Rowley Farmhouse Ales is a farmhouse-style brewery with a focus on mixed culture fermentation. Our inspiration comes from American and European wild and mixed culture fermented ales. In addition to our own beers, we have an extensive draft and bottle list of the best available beers from New Mexico and around the world. Cheers!
Draft
2 • Left Hand Brewing Company • Milk Stout Nitro
Stout - Milk / Sweet • Longmont, CO • 6.0% ABV • 25.0 IBUSuper smooth & creamy with notes of roasted coffee & milk chocolate. Experience America’s Stout. Milk Stout Nitro is a rich, creamy stout that envelops your senses with deep aromas of roasted coffee, milk chocolate, and vanilla. Its super smooth texture is enhanced by the cascading effect of tiny Nitro bubbles, creating a visually mesmerizing pour. Enjoy Milk Stout Nitro straight from the can for a portable draft beer experience. From the bottle, Pour Hard to release the Nitro magic inside.
3 • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. • Bigfoot
Barleywine - American • Chico, CA • 9.6% ABV • 90.0 IBUBigfoot is a beast of a beer, packed with bittersweet malt and heaps of aggressive whole-cone Pacific Northwest hops. First introduced in the winter of 1983, Bigfoot is a cult-classic brewed in the Barleywine style, strong and robust with the refined intensity of a wine. Bigfoot is prized by beer collectors for aging in cellars. Under the proper conditions, it can develop enticing new flavors and character as it matures in the bottle. Each new release or “expedition” is vintage dated. Collect your own and savor the evolving flavors.
5 • Boulevard Brewing Co. • Whiskey Barrel Stout
Stout - Imperial / Double • Kansas City, MO • 11.8% ABV • 32.0 IBUOver-the-top but surprisingly approachable, this twist on the classic style starts with several types of malted barley, rye, oats and wheat. Robust flavors of vanilla, espresso, whiskey, chocolate and roasted grain are balanced by hints of date and plum, with just enough hops to round it all out. Roughly one-third of the final blend is freshly brewed beer; the rest is aged for up to a year (or more!) in both first and second use whiskey casks.
6 • Boulevard Brewing Co. • Tank 7
Farmhouse Ale - Saison • Kansas City, MO • 8.5% ABV • 38.0 IBUA traditional Belgian-style farmhouse ale, the perfect combination of elements came together in their #7 fermenter. You could call it fate, but they called it Tank 7, and so it is. Beginning with a big surge of fruity aromatics and grapefruit-hoppy notes, the flavor of this complex, straw-colored ale tapers off to a peppery, dry finish.
7 • La Cumbre Brewing Company • Beer
Lager - Pale • Albuquerque, NM • 4.7% ABV • 23.0 IBUToo snobby for a good ol’ beer? Looks like beer... Smells like beer... Tastes like beer... it’s BEER. Our aptly named lager is light in body but substantial enough in flavor to let you know that yes.. You are drinking beer. Yeah BEER!
8 • La Cumbre Brewing Company • A Slice of Hefen
Wheat Beer • Albuquerque, NM • 5.4% ABV • 15.0 IBUA traditional take on a Bavarian classic! Poured into a 23 oz. Hefe glass, this beer is served mit hefe with a voluminous white head. The aroma is everything we love in the style; clove, banana and vanilla. The body is rich and creamy, yet finishes fairly dry and is as refreshing as any beer you’ll drink here or anywhere else.
9 • RFA • Amber is the Color...
Doppelbock • Santa Fe, NM • 7.0% ABV • 25.0 IBU...of your energy. JJ and I brewed a doppelbock from scratch (new recipe), using 100% Munich 1 as a base from Schwebach Malz in Estancia, New Mexico. The color reminded JJ and myself immediately of the fabled 311 song, so we are running with it. Cheers!
