Santa Fe Brewing Company

Happy Camper IPA

A classic beer for those beer lovers who love their hops, Happy Camper IPA will take the Pepsi Challenge (or IPA challenge, as we say in New Mexico) against any other pretenders to the throne. Was it divine providence that made this beer the king of the IPA world? Was it a tireless pursuit of glory? No, this IPA has a top-secret recipe to thank for its success, and this meticulously formulated combination of several different hops combined with a very specific brewing process give Happy Camper IPA a spicy, citric, and floral infusion of hop character, which is masterfully counterbalanced with the full-bodied maltiness characteristic of the Santa Fe Brewing Company’s distinctive beers.

ABV: 6.6%

Pale Ale

Anything but a typical American Pale, Santa Fe Pale Ale is as full bodied as its most robust English counterparts, while asserting its American origin with a healthy nose resplendent with Cascade and Willamette hops. It finishes with a well-balanced combination of the subtle, almost Pilsner-like maltiness accentuated by the German yeast used to brew this Santa Fe classic, and a hop bite sufficient to leave a lingering smile on the face of any fan of American Pale Ales.

AWARDS:
2007 Best of the Rockies, SW Region Summer Tasting US Beer Championship
2004 Bronze Medal: NM State Fair
2000 Best of Show: NM State Fair

SPECS:
Availability: year round
Starting Gravity: 14.5 degrees Plato
Ending Gravity: 3.5 degrees Plato
Malts: 2-row pale, 30-37 l. Carastan, 70-80 l.Crystal
Hops: Cluster, Crystal, Willamette, Cascade
Yeast: House Ale
Alcohol Content: 5.4%

FOOD PAIRINGS:
The hoppy, bold flavor of this beer will stand up to lots of strong flavors. Crack this fine beverage open and pair it with spicy foods like green chile enchiladas or flavorful grilled meats. Also goes nicely with Frisbee golf, banjo music, the color red and extended family get togethers.

ABV: 5.5%

Nut Brown Ale

The Brown Ale style originated in the pubs of England, where beer drinkers desired a beer that was both flavorful and complex, but at the same time mild enough to be a session beer. The Santa Fe Brewing Company’s interpretation of this style uses a combination of high mash temperature, hard water, and low-alpha acid hops to produce a product that is both true to the style and distinctly Santa Fe. Brewing jargon aside, Santa Fe Nut Brown Ale is an easy-drinking beer, mild, smooth, and always a favorite. Try a keg at your next party!

AWARDS
2007 Silver Medal: Brown Ale, N. American Beer Competition
2001 People’s Choice Award: Angel Fire Beer Festival
1991 Bronze Medal: Great American Beer Festival

SPECS:
Availability: year round
Starting Gravity: 13.5 degrees Plato
Ending Gravity: 3.8 degrees Plato
Malts: 2-row pale, 30-37 l. Carastan, Chocolate
Hops: Willamette
Yeast: House Ale
Alcohol Content: 5.2%

FOOD PAIRINGS:
Serving a meal that’s all over the flavor map? Then reach for a trusty bottle of nut brown ale. Like that college buddy you used to take on blind double dates, it doesn’t care what you pair it with. It’s just happy to be along for the ride. Try it with everything from beef to sausages to strong cheeses.

ABV: 5.2%

State Pen Porter

A trademark beer of the Santa Fe Brewing Company?s master brewer, Ty Levis, the State Pen Porter has every reason to be one of his favorites. It is flavorful, swimming with notes of nuts and chocolate; it is drinkable, so drinkable that it is almost as if pint after pint were drinking itself.

AWARDS

2010 Bronze Medal: Traditionally Brewed Beer, World Beer Cup 2008 Gold Medal: International Ale, World Beer Cup 2007 Best of the Rockies, SW Region Winter Tasting: US Beer Tasting Championship 1996 Second Place: NM Mircobrewery Challenge 1996 Best of Show: NM State Fair 1993 Best of Show: NM State Fair

SPECS:

Availability: year round Starting Gravity: 15.5 degrees Plato Ending Gravity: 3.0 degrees Plato Malts: 2-row pale, 30-37 l. Crystal, 70-80 l. Crystal, Chocolate Hops: Cluster, Cascade, Willamette Yeast: House Ale Alcohol Content: 6.4%

FOOD PAIRINGS:

Dark, bold and luxurious?like sitting on a velvet sofa in solitary confinement. The bigger flavors of this beer make it a natural match with barbecue, smoked and grilled meats, buttery cheeses and chocolate.

Hefeweizen

A true Bavarian wheat yeast, sixty percent wheat malt, and German hops make Santa Fe Wheat Beer as true to the style as any American rendition can be. German Wheat Beer, with its hints of banana and clove, its delectable, spicy, hops, and its pale golden color, is becoming increasingly popular in America’s craft brewing world, and with good reason: wheat beers are both light enough to please light beer drinkers, and complex enough to please true micro-brew connoisseurs. To mimic a classic German Hefeweisen, after pouring your Santa Fe Wheat Beer into a glass, swirl the last few drops in the bottle to loosen the yeast from the bottom, then pour the yeast over the top of your beer.

AWARDS:
2007 Gold Medal: Weis Beer, N. American Beer Competition
2002 People’s Choice, Angel Fire Beer Festival

SPECS:
Availability: year round
Starting Gravity: 13.5 degrees Plato
Ending Gravity: 3 degrees Plato
Malts: Wheat, 2-row pale
Hops: Hallertau, Cluster
Yeast: House Wheat
Alcohol Content: 5.25%

FOOD PAIRINGS:
Lighter in color and more subtle in flavor, this unfiltered Bavarian wheat beer sits comfortably next to most plates of food like a sidecar on an old German motorcycle. Pair it with a variety of dishes like grilled vegetables, salads, chicken, pork chops, grilled salmon and, of course, der bratwurst.

Chicken Killer Barley Wine Ale

Chicken Killer Barley Wine is the revolutionary beer that will someday define America’s unique Barley Wine style. It is brewed with twice the ingredients of the Santa Fe Brewing Company’s other beers, and only half the usual amount of liquid is extracted from these ingredients. This makes one substantial beer. At over ten percent alcohol, Chicken Killer is actually as substantial as wine, but this is not to say that it is difficult to drink. On the contrary; be careful with this one. The flavors of the beer are at first as overwhelming as the intense Santa Fe sun. But in the same way our sun gives us the unrivaled brilliant colors of Santa Fe, the potency of Chicken Killer gives us the remarkable spectrum of flavors that can be found in no other beer, in no other city. If you did not have the opportunity to try last year’s vintage, come try this year’s!

AWARDS:
2007 Silver Medal: Barley Wine Ale, N. American Beer Competition
1999 Best of Show NM State Fair
1991 Best of Show NM State Fair

SPECS:
Availability: year round
Starting Gravity: 23.5 degrees Plato
Ending Gravity: 4 degrees Plato
Malts: 2-row pale, 30-37 l. Carastan, 135-165 l. Crystal
Hops: Chinook, Hallertau, Crystal
Yeast: House Ale
Alcohol Content: 10.0%

FOOD PAIRINGS:
You’re on your own with this one.

ABV: 10%