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New Mexico Beer History book by Jon C. Stott  "New Mexico Beer: A History of Brewing
In The Land of Enchantment" [2014]
by Jon C. Stott

The History Press 9x6 pb [4/2014] for $15.72
Albuquerque Beer book by Chris Jackson  <>"Albuquerque Beer: Duke City History On Tap" [2017]
by Chris Jackson
Kindle Edition from The History Press [6/2017] for $12.99
The History Press 9x6 pb [6/2017] for $20.12
History Press Library Editions 9x6 hardcover [6/2017] for $30.56

New Mexico Breweries & Brewpubs - Santa Fe & Taos
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Beer Creek Brewing Company south of Santa Fe, NM   Beer Creek Brewing Company []  they are on Facebook
3810 State Highway 14 {halfway to Madrid, NM} south of Santa Fe, New Mexico

food menu includes sandwiches & pizza; hours are Monday 5pm-9pm, Tues-Sun 11:30am-9pm; on-tap brews change daily and are displayed on chalkboard; also serving wines and domestic & imported beers in cans & bottles
   Blue Corn Café [est. 1997]
133 Water Street in Old Town Santa Fe, New Mexico

Blue Corn Brewery & Café #2 [est. 2005]
4056 Cerrillos Road in Southside Santa Fe, New Mexico

food menu features 'casual New Mexican cuisine, pubfare, and award-winning handcrafted beer'; in-house brews include: popular 6.9% Road Runner IPA, 5.6% 40K Honey Wheat Ale, 5% Atomic Blonde Lager, 5.6% Atalaya Amber Ale, 5.5% End of The Trail Brown Ale, 5.7% Gold Medal Oatmeal Stout, and Root Beer; seasonal & specialty brews include: 7.1% Jackal India Pale Lager, 9.9% Russian Imperial Stout, 6.6% Apparition Coffee Ale, 6.4% Ginger Braggot Old Ale, 5.2% The Lobo Rojo Red Ale, 6% HALT!-bier (altbier), 5.6% Oktoberfest Märzen, 5.2% Blueberry Gose Sour Ale, 6.7% Ginger Plum Saison Farmhouse Ale, 6.6% 35° North Coffee Cream Stout, 6.1% New Mexico Red Ale
   Chili Line Brewing Co. [opened 2015]
204 No. Guadalupe Street in Downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico

one-man 'boutique' brewery that specializes in rauchbiers, more commonly known as smoked beers; in‑house brews include: 6% Llorona Beechwood Smoked Lager, 8% Lagered IPA, 7% Jacona Stout, 6% Stout, 6% El Jefe Beechwood Smoked Hefeweisen, 6% Stada Baba Polish Oak Smoked Wheat Beer, 8% Fuego Beech-wood Smoked Gotland Witbier, Antonito Bandito Beechwood Smoked Dunkelweisen, 6% La Bamba German Beechwood Smoked Lager; shares location with Pizzeria Da Lino Trattoria
   Draft Station craft beer pub []
60 E. San Francisco Street in Old Town Santa Fe, New Mexico

balcony/patio overlooking the plaza; food from same-building Rooftop Pizzeria; fourteen taps, offering local guest brews from Blue Corn Brewery, Kelly’s Brew Pub, La Cumbre Brewing, Bosque Brewing, and Marble Brewing; former Draft Station Albuquerque Taproom [opened 2014; closed 5/2017] was at 1720 Central Avenue SW {Old Route 66}

   Duel Brewing - A Belgian-Style Brewery [est. 7/2013]
1228 Parkway Drive (off Siler & Rufina) in South Santa Fe, NM

Duel Brewing Taproom [open 2/2016], 606 Central Avenue SW in Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico

core brews include: 5.6% Bad Amber, 7.5% Fantin Double Pale Ale, 7.2% Fiction IPA, Whistler Orange Peel Blonde Ale; seasonal/specialty brews include: 8.8% Ara Pacis II Barrel-Aged Sour Fantin, 7.6% Cezanne Origine Spring Saison, 9.7% Cezanne Mangifique Cask-Aged Summer Saison, 8.2% Cezanne Vérité Cask-Aged Saison, 9.8% Dark Ryder Strong Ale, Duchamp Sour Witbier, 7.6% Ensor Barrel-Aged Sour Blend, 13.4% Goys Cask-Aged Imperial Stout, 9.6% Grunewald Imperial Porter, 6.8% HMWA FIACFW Barrel-Aged Sour Ale, Judith Sour Amber, Manikin Small Scottish Ale, 5.6% Marcel Witbier, 8.8% Mono Myth Double IPA, 8.6% Oui Lourd Wee Heavy Scottish Ale, 8.3% Seraphine Barrel-Aged Sour Pale Ale, Suor Nelli barrel-aged sour Scottish Ale, 10% Titian Golden Strong Ale, Turncoat Sour Scottish Ale, 5.8% What Wood Whistler's Mother Do? Cask-Aged Whistler Blend

pub food plus craft beers, guest beers & draft root beer  Eske's Brew Pub & Eatery [], 106 Des Georges Lane in Taos, New Mexico
brews include: Taos Green Chile Beer, The Chemist, Blonde Betty, Artist Ale, Millennium IPA, Red-Handed Ale, Naked Ape

