Spotting a new brewery down south

Recently I, Porter Pounder, was invited to an advance tasting at a new brewery under construction while working down south in Las Cruces. Spotted Dog Brewery is the name, and wheat beer is their very specific game. Jerry Grandle, owner and operator, was kind enough to let me in to watch them brew their first official batch, and give me some insight to their new brewery. Spotted Dog is holding a soft opening this Friday, according to their Facebook page, and will have a grand opening in the weeks to come “after we get all the kinks worked out.”

Having been home brewing for over 14 years, and having strong ties to Southern New Mexico history, Jerry explained that wheat beer is actually quite common in local history. Located at 2920 S. Avenida de Mesilla in old Mesilla, it’s actually a really great location, close to lots of great food, music, and art. True old New Mexico, so even the location says something about the forthcoming styles o

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