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List of breweries in New Mexico

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.^[1] Consumer purchases of New Mexico's brewery products generated more than $69 million extra in tax revenue.^[3] In 2012, according to the Brewers Association, New Mexico ranked 12th in the number of craft breweries per capita with 27.^[4]

For context, at the end of 2013 there were 2,822 breweries in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237 brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries.^[5] In that same year, according to the Beer Institute, the brewing industry employed around 43,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion.^[6]

Breweries operated in various New Mexico towns during the late 1800s, though few survived until statewide Prohibition began in 1918.^[7] 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.^[8] The former brewery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and currently operates as a museum.
• Southwestern Brewery and Ice Company (1888–1918) in Albuquerque. 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.^[9] The 1899 brewery building is still standing and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[10]
• New Mexico Brewing Company (1936–37) in Albuquerque.^[11][12] 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).^[13] Also a short-lived venture,^[14] its products included Rio Grande Lager. The brewery building at 2nd and Marquette was converted to residential units and is still standing.

• Abbey Brewing CompanyinAbiquiú^[15]
• Red River Brewing CompanyinRed River

• Rowley Farmhouse Ales^[16]
• Santa Fe Brewing Company^[17]
• Second Street Brewery^[18]

• Bombs Away Beer Company^[19]
• Bosque Brewing Company^[20]
• Bow & Arrow Brewing Company^[21]
• Boxing Bear Brewing Company^[22]
• Canteen Brewhouse (formerly Il Vicino Brewing Company^[23]) (additional taproom in Santa Fe)^[24]
• Dialogue Brewing and Gallery^[25]
• High & Dry Brewing Company^[26]
• La Cumbre Brewing Company^[27]
• Marble Brewery ^[28]
• Nexus Brewery and Restaurant^[27]
• Tractor Brewing Company^[29]
• Sidetrack Brewing Company^[30]

• Ex Novo Brewing Company (additional location in Portland)^[31]

• 575 Brewing Company^[32]

• Icebox Brewing Company^[33]
• High Desert Brewing^[34]
• Spotted Dog Brewery^[35][36]
• Picacho Peak Brewing Company^[37]

• Little Toad Creek Brewery^[38]

• Beer in the United States
• List of breweries in the United States
• List of microbreweries
• List of wineries in New Mexico

• Stott, Jon C. (2014). New Mexico Beer: A History of Brewing in the Land of Enchantment. Charleston, SC: American Palate, A Division of The History Press. ISBN 978-1-60949-814-6.

• New Mexico Brewer's Guild
• List of breweries in New Mexico at BeerAdvocate (dynamic list)