La Cumbre Brewing (2022)

Chile Line looks awesome. A Kviek Lager brewed with blue corn?

Thanks for mentioning them.

 

If you're staying on the Plaza area, Chili Line is super close, too. For that matter, Second Street, Bosque, and especially Desert Dogs (which I didn't have time to hit) are, too. The various multi-tap spots have plenty of options from the other breweries in Santa Fe and Albuquerque as well.
Honestly, I'm pretty excited to go back already. The food down there is my favorite (anywhere) and the beer is catching up.

 

We're staying in an AirBNB apartment about half a mile from Second Street's Railyard taproom, Chile Line, Bosque and a Santa Fe Brewing location. Rowley is a ten minute drive. Seems like I'll be ok.

 

If it's Carne Adovada you want, for lunch, Barelas in ABQ. For dinner, Casa de Benavidez and Duran's pharmacy. In Santa Fe, La Choza and Marias. All are spot on as far as the carne goes. Try the chicharrones if they're available.

 

Thanks for the heads up on that Jeff. There's nothing like some Adovada that's been cooking all day with a side of beans and chicos and home made tortillas. And, of course, an ice cold IPA.

 

Unfortunately, I've never seen chicos being served with adovada here in NM at any of our restaurants. Posole, sure. But most often, refried beans and seasoned rice, side of tortilla and then a sopapilla with honey.

 

Thanks @SFACRKnight for pointing me to this thread. Lots of good info in here.

 

Rowleys has been my favorite brewery in Santa Fe. Their Petitie Blanche series of foeder saisons are killer. I really enjoyed Chile Line’s Llorona Kveik Lager. Santa Fe and Second Street were just fine. Perfectly good beers but definitely felt like old guard places that are content doing their thing. The Total Wine has a nice selection of local singles (let’s be honest, I just bought Bow & Arrow cans and one Foederland bottle), but Susan’s Fine Wines is even better, cheaper and refrigerated (where I bought a couple more B&A cans of stuff no longer available at the brewery).

 

Good to know that Susan's is still a good store. I read somewhere (not sure where) that they didn't have much beer anymore. Could've been people who were hunting for rare stuff for all I know, too. Total Wine's stuff was almost entirely warm and not everything was as fresh as I'd hoped. On the Rowley front, without giving too much away, pages 2 and 3 of their list had some bottles that I haven't seen on a normal menu in more than a decade.

 

Susan’s had a great selection of local NM beers, plus lambic including a good number of Drie Fonteinen magnums. I think they’ve moved since their location (a block or two from Bosque in the Railyard) is different from where Apple Maps thought they were.

Those $80 on-site Cantillon bottles at Rowley caught me off guard.

 

Currently in Sedona, and ordered an Elevated IPA for the first time. Definitely delicious, dry and dank up front with a slight malty and bitter after taste. Reminds me of Beachwood IPA's.

 

Hit up La Cumbre, Gravity Bound, Marble and Bow & Arrow in Albuquerque. They were all great, but I think Gravity Bound and B&A were my favorites. Can’t go wrong anywhere with the great weather we had Thursday/Friday in the city.

Also, the Painted Lady Bed & Brew is a great place to stay if you’re in ABQ. Highly recommended.

 

I'll be in Santa Fe and ABQ for the first half of July. This thread, and the Visiting Albuquerque one, are getting bookmarked for reference. Thanks to all who have posted.