »The Week Ahead in Beer: A double Crew brew release is upon us
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 six breweries, one in Los Alamos, and one in Moriarty also joining the party. Stoutmeister puts on his serious face to handle The Week Ahead in Beer. For those no ...
Read More »Tiny Rebel: CAMRA Revitalisation Project is ‘too little, too late’
MorningAdvertiser.co.uk Tiny Rebel: CAMRA Revitalisation Project is 'too little, too late' MorningAdvertiser.co.uk In a blog post on the brewery's website, Cummings acknowledged that for many drinkers, CAMRA was in danger of appearing “outdated and increasingly irrelevant” and suggested that recent proposals to widen its re ...
Read More »A little makeover
Hey there readers. Since things have gotten a little stagnant around here, I decided it was time for a little makeover of the website. And hopefully with that, I’ll be inspired to write some more content. If you haven’t already, go “like” my Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts (there are icons to the right). Sometim ...
Read More »Kiitos Barley Wine Goes on Sale Today
Kiitos has announced that it's releasing a new barley wine today. Since Epic and Proper Brewing are the only other local breweries that makes straight-up barley wines (Uinta has discontinued Anniversary Barley wine) this is a big deal for local beer drinkers. Simply called Kiitos Barley Wine, it has an ABV of 11.1% and it is set to go ...
Read More »Bathtub Row Brewing does not look far to hire a new brewer
New head brewer Brandon Venaglia enjoys one of his creations at Bathtub Row. Bathtub Row has yet another new head brewer, the third in its brief history. Stepping into the role is Brandon Venaglia, who was previously at Cazuela’s in Rio Rancho. (For some historical perspective, Stoutmeister did a DSBC interview with him in 2014 when ...
Read More »Tap That presents a new way to get your local beer fix in Albuquerque
Tap That is now open off Montgomery west of Louisiana. In November 2016, I shared a story about a new place I visited in Hawaii that allowed you to try many different local beers in one location through a fun, serve yourself concept. Recently, Albuquerque got its own version of an electronic pour tap room located at 6910 Montgomery NE, Suite F. ...
Read More »Opinion: Pete Brown backs CAMRA proposal
MorningAdvertiser.co.uk Opinion: Pete Brown backs CAMRA proposal MorningAdvertiser.co.uk The grandchildren of CAMRA's original members are now of drinking age, and the organisation, after a lot of consultation, has taken the brave move to expand its remit to be relevant to them, proposing that it will promote and educate drinkers about ...
Read More »Michigan Brewers Guild Announces 2018 Board of Directors
KALAMAZOO, Mich – The Michigan Brewers Guild recently elected its 2018 Board of Directors at its annual meeting, January 13, at the Kalamazoo Radisson Plaza Hotel. Each board position is a two-year term, elected in alternating years (4, 3). The conference was a record-breaker in many ways for the organization, with more than 525 attendees ...
Read More »The 2018 Coconut Cup Celebrates Homebrewing Excellence
Miami New Times The 2018 Coconut Cup Celebrates Homebrewing Excellence Miami New Times The 19th-annual Coconut Cup finals are set to take place March 2 and 3 at M.I.A. Beer Company in Doral. Named for its special category of coconut beers, this competition is sanctioned by the Beer Judge Competition Program and the American Homebrewers ...
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