10 • RFA • Suicide Prevention Brett IPA
IPA - Brett/Sour • Santa Fe, NM • 7.0% ABV • 50.0 IBUOK so this is a bit of a long one, as we were invited to participate in a suicide prevention IPA month by our good friend Josh at OHSO in Gilbert back in 2021. Our brewer at the time, good old Mike Donovan, racked off a small amount of whatever Scully was in the tank at the time, and dosed it with some Brettanomyces Lochristi and a dry-hop charge of Eldorado hops. It was then covered up by some other tanks that got moved in front of it and forgotten. Recently, we decided to start cleaning up some old tanks, and found this lovely beer, which has now morphed into a delightful funky and sour beer that resembles nothing of the original beer. It may have started out as an IPA, but taste it for yourself, and I'm sure you'll agree it is nothing like it once was. You've gotta love the power of extended mixed fermentation/aging. Cheers!
11 • RFA • Germophile - Raspberry
Sour - Fruited Berliner • Santa Fe, NM • 5.0% ABV • 5.0 IBUWhen we brewed Chantal, it turned out we had some extra red raspberries left over, so we decided to use these by refermenting some Germophile on these raspberries. The result is this special one off beer that we will be pouring only in the tap room, and maybe at a special festival in the future. If you like it, tell your server and we might make some more. Cheers!
12 • RFA • Slow Ready for This
Sour - Blackberry Gose • Santa Fe, NM • 5.0% ABV • 5.0 IBUSlow Ready for This is a collaboration effort between our friends at Button Brew House in Tucson, and ourselves. It is brewed with a healthy charge of raw Sonoran white wheat from Marana, Arizona and fermented with a live lactobacillus culture. It is then refermented to dryness on a chef's kiss charge of blackberries. It took it's sweet time (that or we got sidetracked and didn't package it in a timely manner), but the beauty of live lacto fermentations using raw wheat is that the two coalesce and continue to co-evolve over time, yielding a beautiful marriage of flavors that you simply can't get with a short term kettle sour. Some beers are worth the wait! Cheers!
13 • RFA • Agent Scully - Season 6, Episode 9
IPA • Santa Fe, NM • 6.6% ABV • 50.0 IBUAgent Scully decided on a Nelson and Mosaic combo this time around, and we like it! Cheers, Santa Fe!
14 • Austin Eastciders • Blackberry Cider
Cider - Other Fruit • Austin, TX • 5.0% ABV • 0.0 IBUAustin Eastciders Blackberry Cider is a ripe & juicy cider that’s slightly tart yet super drinkable. Additional Notes: This cider uses a blend of bittersweet apples and real blackberry juice from California, Oregon, and Washington fora a sparkling, light, and fruity beverage. It’s a cobbler in a can. Tasting Notes: -Flavor: A burst of ripe blackberries, notes of mixed berry, & undertones of crisp apple with a refreshing tart finish. -Aroma: Sweet blackberry, stone fruits, strawberry -Food Pairings: Grilled Steaks, Goat Cheese, Almond Croissants, and Cheesecake
15 • La Cumbre Brewing Company • Malpais Stout
Stout - Foreign / Export • Albuquerque, NM • 7.5% ABV • 60.0 IBUThis is a meal in a glass. Brewed with 7 different malts and served cask-conditioned, you should be ready for a full onslaught of creamy stout intensity. Broadly in the style of a Foreign Extra Stout, this is our heaviest and most intense year-round offering.
16 • Dogfish Head Craft Brewery • Grateful Dead Juicy IPA
IPA - NE / Hazy • Milton, DE • 5.3% ABV • 30.0 IBUBehold, the ultimate collaboration of off-centeredness and musical exploration ... Dogfish Head x Grateful Dead!! Clocking in at 5.3% ABV, Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale is brewed with Kernza® grains, granola and heaps of good karma for a refreshing, light-bodied beer that will leave you with nothin’ left to do but smile, smile, smile. The addition of El Dorado and Azacca hops brings waves of tropical pineapple, mango, and passion fruit notes for a vibrant tapestry of alluring aromas and flavors that just keeps truckin’ sip after refreshing sip. So go on and grab a pint of this goodness to take a melodious trip for your taste buds.
