Breweries in New Mexico produce a wide range of

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s in different styles that are marketed locally and regionally. Brewing companies vary widely in the volume and variety of beer produced, from small nanobreweries and

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to massive multinational conglomerate macrobreweries. In 2012

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's 35 brewing establishments (including breweries, brewpubs, importers, and company-owned packagers and wholesalers) employed 90 people directly, and more than 6,400 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing. Altogether 34 people in New Mexico had active brewer permits in 2012. Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply New Mexico's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by New Mexico's breweries and related industries was more than $131 million. Consumer purchases of New Mexico's

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products generated more than $69 million extra in tax revenue. In 2012, according to the

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, New Mexico ranked 12th in the number of

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per capita with 27. For context, at the end of 2013 there were 2,822

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in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237

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, 1,412

and 119 regional craft breweries. In that same year, according to the

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, the brewing industry employed around 43,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion.

Historic breweries

Breweries operated in various New Mexico towns during the late 1800s, though few survived until statewide

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began in 1918. Some of the more notable breweries include: * Illinois Brewing Company (1882–1918) in Socorro. The company started as a liquor wholesaler before moving into brewing in the mid-1880s. After Prohibition, the company continued to produce ice and soft drinks until 1965. The former brewery is listed on the

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and currently operates as a museum. *

Southwestern Brewery and Ice Company The Southwestern Brewery and Ice Company is a historic brewery in Albuquerque, New Mexico, located adjacent to the BNSF railroad tracks in East Downtown. Built in 1899, it is one of the only surviving 19th-century commercial buildings in the downto ...

(1888–1918) in

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. The brewery made various beers including the well-known Glorieta brand. The company did not return to brewing after Prohibition but continued to produce ice until 1997. The 1899 brewery building is still standing and is listed on the

. *New Mexico Brewing Company (1936–37) in Albuquerque. This was the only brewery to open in the post-Prohibition era, though it failed after less than a year. The brewery was auctioned and reopened as Rio Grande Brewing Company (1937–39). Also a short-lived venture, its products included Rio Grande Lager. The brewery building at 2nd and Marquette was converted to residential units and is still standing.

Breweries by location

Northern New Mexico

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in Abiquiú * Red River Brewing Company in Red River

Santa Fe

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Santa Fe Brewing Company Santa Fe Brewing Company is a brewery located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was established in 1988 as New Mexico's first craft brewery and has since become the largest brewery in the state. Its beers are distributed throughout the Southwester ...

Central New Mexico

Albuquerque

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* Bow & Arrow Brewing Company *

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Canteen Brewhouse Canteen Brewhouse (formerly Il Vicino Brewing Company) is an American craft brewery founded in 1994 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. History Originally housed in the Albuquerque Nob Hill location of Il Vicino Wood Oven Pizza restaurant, founding part ...

(formerly ''Il Vicino Brewing Company'') (additional taproom in Santa Fe) *

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* La Cumbre Brewing Company * Marble Brewery * Nexus Brewery and Restaurant * Tractor Brewing Company * Sidetrack Brewing Company

Corrales

* Ex Novo Brewing Company (additional location in

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Notes

References

External links

New Mexico Brewer's Guild

List of breweries in New Mexico
at BeerAdvocate (dynamic list)
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Lists of buildings and structures in New Mexico