HoneyMoon Brewery in Santa Fe, New Mexico   HoneyMoon Brewery, LLC [est. 2015, open 12/2018]
907 W. Alameda Street in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Patented 5.5% hard kombucha teas may be in short supply as production builds up; kombucha kegs are tapped every Friday, but they always have an excellent selection of local beers & wines on tap every day of the week; no food arrangements yet; inaugural in-house brews: Camellia Blanc (made with organic black & green teas, jasmine flowers, and fresh ginger) and Camellia Flor (made with organic black & green teas, hibiscus flowers, and fresh ginger)

handcrafted in-house ales, other local beers, also  wine  Il Vicino Wood Oven Pizza & Brewery [], off the Plaza in Old Santa Fe, NM

HoneyMoon Brewery in Santa Fe, New Mexico   Leaf & Hive BrewLab [est. 2020?]   they are on Facebook
1208 Mercantile Road (off Rufina) in South Santa Fe, NM

specialty is 'honeybrew': honey-based, fermented, probiotic, and alcoholic tea (a cross between mead & Tibetan jun/xun) in many fruity flavors, such as customer favorite Tepache - with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and fresh pineapple - and Blueberry Sky - honeybrew lemonade infused with fresh blueberries • "bring a friend or two over tonight and get your buzz on"

   Rowley Farmhouse Ales [open 8/2016]
1405 Maclovia Street in Santa Fe, New Mexico

'farm to table gastropub focused on brewing rustic farmhouse & sour ales'; in-house brews include: RFA 5.2% Côte d'Or Pinot Noir 2018 Saison Farm-house Ale, RFA 3.5% Petit Bičre Blanche Amarillo Saison Farmhouse Ale, RFA 5.9% Kaffeeklatsch Sour Berliner Weissbier (collaboration with Iconik Coffee Roasters), RFA 7% Agent Scully IPA, RFA 8.1% Saison du Sarlacc Saison Farmhouse Ale, RFA 5% Germophile Sour Berliner Weissbier, RFA Côte d'Or Double Cerise Saison Farmhouse Ale, RFA 6.4% Fields of Rye Spring/Summer 2018 Saison Farmhouse Ale; available in RFA bottles only: 8.5% Mixed Dubbels Curling Belgian Dubbel, 5.2% Côte d'Or Cerise Redux Barrique-Aged, 5.2% If You Must Sour Berliner Weissbier, 7% Notorious BdG (Bičre de Garde) Apple Brandy, 5.5% Sanctuario Blackberry 2017 Saison Farmhouse Ale, 5% Sanctuario Chardonnay 2017 Saison Farmhouse Ale; guest taps include: Founders 8.3% Nitro Breakfast Imperial Stout, Bosque Brewing 8.4% Scotia Wee Heavy Scotch Ale, Prairie Artisan 5.8% Twist Saison Farmhouse Ale, New Belgium Brewing 7% La Folie (Lips of Faith) Flanders Oud Bruin Sour, Marble Brewery 4.7% Pilsner, Odell Brewing 6% Rupture Fresh Grind IPA, Firestone Walker 7% Union Jack IPA, Off Color Brewing 6.5% Apex Predator Saison Farmhouse Ale, Cascade Brewing 11.32% Manhattan (cocktail) NW Sour Ale, Mystic Brewing 6.5% Saison Renaud Farmhouse Ale, Marble Brewery 9% Imperial Red Ale, Aspall Brewing (U.K.) 6.8% English Dry Draft Cider, Evil Twin Brewing 6% Femme Fatale Brett Sour Wild Ale, Santa Fe Brewing 7.1% Black IPA Dark Ale, La Cumbre Brewing 7.6% Project Dank IPA

   Santa Fe [NM] Brewing Company [est. 1988, moved 2003]
south of town, beside the I-25 Freeway

