{"id":54393,"date":"2020-03-03T03:27:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T09:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=54393"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:44:24","slug":"la-reforma-brewery-albuquerque-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=54393","title":{"rendered":"La Reforma Brewery &#8211; Albuquerque, New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_54394\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54394\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma01.gif?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-54394 size-full lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/563;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma01.gif?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma01.gif?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 750w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma01.gif?size=128x96&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma01.gif?size=256x192&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma01.gif?size=384x288&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma01.gif?size=512x384&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma01.gif?size=640x480&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Reforma Taqueria, Brewery and Distillery on San Mateo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When my friend Schuyler saw the name of the restaurant on this review, he teased me that my life of dissipation, debasement and debauchery finally caught up with me.\u00a0 &#8220;<em>39-year-old juvenile delinquents like you belong in a reformatory<\/em>.&#8221; \u00a0 Being the mad scientist cerevisaphile he is, he also told it&#8217;s about time I ended my teetotaling ways.\u00a0 &#8220;<em>You&#8217;ve tried everything else.\u00a0 Why not beer<\/em>?&#8221;\u00a0 Frankly, when my friend Ryan &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/breakthechainnm\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Break the Chain<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; Scott first told me about La Reforma Taqueria, Brewery and Distillery, I had no idea what the context of the term &#8220;Reforma&#8221; meant, but doubted it had anything to do with a reformatory (which Wikipedia defines as &#8220;<em>a youth detention center or an adult correctional facility popular during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Western countries<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mexican history, a subject in which I&#8217;m apparently woefully uneducated, recalls that La Reforma was the Mexican social revolution in the 1850s which led to the ouster of dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (you might remember him from The Alamo) and designation of Mexico as a nation state. \u00a0 The revolution resulted in the creation of\u00a0 the Mexican Constitution of 1857 which provided civil, political, and religious freedoms, and the Reform Laws which declared complete separation of church and state. La Reforma gave Mexicans freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press.\u00a0 It helped establish equality for citizens before the law.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54395\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54395\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma02.gif?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-54395 size-full lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/563;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma02.gif?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma02.gif?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 750w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma02.gif?size=128x96&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma02.gif?size=256x192&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma02.gif?size=384x288&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma02.gif?size=512x384&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma02.gif?size=640x480&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Early Lunch on Taco Tuesday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To commemorate the reforms earned during the revolution, one of Mexico City&#8217;s most iconic thoroughfares was designated Paseo de la Reforma.\u00a0 Usually referred to simply as La Reforma, the thoroughfare takes you from the downtown area all the way to the famous Chapultepec Park.\u00a0 It runs through one of the capital city\u2019s main financial and business districts as well as one of main tourist zones.\u00a0 Among the most famous landmarks along the route is a towering winged statue of victory which hovers above the traffic, chaos, protests, and tourists that pass beneath her feet each day.<\/p>\n<p>Lovingly called <em>El \u00c1ngel<\/em>, the independence monument on Reforma Avenue in Mexico City is as much a symbol of Mexico\u2019s capital as the Nelson&#8217;s Column statue on Trafalgar Square is a symbol for London and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris symbolizes la Ville Lumi\u00e8re.\u00a0 The Angel is actually a winged statue of Victoria, the ancient Roman goddess of victory. On one hand, the angel holds a crown of laurel (to place on the heads of the triumphant independence insurgents) and on the other hand, a broken three-link chain to symbolize three centuries of Spanish rule in Mexico before Mexicans gained its independence.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54396\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54396\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma03.gif?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-54396 size-full lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/563;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma03.gif?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma03.gif?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 750w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma03.gif?size=128x96&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma03.gif?size=256x192&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma03.gif?size=384x288&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma03.gif?size=512x384&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma03.gif?size=640x480&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thematic Mexican Mural<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A mural behind the bar depicts the beloved Angel statue along with other symbols of the Land of Montezuma including the Volkswagen Beetle which was produced in Mexico for sixty-five years before production halted in 2019.\u00a0 Towering skyscrapers and verdant palm trees backdrop the statue along with a nearby sign indicating you&#8217;re on the Paseo De la Reforma.\u00a0 The symbolism doesn&#8217;t end with the imagery on the mural.\u00a0 Nor do historical ties with Mexico, among the most significant of which is the brewery operation.<\/p>\n<p>During his reign Emperor Maximilian, who never traveled without his two German brew masters, spurred the brewing industry in Mexico.\u00a0 Vestiges of the German influence on brewing is still prominent today.