17 • • Saison Dupont
Saison • Leuze-en-Hainaut, Région Wallonne • 6.5% ABV • 30.0 IBUSaison Dupont is a world classic beer and the yardstick for one of Belgium’s most important beer styles. It is the most admired AND imitated Saison in the world. A strong, vital yeast is key to full attenuation and thus to the style. Saison Dupont is straw colored with a dense creamy head. The nose is alive, like fresh raised bread, estery with citrus and spice notes. Full-bodied and malty, it sparkles on the palate and finishes with a zesty hop and citrus attack. Incredibly compatible with food!
18 • La Cumbre Brewing Company • Project Dank Mars Edition
IPA • Albuquerque, NM • 7.5% ABV • 100.0 IBU
19 • RFA • Brigitte - Mandarina Bavaria Dry-Hopped
Lager • Santa Fe, NM • 5.0% ABV • 25.0 IBUBrigitte was a kind woman from Brugge that reminded us that there are still kind people in the world. She wasn't into sours, and really only liked drinking lagers, so we decided to make a Belgian-style lager in her honor. We know this isn't really a thing, but why not? Thanks for the enlightenment, Brigitte! This second batch was dry-hopped with the lovely Mandarina Bavaria hops, which present a soft tangerine note in the finish. Cheers!
20 • RFA • Grimace
Plum Belgian Dubbel • Santa Fe, NM • 7.0% ABV • 11.0 IBUGrimace is a Belgian-style dubbel, aged on sour plums. It’s Treu’s last beer before she skedaddled, and it’s damn tasty! Cheers!
21 • RFA • Second-String Loser
Belgian Strong Golden Ale • Santa Fe, NM • 9.6% ABV • 26.0 IBUIYKYK - Thanks Jami for the assist! Drink up, losers!
23 • RFA/Superstition Meadery • The Best Part
Still Honey Saison • Santa Fe, NM • 0.0% ABV • 0.0 IBUThe Best Part is a mixed fermentation honey-rich saison brewed with our besties at Superstition Meadery, and the late great Mark Dawson. This beer was mashed with a large bolus of oranges in the mash, then fermented with our house mixed culture on a heavy dose of orange blossom honey, and then aged for an extended period in the exact rum then melomel barrels we used at Superstition for the 10th anniversary collaboration we did with them awhile back. God damn you Mark! We miss you my man. Drink some mead in Valhalla for us!
24 • RFA • Germophile - GABF Silver Medal
Berliner Weisse • Santa Fe, NM • 5.0% ABV • 5.0 IBUGermophile celebrates our love for souring bacteria, specifically Lactobacillus in this case. It is our core Berlin-Style Weissbier, and is brewed with a 50/50 blend of continental pilsner malt and malted white wheat, and is soured with Lactobacillus. We then finish the beer with a neutral ale yeast, resulting in a dry and tart refreshing beer. This beer won silver at the 2018 GABF in the Berliner-Style Weisse category, which we were very proud of. Prosit!
RFA Bottles - Onsite
RFA • Ceremony
American Wild Ale with Tea • Santa Fe, NM • 5.0% ABV • 15.0 IBUWhen tea is consumed in many cultures, there is a distinct ceremonial aspect to the event. We wanted to celebrate this act of ceremony with a mixed fermentation saison brewed with a portion of rice in the grain bill, that was then dry-hopped with a unique tea blend. For this beer, we used Boulder Blues from the Tea Spot in Boulder, Colorado. This handcrafted blend combines tea fine Japanese Sencha and Chinese Dragonwell for a smooth base with wild strawberries and rhubarb flavors for a subtle twist. Luxurious aroma and brisk, vivid flavor. Smooth like the blues. This brew was made in collaboration with the fine folks at Fermly Craft Beer Laboratory, who are a fantastic resource for all your analysis needs. We hope you dig it as much as we did making it. Cheers!
