Not a brewery but you could scope out `southwest grape and grain` which is a homebrew shop in that area.
Looks like Marble and La Cumbre will definitely be on my list.
Those two would be my choice. We spent three days in ABQ last October and enjoyed those two way more then the others.
Marble's Red Ale...YUM.....
Marble's Red Ale...YUM.....
So far I checked out La Cumbre and Ponderosa
I highly recommend Bosque and Red Door if you get a chance. Canteen is also great.
Really, you aren't going to go wrong almost anywhere you go. As mentioned before, ABQ is becoming a big brewing city. I think we're over 20 breweries for the metro area (abq, rio rancho, bernalillo, corrales, los lunas).... I would love to compare ABQ to other cities people typically think of as beer cities.
The only real bad beer I've had here was when broken bottle first opened, but supposedly they've really fixed their issues since.
The view from dad's property in Rio Rancho was great! The sierra Nevada with the Rio Grande running along the base with them speckled gold trout swimming in it.
That's hilarious that you mention that because when I first went to broken bottle I told my girlfriend "this kinda sucks..." I agree it was my first and only bad abq brewery experience.
Guessing you meant Sandia Mountains. Sierra Nevada is my neighborhood. Great views no matter what you call it. Spent many a pleasant mile on the Norton running up to Sandia Peak or over to Jemez Hot Springs for a moonlight dip.
Yeah I dunno exactly what the deal is, but it was REAL bad at first. My coworker and I both gave them a fair shot... We each went twice, a couple months apart, we both thought it was terrible... The second time, his wife had a piece of broken glass clink into her teeth when she took a sip. They lived up to their name!
But fast forward to a couple months ago, my buddy brought over a growler, didn't tell me who it was, just poured me one... I'll be damned if it wasn't one of the best milk stouts I've ever had! And he says everything they have on now is good too.
I've been meaning to get over there to give them a third chance, and see it for myself. I think they have a Sahti right now
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