Many of you have been asking us for the names of the beers submitted to the New Mexico IPA Challenge. Actually, you have probably been asking us that question for years. Well, this year we finally decided to reach out to the breweries and see just what were those wonderful hoppy elixirs that we all…
Category: IPA Challenge 2023
Bosque Brewing prevails with a nice total of votes in 2023 NM IPA Challenge
After eight years, the New Mexico IPA Challenge trophy will return to Bosque Brewing. With 69 total votes, Bosque claimed a nice title this year, beating out a field of 15 other IPAs submitted by breweries across New Mexico. Steel Bender took second with 47 votes, followed by Bow & Arrow (43) and Hidden Mountain…
Final round of NM IPA Challenge will be rather unique thanks to its setting
Ready to pick your favorite IPA in the cozy confines of a movie theater? Well, if you bought a ticket to the final round of the 2023 New Mexico IPA Challenge, that is exactly what your Saturday will look like. (And if you didn’t yet, buy one ASAP). Flix Brewhouse stepped up to host the…
Bosque stays on top as Icebox dominates Round 2 of 2023 NM IPA Challenge
We had a feeling that the second round of the New Mexico IPA Challenge would have some surprises, and boy, were we proven right. Held at Public House 28 Brewery between Las Cruces and Anthony, this round was dominated by a nearby brewery, as Icebox racked up a round-best 20 votes after getting just one…
Bosque Brewing Co. leads the pack after round 1 of the 2023 NM IPA Challenge
Today, 134 beer lovers cast their votes on 16 New Mexico IPAs in the first round of the NM IPA Challenge at The Drinkery, Bosque’s beautiful new taproom on the south side of Santa Fe. After the votes were tallied, host Bosque Brewing Co. leads the pack with 19 votes. Hidden Mountain is in second…
First round of 2023 NM IPA Challenge set for new Bosque location in Santa Fe
The first public round of the 2023 New Mexico IPA Challenge will take place in a new space Saturday afternoon. The Drinkery, Bosque Brewing’s first kitchen-free location, will host a bevy of hopheads on the southern side of Santa Fe. Located at 4980 Promenade Blvd., it is just off Cerrillos. Turn at any of Las…
NMIPAC preliminary round produces a few surprises as the field of 16 is set
A whole lot of brewery folks gathered inside the cozy confines of Gravity Bound Brewing on Saturday as 42 entries where whittled down to a final 16 for the upcoming public rounds of the 2023 New Mexico IPA Challenge. NM Brewers Guild executive director Ebbie Edmonston read off the final names, which were judged by…
Brewery reps gather to narrow down field of hoppy ales for 2023 IPA Challenge
The preliminary round of the New Mexico IPA Challenge is now a private event, not open to the public. However, that certainly does not lessen its importance. A total of 42 breweries will have their IPAs judged by their peers, and from that will come the 16 beers that the hoppy beer lovers will get…
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