The Local Brewhouse – Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Before reading any further, the biggest take-away from this review is that the Local Brewhouse serves the best burger in…
Big Boss Hot Links at Brew Lab 101 – Rio Rancho, New Mexico
The Oxford Dictionary defines an adage as “a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.” The adage “the apple…
Two Cranes Bistro and Brew – Albuquerque, New Mexico
As we wended our way along meandering Rio Grande Boulevard, I commented to my Kim, “I sure miss Ichabod and…
Bosque North Brewery & Taproom – Bernalillo, New Mexico
“Are you going to explain how to pronounce “bosque?,” my Kim asked when she espied me working on this review. …
Lava Rock Brewing Company – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mark Twain, who quit school at age twelve after having completed the sixth grade, would go on to be widely…
Toltec Brewing Co. – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Vincent: And you know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris? Jules: They don’t call it a…
Shamrock Brewing Co. – Pueblo, Colorado
When my friend David Wagner, author of the spell-binding Rick Montoya Italian mysteries, invited us to dinner at the Shamrock…
Quarter Celtic Brewpub – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In 1913, French mathematician Émile Borel introduced a thought experiment that has come to be known as the infinite monkey…
Steel Bender Brewyard – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Sometimes you want to go Where everybody knows your name And they’re always glad you came You want to be…
Starr Brothers Brewing – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Poets, musicians and authors have long rhapsodized about the loyalty of dogs, the most faithful and loving companions anyone can…
Tap That – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
In my review of the Corrales Bistro Brewery, you were introduced to “Le Cochon,” a self-professed God’s gift to women,…
Desert Valley Brewing – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Every time a new brewery launches in the Duke City, aficionados of quaffing ales, lagers and stouts celebrate another venue…
Boxing Bear Brewing Company – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In the 2008 Will Ferrell comedy Semi-Pro which centers on a fictional professional basketball team, there’s a scene in which…
Rowley Farmhouse Ales – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Only in John Denver’s hit song “Thank God I’m A Country Boy” is life on the farm “kinda laid back.”…
Second Street Brewery – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Having served as a judge at many competitive culinary events, it’s always baffled me just how much disparity there usually…