Tag Archives: new mexico beer news

Bosque Brewing and its six locations have endured an up-and-down year, but remain optimistic for the future. (All photos courtesy of Bosque) Taprooms open, taprooms closed. Kitchens open, kitchens closed. Patios open, patios closed. One taproom open, another closed. The early weeks of the pandemic left Bosque Brewing’s employees, owners, ...

The new and improved expanded patio at Wells Park, one of many changes Tractor has made throughout an up-and-down year. (All photos courtesy of Tractor Brewing) The challenge of maintaining even a single brewery taproom has been tremendous during 2020. The challenge of maintaining five locations, including a production-and-packaging facility, h ...

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 eight breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, one in Red River, one in Silver City, and one in Truth or Consequences also joining the party. Stoutmeister p ...

Gravity Bound’s large outdoor seating area has come in handy during the pandemic. Back in March, our friends at Gravity Bound were planning their soft opening to celebrate finally sharing their refreshing beer with the New Mexico craft brewing community. We all know what happened next, but the brothers and co-owners, Cameron and Chris ...

Things are looking up over at this young Rio Rancho brewery. (All photos courtesy of Brew Lab 101) Every now and again, while writing stories in our annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series, we get surprised. This year, with all the doom and gloom of the pandemic, we kinda feared those surprises. And then, along came Brew Lab 101 Beer & Cider Co. ...

A new brewhouse and a new crowler machine have helped keep the brewery afloat. (All photos courtesy of High and Dry) Just as High and Dry were successfully celebrating their second anniversary with live music and a packed taproom (remember those?), the world came to a screeching halt. Sounds like an epic party, right? No, no, it was COVID &h ...

A little flight on the patio has been a big hit for many people at Casa Vieja during this turbulent year. Another year is coming to a close, and what a year it has been. It’s difficult to even approach this year’s Look Back/Look Ahead Series, because don’t we all really only want to look ahead? And yet, we might sort of be ...

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 eight breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, one in Red River, one in Silver City, and one in Truth or Consequences also joining the party. Stoutmeister p ...

Breweries can reopen their patios at 25-percent occupancy starting Wednesday, such as Sidetrack Brewing, but the weather and other issues could still be a factor. The latest changes to the public health order were officially announced Monday, as New Mexico moves to a county-by-county system for easing restrictions as COVID-19 numbers ebb and fl ...

The good folks at Quarter Celtic added two more medals to their impressive 2020 total. It seemed like a good of a time as any to clear out the small pile of beer news that has begun to assemble on our proverbial “desk.” For a change in 2020, we are leading off with some good news. If you have any news, good or bad, that needs to be ...