Santa Fe [NM] Brewing Company Brakeroom [open 3/2018]
510 Galisteo Street in Downtown Santa Fe

no food, but food trucks scheduled; all-year flagship brews include: 6.6% Happy Camper IPA, 7% 7K IPA, 8% Java Stout, 5.5% Freestyle Pilsner, 6.4% State Pen Porter, 5.2% Nut Brown English Ale, 5.4% American Pale Ale, 10% Chicken Killer Barley Wine; seasonal brews include: 5.7% Twisted Root Ginger Beer, 5.7% Lustgarten Raspberry Lager, 6% Adobe Igloo Winter Warmer, 6% Oktoberfest Märzen Lager, Berliner Weisse, Berliner Weisse with cherries

food can be ordered in; 10 hand-crafted beers on tap, plus packaged beers  Santa Fe [NM] Brewing Company's Eldorado Tap House [], in the La Tienda El Dorado Agora

   Santa Fe Cider Works [est. 2013]
factory location: 4363 Center Place (off Airport Road) in South Santa Fe, New Mexico

small-batch artisanal hard cider, 7% ABV and gluten-free; available at Bosque Brewing (3 locations), Nexus Brewery in Midtown Albuquerque, Blue Heron Brewing in Espańola, Total Wine & More! in Albuquerque; at Taos Mesa Brewing; and around Santa Fe at Santa Fe Brewing Company, Liquor Barn, The Loyal Hound, and Second Street Brewery (2 locations); in-house brews include: The Cider Different and Enchanted Cherry
      Second Street Brewery [1996-2022]  the Lunch Bunch of Santa Fe Mensa met here on the second Saturday of the month, pre-COVID
1814 Second Street in Santa Fe, New Mexico

broad food menu included Blue Corn Trout; 10-barrel brewing equipment; 8 taps from a list of 46 beers; closed 4/2022 because of huge rent increase
   Second Street Brewery at The Railyard [est. 2010]
Farmers Market North in Santa Fe, New Mexico

broad food menu includes BBQ ribs; 7 taps from a list of 46 beers; wine available; in-house brews include: 5.8% Boneshaker English Bitter, 5.3% Cream Stout, 5.3% Agua Fria German Pilsner, Rufina Amber Vienna Lager, 5.3% Rod's 'Steam' English Bitter, 6.9% 2920 IPA, 8.3% Winter Warmer Ale, 6% India Pale Ale, Kölsch; guest taps include: 7% Santa Fe Cider Works Enchanted Cherry Cider
   Second Street Brewery Rufina Taproom [est. 2017]
2920 Rufina Street in Santa Fe, New Mexico
(close to MeowWolf)

new 20-barrel equipment; in-house brews include: 9.1% Breaking Plaid Scottish Ale, 5.8% Boneshaker English Bitter, 6.7% LVL (Laminated Vinyl Lumber) Stout, Rufina Amber Vienna Lager, 8.3% Winter Warmer Ale, 5.5% Extra Special Strong Bitter, 5.3% Rod's 'Steam' English Bitter, Kölsch, 5.3% Agua Fria German Pilsner, 6.9% 2920 IPA; guest taps include: 5.4% Bosque Brewing Strawberry Sabotage Fruit Beer (strawberry rhubarb blonde ale), 7% Santa Fe Cider Works Enchanted Cherry Cider

Taos [NM] Ale House [est. 2011]   The Burger Stand at Taos Ale House [est. 2011]
401 Paseo del Pueblo Norte in Taos, New Mexico

open 7 days, 11am-11pm; brews on tap include De la Vega Pecan Ale, Marble Belgian-style Double White, Marble PassionFruit Sour Gose, La Cumbre Elevated IPA, Odell 90 Shilling Amber Ale, Enchanted Circle Pilsner, Monk’s Dark Ale, Tractor Mustachio Milk Stout, Bosque IPA, Marble Red Ale, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Tractor Berry Cider

   Taos Mesa Brewing [est. 8/2012]
#20 ABC Mesa Road in El Prado / Taos, New Mexico

Taos Mesa Brewing Taos Tap Room {11 taps}, 201 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur in Taos, New Mexico   they are on Facebook
Taos Mesa Brewing Taos Ski Valley Tap Room {6 taps} in Taos Ski Valley [opens for ski season]  they are on Facebook

microbrewery, restaurant (sandwich menu), and concert venue; nine handcrafted in-house beers and 15 local handcrafted beers on 24 taps at El Prado location; in-house brews include: 7.5% Great Scot Scottish Ale, English Brown Brown Ale, 6.2% Rosetta Probe Comet Smash White IPA, British Blonde Ale, Bičre de Garde Lager, Kachina Peak Pale Ale, 9.8% Take A Knee Bombastic IPA, 9.8% Mahogany Winter Warmer, 6.8% Amarillo Rojo Red Ale, 6.5% Old 96 Sticke Altbier, Kölsch 45, May The Schwarzbier With You dark lager, Hop Kopf Pale Ale, 6.8% Whitefeather American IPA, Purple Haze Wheat blueberry fruit beer, Solstice Pale Ale, 7% Black Diamond Export Stout, 6.2% Black Widow Porter

