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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Another NM tick thanks Stefan! Clear gold and foamy head. Nose is vegetal and citrus. Tatses of grapefruit, scallions, lemon, sourdough, pancake batter, zucchini. Weird one here. Medium palate pricklynfinish.
Tried
on 02 Sep 2025
at 00:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Stefan. Bright gold and frothy head. Nose is bready, fruit, and herbal. Tastes of honey, peach, pineapple, lemon, herbal, grassy, sourdough. Prickly finish.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2025
at 03:08
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle many thanks to Stefan this is delicious! Dark brown black pour and some beige head. Nose is delicious chocolate, anise, some fruit. Tastes of barrel, toasted malt, ash, anise, raisins, chocolate. Great mouthfeel.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2025
at 23:21
8.4/10
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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.
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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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