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 Socorro, one in Los Alamos, and one in Moriarty also joining the party. Stoutmeister puts on his serious face to handle The Week Ahead in Be ...
Read More »GABF Notebook: Wrapping up everything from the fest
Brewess Anna Kornke and the Marble staff were kept plenty busy throughout GABF. My first experience as a member of the working press at the Great American Beer Festival was a bit up and down. It can be a bit hard to do everything by yourself, for one thing, but in the end it is difficult to drink a lot of beer and then have any desire whatsoeve ...
Read More »Boxing Bear reflects on winning major GABF award in strangest way possible
These were some seriously happy brewery staffers after they brought home a fairly major award. Way back on Saturday night, I was peacefully sitting at the Rhein Haus in downtown Denver, enjoying some schnitzel and a mug of Prost Marzen, when I received an inquiry from NM Brewers Guild director John Gozigian. He had heard something was up with B ...
Read More »New Mexico breweries bring home six medals and more at 2016 GABF
That’s two more silver medals for Bosque on another banner day for New Mexico breweries. UPDATED: See below. Well, that was chaotic. At first glance, attending the annual Great American Beer Festival awards ceremony with all the New Mexico brewers seems like a great thing. I envisioned quick and easy brewer interviews after they won their ...
Read More »The GABF experience is underway
Prost Marzen was totally worth the traffic jam in central Denver. DENVER — After six hours on the road, plus a stop for lunch/beer in Pueblo, I finally made it up here for Great American Beer Festival Week. Then I sat in traffic for another 30 minutes before reaching one of the greatest local breweries, Prost, for a mug of Marzen, a tour ...
Read More »Chili Line Brewing does not go up in smoke after all
Alexander Pertusini, Chili Line head brewer, is not closing up shop after all. I dipped into Santa Fe’s Pizzeria da Lino last week to catch up with Alexander Pertusini, head brewer of Chili Line Brewing, to get the story on what’s really happening with the brewery. Let’s set the record straight — they’re not closed ...
Read More »NM Brew Fest vs. ABQ Corks & Brews: A tale of the tape
We cannot guarantee this level of shenanigans at whichever beer festival you choose. Isn’t it great when two beer festivals are on the same day? Yeah, when you get to try to weigh the pros and cons of going to one instead of the other. That is so much fun! Well, as your local beer-writing collective, we felt it is our duty to try to help ...
Read More »Meet the new Bathtub Row brewer and enjoy a preview of Ullrfest
Get your finest viking gear on and head up the mountain for beer! Greetings, gang. Bathtub Row Brewing in Los Alamos has had a new head brewer for a while now. We’ve been meaning to track him down and pick his brain, and the planets finally aligned Wednesday. We spoke with Nic Boyden about where he’s from, what he likes, and what hi ...
Read More »A craft beer taproom at UNM would benefit more than just students
This would be the preferred location for a craft beer taproom in the UNM Student Union Building. Those darn Millennials. Normally, that is how to start a story about young people these days. This is not one of those days. Instead, it is time to restore hope in the youth of America. That renewal of hope comes from college students like Gus Pedro ...
Read More »The Week Ahead in Beer: Bang your head again at Tractor
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 and one down in Socorro and one in Los Alamos also joining the party. Stoutmeister puts on his serious face to handle The Week Ahead in Beer. This w ...
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