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Address: 120 Maple St, Clovis, NM 88101
Phone: (575) 268-3511
Website: http://www.reddoorbrewing.com/
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I heard from the owner that the walk-in cooler was out when I was there, and that’s why there was no beer on tap. So I added a star to my original rating.
ORIGINAL: I’m a craft beer person, so I get excited anytime I find a place to eat with the words “Brewing Company” in the name. A friend and I came here at the end of a 12-hour of day driving, and we both were ready for a cold one straight from the tap.
There was NO BEER ON TAP. Whaaaaat?? Yeah, a handful of types of canned beer but none on tap. That’s just plain wrong.
It wasn’t the fault of the one server on duty, since she had her hands full, but it took forever to get menus, water, beer, the bill, etc.
My friend got a burger and thought it was ok. I got a salad with lettuce, chicken, pecans, strawberries, and cheese crumbles which could have been delicious, but the too-sweet dressing was over everything and completely overpowered it. It was the kind of plate where all the ingredients are in separate piles and you have to mix it yourself. That meant I couldn’t get a single bite that wasn’t ruined by the cloyingly sweet dressing. I picked out the chicken and pecans and left the rest. A waste.
The atmosphere: very dark room with a bar to the left, filled with people playing trivia. Through a nearby door, a bowling alley, with all its usual noise.
The whole thing was the opposite of what I expected, wanted, needed. Weird. Disappointing.
I love the vibe of this taproom, as it is the food and beverage appendage of a bowling alley, an establishment that simply must have sustenance readily available. I have sat at this bar and imbibed on numerous froths from the Red Door collection.
My only concern is that, while my brews this visit were certainly good, I learned that they now have a hard time actually getting Red Door beers, which are now apparently contract-brewed by Rio Bravo in ABQ. According to my server, they are lucky to ever have two Red Door beers at any given time.
And so I quaffed my Red Door IPA, but then had to settle, if you will, for a hazy IPA from Santa Fe Brewing Company. Now, not to throw shade of that great brewery, it’s just that to round out their tap list, they have had to stir in brews made by others.
All of which goes to say that the Red Door Taproom in Clovis has basically become a more generic taproom, with brews from numerous breweries. The beers are all good and that, but I suspect the days are numbered for this establishment to be named Red Door, especially with so little Red Door product.
And that’s sad, because I like this place! I just want more Red Door Beer, regardless of whomever is brewing it for them. It’s that good.