A while back, we wrote up on how the brewing industry in New Mexico is reaching a point where some owners are ready to retire and move along. It’s already happened in Angel Fire (Enchanted Circle was sold to the owners of Nuckolls), in Corrales (Casa Vieja was sold), and in Albuquerque (The 377, to…
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Red Door Brewing quietly opens a lovely new taproom in the heart of Clovis
A little back, we noticed that Red Door Brewing had posted an advertisement for job openings at a new location out in Clovis, where the brewery already operated inside a bowling alley and an outdoor events space. There was nothing more after that, but when I headed out to Clovis to see some extended family…
Bandolero Brewery brings a fresh vibe and tasty brews and food to Clovis
In all the time that I have lived in New Mexico (1986-96, 2008-present), no members of my mother’s side of the family have ever made any part of this state my home. That changed recently when my cousin’s husband was assigned to Cannon Air Force Base, which gave me a perfectly good excuse to trek…
Beer Notes: The first full-fledged brewery opens in Clovis
In terms of craft beer, options were fairly limited out in Clovis for a long time, to put it mildly. A town of 38,000 people had no breweries or taprooms to call their own. Things began to change a couple years ago, when Albuquerque’s Red Door Brewing opened a taproom in Clovis. Roosevelt Brewing, from…
Checking in on all the forthcoming breweries and taprooms frozen in place
Back when I interviewed the Bow & Arrow Brewing staff about their new canning line, co-owner Shyla Sheppard said that the forthcoming Rambler Taproom in Farmington has been placed on indefinite hold. It made sense, not having a patio and all, but it ended up getting all of us in the Crew wondering about what…
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