Sierra Blanca Brewing Company (Rio Grande)

Sheet steel warehouse building about a mile south of the highway. Small taproom has short straight bar perpendicular to the entrance on the left that seats 5, with a few tables about the room. 10 beers on tap. Knowledgeable, personable bartender.

Overall I'm impressed with Ruidoso breweries so far. This one kicks it up a notch or two.

Waiter knew his friggin' beer, his local geology, geology in general (always a bonus), and even his classic Rock.

The pub burger with bacon may have been the single greatest slab of dead animal flesh I have ever eaten. Will people in 100 years look down on me because of how barbaric I am? Probably. They'll probably even be right. Today, However, I don't care. Hats off to the chef.

The beer Rocks too. The most amazing pilsner I've ever had was recommended right off the bat. The brown ale was a nice finish to the meal.

Two sixers to go - under $20. Ruidoso kicks ass!

 

First beer stop (Sep 11) on my Late Summer 2017 Road Trip. Showed up at about 6:15 (after calling for directions an hour or so beforehand). Bar in front, beer garden in back with a bigger bar. Brewing equipment is in between. 18 beers on tap, including one cider. Several only available at the brewery, including a vanilla stout and single hop mosaic IPA. Four customers and a barkeep in front, maybe a dozen customers in the back garden. Owners were hanging out in the back. Food limited to some salty bagged snacks. Dogs allowed if on leash (going to be a big selling point on this trip). Plenty of board games available, as well as horseshoes, bocce, tetherball and cornhole (yeah, I know). Eight or so picnic tables. Friendly barkeeps; beer is decent, not great, but glad I stopped. Live bands weekly from June - Sep. Also one of the biggest one stall bathrooms I've ever been in. Beer available to go as well.