RFA • If You Must - Tablas Creek
Berliner - Mourvèdre Must • Santa Fe, NM • 5.5% ABV • 5.0 IBUIf You Must is a live lactobacillus Berlin-style weissbier that we brewed with raw Sonoran white wheat, then aged in Tablas Creek Esprit de Tablas Blanc barriques on fresh Mourvèdre must for an extended period of time. The resulting oenobeer is has subtle notes of grape skin tannins, oak-derived vanillan, a refreshing tartness, and a dry crisp finish. Special thanks to Tablas Creek Winery for working with us on this special project! We hope you like this as much as we did making it. Cheers!
RFA • Mountain of Light - Passion Fruit
Sour - Fruited Gose • Santa Fe, NM • 4.7% ABV • 5.0 IBUMountain of Light is our foeder-fermented and bulk aged gose-style wheat beer. It is brewed with a large percentage of Mecca Grade Shaniko, Alvarado, and Wickiup wheats, along with Weyermann Extra Pale Pils basemalt. We sour the beer with our house lactobacillus strain, then ferment it using a healthy pitch of Dupont yeast. It then sees the resident house mixed culture embedded in our foeder wood interstices and is allowed to meld into a finished product over an extended period of time. It features a light touch salinity from Pacific sea salt added to the mash, lemony sourness from the lactobacillus fermentation, and a light touch of funk from the wood contact. It's light but complex, and ultimately refreshing. To this specific beer, we added a bunch of passionfruit. This is a super limited batch and was bottled in 750's because of its' limited nature. Sharing is caring! Cheers!
RFA • Supernatant
Sour - Grüner Veltliner lees • Santa Fe, NM • 8.0% ABV • 5.0 IBUSupernantant is a heftier version of our Germophile base, that starts out via souring with the same lactobacillus strain we use in Germophile fermentations, but then we finish this beefy beer with a dose of Norwegian Farmhouse yeast, which is a Kveik type strain. We then rack the beer onto a healthy charge of Grüner Veltliner lees from our good friends at Vivac Winery up in Dixon. After an extended aging period on these lees, we then bottled this beer with Alfalfa honey. The result is a crisp and funky sour ale that is best enjoyed with a big chunk of soft rind cheese and good friends. Cheers! Lastly, some details: pH = 3.34, TA = 12.9 g/L
RFA • True to Caricature
Sour - Other • Santa Fe, NM • 7.0% ABV • 12.0 IBUTrue to Caricature is a beer we brewed with our friend Nate from Free Will Brewing in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. Nate is one of the top mixed fermentation brewers in the country, and we are proud to have brewed with him. If you're ever out that way, be sure to try his beer. You'll thank us later! True to Caricature is a beer that was co-fermented using both of our house mixed cultures in stainless steel, then gently aged in Santa Fe Spirits Atapino casks, along with Atapino-soaked piñon nuts. It exhibits a bright lemon acidity on the front of the palate, followed by delicate notes of pine and a creamy vanilla note in the finish. Special thanks to the amazing Em Sauter (@pintsandpanels) for the fun caricature! Cheers!
RFA Bottles & Cans - To-Go
RFA • Can Crusher
Lager - Other • Santa Fe, NM • 5.0% ABV • 25.0 IBUCan Crusher is a Belgian-style lager, similar in recipe to our draft beer Brigitte, but canned this rafting season for our besties at Hyside Inflatables. You'll likely encounter this beer on the river, tossed to you by any of the amazing Hyside folks, or we will have some cans to go at the brewery as well. Cheers!
RFA • Germophile - GABF Silver Medal
Sour - Berliner Weisse • Santa Fe, NM • 5.0% ABV • 5.0 IBUGermophile celebrates our love for souring bacteria, specifically Lactobacillus in this case. It is our core Berlin-Style Weissbier, and is brewed with a 50/50 blend of continental pilsner malt and malted white wheat, and is soured with Lactobacillus. We then finish the beer with a neutral ale yeast, resulting in a dry and tart refreshing beer. This beer won silver at the 2018 GABF in the Berliner-Style Weisse category, which we were very proud of. Prosit!
