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Tractor co-owner/brewmaster David Hargis, left, and marketing director Jeremy Kinter, right, flank their new head brewer T.J. Frederich. The global pandemic has left no business unscathed, but for breweries with a big focus on hosting events, it was particularly rough over the past year-plus. Perhaps no brewery in New Mexico endured the ups ...

It was relatively smooth sailing, pun intended, for the staff at Marble in 2021, and they have higher hopes for 2022. The bigger the brewery, the harder it can be sometimes to pivot and adjust to the constantly shifting currents of the world at large these days. For the biggest brewery in Albuquerque, it has certainly been a challenge for M ...

Inside the Northeast Heights Brewpub where I met up with co-owner George Boese for this year’s Look Back/Look Ahead Series. With four locations (plus a new cocktail bar) throughout the state, the nearly seven-year-old Boese Brothers Brewery has certainly made its mark in the New Mexico brewing industry. Luckily for co-owner George Boes ...

There is a wide array of beers making their debuts this weekend. As we noted back on Monday in our jumbo preview of New Mexico Brewers Guild events, the Beer Premier is back with 21 breweries debuting 20 brand-new, never-before-brewed beers. This year’s event will be held at Nexus Blue Smokehouse on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m., and ticke ...

Going forward, Franz Solo, left, and Stoutmeister will alternate writing this here weekly feature. There is a certain holiday this weekend that has all the breweries sticking to a theme. Shocking, huh? New Draft: After last week’s barrage, things are a bit quieter this time. Canteen tapped Munich Dunkel and Grundy Thunder Porter. Ca ...

That cart with the green containers will eventually have to move at Bow & Arrow to make room for three new 30-barrel tanks. When those arrive, however, is anyone’s guess. (Photo courtesy of Ted O’Hanlan) Stop us if you have heard this before, but the global supply chain is a mess right now. As one might expect, this is ha ...

These awesome glasses will be available at participating breweries this Wednesday! (Image courtesy of the New Mexico Brewers Guild) If you calendar is looking empty in terms of events to attend for the rest of this year, the New Mexico Brewers Guild is about to fill it up with some fun beer-centric activities. NMBG executive director Lea ...

The original Boxing Bear location will be the start and endpoint for a fundraising hike in the Bosque. This weekend, you can spend the morning enjoying New Mexico’s beautiful fall weather with a hike along the Bosque trail. Then, head over to Boxing Bear for food and a fresh pint of local beer, all while raising money for a great cause ...

A sign of a good friend is when he travels with you to a road soccer game five hours away. From left, Brandon, Wes Burbank, Stoutmeister, and Erin at a pub in Colorado Springs, waiting on the shots the NM United owner bought us. Over the years, the Brew Crew has met many people we consider friends throughout the brewing industry. Most of tho ...

The only brewery in Cedar Crest has changed its name and brand. That which was rumored is now fact. After operating as Ale Republic since its inception, the only brewery in the East Mountains/Cedar Crest area is now Rumor Brewing. We caught up with owner Patrick Johnson over lunch to discuss this move, which he had hinted to us was in th ...