Beer Notes: The first full-fledged brewery opens in Clovis

In terms of craft beer, options were fairly limited out in Clovis for a long time, to put it mildly. A town of 38,000 people had no breweries or taprooms to call their own.

Things began to change a couple years ago, when Albuquerque’s Red Door Brewing opened a taproom in Clovis. Roosevelt Brewing, from nearby Portales, also set up a taproom in Clovis, though it is not currently open.

Taprooms are wonderful, but there is something a little extra special about having a fully operational brewery in town. As our headline might have tipped you off, the wait is over for Clovis, as Bandolero Brewery is now open at 421 North Main Street.

Bandolero has been through a series of soft openings (a grand opening is TBA), but is operational from a brewing perspective. The kitchen is not up and running yet, as a staff is still being hired.

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