Pi Brewing expands their circle of influence

As part of our annual Look Back/Look Ahead series, I chatted with owners Greg and Nicole Villareal of Pi Brewing/Nicky V’s restaurant on Coors north of Paseo (Nicole = Nicky V) to find out what’s happening with the brewing side of their business. In 2015, they restructured and opened up their back room for music. They also added lighting and connected the space into their A/V system. They are excited to help improve the live music situation for Albuquerque west-side residents.

Beer-wise, 2015 was a good year for Pi and head brewer Charlie Sandoval. Pi received two medals for their porter at the New Mexico State Fair Pro-Am — gold in the porter category and also best ale. They also received honorable mention for best of show. The first year of the Mountain West Brew Fest in Bernalillo proved to be a big hit for them, as well. At the festival they passed out pint cards for $3.14 pints. The a

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