Beer Creek co-owner Rich Headley is one of the most enthusiastic, upbeat persons you will meet in the industry. Seeing as how it had been a while, last summer to be exact, that anyone from the Crew visited Beer Creek Brewing, I headed out to the charming little stop on Highway 14 to catch up with co-owner Rich Headley on a recent rainy afternoo ...
Read More »The Week Ahead in Beer: Rock the shell as Turtle Mountain turns 20
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, and one in Red River also joining the party. Stoutmeister puts on his serious face to handle The Week Ahead i ...
Read More »One of Albuquerque’s oldest brewpubs charts a new path without its own beers
Santa Fe Dining vice president Justin Svetnicka is spearheading the latest makeover at Kellys Pub, which includes emphasizing a wide selection of craft canned beers. At last, we have clarity regarding the future of Kellys Brew Pub and the former Chama River Brewing. After receiving some mixed messages from some of the staff at parent company Sa ...
Read More »Craft breweries are governor’s signature away from legislative victory
All supporters of craft beer owe a huge thank you to SB413 sponsors Rep. Javier Martinez and Senator Mimi Stewart. Senate Bill 413 is one of many sitting on the desk of New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham after the completion of the 2019 Legislative Session. It is, however, the one that will specifically affect our craft breweries, in a ...
Read More »Truth or Consequences Brewing played a solid hand in 2018 and plans to double down in 2019
Brewer/owner John Masterson has built quite the impressive brewery in Truth or Consequences. It’s not often that I get a chance to make it southward these days with a full work schedule taking up most of my time. But, as I still actively try to get out and see as much of New Mexico as I can, I recently found myself in the lower regions of ...
Read More »Enjoy a pint or two at the Southwest Chocolate & Coffee Fest
Indulge your sweet tooth this weekend. Just as in years past, the annual Southwest Chocolate & Coffee Fest will have breweries in attendance at the two-day event at the Lujan Expo Center on the State Fairgrounds. The two sessions run this Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The participating breweries this year are Bosque, Boxing Bea ...
Read More »Skiesta returns to finally put an end to winter (we hope)
Spring is right around the corner (honest!), and with it comes the return of beer festival season. One of the early annual fests is Skiesta, which is held at the Pajarito Mountain ski area above Los Alamos. This year’s edition will be happening this Saturday. In preparing for this article, I re-read last year’s post, which talked a ...
Read More »Palmer Brewery continues to grow with an eye on a patio and maybe a taproom
It was an award-winning year for Rob Palmer and his namesake brewery. I actually could not believe a year had passed since I last talked to brewer/owner Rob Palmer of Palmer Brewery about the year that was in the annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series. I mean, where the hell did that year go, anyway? But, yes, it was time again, so I corralled the ...
Read More »The Week Ahead in Beer: Just don’t go full McGregor this 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, and one in Red River also joining the party. Stoutmeister puts on his serious face to handle The Week Ahead i ...
Read More »Steel Bender tosses in everything including the kitchen sink for its anniversary extravaganza
Get thee to Los Ranchos for new beers, food specials, live music, and more this weekend! As we noted in our Look Back/Look Ahead Series article on Steel Bender, the second anniversary bash is this weekend, and to say the Brewyard is going all-out would be an understatement. Friday through Sunday, there will be events, beers, and more for everyo ...
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