Marble Brewery has once again brewed up a special beer to help in the fight with Alzheimer’s. This Saturday marks the release of #ENDALZ at all three locations. Volunteers from the Alzheimer’s Association will be on hand to sell commemorative pint glasses and spreading awareness. For every pint sold, $1 will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association. There will be live music in the evening at each taproom, with Josue Urrutia at Westside from 7 to 9 p.m., Cosmic Status at Heights from 7 to 10, and Vibe Strong downtown from 8 to 11.
New Draft:
Ex Novo has more of the delicious Sons of Scotland on tap. Gravity Bound tapped Nectar Vector, a new hazy IPA. Turtle Mountain got a bunch of Zappa hops and created Why does it hurt when IPA? and thus wins beer name of the week. Unhinged will tap its Oktoberfest this Saturday. (UPDATES) Harmon Lane and Quarter Celtic collaborated on Stenness Blonde Stout. Lizard Tail tapped their Oktoberfest. Marble added The Great White Pumpkin. Sobremesa released Kenergy, a Belgian pale ale. Vision City tapped their Oktoberfest.
Up in Santa Fe, Second Street tapped more Oktoberfest. (UPDATE) Second Street will also tap Atalaya Altbier this Saturday.
New Package:
Bow & Arrow brings back one of its finest brews, Proper Pumpkin Beer, an imperial stout brewed with actual pumpkin, plus spices, in cans and on draft this Friday. Ex Novo has more German Overalls (Oktoberfest) and Intergalactic Pale Reality in cans and on draft. Gravity Bound will release its Oktoberfest, Your Place or Stein, in cans and on draft this Friday. Steel Bender brings back Ale Witch Pumpkin Ale in cans and on draft this Friday. Second Street resurrects Dragon’s Blood Sour in cans and on draft. (UPDATES) Boxing Bear brings back Oso Otoño Oatmeal Brown Ale in cans and on draft. Marble released the latest entry in its Alpha Acid Trip series, Pollen Hunter IPA, in cans and on draft.
Notable Events:
Today (Wednesday) — Trivia for a Cause: Bridesmaids will be held at Bosque Nob Hill at 6 p.m.
Thursday — It’s a metal/punk mash-up at Tumbleroot with The Illegal Aliens and Murder Bats. The cover is $10 and doors are at 7 p.m.
Friday — Tournament of Champions Better Call Saul Trivia takes over Tractor Wells Park at 7 p.m.
Saturday — Bow & Arrow will host its Fall Market & Chile Roasting from noon to 5 p.m.
Downshift is pulling out all the stops for the Ruidoso Oktoberfest starting at 11 a.m., with live music, beer, food, a costume contest, stein holding contest, and more.
(UPDATE) D’oh, we almost forgot that this is Oktoberfiesta day at Santa Fe Brewing HQ. There will be live music, contests, games, and more. It all starts at noon.
(UPDATE) The annual Atalaya Rescuefest will be back at Second Street Rufina at noon. Luke will have a full preview later this week.
Sunday — Ex Novo will host a Makers Market, featuring eight local creators, from noon to 7 p.m., as part of the annual Corrales Harvest Festival.
Quick News Bits:
We got the news a little while back, but forgot to share that 550 Brewing in Aztec has been sold to new owners. It will be closed for a while until they get all the licensing in place. The 550 Pizzeria was sold separately and is now open, though we do not know if they will carry the brewery’s beers in the future.
Just in case you missed it, Brew Lab 101 is taking over the ReSource Brewing taproom in November. Here is the full story.
Starr Brothers has opened its first offsite taproom inside Pars & Rec, a golf and social shop located in the Hoffmantown Shopping Center at Menaul and Wyoming. The brewery will provide beers, cocktails, and wood-fired pizzas in the on-site cafe.
Albuquerque metro area breweries
Boese Brothers Brewery — Featured seasonal: Imperial Porter (7.2% ABV), this big boy has been on tap for a while, so help drink it up so a new beer can appear.
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: Oktoberfest (5.9% ABV, 30 IBU), 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: OktoBEARfest (5.3% ABV), available in cans and on draft.
Brew Lab 101 Beer & Cider Company — Featured seasonal: Lauter to Prevail (5% ABV, 17 IBU), a new helles lager to help beat the lingering heat.
Canteen Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: We await the return of Canteen’s specialty offerings, starting with Oktoberfest on October 4.
Casa Vieja Brewery — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery to see what’s currently on tap.
