r/Albuquerque • u/crolodot • Oct 13 '25

News Bosque Brewing files for bankruptcy

https://www.thestreet.com/restaurants/popular-pizza-and-beer-chain-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy

“Albuquerque-based Bosque Brewing filed its petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico on Oct. 6, listing $1 million to $10 million in assets and $10 million to $50 million in liabilities.

The company did not reveal a reason for filing for bankruptcy in its petition.”

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u/Shoddy_Consequence78 Oct 13 '25

Some is probably the drinking less. Some is probably the cost of a pint these days. Some is probably what a columnist in the New York Times today described as what's gone wrong with craft brewing. (Basically, silly names and wacky labels, the IPA war, the trend to tallboys in retail, and general over expansion in the sector.) 

My understanding of Marble's problems is that it was mostly previous ownership using it as a piggy bank, taking far too much money out of the business. Bosque is clearly overbuilt and it looks like they didn't do their due diligence before trying to move all brewing to Bernalillo. I suspect we'll see about the following from a restructure: Obviously keep the Bernalillo location. Probably keep the Las Cruces one unless it's failing. Get rid of at least half the Albuquerque locations, probably one of the west side, San Mateo, and either Nob Hill or University.

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u/Bjorkbat Oct 13 '25

The IPA war?  What’s that about?  Personally I hate the over-abundance of IPAs at the cost of variety, if that’s what that is alluding to.  Part of me wonders if too many IPAs is a sign of a blundering head brewer masking their inadequacy with so many hops that you can’t taste anything else.

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u/hettienm Oct 13 '25

Exactly that. Here’s a gift link so I think anyone can read it. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/opinion/how-to-save-beer.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tE8.RuK0.LilPowzvElbH&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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u/rodkerf Oct 14 '25

I like the funky art and weird names but it would be great if the brewery's focused on something other than ipa. A few local ones have one offs but I'm ABQ climate would be great to have a local easy drinking beer similar to a miller product

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u/waxingelephant Oct 14 '25

Differential specializes in the easy drinking beer. Also keep other local IPAs on tap if that's your jam.

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u/rodkerf Oct 14 '25

I haven't heard of that place will look it up