BEER IS HELPING TO BREW UP JOBS FOR NEW MEXICO. THE STATE IS LATE TO THE GAME, BUT MICROBREWERIES AND TAPROOMS HAVE BEEN GROWING ACROSS NEW MEXICO IN RECENT YEARS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT THE NATIONAL BREWERS ASSOCIATION SAYS NEW MEXICO'S BREWERIES HAVE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF 265 MILLION DOLLARS AND HAVE CREATED THOUSANDS OF JOBS.
THE BEER INDUSTRY HAS ALSO LED TO CLASSES LIKE FERMENTATION SCIENCE BEING DEVELOPED AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE STATE.