We don’t need to tell you that this heat is just downright obnoxious at this point, so normally we would not be recommending doing anything outside unless you’re in the shade with a pint in hand on a brewery patio somewhere. But, for one exception, we will humbly suggest a Sunday visit to the Lavender in the Village Festival, held at Hartnett Park in Los Ranchos from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Steel Bender and Hops Brewery will both be on hand along with about 100 other vendors at what just might be the best-smelling festival in town. If you cannot make it out (or just do not want to be outdoors right now), pop over to Steel Bender on Saturday, where they will have a cask of Hwy 47 Honey Double Blonde Ale with lavender added to the beer.
New Draft:
Bosque has tapped a Hefeweizen at the Westside and Las Cruces Telshor locations, and it should be popping up at the other taprooms soon. Boxing Bear brought back The Red Glove Double Red Ale on tap only. Canteen keeps things light with Apricot Wheat. Differential tapped Blood Orange Cream Ale. High and Dry rolled out Kiwi Nuggets (IPA), Ghost Root (Sour), Sick Sense (Light Lager), Sovereign Immunity (Hazy IPA), and Call Me Mr. Flinstone (Tangerine Vanilla Sour). Marble wins best beer name of the week with Noah Sleep ‘Til Burque, a German-inspired ale. Tractor brought back Sub Zero Hazy IPA. (UPDATES) Boxing Bear tapped its 9th Anniversary IPA. Gravity Bound sings along with Talking Heads, a new hazy pale ale featuring the Neomexicanus hop variety Multi-Head. La Cumbre tapped a new batch of Green Cap (Belgian Abbey Single). Sidetrack brought back Mild Davis. Turtle Mountain unveils three new beers with Emberfall (IPA), Sierra Nativo (Burqueno Pale Ale), and Run the (Baltic) Porter.
Up in Santa Fe, Second Street tapped a British Mild.
New Package:
La Cumbre will roll out Cactus Shack Hazy IPA in cans and on draft this Friday. (UPDATES) Downshift added Beach Season Hazy IPA in cans and on draft. Ex Novo brought back Bedrock Push Pop, made with mango, lactose, and vanilla, in cans and on draft, and then released V for Vienna in cans and on draft. Harmon Lane has Tin Cup Stout, which won our Stout Challenge in February, back in cans.
Notable Events:
Friday — Bosque Heights is hosting a Pet Adoption Day starting at 3 p.m.
Magic & Comedy Night takes over Tractor Wells Park at 8 p.m.
Saturday — Public House 28 will host the second round of the New Mexico IPA Challenge from 2 to 4 p.m. in between Las Cruces and Anthony. We will have a quick preview article later this week that will include driving directions.
Quick News Bits:
Bosque recently opened a new location, The Drinkery, in Santa Fe. Located at 4980 Promenade Blvd, just off Cerrillos and Wellness Way, it will not have a kitchen, but neighboring Dion’s will bring food to your table.
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: Moon Cannon Double Hazy IPA (8.5% ABV, 100 IBU), now available in cans, but is almost out 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: Ice Lab Lager (5.5% ABV, 17 IBU), there is still some of this light American lager, brewed with Icebox of Las Cruces, left on tap.
Canteen Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: Low & Slow Pale Ale (5.5% ABV, 35 IBU), this tasty beer is available in cans and on draft, benefiting the Turtle Survival Alliance.
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: Contact the brewery/movie theater for their current seasonal lineup.
Flock of Moons Brewing — Featured seasonal: Welcome to the listings to this new brewery in the Bricklight District at Harvard and Central! Make sure to try the Bandada De Lunas (New Mexican Lager) and Waning Crescent (Vienna Lager).
Gravity Bound Brewing — Featured seasonal: Garden Spot (4.8% ABV), the cucumber-basil gose is back for another run, and as we wrote above, it’s finally been canned.
Harmon Lane Brewing at Southwest Grape and Grain — Featured seasonal: O’Danny Boy Irish Red (6.5% ABV) is still available on draft and in cans.
High and Dry Brewing — Featured seasonal: Kittens from Japan (5.4% ABV, 40 IBU) is a pale ale made with Japanese Sorachi Ace hops.
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: Cucumber Blonde, which will totally help you get your daily serving of veggies (not really, but you can pretend).
Kilt Check Brewing — There will be a memorial for owner/brewer Mike Campbell on August 6 at 2 p.m., but otherwise we do not know the fate of his brewery.
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: Desert Dunes Pilsner (5.5% ABV, 35 IBU), a perfect beer to beat the heat.
Marble Brewery — Featured seasonal: Citrus Sunshine (6.8% ABV), the new release in the Alpha Acid Trip series, now available in cans and on draft.
Nexus Brewery — Featured seasonal: Oralé Mexican Lager (5.3% ABV, 18 IBU), a crisp summer beer with a touch of lemon/lime, it will be back on tap this Friday.
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: Birra Al Gusto Di Birra, a collaboration Italian pilsner made with Palmer Brewery, it recently won gold at the North American Brewers Association’s International Beer Awards.
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: Fifth Dimension IPA (6.7% ABV, 90 IBU), the brewery’s entry in the 2023 NMIPAC.
Sobremesa — Featured seasonal: Dominator, a German-style doppelbock.
Starr Brothers Brewing — Featured seasonal: Don’t Fear the RIPA (7.4% ABV, 90 IBU), a big and flavorful red IPA.
Steel Bender Brewyard — Featured seasonal: Hefe Lifting (5.5% ABV, 10 IBU), a hefeweizen now available in cans and on draft.
Sunday Service Motor Company — Featured seasonal: HWY 47 Double Honey Blonde (5.9% ABV, 24 IBU), a collaboration with Steel Bender.
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: Munich Helles 9 (5.1% ABV, 29 IBU), is described by the brewery as being “named for the 9 bags of Pilsner Malt and 9 pounds of hops used in the recipe, (it) is a smooth and refreshing lager brewed strictly with German malt for a crisp, clean taste. With its golden color and subtle sweetness, this beer is the perfect accompaniment to any occasion. Prost!”
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: Sierra Nativo (6.9% ABV, 88 IBU), a new “Burqueno” pale ale made with Zappa (Neomexicanus) and Cascade hops.
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: Pajarito Pils (5.1% ABV, 32 IBU), the perfect beer for afternoons on the epic BCBC patio.
Chile Line Brewing — Featured seasonal: A Huevo (5% ABV, 20 IBU) is a Yerba Matte-inspired beer.
Hidden Mountain Brewing — Featured seasonal: Icarus Double Hazy IPA, the brewery’s entry in the IPA Challenge.
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.
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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