Brace yourselves, it’s going to be another one of those weekends, where you will have to make some tough choices. Just plan ahead and you can get to most of the events and beer releases of note. Big ones include a new collaboration between Ex Novo, La Cumbre, and Marble, another collaboration between Steel Bender and Sunday Service Motor Company, an ultimate beer-and-food pairing at Second Street Rufina, and a festival hosted by Kaktus in Bernalillo.
New Draft:
Canteen recently tapped Dixie Dean ESB. The trio of Ex Novo, La Cumbre, and Marble will each release The Most Elevated Cerveza in the World this Thursday at all locations. Harmon Lane will bring back its popular seasonal, Moscow Mule Ginger Beer, this Friday. Marble tapped Malty’s Oat Ale. Starr Brothers added Tan Lines, a hazy IPA with coconut. Steel Bender and Sunday Service will release their collaboration, HWY 47 Double Blonde, this Thursday. (UPDATES) Brew Lab 101 brought back To the Max Pilsner. Lizard Tail tapped Desert Dunes Pilsner. Sidetrack added Strawberry Moon, a strawberry rhubarb kettle sour, and Crossroads, a Bohemian-style pilsner.
Up in Los Alamos, Bathtub Row tapped Prometheus Pilsner and Eureka! IPA. Down south, Truth or Consequences Brewing will tap Orbital IPA on Thursday. (UPDATE) Over in Santa Fe, Hidden Mountain tapped Prickly Ponco Sour Ale.
New Package:
Ex Novo will roll out Honey I Lav You!, a honey lavender kolsch, in cans and on draft this Friday. Second Street will have a limited can run of its Czech PIlsner in conjunction with Crab and Pilsner Fest (see below). (UPDATES) La Cumbre will roll out Mosaic Single Hop IPA in cans and on draft this Friday. Marble is rolling out the second entry in its Alpha Acid Trip series, Citrus Sunshine IPA, in cans and on draft this Friday.
Notable Events:
Today (Wednesday) — Drink & Draw returns to Tractor Wells Park at 6 p.m.
Saturday — The Farmhouse Ale Event returns to Loretto Park in Bernalillo, with Kaktus providing the beer and other libations. It runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and tickets are available online.
Father’s Day is Sunday, so for all of you procrastinators, head over to the Father’s Day Pop-Up Market at Bow & Arrow from noon to 5 p.m.
Second Street is bringing back the Crab and Pilsner Fest at Rufina from noon to close both Saturday and Sunday. You can load up on crab plates with all the fixings, plus there will be full pints and flights available of pilsners from the hosts, plus Beer Creek, Canteen, Ex Novo, Hidden Mountain, La Cumbre, Lava Rock, Marble, Quarter Celtic, Sidetrack, Steel Bender, Turtle Mountain, and your eyes do not deceive you, Bierstadt Lagerhaus’ Slow Pour Pils will be poured for the first time in New Mexico!
Rumor will host Celebrate Pride from 3 to 7 p.m.
The Bankers Life Benefit Concert is set for Rio Bravo from 4:30 to 8 p.m.
Enjoy some metal headlined by TKTWA (To Keep the Wolves Away) at Tumbleroot Agua Fria at 7 p.m., with support from Terra Damnata, Alium, and Dirtwyrm.
Quick News Bits:
All of us in the Crew pass along our condolences to the entire Beer Creek Brewing family after we were informed of the passing of one of the brewery’s founders, Ryan McArdle. There are plans to have a celebration of life on June 24, and we will share more details as to any public events as they are announced.
Bow & Arrow is seeking a new head brewer. Interested, or know someone who might be? Click on this link for more information about applying.
Bathtub Row has its own beers back on tap! See below for what is currently available.
We wondered in a recent Beer Notes if the Enchanted Circle taproom in Albuquerque was still open or not, and our question was answered in a recent Facebook post. Their new hours/days of operation are 4 to 9 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday.
Albuquerque metro area breweries
Boese Brothers Brewery — Featured seasonal: Zeus Juice (6.5% ABV), a white IPA with big citrus flavors.
Bombs Away Beer Company — Featured seasonal: The R.E.D. Ale (5.5% ABV, 20 IBU), an Irish-style red served on nitro.
Bosque Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Sunbrero (5.2% ABV, 20 IBU), a helles lager perfect for summer, available in cans and on draft.
