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.

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9/10
Tried from Draft on 24 Jan 2020 at 21:39

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Finn's Manor. Cloudy orange, white head. Hoppy, tropical fruit, pine, malty, biscuit. Sweetish with medium bitterness in finish. Dry. Medium bodied.
Tried from Draft at Finn’s Manor on 07 Oct 2019 at 06:01

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF 2019, Day 1 - London. Pours clear yellow-gold with a light, bubbly white head. Quite buttery, doughy, sweet. Light bodied with fine carbonation; not in the best condition. Reasonably poor overall.
Tried from Cask on 15 Sep 2019 at 21:22

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at Horse Brass. Aroma is good, very hoppy, lots of pine. Sticky. Taste is not so exciting, but still has a decent jammy fruitiness. Hops are not so strong. Nice though. --- Beer merged from original tick of Red Ryeot on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:05 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Tap at Horse Brass. Aroma is good, very hoppy, lots of pine. Sticky. Taste is not so exciting, but still has a decent jammy fruitiness. Hops are not so strong. Nice though.
Tried from Draft on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:03

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Refrigerated black bomber poured into a glass. Black with medium light brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, medium body, well carbonated, and some lacing. Taste is roasted malt, oak, cocoa, and dryer finish.
Tried on 02 Sep 2019 at 00:32

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Got in a trade with AZBeerDude72. 16 ounce can into tulip glass; canned on 6/13/2019, best before 9/11/2019. Pours slightly hazy medium golden amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a small cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and dark/bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.5%. Overall this is an excellent IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish; not overly aggressive. Feels like Columbus, Simcoe, Centennial. Extremely juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy hops; with a great balanced dark/bready malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive West coast style example. Awesome classic hop profile.
Tried from Can on 31 Aug 2019 at 18:05

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
32oz crowler pours with a clear deep gold body that supports a nice off white head of foam. The aroma offers up melon with a slight nod to watermelon, more fresh watermelon and then some mild spicy dankness. The taste delivers a pleasing sink your teeth in hoppy richness and depth. I get spicy thick dankness teaming up immediately with fresh watermelon juiciness. The juicy to bitter play and the depths this goes to creates a excellent experience. Wow.
Tried from Crowler on 31 Aug 2019 at 02:21

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
cask leggero dorato discreta maltatura filo diacetile nota erbacea poco amato boh
Tried from Cask on 28 Aug 2019 at 23:22

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF 2019, Olympia, London. A hazy golden coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, malty, pine aroma and taste. Slightly sweet and dank.
Tried from Cask on 21 Aug 2019 at 14:41

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at GBBF: Poured a coppery orange with white bubbles. Aroma is hoppy sweet. Taste is hops forward but very sweet.
Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2019 at 17:32