   Tumbleroot Brewery Taproom [open 2017]
2797 Agua Fria Street in Santa Fe, New Mexico

brewery/distillery [est. 2015] is in Bisbee, Arizona; all-year brews include: American Pale Ale, 6.5% Old-School American IPA, 10.8% Bourbon Barrel-Aged Belgian Dark Ale, 5.5% Organic Farmhouse Ale; Spring seasonal brews include: Dortmunder Lager, Honey Hibiscus Wheat, Irish Dry Stout, 6.9% Maibock Helles Lager, 9.2% Imperial Red Ale; Winter seasonal brews include: 7% Orange Chocolate Stout, Belgian Amber Ale, 7.8% Dry Hopped Belgian Tripel Ale, 8.5% Winter Warmer Strong Ale, Helles Lager; hand-made spirits include: Blanco Rum, Botanical Gin, Grain Vodka, London Dry Gin, Oro Rum, Plata Agave Spirit, Reposado Agave Spirit

Other New Mexico Breweries & Brewpubs
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New Mexico Breweries & Brewpubs North of Albuquerque

   Abbey Brewing Co. [est. 2003] north of Abiquiu, New Mexico
Monks' Corner Taproom [], 205 Silver Avenue SW in Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico

founded by monks of the Benedictine order; brewery tours & overnight guests were found to be disruptive and were discon-tinued; they grow several acres of NM hops; the Albuquerque taproom has 20 taps; in-house brews include: flagship Monks' Ale, Monks' Dark Ale, Monks' Dark Night Dark Ale, popular Monks’ Wit Witbier, Monks’ Dubbel Belgian Ale, Monks’ Tripel Belgian Ale, Monk's Golden Ale, Monks' Tripel Reserve Belgian Ale, Monks' Dark Chocolate Belgian Strong Dark Ale, Monks' Dark Caramel Dark Ale, 7% Monks Semi-Sweet Sparkling Hard Cider, 8% Monks Semi-Dry Sparkling Hard Cider; guest brews include: Bosque Brewing 5.5% Elephants On Parade Fruit Beer, Bosque Brewing 8.4% Scotia Wee Heavy Scotch Ale, Canteen Brewhouse 6.1% Dougie-Style Amber Red Ale, Sierra Blanca 6% El Citmos IPA, La Cumbre 7.2% Elevated IPA, Quarter Celtic Brewpub 4.5% Pedro O'Flanagan's Mexican Lager, Marble Brewery 7% Double White Witbier Ale, Santa Fe Brewing 5.7% Twisted Root Golden Ale, award-winning Boxing Bear Brewing 5.2% Chocolate Milk Stout

Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op in Los Alamos, New Mexico   Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op []
163 Central Park Square in Los Alamos, New Mexico

Tuesday is tapas night at 5:30 and jazz at 7pm; brews on tap include: 7.5% Grapefruit IPA, Little Bird Blonde Ale, 7% Hoppenheimer IPA, 6% Boxing Bear Cider, Mexican Lager, Lichtenhainer, 8.4% Red Hammer, 6.9% Belgian Bommer Ale
Blue Heron Brewing Company [est. 2009] in Espańola, New Mexico   Blue Heron Brewing Company [open 2009]
100 Los Alamos Highway in Espańola, New Mexico

Blue Heron Brewery Rinconada Tap Room
2214 NM Highway 68 {between Espanola & Taos} in north central New Mexico

Espańola location offers pizza; in-house brews include: flagship 5.8% La Llorona Scottish Ale, 5.8% Oro de Rio Grande Pilsner, Blue Heron Blonde Ale, 6% R Cubed (Rinconada Raspberry Rye) RyePA, Tarantula Trek Red Ale, 5.5% Amber's Folly Amber Ale, 5.5% Semper Fi Pale Ale, 6.5% Lady Bug IPA, 5.5% Peńasco Porter, Embudo Golden Ale
   Borracho's Craft Booze and Brews [open 1/2016]  they are on Facebook
139 Bridge Street in Las Vegas, New Mexico

