Beverage

Southwest Life

Early Colorado brewers celebrated the centennial with a commemorative bock beer

Denver Brewing Company markets its ‘peculiar and superior beverage’ to local saloons

April 13, 2026

Food

Craft beer crisis? No, say the brewers, it’s more like a needed adjustment

Nate McAlpine pours a glass behind his bar in the Reverence Brewing Company's taproom on 17th Avenue in City Park…

December 10, 2025

Food

In the cool of a Portugal night, it’s time to pick the grapes

Foreman Vitor Lucas removes the leaves from a container full of wine grapes during a night harvest at the Herdade…

October 8, 2025

Food

Farmers Market: Wordplay Coffee gets clever with local ingredients

Milstead got into business partly to support LGBTQ+ groups

September 1, 2025

Food

Farmers Market: Beans and Berries sells cacao and herbal elixirs

Business’ beans sourced from regenerative farmers in Peru

July 4, 2025

Food

Farmers Market: The Tea Sisters forage for their ingredients

Siblings from eastern La Plata County make teas, jams and jellies

May 22, 2024

Local News

Cafe Amor takes over kiosk at 11th Street Station; owners to sell organic coffee and tea

N’ Juice vendor expands footprint at the food cart business

April 19, 2023

Food

Farmers Market: Luv Tempeh deals in fungal foods and beverages

Maddalena Tumminaro sells tempeh, miso, amazake and the like

September 14, 2021

Business

Oh Hi expands distribution of CBD seltzers to 10 states

Cannabidiol beverages now available from Alaska to Florida

September 3, 2021

Food

Farmers Market: Cardinal Coffee brings the caffeine

Trailer features Durango-based Rocky Mountain Roastery coffee

August 31, 2021

Food

Las Cruces friends say new tequila honors Mexican culture

Matthew Hechter, an Oñate High School and New Mexico State University alum and the co-owner of Tepozán Tequila, shows off…

August 10, 2021

Food

Rethinking tequila: Premium brands aim to change perceptions

Love it or hate it, tequila conjures up strong feelings in many drinkers. For some, there are bad memories. But…

June 16, 2021

Food

Oh Hi ups the CBD dosage in its seltzers

As of mid-April, Oh Hi Beverage’s have 5 mg more of CBD, bringing the total up to 20 mg per…

May 4, 2021

Food

Online wine sales continue to grow

online retailers replace local shops?

March 16, 2021

Business

New Mexico Legislature approves liquor license overhaul

The Senate voted 29-11 Tuesday to approve the bill, and the House quickly agreed to recent amendments. The measure would…

March 10, 2021

Business

Oh Hi Beverages adds high-THC drinks to the mix

Budtender’s Reserve crafted with experienced cannabis consumers in mind

January 31, 2021

Food

Ska Brewing releases new cocktail-flavored hard seltzers

Flavors include Paloma, Pina Colada and Pomegranate Mojito

December 7, 2020

Food

Buying alcohol online is becoming our new normal, and these home delivery apps are cashing in

You know, the necessities of life. About those beverages: Quarantine changed our buying habits overnight. We could no longer go…

November 5, 2020

Food

How to make an excellent coffee pour-over and start your day right

Low-Tech Coffee Pour-over.Laura Chase de Formigny/Washington Post Within a week, I stopped using the dripper and shoved it into a…

November 2, 2020

Food

Durango Craft Spirits is aging a couple new bourbons

corn and single malt whiskeys should release in 2022

October 4, 2020

Business

Zuberfizz is abuzz with activity

Durango Soda Co. to bring its pops to truck stops and soda fountains far from home

August 4, 2020

Food

Fenceline releases new red-fleshed cider in Colorado, Arizona

Maggie Corson and Sam Perry offer samples of Fenceline Cider’s beverages in 2019 at the Durango Farmers Market.Nick Gonzales/Durango Herald…

August 3, 2020

Food

Refreshing cocktails to carry us through a summer like no other

I would have named my favorite summer classics: the gin and tonic, crisp and fizzing; a daiquiri as balanced as…

July 20, 2020

Food

Have it both ways for Dry January with these cocktails that shine with or without the booze

Actively enduring a Dry January? Make these potentially non-alcoholic cocktails: Strawberry-Jalapeno Non-a-Rita (or Margarita), Meyer Lemon Squeeze and Two-Faced Pineapple.Stacy…

January 22, 2020