Hey ya’ll! We are absolutely thrilled to be the 2023 New Mexico Brewers Guild IPA Challenge winner! Our entry, Participation Award, took the top spot, and we couldn't be more elated.

Participation Award is a hazy double dry-hopped double IPA that packs a delightful punch at 8.7% ABV and 70 IBU.

Participation Award is a blend of 25% oats, 25% malted wheat, and 2-row with a touch of unmalted wheat. Hopped throughout with a combination of Sabro, Simcoe, and the ever-beloved Citra. Fermented with Helio Gazer yeast. Our brewery team took the opportunity to include some top-secret ingredients they’ve been wanting to experiment with, they won’t even tell us, so that will have to remain a mystery. 

This victory is not just ours; it belongs to the entire New Mexico craft beer community. The New Mexico Brewers Guild IPA Challenge brought 16 of the state's greatest IPAs after the brewers round, each one representing the hard work and creativity of its respective brewery. We extend our sincere appreciation and respect to all the participating breweries. Your dedication to the craft pushes the boundaries of excellence and continues to elevate the New Mexico.

Here are the final votes:

• Bosque Brewing 69

• Bow & Arrow Brewing 43

• Canteen Brewhouse 25

• Ex Novo Brewing Co 31

• Flix Brewhouse 36

• Hidden Mountain Brewing Co 39

• Icebox Brewing Co 35

• Marble Brewery 26

• Quarter Celtic Brewpub 16

• Rio Bravo Brewing 23

• Santa Fe Brewing Co 18

• Second Street Brewery 17

• Sidetrack Brewing Co 21

• Sobremesa R&B 35

• Steel Bender Brewyard 47

• Three Rivers Brewing Co 22
  
  

Participation Award has limited availability at our taprooms. Check here for our most up to date tap lists. 

See you at GABF! 

As stated on their website, Pink Boots Society aims to assist, inspire and encourage women and non-binary individuals in the fermented/alcoholic beverage industry to advance their careers through education. They are truly the movers and shakers in the fermented/alcoholic beverage industry. Chapter members consist of women and non-binary individuals that own the brewery companies, package the product, design the labels, serve the drinks, write about our industry – and just about everything in between. Most importantly, they teach each other what they know through our own seminar programs, and they help each other advance both front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house careers by raising money for educational scholarships.

With many Bosque Brewing Co. chapter members, we’re incredibly excited to support the second of three NM Pink Boots Society Collaboration Brew Day Beers. We have 4pks available at Las Cruces Public House and Telshor. This brew day was hosted by our friends in Las Cruces Ice Box Brewing, who will also be hosting a release party today, April 14, from 5:30-8:30 pm at their Picacho location.

Money raised from this beer supports women and non-binary folks in the fermented beverage industry in NM and beyond. It’s a pleasure to be apart of this initiative.

Pink Daze Deets - Cold IPA | 6.5%ABV | 40 IBU

Let us know if you get your hands on this amazing collab and if you like the taste!

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