A Norteńo approach to craft beverages located in the heart of Old Town; brews not listed on either website or Facebook page; website menu page offers local craft brew selection that changes daily, plus Budweiser, Bud Light, Coors Light, Corona, and Dos Equis in bottles. NEW HOURS 4/2019: closed Monday, open 2pm-1:30am Tue-Fri, Sat 12N-130am, Sun 12N-9pm
The Brew House in Chama, New Mexico   
   The Brew House [2015-2017]
587 Terrace Avenue in Chama, New Mexico

because the daughter had a wheat allergy, the in-house brews were ciders, including
the popular Lemon Drop Cider; same people as Grant Brewery Taproom in Tijeras, NM
    Comanche Creek Brewing Company [est. 2009]  they are on Facebook
County Road B-24 near Eagle Nest, New Mexico

new outdoor patio dining; in-house brews include: UpperDeck Wheat, Homestead Amber Ale, Touch-Me-Not IPA, Scully Mountain IPA, Creekside Blond, Iron Mountain Porter, Golden Aspen Oktoberfest, Gold Rush Kölsch, Ol' Smokey Ale, Deadman Pale Ale, very popular Raspberry Wheat

  Corrales [NM] Bistro Brewery [est. Jan 2007]

Enchanted Circle Brewing Company in Angel Fire & Albuquerque, New Mexico   Enchanted Circle Brewing Company [open 2018]
20 Sage Lane in Angel Fire, New Mexico

Tap Room branch in Albuquerque opened in Spring 2019; broad food menu Noon to 8pm daily; in-house 'fine hand-crafted brews' include: 5% Palisades Pilsner, Hells Bells Helles Lager, Headin' Home Hefeweizen, Panty Tosser Peach Wheat, Angel Fire Amber Ale, 5.4% Oktoberfest Märzen, 7.7% Red River Red Ale, Wet n Wild RyePA, 6.6% Nice Day IPA, Purple Haze Berliner Weisse, 5.8% Bodacious Brown Ale, 6.5% Black Lake Bourbon Vanilla Porter, 10.2% Ol' Lassy Barrel-Aged Imperial Red Ale, 13.3% Belgian Quad Barrel-Aged Ale, Plum Sour

Ex Novo Brewing Company #3 in Corrales, New Mexico   Ex Novo Brewing Company #3 - Corrales [open 5/2019]
4895 Corrales Road in Corrales, New Mexico

Ex Novo's Casita Taproom does not have a kitchen yet, food available next door; in-house brews on tap include: New Mexico flagship 6.9% Mass Ascension West Coast-style IPA; Oregon flagship 6.6% Eliot IPA; 12.5% Kill The Sun '18 Imperial Stout; 5.8% Maiden Voyage American Pale Ale; 5.4% 30MPH American Pale Ale; 7.0% Not Too Brite Hazy New England IPA; 5.0% The Most Interesting Lager In The World light Mexican lager - and in cans soon; 4.2% Cactus Wins The Lottery Berliner Weisse - and in cans soon; 5.1% Perle Haggard Pils traditional pilsner - and in cans soon; and guest brew 7.0% Unhinged Red Door cider
   550 Brewing Company [est. 2015]
119 E. Chuska Street in Aztec, New Mexico

taproom opened 12/2016; closed Sundays; no food menu showing; guest tap: Marble Brewing's IPA; also serving Willmon Vineyard wines from Ruidoso; in-house brews include: 7% Mile High IPA, 7.5% Sasquatch IPA, 4.5% Irish Red Ale, 6% Ginormous Stout, 5% Honey I'm Home Blonde Ale, 5% Karabou Brown Ale, Berry Wheat

   New Mexico Craft Brewing (2012-2015) in Las Vegas, New Mexico

logo for Pajarito BrewPub & Grill in Los Alamos, New Mexico    Pajarito BrewPub & Grill [est. 2012]
614 Trinity Drive in Los Alamos, New Mexico

broad food menu; 32 taps with beers from AK, CA, CO, DE, MT, NM, WY & Ireland and draft root beer

   Pińon Brewing [2005-2007] in Los Alamos, New Mexico

Red River Brewing Co. [est. 2018, open Summer 2020] in northern New Mexico   Red River Brewing Company [est. 2018, open Summer 2020]
217 W. Main Street in Red River, northern New Mexico

huge purpose-built building, long under final construction; food menu includes chicken wings, soups, salads, ribeye steak, crabcakes, salmon, sandwiches, hamburgers, Texas BBQ (brisket, ribs, pork, chicken, sausage), beer, wine, cocktails; in-house craft brews include Opening Day IPA, 5% Lazy Bear Blonde Ale, 5.3% Greenie Peak Wheat Witbier, 6.5% Blackout Ale Cascadian Dark IPA, 7.8% Catskinner American IPA, 5.4% Copper Chair Amber American Red Ale, 6.5% Prospector American Porter, 8.2% Angry Bear Blonde Ale, 5% Cabin Fever Czech-style Pilsner, 7.8% Back 40 Farm House Saison Ale, 10.1% Bad Medicine Honey Double IPA, 5.6% Midnight Meadows Oatmeal Stout, 6% Contagion Fruity Sour Ale (fruit ingredients vary), plus Tractor Brewing Co. 6.9% Delicious Red Hard Apple Cider, and RRBC's house-made root beer • they also distill & bottle in-house vodka, rum, gin, and agave spirit (American tequila) 'by hand, from scratch ... using only the best ingredients, our custom handmade copper still, and lots of love and science'
   Route 66 Junkyard Brewery [open July 2016]   they are on Facebook
1634 W. Route 66 in Grants, New Mexico

