Stout Invitational returns with a twist to Los Alamos after 1-year COVID hiatus

Before the dark times arrived in March 2020, the last great beer event held was the New Mexico Brewers Guild Stout Invitational at Bathtub Row Brewing in Los Alamos. Flix Brewhouse took home the trophy in the February competition, a blind taste test of 16 stouts from around the state.

And then, COVID, and darkness, and not the kind we all like to drink.

Well, after two years and change, the Stout Invitational returns this Saturday at Bathtub Row, with one notable twist that should have everyone crossing their fingers for nice weather, as NMBG executive director Tess Vidalis told us in an email.

“While Stout Invitational will still be held at Bathtub Row Brewing, we will be hosting the tasting outside on their new beer garden and patio space,” she wrote. “We will have outdoor heaters, but it’s certainly a good idea to bundle up. We will also be checking vacci

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