Bow & Arrow Brewing — Featured seasonal: Rad Vista (5% ABV), a single-hop (Hallertau Blanc) pilsner available in cans and on draft.
Boxing Bear Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Polly’s Run Pale Ale (4.3% ABV, 20 IBU), a refreshing pale available in cans and on draft, benefiting The Race to Cure Pancreatic Cancer.
Brew Lab 101 Beer & Cider Company — Featured seasonal: Beyond the Pale (6% ABV, 48 IBU), it’s a pale ale dedicated to metal lovers, so, um, all of us.
Canteen Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: Enthrall IPA (7.4% ABV, 65 IBU), with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Thrall family, is down to just cans at both locations, so grab a sixer ASAP.
Casa Vieja Brewery — Featured seasonal: Tripel Threat, a hefty Belgian-style brew.
Cazuela’s Seafood & Mexican Grill
Differential Brewing — Featured seasonal: Cinnamon Apple Wheat (5.1% ABV, 26 IBU) is basically that one breakfast cereal transformed into a beer.
Downshift Brewing at Outpost 1706 — Featured seasonal: Gratitude Session IPA (4.2% ABV, 40 IBU), brewed to support local charities, right now $1 from every pint sold goes to the Shelter Fund of the Community Foundation of Lincoln County.
Echoes Brewery — Featured seasonal: Echoes IPA has now been joined by the one of the other core beers, a coconut coffee stout. A pilsner and an American pale ale are on deck.
Enchanted Circle Brewing Taproom
Ex Novo Brewing — Featured seasonal: But it’s a Dry Heat, a Mexican lager with lime and salt, available in cans and on draft for a limited time.
Flix Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: Super Barlio Brothers, an Italian pilsner, is on tap for a certain movie that was really nostalgic for a lot of Gen-X.
Gravity Bound Brewing — Featured seasonal: Dawnest Before the Dark (9.3% ABV), a hefty imperial stout conditioned on Slow Burn Coffee and Amburana wood.
Harmon Lane Brewing at Southwest Grape and Grain — Featured seasonal: O’Danny Boy Irish Red (6.5% ABV) is still available on draft.
High and Dry Brewing — Featured seasonal: Brunch Village (6.6% ABV, 10 IBU), a chocolate-forward dark sour ale.
Hops Brewery — Featured seasonal: Killer Bee Pale Ale (6.3% ABV, 23 IBU), this beer is made with actual honey from killer bee hives in Southern New Mexico.
JUNO Brewery — Featured seasonal: Vienna Lager, a smooth amber lager with a touch of sweetness.
Kaktus Brewing — Featured seasonal: Tropic IPA, perfect for the blooming spring with notes of passion fruit, guava, and grapefruit complimenting the hop-forward ale.
La Cumbre Brewing — Featured seasonal: Azulito Blue Corn Lager (4.8% ABV, 16 IBU), a perfect sessionable lager to help kick off the warmer months.
La Reforma Brewery — Featured seasonal: Bomba de Malta (8.3% ABV), another big old malt bomb of a Scotch ale.
Late Shift Lager House at The Craftroom — Featured seasonal: Hop Villain (6.8% ABV, 102 IBU), a beastly IPA that is a change of sorts from the lager-dominated lineup.
Lizard Tail Brewing — Featured seasonal: Biscochito Brown (6.4% ABV, 25 IBU), a proper New Mexican dessert beer, it’s a cookie in a glass.
Marble Brewery — Featured seasonal: Bock ‘n a Half (7.3% ABV), a delicious dark lager to give you a break from the lighter spring fare. Be forewarned, it is nearly out, so click the link there for updated taproom menus.
Nexus Brewery — Featured seasonal: Oralé Mexican Lager (5.3% ABV, 18 IBU), a crisp summer beer with a touch of lemon/lime.
Palmer Brewery and Cider House — Featured seasonal: Cockness Monster (13% ABV), a monstrous Scotch ale aged in whiskey barrels.
Ponderosa Brewing Co. — Featured seasonal: Italian Pilsner, the winner of back-to-back gold medals at the 2021 Great American Beer Festival and the 2022 World Beer Cup, is available on draft and in cans.
Quarter Celtic Brewpub— Featured seasonal: Bohemian Pilsner (5.23% ABV, 37 IBU), a lightly hopped, sweet and smooth brew perfect for warmer days and nights.
