The location is the same, but a lot has changed. (And yes, technology failed us and we didn’t get a picture saved of the new bar area. We will try again soon.) It was only a few years ago that Nob Hill Bar & Grill was regularly packed with beer geeks, there to enjoy a special tapping, tap takeover, or a giant introductory event for an ...
Read More »An ode to the season of the wet hop beers in New Mexico
Life is better when you can get wet hop beers to go, like this here Fresh Hop Eliot IPA, available for a limited time at Ex Novo! The other day a series of videos were posted by the folks at Bathtub Row Brewing in Los Alamos that showed the harvesting of the fresh, wet hops for their Ancones Wet Hop IPA. That was followed by Wednesday’s s ...
Read More »The Week Ahead in Beer: Steel Bender is everywhere across the deserts bare
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 seven 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 ...
Read More »An Albuquerque brewer lends a hand to faraway Callahan West Brewery
There may be no smaller town in New Mexico with its own brewery. (Photo courtesy of Callahan West) There have long been stories of brewers helping out one another in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. It is rare, however, to see much interaction between the brewers in cities and those in the smaller rural towns around the state. Rio Bravo head brewer Ty ...
Read More »Rowley Farmhouse Ales celebrates year three with a big bash
New patio covering extends all the way to keep that pesky sunshine off your beers. In the small town of Santa Fe, having a dedicated brewery crowd is not a given. It’s something that is earned. Take it from the long-standing beer-stitutions like Second Street Brewery, Santa Fe Brewing, and Blue Corn. They’ve been at this biz a long ...
Read More »The CANvention descends upon Albuquerque this weekend
The 49th annual CANvention of the Brewery Collectibles Club of America is set for the Albuquerque Convention Center this weekend. (Photo courtesy of the BCCA) The Brewery Collectibles Club of America is coming to the Albuquerque Convention Center this weekend for its 49th annual CANvention. The general public is welcome to join the registered m ...
Read More »Trio of local breweries team up for charitable collaboration beer
Staff members from the breweries involved in the One for 5 Pale Ale share a light-hearted moment at Albertsons Market during the official launch party. Local breweries have been working hard to benefit many charities over the years in the Albuquerque area, but a new initiative is taking things to an even more collaborative level. Bosque Brewing ...
Read More »The Week Ahead in Beer: Friday and Sunday events highlight holiday weekend
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 seven 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 ...
Read More »Hollow Spirits will add its own beer to the lineup before the year is out
This still at Hollow Spirits will soon have some company on the equipment side as the distillery starts brewing beer. During the ratification of the small brewer license as part of Senate Bill 413 this past spring, it noted that places with licenses not using them to brew beer would soon have a decision to make. They could either start brewing, ...
Read More »A baker’s dozen local breweries head to Mountain West Brew Fest
The beers will be poured again this year at Loretto Park in Bernalillo. The Mountain West Brew Fest is back at Loretto Park in Bernalillo this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with 13 local breweries participating, along with some distilleries and wineries. Tickets can still be purchased online. General Admission A tickets cost $20 and get you ...
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