Rowley Farmhouse Ales — Restaurant in Santa Fe

I'm not sure about how this place rates 4 stars, it's barely 2 in my book.

Let's start at the very beginning... it's a very good place to start: Beer! We had 3 flights sampling 14 different beers. As everything was made from the same base and flavorings added, they all tasted the same. Perhaps, that's what they mean by Farmhouse.

If you love the base, you will love the beers. If you want see the craft or art of the brew, this isn't the place for you. If you don't like one, you won't like any.The only beer we actually enjoyed was from a different brewery.

Round 2: Food: In my experience a "gastropub" means overpriced, underwhelming, and under-delivered, and you should feel blessed. That's exactly what we got here. Looking at the menu we were impressed, and dying to come in here. Those photos weren't made in this restaurant. This place would like to be a restaurant, and less of a brewery... and failed on both accounts.

We had the bison philly cheesesteak. What was done to that bison, where you couldn't tell it wasn't just ground chuck, should be criminal. It was cooked to death, bland, and the caramelized onions and mozzarella cheese was indistinguishable as food. Dry white bread, not toasted, means we didn't even eat 1/2 of this monstrosity. Blech!

We had a nice lady wait on us, but we felt taken advantage of. When asked if we wanted to add a side of red chili cheese fries ($6.50) we said sure. She said do you want bacon? We said sure! Then we were upgraded to a small plate ($11). It' s only $4.50, but I would have preferred to have had the option, and not be upsold. There you go... $40 bison cheesesteak and cheese fries, neither of which did we really eat because it was bad! We...

Rowley Farmhouse Ales Review

As a self-proclaimed sour beer aficionado (and maybe a little bit of a snob about it), I can confidently say that Rowley Farmhouse Ales in Santa Fe is the holy grail of sours in the southern half of the U.S. Seriously, I’m still recovering from how good they are. These aren’t your basic, overly sweet, fruity beers trying to pass as sours. No, these are the real deal—complex, balanced, and downright transcendent. I’m talking, "you’ll consider moving to Santa Fe just to drink these every weekend" good.

I stumbled upon this gem thanks to a Reddit thread (shoutout to that one beer nerd who changed my life) and made it a mandatory pit stop on a trip from Albuquerque to Los Ojos. Best decision ever. The ambiance is chill, the staff knows their stuff, and the beers? Absolute magic.

And let me tell you, the food? Over the top. We had the green chile burger (mind-blowing), the best Brussels sprouts I’ve ever had (seriously, they’ve ruined all other Brussels sprouts for me), and green chile enchiladas that were basically perfection in casserole form. It was one of those rare meals where you just sit there after, dumbfounded and happy, wondering if you’ve peaked as a human.

Not only did I try every beer I could while I was there, but I also stocked up like a squirrel preparing for winter. See the attached picture of my take-away. The in-laws’ remote house in Los Ojos for the holidays became my personal beer paradise, thanks to Rowley.

If you’re anywhere near Santa Fe, this place is non-negotiable. Plan your road trip, your vacation, your life—whatever it takes—to include Rowley Farmhouse Ales. You can thank me later (probably while eating those...

Response to owner: thank you for confirming our decision with your response. Not only does it misrepresent the situation, but you’ve managed to call your customers liars, (just not me, of course).

And you’ve condescended by telling me, not involved in anything you’ve discussed so far, that I would ‘catch more flies with honey than vinegar’. I don’t know who you think you’re talking to, but I’m not some child to be lectured to.

This is an amazing response…. demonstrating your belief that your customers are not honest, and that you can talk down to women reporting your behavior towards the disabled to the public.

Delighted to say we aren’t customers anymore. Thanks

My sister, brother, husband, and I all live here in Santa Fe as locals. My sister and brother know the owner of this establishment. Today we went to get burgers and beer and brought our 80 year-old mother with dementia. She doesn’t get out a lot, and so we were excited to bring her out with us. The staff were asked to allow us to sit at a low top table that was empty. They refused and said it was reserved for disabled people. We pointed out our mother and they asked if she had crutches ‘or something’. The only other table available was a high top. It was the most inconsiderate, ridiculous conversation we have ever had here in Santa Fe about an elderly person. We will never come back to this restaurant, you’ve lost loyal customers. Needless to say, we had to leave, my mother cannot climb the high top chairs and stay in them to...