Downshift Sparks Hope in Ruidoso
JUNE 17 STARTED like any other Monday for Ruidoso residents Shelby and Eddie Gutierrez. Shelby took their two daughters to day care, then headed to the couple’s Downshift Brewing Co. Riverside…
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Tag: Breweries
Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Experience catharsis. Painting in the style of pointillism, Starr Hardridge creates brightly colored pieces that resemble—and are inspired by—the beadwork of his Muscogee (Creek) Nation people. A…
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Sponsor Content: The Face of Rocky Mountain Spirits
A FAMILY AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN company, Red River Brewing and Distillery stands out due to its most important ingredients: craftsmanship and water. Michael and Sharon Calhoun began their brewing and…
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Sponsor Content: The Face of Craft Canned Cocktails
IN 2012, SILVER CITY LOCALS Teresa Dahl-Bredine and Dave Crosley opened their first incarnation of Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, nestled deep in the Gila National Forest. There, they delved…
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Socorro Saloon Gets An Update
THE ANCIENT PLANKS OF WOOD that stretch across the barroom floor are worn smooth. They don’t creak, not even once, as I step into the 125-year-old watering hole, a clear testament to the love and care…
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Try These Refreshing Hard Seltzers
New Mexico–made hard seltzers are popping up across the state. WHEN MARBLE BREWERY CANNED ITS FIRST two hard seltzers in 2019, I went to the release party on the patio at the downtown Albuquerque…
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For the Love of Chile
At Bar Castañeda in Las Vegas, New Mexico, red chile fires up a plateful of wings. WRITING ABOUT NEW WAYS to use New Mexico chiles means fixing for a fight. New Mexicans love to squabble over whose…
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How Las Cruces Became A Beer Town
Above: Little Toad Creek Brewery'and Distillery. Photographs by Douglas Merriam. In the space of just a few years, businesses like Icebox Brewing, Picacho Peak Brewery, Little Toad Creek Brewery and…
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The Most Beautiful Brewery in New Mexico
WINDOWS LINE THE WALLS at Comanche Creek Brewing and look out onto the expansive porch. I cannot overemphasize the view from this porch. It leads to a meadow that Maria von Trapp would gladly frolic…
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New Mexico's New Breweries
Above: Beer flights are popular options when your just can't decide what to drink. Photograph by Tim Bennet. ONE OF THESE YEARS, New Mexico is going to finally reach its limit of craft breweries…
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