\u00a0 Mexican beers are, in fact, based on German styles.\u00a0 In addition to its beer operation, La Reforma distills its own rum, vodka and agave spirits which are incorporated into cocktails. \u00a0 Among those cocktails, all available on tap, are two named for the Mexican independence movement: The Reformita and The Angel of Independence.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54397\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54397\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma04.gif?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-54397 size-full lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/563;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma04.gif?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Torta de Pescado with Fries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The name on the marquee &#8220;La Reforma&#8221; is subtitled &#8220;Taqueria, Brewery, Distillery&#8221; in recognition of the troika of offerings all inspired by Mexico City.\u00a0 The menu is rather simple as the most delicious things tend to be.\u00a0 You basically have your choice of tacos, tortas, burritos and quesadillas which can be stuffed with carnitas (braised pork shoulder), carne asada (marinated flank steak), al pastor (rotisserie-broiled marinated pork), or pollo asado (grilled and marinated chicken). The catch of the day for pescatarians is a tempura-battered white fish while vegans will gravitate toward the aguacate (tempura-battered avocado). Traditional Mexican food accompaniments festoon your table with ingredients to add even more flavor and pizazz to your meal. Among them are fresh cilantro, onion, guacamole, salsa, and crema. Corn tortillas for the tacos are made on the premises.<\/p>\n<p>Fittingly, my inaugural visit was on a Taco Tuesday which that handsome young whippersnapper Jim Millington advised could be chaotic, particularly during the evening.\u00a0 He warned that even other evenings &#8220;<em>are also becoming mob scenes<\/em>.&#8221;\u00a0 Even during lunch La Reforma is one busy joint with blue- and white-collar guests enjoying extended lunch hours (along with adult beverages).\u00a0 Despite the brevity of the menu, deciding what to order is no matter for a snap decision.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54398\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54398\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma05.gif?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-54398 size-full lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/545;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma05.gif?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"545\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma05.gif?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 750w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma05.gif?size=128x93&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma05.gif?size=256x186&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma05.gif?size=384x279&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma05.gif?size=512x372&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LaReforma05.gif?size=640x465&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taco Al Pastor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Given my druthers between tacos, burritos, quesadillas or tortas, the latter will win out virtually every time.\u00a0 In my estimation, the humble torta remains a vastly underappreciated paragon of deliciousness and simplicity.\u00a0 In Mexico the word &#8220;<em>torta<\/em>&#8221; is a rather broad term for several kinds of sandwiches, usually made with a round piece of telera or bolillo bread.\u00a0 Unlike sandwiches north of the border, however, you can&#8217;t just pack any ingredient between buns and call it a torta.\u00a0 Tortas should taste like Mexico, garnished not only with Mexican flavors and spices, but with generations of tradition and culture.<\/p>\n<p>That said, my torta choice may not have been the best exemplar of those qualities. \u00a0 My choice, the <em><strong>torta de pescado<\/strong><\/em> (tempura-battered white fish, cilantro-lime slaw, guacamole, tomato) was quite good, but it didn&#8217;t &#8220;pop&#8221; with flavors and personality characteristic of Mexican culinary culture.\u00a0 The white fish, while flaky and light, was just a bit on the dry side though a little lime helped remedy that.\u00a0 The cilantro-lime slaw was rather anemic and not nearly as creamy as the best coleslaw I&#8217;ve enjoyed with tacos.\u00a0 Not even with the addition of jalpe\u00f1os and salsa provided the totality of experience I sought.\u00a0 At some point, adding more ingredients would have resulted in subtraction of flavors.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t get me wrong&#8211;this was a good torta, but it pales in comparison to the greatness of the torta de barbacoa at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=54217\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Elotes Del Rancho<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em><strong>taco al pastor <\/strong><\/em>(rotisserie-broiled pork with pineapple) on the other hand, was predictably terrific and more authentic than most you&#8217;ll find in this city.\u00a0 My server assured me the pork for each taco is sheared directly from a &#8220;trompo,&#8221; the cylindrical spit grill similar to what you&#8217;ll see at a Greek gyros restaurant.\u00a0 The pork is nicely marinated and comes garnished with onions, cilantro and pineapple, the latter of which lends a pleasant sweetness that pairs oh-so-well with the savory marinade.\u00a0 The housemade corn tortillas put to shame any you&#8217;ll find at the frozen food aisle of your grocery store.<\/p>\n<p>For Taco Tuesday and every other day, La Reforma is an excellent choice&#8211;not only for aficionados of quality Mexican food, but for students of Mexican history who might enjoy this living museum to the country&#8217;s not too distant past.<\/p>\n<p><strong>La Reforma Brewery<\/strong><br \/>\n8900 San Mateo Boulevard, N.E., Suite i<br \/>\n<strong>Albuquerque, New Mexico<\/strong><br \/>\n(505) 717-1361<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lareformabrewery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Website<\/strong><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lareformabrewery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Facebook Page<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>LATEST VISIT<\/strong>:\u00a0 3 March 2020<br \/>\n<strong># OF VISITS<\/strong>: 1<br \/>\n<strong>RATING<\/strong>: N\/R<br \/>\n<strong>COST<\/strong>: $$<br \/>\n<strong>BEST BET<\/strong>: Torta de Pescado, Taco Al Pastor<br \/>\n<strong>REVIEW #1152<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When my friend Schuyler saw the name of the restaurant on this review, he teased me that my life of dissipation, debasement and debauchery finally caught up with me.\u00a0 &#8220;39-year-old juvenile delinquents like you belong in a reformatory.&#8221; 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