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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8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Undated bomber shared by Jow on 8/28/25.
Clear, dark. Tan bubbles immediately to thin ring.
Big oaky notes next to fudge, mild licorice and moderate but not overdone roast. No alcohol, no excess sugar. Tobacco, molasses, nice and intense.
Now this is a RIS that I can get behind. Roast and hop are certainly present, but tempered. Body is chewier and thicker than traditional. Tons of fun complexity with more molasses and tobacco. Great depth and attenuation. No alcohol noted.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2025 at 23:09

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Canned 5/15, shared by Jow on 6/28/25. Thanks!
Heavily hazy, bright lemon golden. Small, white head.
Floral and fruity with dry spice and cedar. Heavy stone fruit, gooseberry. Cracker and biscuit with a hint of honey.
Spicy, dry, plentiful stone fruit and biscuit with just enough sweetness. Nice attenuation and depth. Super fruity, lightly peppery. Maybe a touch more malt sweetness would make the fruit pop even more, but this is very well-done
Tried from Can on 28 Aug 2025 at 22:48

7.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from Stefan thanks! Shared with Clark. Light cloudy yellow. Nose is tropical fruits and citrus. Tatses of lemon, lime, passionfruit, pineapple, grass. Dry with a fruity finish.
Tried on 28 Aug 2025 at 22:40

7.4/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
A hot weather beer. Pale yellow with thick white head. Malt and mix aroma. Good malt forward taste with a bit of hop. Quick finish
Tried from Can at Saraveza on 23 Aug 2025 at 05:23

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Darkish gold body with white head. Biscuity aroma. Malt forward taste with hoppish bits. Clean finish.
Tried from Can at Saraveza on 21 Aug 2025 at 22:41

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pint Can. Pours a crystal clear yellow gold color with a medium white head that has fair retention and lacing. The aroma is medium in strength with pine, grapefruit and a trace of caramel. The taste is more pine, mild grapefruit, some bread and a bit of caramel. The palate is light and crisp. Overall: Just a good basic IPA. Seems like a west coast style to me, but the brewer make no such claim.
Tried from Can on 27 Jul 2025 at 14:13

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pint Can. Pours a clear yellow gold color with a monster head that has good retention and sticky lacing. The aroma is on the milder side with sweetened grapefruit and light pine resins. The flavor also seem a bit mild and understated with grapefruit, lemons, weeds and bitter pine. The palate was medium in viscosity and the carbonation is soft. Finishes short, dry and clean. Overall: Decent--Very unusual IPA in that it is subtly flavored as opposed to boldly flavored. That aside it is really quite nice.
Tried from Can on 14 Jul 2025 at 19:53

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pint Can. Pours an opaque cloudy yellow color with a small white head that has fair retention. The aroma is mostly pineapple with a bit of grapefruit and some guava. The taste is mixed tropical fruits with grapefruit, lemon pith and pineapple. The palate was full and the carbonation was soft. Finishes long and dry with lingering bitter grapefruit. Overall: Decent hazy IPA--went down very easy. Paired well with some honey goat gouda cheese.
Tried from Can on 14 Jul 2025 at 19:35

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pint can. pale yellow color with a small white head. The aroma is mild with grains and corn. The taste is grain, bread, corn and some noble hops. The palate is crisp with lively carbonation. Finishes short and dry. Overall: OK lager, but nothing really interesting here.
Tried from Can on 28 Jun 2025 at 20:25

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pint Can. Pours a clear yellow gold with a medium sized sudsy white head that has good retention. The aroma is somewhat mild with grapefruit and lemons. The taste, unlike the aroma, is big with pine grapefruit and lemons. The palate is full and viscous. Finishes long with lingering bitter pine. Overall: decent--reminds me of Green Flash's DIPAs.
Tried from Can on 23 Jun 2025 at 20:28