Cazuela’s Seafood & Mexican Grill
Differential Brewing — Featured seasonal: Plum Basil Rice Lager (4.8% ABV, 15 IBU), it’s pretty much exactly as the name describes.
Downshift Brewing at Outpost 1706 — Featured seasonal: Gratitude Pale Ale (5.4% ABV, 40 IBU), brewed to support local charities, right now $1 from every pint sold goes to Gratitud(ENMU), the local college in the Ruidoso area.
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: Dusty Spur (5.1% ABV), an American pilsner brewed as the official beer of the NM State Fair, available on draft at the brewery and in cans at select retailers.
Flix Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: Autumn Leaves (5.7% ABV), a flavorful festbier.
Flock of Moons Brewing — Featured seasonal: Tropical Guru (6.2% ABV, 45 IBU), a delicious, balanced tropical stout.
Gravity Bound Brewing — Featured seasonal: Pistola (7.4% ABV), a dank and delectable fresh-hop IPA.
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: ALT + 127880 (5.3% ABV, 30 IBU), an altbier with quite the name.
Hops Brewery — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.
JUNO Brewery — Featured seasonal: Vienna Lager, a smooth amber lager with a touch of sweetness.
Kaktus Brewing — Featured seasonal: Sovereign Shores IPA, which has one of those names that make us curious as to its origin/meaning.
Kilt Check Brewing — There are rumors that the brewery will be staying open, but we await the official word.
La Cumbre Brewing — Featured seasonal: Wiesn Festbier (5.9% ABV, 30 IBU), a truly brilliant German-style lager that is available in cans and on draft.
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.
Lava Rock Brewing — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.
Lizard Tail Brewing — Featured seasonal: Desert Dunes Pilsner (5.5% ABV, 35 IBU), a perfect beer to beat the heat.
Marble Brewery — Featured seasonal: Marblefest (5% ABV), a delicious German-inspired lager, only cans remain at the taproom, so grab some before it fully runs out.
Nexus Brewery — Featured seasonal: Festbier! (5.8% ABV, 21 IBU), is described by the brewery as “in the style of German tradition, this bier is toasty, slightly sweet with bread dough and cereal notes. The medium malt body takes the forefront and will leave your stein in need of a refill.”
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: Capri-derhosen (5.3% ABV, 23 IBU), a past gold medal winner at the World Beer Cup, this tasty German-style red lager is back on tap.
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: Mild Davis (5.2% ABV, 20 IBU), a beer as cool as its name implies, perfect for slow-sipping on the patio at night.
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: Big E DIPA (8.4% ABV, 80 IBU), a hop beast made with Citra, Columbus, Mosaic, and Nelson Sauvin hops.
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: La Llagerona (4.5% ABV, 23 IBU), a light and crisp Mexican-style lager.
Tractor Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Traktoberfest (6.6% ABV, 23 IBU), described by the brewery as “a German Oktoberfest-style lager, the Märzen was historically brewed in March (hence the name) and lagered in cold caves throughout the summer. German malts and Noble hops are brewed to produce this copper colored, medium bodied beverage with hints of toasted malt.”
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 (5.05% ABV, 19 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: Oktoberfiesta (6% ABV, 30 IBU), the annual German-style seasonal is back.
Rowley Farmhouse Ales — Featured seasonal: The Maize Never Stopped (5.5% ABV, 25 IBU), a corn lager inspired by The Grateful Dead. No, really, that’s what the description says. It’s only available now in cans, so get it fast before those run out.
Santa Fe Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Freewheeler Hazy IPA is the summer seasonal available on tap and in cans.
Second Street Brewery — Featured seasonal: Skimboard Sour (6.3% ABV), a tropical sour available only in cans now, so get it quickly before it runs out.
Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery — Featured seasonal: Coco Hops Brown IPA (6.7% ABV), just one of a strong eight-beer lineup for the fall.
Other breweries you need to visit
Bathtub Row Brewing — Featured seasonal: ULLR Fest Sahti (8.5% ABV), described by the brewery as a “Nordic brew from ancient Finland with juniper and rye, fermented with spicy yeast. Very malty, strong but well-concealed alcohol, intriguing woodsy/citrusy notes from the juniper.”
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: Oktoberfest (5.4% ABV, 18 IBU) is back in bottles and on tap at the brewery. Consider it your preview of all the good that is to come with the Oktoberfest party at SBB on October 14.
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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