owner Henry Lackey was sued in October 2017 in federal court to stop using 'Route 66' in the company and product name by a European company that claims to own all rights to that term (!); Henry is fighting the lawsuit; besides, he says that his brewery doesn't make beer named after Route 66, its beers are named after car parts

full food menu, award-winning craft beers  3 Rivers Eatery & Brewery [built 1912; opened 1997] in Farmington, New Mexico

New Mexico Breweries & Brewpubs East of Albuquerque

   Sierra Blanca Brewing Co. [est. 1996]
1016 Industrial Road in Moriarty, New Mexico

seasonal beer garden is 1/2 acre; brews include: Alien Amber Ale, Alien Wheat, Alien 8.3% Imperial Stout, Rio Grande Outlaw Lager, Rio Grande Desert Pilsner, Rio Grande 5.8% IPA, Rio Grande Pancho Verde Chile Cerveza, Sierra Blanca 6% Sunchaser Pale Ale, Sierra Blanca Bone Chiller Nut Brown English Ale, Sierra Blanca Isotopes Slammin' Amber, Sierra Blanca 6% El Citmos IPA, seasonal 4.6% Green Chile Cerveza
   
   The Grant Brewing Co. Taproom [6/2017 - Spring 2018]
340 Highway 333 in Tijeras, New Mexico

seems to be shut down as-of Spring 2018

New Mexico Breweries & Brewpubs South of Albuquerque

   Alamogordo Brewing at Keg's Brewery and Fine Dining [1996-99]
name changed to Legends Desert Garden Grill, which closed in 2006; purchased by New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene in 2008
817 Scenic Drive in Alamogordo, New Mexico

    Bosque Brewing Co. Las Cruces Public House []
901 E. University Avenue in Las Cruces, New Mexico

separate Bosque Brewing Co. Las Cruces Beer Bar []
901 E. University Avenue in Las Cruces, New Mexico

Bosque Brewing Company [open 10/2012] is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Motto is 'Flavor is boss'; all-year brews include: flagship Bosque Lager, flagship Bosque IPA, Pistol Pete’s 1888 Ale, Elephants On Parade raspberry-cherry wheat ale, Brewer'S Boot Amber Ale, Scotia Scotch Ale; seasonal brews include: Era of Discovery Green Tea Pale Ale, Dream Theory Vienna Lager, Down In The Hollow English Brown Ale, Driftwood Oatmeal Stout, 6% Olde Boske Porter

   Camino Real Winery Taproom [open 10/2016]
133 Vallejos Lane (east of Hwy 47 on Vallejos Road) in Tomé, New Mexico
Camino Real Winery, 13 Tome Hill Road (east of Hwy 47) in Tomé, New Mexico

website is parked, check their Facebook homepage; open Noon to 10pm daily; major food menu; serving house-made wines and a wide variety of New Mexico craft beers & ciders from Bosque, Marble, De La Vega, Canteen Brewhouse, Santa Fe Brewing, Ponderosa, Sierra Blanca & Tractor; many music performance, open mic, and artists group events

color logo for Cloudcroft Brewing Company [opening Summer 2018] in Cloudcroft, New Mexico      Cloudcroft Brewing Company [opening Summer 2018]
1301 Burro Avenue in Cloudcroft, Otero County, New Mexico

official website is parked (5/2018); see Facebook page for many photos of the buildout; there will be an on-site microbrewery; family friendly live music venue; food menu will feature wood-fired pizza and a variety of unique and healthy menu options
De La Vega's Pecan Beer from Las Cruces, New Mexico   De La Vega's Pecan Grill & Brewery [est. 2009]
500 So. Telshor Blvd. in Las Cruces, New Mexico

fine dining menu, wine & cocktails, twelve in-house craft brews on tap; house brews include: German Pilsner, 6% Pale Ale, Green Chile Lager, Light American Lager, American IPA, American Wheat, Las Cruces Dark Lager, Aggie™ Amber Ale, Nut Brown Ale, flagship Pecan Amber Ale, and specialty 8.4% Desert Stout
Drylands Brewing Company in Lovington, New Mexico   Drylands Brewing Company [est. 2018]
322 Main Street in Lovington, Southeast New Mexico

sandwiches, salads, brick oven pizzas, New Mexico wines; twelve taps - in-house brews include: Mescalero Sands, Santa Fe Gold; guest taps include: De La Vega Pecan Beer, 5.2% Alien Amber Ale, Red Door Vanilla Cream Ale

