La Cumbre Brewing Company
Brewpub
in
Albuquerque,
New Mexico,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2010
Contact
3313 Girard Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87107, United States
Description
Since 2010, the goal of La Cumbre Brewing Co. has been to produce beers that represent the absolute apex of the art of brewing. Ready for liftoff? “Get Elevated” with our Great American Beer Festival® gold medal hop masterpiece, Elevated IPA.
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Draft at the source. Clear, very pale straw, white head. Light malt, grass. Tastes like beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jul 2021
at 03:34
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.6
pint can. lightly hazy 18 k gold color with a smallish white head. The aroma is distinct with ripe bananas and something bready. The taste mirrors the aroma--lots of banana set in a bready malt base. The palate is light but appropriate. Overall: a decent breakfast hefe.
Tried
from Can
on 23 May 2021
at 13:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Light banana, bread yeast. Golden pour with decent head. Light sweet finish with a touch of tang. Decent Hefeweizen. Tap at First Draft.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 May 2021
at 18:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Very clear golden, orange, copper and bronze coloured body with a nice, two to three centimetre tall off-white and tan head that has a little lace on the sides. Aroma of bright resinous and dank hops with a lot of alpha acids and bitterness coming through, with some biscuity malts coming through the edges as well. Medium-bodied; Deep resinous, bitter and grapefruity hop notes show through everything with a lot of flowers and malts noticeable as well, with a dry and slightly yeastie, nutty flavour that has a little sweetness towards the end, but a lot of pungency. Aftertaste shows the malt somehow a bit more than the hops, with a dry, floral and grassy finish that shows a lot of alpha acids and pungency with some slight sweetness and citrus, especially at the end. Overall, a nice a pungent beer, with a nice look and a pleasant aroma, but deep malt profile with a great bitter hoppy note at the end. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Total Beverage in Thornton, Colorado on 08-May-2021 for US$3,13 sampled in my hotel room here in Estes Park, Colorado the following day after a nice long snowy hike in Rocky Mountain National Park with my wife and kids for Mother's Day 2021.
Tried
from Can
on 09 May 2021
at 23:11
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pint can thanks to chinhaez! 5/7/21. Rating as many different states in a row as I can without repeats. Starting on 5/4: IL, CT, NY, VA, TN, IA, MN, AZ, OH, FL, and now NM. Hazy orange, large frothy white head, good retention. Aroma of leafy, herbal hops, pithy grapefruit. Taste is grapefruit, melon, mango, pine, dank, and some dandelion in the finish. Even later comes honeysuckle. Tad bit thin, mildly juicy, mild bitterness, delicately balanced. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 08 May 2021
at 00:22
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pint can. Lightly hazy gold color with a big white head that has decent retention. Aroma of sweetened grapefruit, oranges and some pine. Taste of mixed ripe citrus and some bitter pine. Palate is full and a bit sticky. Overall: decent
Tried
from Can
on 23 Apr 2021
at 19:46
5.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Pint can. Nice 18k golden color with a large head that has good retention. The aroma is strong with tangerines, mango and a touch of pineapple. The taste follows the nose with tropical citrus dominating in the forefront and a pleasant bitterness on the back end. The palate is medium and appropriate for the style. Finishes long. I paired this with some Cheez-it extra cheesy crackers, worked ok, but perhaps pretzels would have been better.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Mar 2021
at 18:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
0.473L can pours with a near clear gold body that supports a thin white head of foam. The aroma offers up a hit of apple and pear like esters and a faint sense of lemon like citrus hops and grain. The taste delivers an initial blend of modestly bitter lemon to faintly lime citrus hops playing up against murmurs of sweet apple and pear like fruity esters. Toward the finish the hops fall away as a mild grainy maltiness bubbles to the surface. This manages a fairly even finish that leans toward the dry side. I like that.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2020
at 22:45
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
32oz crowler pours with a clear gold to copper body that supports a thin light tan head of foam. The aroma offers up citrus flowing into sappy pine and no sense of the malt bill or ABV. The taste delivers a balanced blend of juicy citrus, bitter grapefruit citrus hops and bitter pine sap. Another sip reveals thin layers of tropical fruit and a bitter woody like sensation. This is pretty darn good for this big of an ABV.
Tried
from Crowler
on 18 Dec 2020
at 22:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at WTF 6. Pours a hazy orange ruby with large frothy white head. The aroma is floral, earth, oak, tequila. Slick body, earth, floral, strong tequila finish, good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2020
at 01:17