Canteen Brewhouse
Canteen Brewhouse (formerly Il Vicino Brewing Company) is an American craft brewery founded in 1994 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
History
Originally housed in the Albuquerque Nob Hill location of Il Vicino Wood Oven Pizza restaurant, founding partners Greg Atkin, Rick Post and Thomas White, along with former partner Tom Hennessy, currently the founder of Colorado Boy Brewing, recognized restaurant customer wishes for craft beer to go with their pizza. They created their first beer, Old Route 66 Golden Ale, in December 1993.
After a few months, Hennessy needed help with the growing brewing endeavor, recruiting Brady McKeown, then a University of New Mexico student. McKeown studied under Hennessy, receiving ground-up education in craft brewing, eventually becoming Il Vicino's Head Brewer. In 1995, Il Vicino's Wet Mountain IPA earned the young brewers their first Great American Beer Festival medal, starting a nearly two-decade progression of achievements for the brewery and McKeown.
In 2011, the partners opened the Il Vicino Brewery (IVB) Canteen taproom in Albuquerque's Brewery District. The 6,500-square-foot brewing facility also features an outdoor patio, food menu and live music.
Awards
Canteen Brewhouse/Il Vicino Brewing Company has garnered 13 Great American Beer Festival medals, seven World Beer Cup medals, and is a six-time winner of the New Mexico IPA Challenge.
In all, the brewery has won over 115 local, national and international awards, and is the oldest Albuquerque brewery still in business.
Most recently, Canteen Brewhouse won two awards at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival - Gold Medal in the American-Style Amber/Red Ale category for Dougie Style Amber Ale, and Silver Medal in the Aged Beer category for Saint Bob's Imperial Stout '07.
Name change
In September 2014, Il Vicino Brewing Company changed their name to Canteen Brewhouse.
See also
Notes
- ^ Official website
- ^ Stott (2014), p.37
- ^ "Meet YOUR Local Brewer- Brady McKeown". Albuquerque Beer Scene. July 22, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ "1995 Great American Beer Festival Winners List" (PDF). GreatAmerican BeerFestival.com. Great American Beer Festival. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ Brodsky, Rivkela (May 2, 2011). "Il Vicino concocts new brewery experience". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ English, Mike. "Hail to the beer sponge". Local-iQ.com. iQ. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ "GABF Winners". GreatAmericanBeerFestival.com. Great American Beer Festival. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ "Past Winners". WorldBeerCup.org. Brewers Association. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ Martinez, Rozanna M. (August 9, 2013). "Vote early and often". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ "The Oldest New Brewery in Town". ABQbeer.com. ABQ Beer. September 29, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "Great American Beer Festival Winners List". GreatAmerican BeerFestival.com. Great American Beer Festival. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ Dyer, Jessica (September 29, 2014). "Il Vicino Brewery becoming Canteen Brewhouse". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
References
- Stott, Jon C. (2014). New Mexico Beer: A History of Brewing in the Land of Enchantment. Charleston, SC: American Palate, A Division of The History Press. ISBN 978-1-60949-814-6.