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Stoutmeister will have you covered for all things new in beer and brewery events every week. Wind, oh, wind, please just go away. Our sinuses cannot survive much more, even with La Cumbre bringing back a fatherly hop bomb this week. We also have a new charity brew from Steel Bender debuting Thursday, followed by some big events on Saturday i ...

This looks like some serious firkin fun! (Image and photos all courtesy of Sidetrack Brewing) Cask beer is dead. Long live cask beer. If you still believe in the latter rather than the former, then we sure hope you snagged a ticket to this Saturday’s Alley Cask Festival at Sidetrack Brewing. As I sat down with co-owner Anne O&rsquo ...

One last gathering was held to honor the last of its kind. We arrived before noon on a sunny Saturday, lining up with a handful of other patrons, awaiting our final entry into the Oldery, the nickname given lovingly to the original Second Street Brewery location on its namesake street in Santa Fe. It was the end of an era, and we could not r ...

We love imperial stouts. We really love imperial stouts brewed for a good cause. (Photo courtesy of ReSource Brewing) The war in Ukraine has dominated the news for weeks now, with no signs of ending. On the surface, it seems like there is little that anyone in Albuquerque can do, but in a time of such horror, sometimes even the smallest gest ...

Owner and brewmaster Rod Tweet, left, and director of art and branding Mariah Cameron Scee. In 2020, we were up to our face masks in the pandemic. Everything, from business hours to a business’ future was unpredictable for many restaurants and breweries. Though sporadic for distruptions in terms of the pandemic, thankfully 2021 returne ...

The dynamic duo of Franz Solo (left) and Stoutmeister will keep you covered on all things beer each week. We are just scratching the surface of the busy times to come, but this weekend is pretty packed. ReSource Brewing has created a special imperial stout to benefit Ukraine, and the collective of Brew Lab 101, Canteen, High and Dry, Nexus, ...

Boxing Bear not only opened the Firestone taproom in 2021, but it also moved its entire brewing operation to the location. Stop us if you read this recently, but a notable local brewery moved its brewing operation from one building to another in the past year and has faced some unforeseen challenges as a result. Except this time, the sto ...

Harmon Lane Brewing never has a shortage of to-go beers to try. (Photos courtesy of Danny Harmon) At the beginning of 2021, Danny Harmon, brewer/co-owner of Harmon Lane Brewing, reported that due to being “a very small brewery, in a unique location” it had been “a hard, slow grind to build some momentum.” We are happy ...

Casa Vieja is changing owners, but much of what its loyal customers love will remain. I recently received an unexpected text from Gary Socha, owner of Casa Vieja Brewery at 4541 Corrales Rd. It said, verbatim, “Well, it’s official. We are under contract to sell Casa. It will take 6 months to get a new small brewers license for t ...

Mariah Cameron Scee has worked hard at Second Street, and she has the ink stains to prove it. If you’re a fan of craft beer in New Mexico, there’s a good chance you’ve met Mariah Cameron Scee at a beer event, or even at Second Street Brewery in Santa Fe where she works as director of art and branding. At the very least, you ...