   Elephant Butte Pizzeria & Brewery [1995-97] in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

   Farley’s Watering Hole - Food, Fun & Pub [] - three locations in New Mexico
3499 Foothills Road in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Farley’s Pub 1200 Mechem Drive in Ruidoso, New Mexico
Farley’s Pub 1315 No. Main Street in Roswell, New Mexico

broad food menu; local craft beers include 7% Bell's Two-Hearted American IPA, 6% Odell Rupture, Odell Cutthroat Porter, Karbach Lemon Ginger Radler (shandy), Red Bridge Sorghum gluten-free, 6% Tractor Milk Stout
575 Brewing Company in Alamogordo, New Mexico   575 Brewing Company []  they are on Facebook
234 W. Eighth Street in Alamogordo, New Mexico

bar snacks for sale include jalapeńo popcorn; evening foodtrucks include Cafe Con Leche food truck & La Patrona taco truck; in-house brews include: 6% Bluff Springs Blueberry-Infused Summer Ale, 6% Sleeping Lady Ale, 6% Sacramento Sunset Tangerine-Infused Ale, 5.4% Hazy Dunes Hoppy Wheat, 5.8% White Sands Belgian White, 6.5% Barley's Red Ale, 6% Rim Trail Golden Pale Ale, 6% Fallen Wings IPA, 5.9% Or5gan Pass Light Brown Ale, 6.3% Raspberry Trestle Blonde Ale, 7.1% Gato Mountain Hoppy IPA, 5% W.S.M.R. Wheat, 7.5% Sunspot Sweetened Scottish Ale, 6% Rock Hound Seven-Grain Porter; guest brews include: Tularosa Vineyard Sangria Spritzer and Sandia's Pineapple Cider, Watermelon Cider, Black Cherry Cider, Pear Cider
   Guadalupe Mountain Brewing Company [est. Jan 2018]
3404 National Parks Highway in Carlsbad, New Mexico

closed Monday & Tuesday; food menu includes subs, panini sandwiches, salads & sides; in-house brews include: 5.5% Red Ale, 5.5% Windy Days IPA, 5.4% Muy Mango Fruit Beer, 5.5% Oatmeal Stout, 5.2% Porter, 4.8% Yard Work, 5.3% Vienna Lager, 5.2% Blonde Ale, 3.7% Brownish Ale, 5.1% Pale Ale, 6% Pale Wheat Ale
   Hidden Taproom, somewhere in Ruidoso, New Mexico
these guys show up as real jerks: the website gives an address on Mechem Drive and the Facebook page gives an address on Sudderth Drive; the website also says that they are on neither; so I tried to ask about that using the email on the Contact Page, and it was rejected Error 550: mailbox does not exist; the conclusion is simple: they do not want your business
   High Desert Brewing Company []
1201 W. Hadley Avenue in Las Cruces, New Mexico

sandwiches, burgers, salads, and pub food; produces 27 hand-crafted lagers & ales, ten or so 'on tap' on rotation, plus in-house draft root beer

   Hub City Brewing Co. [open 11/2016]  they are on Facebook
202 Desoto Avenue {next to Railrunner Station} in Belén, New Mexico

craft beers brewed in-house, including very popular Green Chile IPA, Helles Lager, Extra Special Bitter Ale, Red Fox Red Ale, London Porter, Rocky Raccoon IPA, Smoky Sadie Dark Lager; new in May 2019: guest taps from Steel Bender; closed Sun-Mon-Tue; Winter Hours: 3pm-9pm Wed-Sat, Spring Hours: 3pm-10pm Tues-Sat, Noon-6pm Sundays; Taco Tuesdays all Summer, Hump Day Jam Session on the patio on Wednesday, karaoke on Thursday, live music on Saturday evenings

   Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery []
200 No. Bullard Street in Silver City, New Mexico

Little Toad Creek Tasting Room [open 2018]
119 No. Main Street in Las Cruces, New Mexico

began as Little Toad Creek Inn & Tavern on Highway 35 in remote Mimbres, moved in 2016; in-house brews include: Blonde Ale, Amber Ale, Pale Ale, New Mexico Brown, and Porter; small-keg micro-distillery products include: Diablo Verde Green Chili Vodka, Diablo Rojo Red Chili Vodka, plain Vodka, TeGila Silver Agave Spirits, Spiced Rum, Silver Rum, Sapo Grande aged whiskey (sells out fast!), Toad Breath Peppermint Liqueur, Toad Kauphy Liqueur, Oranjito Triple Sec Orange Liqueur
   Lost Hiker Brewing Company brewery & tasting room [opened 4/2018]
26394 E. Highway 70 in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico

