Well, hello there, 2026. We hope that you are a year of growth and positivity, but after a year like 2025, any marginal improvement would be considered a win. This past year was a rough one, culminating in the closure of one of the biggest breweries in the state, both in terms of barrels produced…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Embracing the new (year) without much new (beer)
Boy, if we thought last week was short on new beers, it has nothing on this week. The landscape is barren, folks, so as we have often said during weeks like these in the past, go get that beer you missed. Perhaps you missed out on 5 X 5 Czech (Dark) Lager at Bombs Away,…
The mostly complete guide to New Year’s hours at local breweries
As we do for most significant holidays, as a public service we attempt to compile all the brewery hours of operation for whatever is up next. In this case, it is New Year’s Eve and Day, which leads to some odd hours and closings, as breweries debate staying open late, closing early, or closing entirely…
The Thunder From Dortmunder Cup: Picking the best beer name of 2025
Once again, it is time to select the best beer name of the year. We name this pseudo award after Marble’s Thunder from Dortmunder, the first local beer name to crack us up years ago. The rules are fairly simple: A brewery has to come up with an original name and release it for the…
Bosque Brewing will close all remaining taprooms by Sunday afternoon
The probably-almost-final word came down Friday afternoon when Bosque Brewing announced over social media that they would close down all of their remaining taprooms by Sunday at 5 p.m. The Nob Hill location, which was the first offsite taproom that opened years ago, was the first to close Friday afternoon. The North (Bernalillo), Cottonwood, Heights,…
Options dwindle for Bosque Brewing after judge dismisses bankruptcy case
As first reported by Albuquerque Business First on Tuesday, the ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed by Bosque Brewing came to an abrupt end after a federal judge’s ruling. Following a hearing last week, Judge Robert H. Jacobvitz dismissed the Chapter 11 filing, citing that Bosque simply had too many debts for any restructuring deal…
The mostly complete guide to Christmas hours at New Mexico craft breweries
As we do for most significant holidays, as a public service we attempt to compile all the brewery hours of operation. It should come as little surprise that most places will be closed this Thursday, as the Christmas holiday takes precedence. Many breweries are either closed or closing early on Christmas Eve, so make sure…
The Week Ahead in Beer: Adding a little more darkness before Xmas
To say this is a quiet week for breweries would be an understatement. But then again, what else would one expect with Christmas smack dab in the middle of it all? Yeah, our best advice is to load up on beers today (Tuesday) and Wednesday (those hours will be shared tomorrow) to get you through…
High and Dry starts to hit their stride with key equipment upgrade
When we last checked in with High and Dry Brewing over the summer, the new leadership team was just taking the reins and starting to figure out just about everything. Well, six months later, we trekked back over to meet with general manager Kyle Gaston and head brewer Cami O’Brien to see how everything has…
The Week Ahead in Beer: An avalanche of events before Christmas
Holy hell, the events section below is stacked. It feels like every brewery has something going on before we get to a semi-break with Christmas falling on a Thursday next week. There’s some trivia, a video game event, craft nights, charity supporting events, informative lectures, bellydancers, pet adoptions, holiday markets, Christmas carolers, drag queen bingo,…
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