E-Malt.com News article: USA, CA & NM: Black Diamond Brewing Company announces debut of its beers in New Mexico

Black Diamond Brewing Company of Concord, California announced on July 11 Black Diamond’s debut in New Mexico. Two tasting and meet the brewer events, July 15 and 16, 2014, introduced Black Diamond’s award-winning artisan beers.

“We used to do ridiculous things to get our beer to my parents and friends – like loading cases into friends’ cars for the trip from Concord to Albuquerque,” says Head Brewer Paul Mallory. “So of course it’s natural for us to come to New Mexico, where I’m from. Plus it’s meaningful for me to bring my beer to the place where my friends and family can drink and buy it.”

Black Diamond Brewing Company specializes in West Coast style, hop forward beers, Belgian style ales and barrel-aged beers. Its flagship brews are Rampage Imperial IPA, Peak XV Imperial Porter, and Moesaic Session IPA.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, Black Diamond Brewing Company is an artisan’s brewery located 30 miles northeast of San Francisco in Concord, CA, near the confluence of the mighty Sacramento Delta rivers and the majestic Mt. Diablo. The brewery name comes from the local coalmines where, during the 19th and early 20th centuries, nearly 4 million tons of “black diamonds” were removed from the earth. Opened in 1994 as a brewpub in Walnut Creek, CA, Black Diamond provided a unique blend of ales and quality food and entertainment for 10 years. As the passion for producing great beer dominated, the brewpub closed and then immediately reopened as a full-fledged brewery in 2005. Black Diamond beers can now be found in 12 states.


16 July, 2014