RFA • If You Must - Tablas Creek
Berliner - Mourvèdre Must • Santa Fe, NM • 5.5% ABV • 5.0 IBUIf You Must is a live lactobacillus Berlin-style weissbier that we brewed with raw Sonoran white wheat, then aged in Tablas Creek Esprit de Tablas Blanc barriques on fresh Mourvèdre must for an extended period of time. The resulting oenobeer is has subtle notes of grape skin tannins, oak-derived vanillan, a refreshing tartness, and a dry crisp finish. Special thanks to Tablas Creek Winery for working with us on this special project! We hope you like this as much as we did making it. Cheers!
RFA • IPA
IPA - American • Santa Fe, NM • 6.7% ABV • 50.0 IBUIPA is just that, our IPA. It starts with a base of premium two-row barley from the North, a hint of white wheat and German Aromatic for head retention and color, then hopped in the boil and whirlpool with Yakima Valley-grown Columbus and Centennial hops. We convert the resulting wort to beer with our house Sacchromyces ale yeast strain, then dry hop the beer post fermentation (yes, the old way) with American-grown Chinook hops. This is a decidedly old school American IPA. Welcome to the new normal. Cheers!
RFA • Mountain of Light - Passion Fruit
Sour - Fruited Gose • Santa Fe, NM • 4.7% ABV • 5.0 IBUMountain of Light is our foeder-fermented and bulk aged gose-style wheat beer. It is brewed with a large percentage of Mecca Grade Shaniko, Alvarado, and Wickiup wheats, along with Weyermann Extra Pale Pils basemalt. We sour the beer with our house lactobacillus strain, then ferment it using a healthy pitch of Dupont yeast. It then sees the resident house mixed culture embedded in our foeder wood interstices and is allowed to meld into a finished product over an extended period of time. It features a light touch salinity from Pacific sea salt added to the mash, lemony sourness from the lactobacillus fermentation, and a light touch of funk from the wood contact. It's light but complex, and ultimately refreshing. To this specific beer, we added a bunch of passionfruit. This is a super limited batch and was bottled in 750's because of its' limited nature. Sharing is caring! Cheers!
RFA • Supernatant
Sour - Grüner Veltliner lees • Santa Fe, NM • 8.0% ABV • 5.0 IBUSupernantant is a heftier version of our Germophile base, that starts out via souring with the same lactobacillus strain we use in Germophile fermentations, but then we finish this beefy beer with a dose of Norwegian Farmhouse yeast, which is a Kveik type strain. We then rack the beer onto a healthy charge of Grüner Veltliner lees from our good friends at Vivac Winery up in Dixon. After an extended aging period on these lees, we then bottled this beer with Alfalfa honey. The result is a crisp and funky sour ale that is best enjoyed with a big chunk of soft rind cheese and good friends. Cheers! Lastly, some details: pH = 3.34, TA = 12.9 g/L
RFA • True to Caricature
Sour - Other • Santa Fe, NM • 7.0% ABV • 12.0 IBUTrue to Caricature is a beer we brewed with our friend Nate from Free Will Brewing in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. Nate is one of the top mixed fermentation brewers in the country, and we are proud to have brewed with him. If you're ever out that way, be sure to try his beer. You'll thank us later! True to Caricature is a beer that was co-fermented using both of our house mixed cultures in stainless steel, then gently aged in Santa Fe Spirits Atapino casks, along with Atapino-soaked piñon nuts. It exhibits a bright lemon acidity on the front of the palate, followed by delicate notes of pine and a creamy vanilla note in the finish. Special thanks to the amazing Em Sauter (@pintsandpanels) for the fun caricature! Cheers!