Just like in years past, Tractor Wells Park will be a major events hub during ABQ Beer Week. When the 2022 edition of ABQ Beer Week was formally announced, it came as no surprise that Tractor Brewing would again be hosting a significant number of events. It was the same thing in the years before the pandemic postponed the annual celebration ...
Read More »The Week Ahead in Beer: Fire relief still at the top of the local concerns
Stoutmeister will have you covered for all things new in beer and brewery events every week. As ABQ Beer Week begins on Thursday, there is still a lot happening at the breweries, from new beer releases to charitable endeavors and live music. If it is not an official ABW event, we will list it here, while we have a calendar of the official ev ...
Read More »Train of Foams: Hop on the Ale Trail locomotive in Santa Fe
George R.R. Martin owns this train. Bet you couldn’t get guess that, huh? There’s something new to do in Santa Fe. Santa Fe resident George R.R. Martin of Game of Thrones fame (along with some other investors), purchased and restored a historic railroad. There are multiple themed trains to choose from each month, including, but n ...
Read More »Second Street hosts fundraiser for Wildfire relief efforts tonight
Looking for a good reason to go out for beers on a Tuesday night while supporting a great cause here in Santa Fe? Look no further! Tonight, Second Street Brewery is hosting a wildfire relief fundraiser for the Santa Fe Community Foundation’s Resiliency Fund. https://www.santafecf.org/funds/community-resiliency-fund $1 from each pin ...
Read More »ABQ Beer Week returns after 2-year pandemic hiatus for its 10th edition
After a two-year break, it’s back! In years past, ABQ Beer Week was a massive undertaking, reaching a point of more than 100 events scattered across the city over an 11-day span. It returns this year for its 10th run, fairly scaled back, but no less of a challenge for organizer Marne Gaston and her team. I caught up with Gaston ove ...
Read More »20 questions with Jennifer Treu, Rowley Farmhouse Ales’ new head brewer
From left: Roger Pacheco, Jennifer Treu, Mark Dawson, and John Rowley It’s not an easy thing to turn your passion into a career that spans several states, partially through a pandemic, but Rowley Farmhouse Ales’ new head brewer has done just that. On a nice, reasonably un-windy Wednesday, I sat down with the entire RFA brew cr ...
Read More »Beer Notes: A couple closures remind all that it is still tough out there
The Valencia Tap Room by The 377 Brewery is now closed in Los Lunas. (Photo courtesy of The 377) We had a few random bits of news floating around, so we scooped them up and typed up a new Beer Notes for the first time in a while. One small brewery and offsite taproom close Two recent closures caught us slightly off guard, mainly becau ...
Read More »Save the wee turtles at Canteen! And the less than wee! And the friggin’ huge!
The reddish hue is from the umbrella on the patio, but otherwise you can see how awesome this logo is for the beer and the merchandise for Saturday’s Drink Beer. Save Turtles. It is not often that you get to write a story about an event at a brewery and get to utilize a little Simpsons and Saturday Night Live (90s era) in the headline, ...
Read More »The Week Ahead in Beer: Giving back remains the theme of the moment
Stoutmeister will have you covered for all things new in beer and brewery events every week. It warms our blackened little hearts to see so many breweries getting back to what they do best — besides making great beer, of course — and give back to the community. There are some awesome and unique charitable events this weekend at C ...
Read More »Craft beer fans will have opportunity to participate in NMBG Conference in June
The day before this festival, the New Mexico Brewers Guild will be holding its annual conference, and the public can attend both. The New Mexico Brewers Guild had big plans back in 2020 for its own version of the annual Craft Brewers Conference, a combined educational event and trade show for members of the industry within the state. COVID, ...
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