Brewpub visit: Chama River Brewing Company

Posted by Patrick under Beer Photos

I’m in New Mexico this weekend for a “spiritual cleansing” (code for a beer run). It seems that this part of the country has a number of small breweries, and I’m going to find a few of them over the next few days.

Chama River Brewing Company is a quite nicely appointed restaurant a mere mile from my hotel. Of the six beers on tap, I tried Orion’s Ale (a winter warmer in the belgian tradition, long on maple, roast malt and yeasty funkiness) and the Jackalope IPA (a strong, grassy tasting brew that has an interesting combination of 3-C finishing hops).

Foodwise, the fondue is really tasty. The cheese was spiked with green chiles (natch) and slowly added heat (and more desire to drink beer) over time. The supplied dunking materials included chunks of a nice artisan loaf, green apple bits, and broccoli and caulifower florets. If i ordered it again, I’d skip the veggies and go straight for the bread and apples.

Tomorrow — Santa Fe for some art browsing and beer drinking. More later!