Red Door Brewing — Featured seasonal: Wagoner’s Porter (7.2% ABV, 36 IBU), a tasty American-style porter that recently joined the draft lineup.
ReSource Brewing — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery to find out what’s on tap, as it changes frequently.
Rio Bravo Brewing — Featured seasonal: Black Sparrow (13% ABV, 60 IBU), a rum-barrel-aged imperial stout.
Rumor Brewing (formerly Ale Republic) — Featured seasonal: Desert Monk (6.8% ABV, 21 IBU), a Belgian-style dubbel.
Sidetrack Brewing — Featured seasonal: The Udder Stout (5.1% ABV, 15 IBU), a proper cream stout.
Sobremesa — Featured seasonal: Dominator, a German-style doppelbock.
Starr Brothers Brewing — Featured seasonal: War Face (9.6% ABV, 100 IBU), a behemoth DIPA.
Steel Bender Brewyard — Featured seasonal: Double Lemon Dynamite (6.1% ABV, 5 IBU), which is still available in cans and on draft, and they will even do a sugar rim on the glass.
Sunday Service Motor Company — Featured seasonal: No Brainer, a very tasty coffee stout, is the first beer made at the new brewery to reach the taps.
Thirsty Eye Brewing — Featured seasonal: Father O’Malley’s Holy Water (4.2% ABV, 33 IBU), which is described by the brewery as “an Irish-style dry stout served on nitro for a smooth, creamy head, and deep roasted malt that’s still light bodied enough to leave room for seconds.”
Tractor Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: El Dorado Gold (5.8% ABV, 50 IBU), a slightly hop-forward ale featuring El Dorado and Wai’iti hops, it offers up an alternative to the big beers of winter.
Turquoise Trail Brewing — The brewery is closed at its original location, and is aiming to reopen out in Moriarty. We will have more on this move when they’re closer to opening.
Turtle Mountain Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Cosmic Campground (6.25% ABV, 66 IBU), a decadent black IPA brewed in honor of the International Dark Sky Sanctuary of North America, which is located in the Gila Wilderness of southwest New Mexico.
Unhinged Brewing — Featured seasonal: Tatooine Spring (7.8% ABV, 80 IBU), an imperial amber with a great name.
Vision City Brewstillery — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated seasonal list.
Santa Fe breweries
Beer Creek Brewing — Featured seasonal: Longboat Cowboy, a traditional Sahti ale brewed with Kveik yeast, rye, and juniper boughs and berries.
Chile Line Brewing — Featured seasonal: A Huevo (5% ABV, 20 IBU) is a Yerba Matte-inspired beer.
Hidden Mountain Brewing — Featured seasonal: Snow White and the Seven Brewers, a Scotch ale brewed in collaboration with Beer Creek and Madrid Brewing.
Rowley Farmhouse Ales — Featured seasonal: Season of Night (4.8% ABV, 20 IBU), a dark saison that our own Luke Macias helped brew.
Santa Fe Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Freewheeler Hazy IPA is the summer seasonal available on tap and in cans.
Second Street Brewery — Featured seasonal: Dragon’s Blood Sour (5.6%), a blood orange sour available in cans and on draft.
Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery — Featured seasonal: Hoppy Pils, a beer for which the name says it all.
Other breweries you need to visit
Bathtub Row Brewing — Featured seasonal: Rub a Dub Dub, United in a Tub (5% ABV) is a raspberry porter brewed in collaboration with Ex Novo for the United in Beer festival.
Little Toad Creek Brewing and Distilling
Red River Brewing and Distilling — Featured seasonal: Steam Coffee Porter (6.5% ABV, 30 IBU), from the brewery: “Smooth and malty with a solid creamy head. Roasted grains are well balanced with base malts and just enough hops to offset any residual sweetness. Add in some coffee from Steam and it’s winter in a glass.”
Sierra Blanca Brewing — Featured seasonal: Cherry Wheat, a three-time GABF medal winner that is perfect for summer nights in the beer garden.
Truth or Consequences Brewing — Featured seasonal: Fiesta Gold (5.3% ABV, 22 IBU), which the brewery described as “inspired by thirst-quenching Mexican lagers like Modelo & Bohemia, this crisp International Pale Lager has a straw-gold color with just a touch of herbal spiciness from German hops.”
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— Stoutmeister
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