Boxing Bear Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Boxing Bear Brewing - Bridges Taproom

Contact
10200 Corrales Road NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87114, United States
Description
At Boxing Bear Brewing Company, we truly believe in the word ‘quality.’ Quality time, quality friends, and of course, quality BEER. Our vision started with 3 friends driven by their passion for beer and a dedication to all things related to it. By brewing with superior ingredients and time-tested techniques, and by offering a great spot to enjoy and learn about our beer – you’ll discover what true quality means to us.

Boxing Bear Brewing Company is located along the sandy banks of the Rio Grande River in northwest Albuquerque. Our mission is to grow the popularity of quality hand-crafted beer, and to help establish Albuquerque as a national destination for outstanding craft beer. We strive for excellence through innovation, producing outstanding recipes using traditional brewing practices and top notch ingredients.

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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Cask gravity at GBBF 2016. Amber orange colour slight haze some grapefruit. Little bit of bitterness good juicy orange falvour some white pepper. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2016 at 06:29


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Gbbf. Fast klare orange goldene Farbe. Geruch sehr hopfig, leicht zitronig, citrus. Geschmack sehr hopfig bitter, Aprikosen, harzig, lange Bitterkeit.

Tried on 11 Aug 2016 at 05:39


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at GBBF 2016. It pours rich amber with a small bubbly white head. The aroma is sweet, oily orange, tangerine, honey, resin and orange chewits. The taste is smooth, rich, sweet, low bitterness, chewy malt, umami, pine, resin, stewed orange and tinned fruits with a dry, piney finish. Medium body, fine carbonation and oily mouth - feel. Sticky and a bit sweet. Fair at best.

Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2016 at 11:20


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

22oz bottle thanks to Steve. pours out dark brown almost black topped with a small tan head. nose is milk chocolate roast malts lots of sweetness. Taste is more of the heavy milk chocolate sweetness and plenty of roast along with some ash.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2016 at 22:38


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Whole Foods. Very mild, very gentle, very subtle. Recommended by LA Cumbre bar staff. GABF silver medal winner. Medium weight, light bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2016 at 22:23


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle share mostly campfire dark roast aroma Some Lacoste sweetness and a smooth palate. Some coffee as well.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2016 at 22:22


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle share, thanks Steve. Dark brown color, small tan head. Rich coffee aroma, light char and smoke. Roasty taste, coffee, light bitters. Some cocoa, but more espresso. Solid.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2016 at 22:20


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask gravity @ GBBF 2015. Pours a slightly hazy orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity grapefruit hoppy aroma. Fruity malty grapefruit hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit finish.

Tried from Cask on 26 Nov 2015 at 09:34


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2015, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Boxing Bear Sucker Punch Double IPA ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a small to average, open and frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, fruity, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a long duration, hop bitter, fruity, citrus, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150811]

Tried from Cask on 20 Nov 2015 at 05:16


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at GBBF ’15, day 1, 11/08/15. Lightly hazed orange golden topped with a decent off white swirl. Nose is light fart, citric pith, straw, trace of hops, a touch too much fart. Taste comprises bitter orange, straw, light spice, earthy hops. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Pretty mediocre for style, lacks hops and citric presence.

Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2015 at 14:50