Above: Tom Brewer. Photographs by Douglas Merriam. ON A SMALL FARM in the town of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, a wet year has led to an early emergence of one of New Mexico’s newest crops. Everywhere…
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Above: La Cumbre's beers are meant to disappear, but the whimsically illustrated cans are for keeps. Photographs courtesy of La Cumbre Brewing. STARTED IN 2010 by Jeff Erway, La Cumbre Brewing has…
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Above: Bullets flew across this road during the Lincoln County War. Photograph courtesy of Timothy Roberts. THE RIO BONITO PUSHES THROUGH a spring-fattened bosque, adding a palette of varying greens…
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Above: Asa Stone at Sidetrack Brewery. Photograph by Minesh Bacrania. ASA STONE THIRSTS for knowledge. When graduating from high school in Hitachi, Japan, she didn’t want to study just one thing, as…
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Tractor Brewing has four locations throughout Albuquerque, including its Wells Park Taproom. ONE OF MY FIRST JOBS after college was at a brewery. I was a mere “runner”—the guy who delivered food to…
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Above: Bow & Arrow's founders Shyla Sheppard and Missy Begay. Photographs by Minesh Bacrania. A YUCCA IS IN FULL BLOOM where Bow & Arrow Brewing Company’s parking lot meets the corner of Sixth Street…
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Above: Doris Herrera of Anodyne. Photograph by Allison Pharmakis. DORIS HERRERA GREW UP IN TINY Anthony, Texas, just across the New Mexico state line, where she graduated from a high school class of…
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Above: The ruins of Jemez Historic Site nestle near a spectacular mesa. Photographs by Minesh Bacrania. THE MURAL ON THE faded exterior of the Los Ojos Saloon, an old mercantile built in 1947 in…
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Above: The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument at sunset. Photograph by Wayne Suggs. We all have our go-tos—a restaurant, hike, gallery, margarita, or green chile recipe—that we return to…
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Beers get dark and toasty when the cold sets in, cueing our taste buds to feel at home among flavors like chocolate, molasses, dried fruit, and nuts. “We tend to lean on heavier beers with higher…
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