Motto: "Remember: Life is short. Dream big or go home." • in-house brews include: flagship Ruidoso Blonde, Connectivity IPA, Midnight Squirrel Oatmeal Stout, Rye Knot? Belgian Rye Pale Ale, Das Hefen Hiker; various Lost Hiker brews are also available on tap in Ruidoso at Anaheiem Jacks, Casa Blanca Restaurant, Hidden Tap, and Sacred Grounds Coffee & Tea House

Milton’s Taproom in Roswell

   Mimbres Valley Brewing [2010-2014] in Deming, New Mexico

  Ribs Hickory Pit BBQ [est. 1991], 120 Nelson Lane in Los Lunas, New Mexico
  Ribs Hickory Pit BBQ [], 12220 North Highway 14 in Cedar Crest, New Mexico

   Rio Grande Brew Pub and Grill is a division of Sierra Blanca Brewing Co.
Rio Grande Grill & Taproom []
441 Mechem Drive in Ruidoso, New Mexico

Rio Grande Brew Pub and Grill []
in Concourse B, inside Albuquerque [NM] International Sunport


   Rock Canyon Taproom [opened 10/2018]  10/2018
364 Highway 333 (Route 66) in Tijeras, New Mexico  they are on Facebook

same people as Lizard Tail Brewing in Albuquerque; seven Lizard Tail beers on tap, as well as watermelon cider from Sandia Ciders, plus several other local beers in bottles and a few wines by the glass

   Roosevelt [2012] in Portales

   Silver City Brewing [2007-2010]

  Socorro Springs Restaurant & Brewhouse [est. 1999], 1012 California Street in Socorro, New Mexico

Sourdough Mine Restaurant and Brewery (Socorro): in the old Twisted Chile space , the restaurant is already up and running.

Tall Pines Beer and Wine Garden (Ruidoso): It remains to be seen how much (if any) beer it plans to brew

Tractor Brewing Company [est. 1999] - 4 locations in Albuquerque & Los Lunas, New Mexico   Tractor Brewing Co. [est. 1999 in Los Lunas, NM]
original location at Ribs Hickory Pit BBQ [1999-2014] in Los Lunas, NM; Nob Hill #2 [open 2011]; Wells Park #3 [open 2014]; Westside #4; Four Hills #5 [2017-2020]
Los Lunas #6 [open 2022]: 470 Sandsage Street in West Los Lunas, NM  5/2022

Motto is 'Get plowed!'; the Wells Park brewery has nine thirty-barrel and five fifteen-barrel fermenters and produces over 4,000 barrels per year; classic brews include: 7% Almanac IPA, Double Plow Oatmeal Stout, Farmer's Tan Red Ale, Hay Maker Honey Wheat, 5.1% Milk Mustachio Stout, New Mexican Lager, flagship Pilsner #15, Sod Buster Pale Ale, 7.5% Turkey Drool American Brown Ale, Rosie The Riveter Session IPA, Delicious Red Apple Cider, 6.9% Original Apple Hard Cider
   Truth or Consequences Brewing Company [est. 2016]
410 No. Broadway in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

in-house brews include: flagship 5.6% Cosmic Blonde Ale, 9.5% Gunslinger Gold, 5.3% Irish Red Ale, 8.7% Nana's Delight Double IPA, 7.5% Big River India Brown Ale, 4.4% Organic Crystal British Golden Ale, 11% Fireside Belgian Tripel Strong Pale Ale, 3.7% Airstream Ultra Light, 6.6% Buckhorn IPA, 6.3% Palomas Porter, 6% Dark Skies Oatmeal Stout, 6.7% Rye Pale Ale; seasonal brews include: 9.2% Honey Winter Strong Dark Ale
   
Twin Bluffs Brewing [trying to open since 2015] in Alamogordo, New Mexico
      Twisted Chile Brewing Company [closed March 2017, website gone]
on Abeyta Street in Downtown Socorro, New Mexico

in-house brews included: Red Lager
Wellhead Restaurant & Brewpub [est. 2000] in Artesia, New Mexico   The Wellhead Restaurant & Brewpub [built 1905; open 2000]
332 W. Main Street in Artesia, New Mexico

full food menu, meats include prime rib, catfish, salmon, bison, bratwurst, Angus grilled steaks; national beer brands include Bud, Coors, Shiner, Stella, Dos Equis, Miller; in-house brews include: 4.8% Cisco Canyon Blonde German Kölsch, 5.2% Indian Basin Wheat Beer, 5.3% Wellhead American Pale Ale, 4.8% Roughneck Irish Red Ale, 4.7% Crude Oil American-style Stout (winter only)


                   

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