The second annual Santa Fe Open brewing competition was another success

Organizer and brewer John Rowley addressed the attendees at the plenary session at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design. (All photos courtesy of the Santa Fe Open)

The Santa Fe Open brewing competition has once again come and gone, and this year the event was bigger and better than the first. Envisioned by the Sangre De Cristo Craft Brewers (the local Santa Fe homebrew club) in 2014, this event has been held in early to mid-November for home brewers and professional brewers alike, to submit their best and most interesting beers to be evaluated by some of the finer judges out there. It’s homebrewing at its finest. It’s brewing at its finest. And it’s the best, most rewarding brewing competition currently in our state. Recently, I caught up with one of the major organizers, the very busy John Rowley, whom you may know as head of the soon-to-be brewery, Sub Rosa Cellars, in Santa Fe, which is now confirmed to be moving forward, by the way. John is also the club president of the Sangre

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