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There may be no smaller town in New Mexico with its own brewery. (Photo courtesy of Callahan West) There have long been stories of brewers helping out one another in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. It is rare, however, to see much interaction between the brewers in cities and those in the smaller rural towns around the state. Rio Bravo head brewer Ty Levis recently shared a story with us about the day he spent helping one of the smallest breweries in the state, Callahan West, in the tiny town of Mosquero. The fastest route from Albuquerque to Mosquero, population 93 (per the 2010 census) in town and 695 in the surrounding county, is to take Interstate 25 to Wagon Mound, then take Highway 120 east and Highway 39 south. It was a little closer for Levis, who still lives in Santa Fe, but not by much. Levis was in the area for a family reunion three weeks ago when he spoke to his aunts and uncles about Callahan West, which had actually not yet brewed its own beers. One of the aunts has been worki … |
Source: NM Dark Side Brew Crew
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