The good folks at the Wells Park location have been running Tractor of Terror, a weekly horror/sci-fi movie screening, every Thursday for quite a while now. This week they picked out the movie that I, personally, was scared of more than any other as a child. My dad showed me The Thing when I was far too young to watch that sort of movie, and it haunted me for a long time. I mean, a guy’s head falls off, grows legs, and tries to run away before Kurt Russell incinerates it with a flamethrower. If you have not seen John Carpenter’s adaptation of the classic novella Who Goes There?, then this is your best chance. Plus, Tractor has a killer lineup of darker beers right now, from Turkey Drool to Luna De Los Muertos Russian Imperial Stout to Cowgirl Coffee Stout to quite possibly the best batch of Double Plow Oatmeal Stout that I have enjoyed in a long time. Get on over to Wells Park to watch the movie and enjoy a couple brews this Thursday at 7 p.m., and then let us know what is your favorite scary movie in the comments.

New Draft:

Bosque tapped Sunburnt Zebra, a raspberry white stout with coffee, which sounds rather delightfully bonkers. Casa Vieja tapped O’Brien’s Stout Vanilla Edition, a vanilla-infused version of their popular Irish dry stout. Flock Moons will release Lunar Winter Dark Sour Saison later this week. Marble recently tapped Dunkelweizen and Daddy Jacks DIPA, with the latter created by longtime staff member and truly awesome dude Nate Jackson. Sobremesa wakes up with Face the Day Breakfast Stout, while also adding a new version of their Chronically Juicy hazy IPA. Thirsty Eye knows that it will be All Downhill From Beer when they release their Belgian blonde ale on Friday. Tractor will tap Western Imperialism IPA on Friday. (UPDATES) Brew Lab 101 added Trop X Thunder, the latest in their X-IPA series. Marble tapped Outta the Cold IPA. Rio Bravo defies the season with the re-release of their Marzen. Sunday Service Motor Company will release Gingerbread Stout on Friday.

Down south, Downshift Brewing goes big with Hibernation Mode Imperial Stout. Truth or Consequences Brewing will release Soakinator Doppelbock on Thursday. (UPDATE) Up north, Bathtub Row tapped Belgian Cherry Dark.

New Package:

Bow & Arrow will release Wildcard Up My Sleeve, a new hazy IPA, in cans and on draft this Thursday. La Cumbre will release Fickle Friend, a new hazy DIPA, in cans and on draft this Friday. Second Street now has cans of Sloppy Sloth Styrian Hazy IPA. (UPDATES) Canteen went ahead and put Schwebock Doppelbock in cans, because they’re awesome. Ex Novo released a new hazy IPA, Sandia Slice, in cans and on draft, followed by Easy Come Easy Go Bohemian Pilsner, also in cans and on draft.

Notable Events:

Today (Wednesday) — New Mexico’s Premier Variety Showcase will bring the show to Tractor Wells Park from 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday — Goth Night & Dark Market returns to Tractor Wells Park at 8 p.m.

Sunday — The Six Pack Series FUN’draiser 5K starts at Canteen at 11 a.m.

Quick News Bits:

After recapping an up-and-down year for Public House, the wine bar spinoff of High and Dry, in their Look Back/Look Ahead Series entry, a big change has occurred. Vara Winery will now be leasing out the Public House space, and taking over the currently unused kitchen. The Stage at Nob Hill music venue and the coffee shop in between will remain as is, but in the end this will enable High and Dry ownership to refocus on the brewery for a while.

Boxing Bear closed their West Downtown taproom after a final party back on December 30. Co-owner/director of brewing operations Justin Hamilton told us it was due to the five-year lease expiring, and no signs of growth at the location for the past three years since the end of the pandemic lockdown. All employees will remain with the company, transferring to the other three Boxing Bear taprooms, where changes and upgrades figure to be afoot throughout 2024.

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: SNAFU Stout (5.2% ABV, 30 IBU), a chewy oatmeal stout.

Bosque Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Fresh Start (7.5% ABV, 15 IBU), a maple coffee stout, now available in cans and on draft.

Bow & Arrow Brewing — Featured seasonal: Coyote Waits (8% ABV), an imperial stout aged in Heaven Hill barrels, on draft only.

Boxing Bear Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Standing 8 Stout (7.3% ABV), the classic oatmeal stout is back on tap and in cans.

Brew Lab 101 Beer & Cider Company — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.

B2B Garden Brewery — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.

Canteen Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: Panama Joe Coffee Stout (8% ABV, 33 IBU), this longtime Crew favorite is back for a limited run, in cans and on draft.

Casa Vieja Brewery — Featured seasonal: Kojote Brown (5.4% ABV, 18 IBU), a Belgian-style brown ale.

Cazuela’s Seafood & Mexican Grill — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.

Differential Brewing — Featured seasonal: Negroni Ale (5.2% ABV, 30 IBU), a beer designed to mimic the popular cocktail.

Echoes Brewery — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery to see what’s currently on tap.

Ex Novo Brewing — Featured seasonal: Kokua (4% ABV), a session IPA based off a recipe by Maui Brewing, with proceeds going to the Maui Brewing Fire Fund.

Flix Brewhouse  — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery to see what’s currently on tap.

Flock of Moons Brewing — Featured seasonal: Shadowmere Weizen Doppelbock (10.4% ABV, 24 IBU), described by the brewery as “Bananas Foster over a malty backbone with hints of spice. Warm alcohol for cold winter days and nights.”

Gravity Bound Brewing — Featured seasonal: Your Place or Stein (5.9% ABV), a wonderful Oktoberfest lager available in cans and on draft.

Harmon Lane Brewing at Southwest Grape and Grain — Featured seasonal: Stennes Blonde Stout, a collaboration with Quarter Celtic.

High and Dry Brewing — Featured seasonal: Freudian Hop Session (5.5% ABV, 40 IBU), an amber pale ale, with a portion of the proceeds going to Pink Warrior House.

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: Winter Scotch Ale, described by the brewery as being”with notes of molasses, toffee and banana bread this beer is designed to keep you warm and happy through the long winter nights. Medium bodied with a gentle sweetness.”

Kilt Check Brewing — There are rumors that the brewery will be staying open, but we await the official word.

La Cumbre Brewing — Featured seasonal: La Negra (13% ABV, 70 IBU), a beautiful beast of a barrel-aged imperial stout, now available in bottles and on tap.

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 — The brewery is relocating to Moriarty.

Lizard Tail Brewing — Featured seasonal: Biscochito Brown (6.4% ABV, 25 IBU), a beer whose name is pretty self-explanatory.

Marble Brewery — Featured seasonal: Dark Lager (5% ABV), a beer that is exactly as described, but packed with flavor and available in cans and on draft.

Nexus Brewery — Featured seasonal: Lush Imperial Stout (10.9% ABV, 77 IBU), the beautiful behemoth returns with this description from the brewery, “2023 Lush Imperial Stout is rich and full. It has notes of simcoe pine, bitter dark chocolate and roasted coffee. Made with Imperial’s “Darkness” Yeast, this beer is LARGE at 10.9% ABV. Lush is sure to warm you on chilly nights!”

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.

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: Matching Stoutfits (6.6% ABV, 30 IBU), a delightful oatmeal stout with an epic name now available in cans and on draft.

Sobremesa — Featured seasonal: Dominator, a German-style doppelbock.

Starr Brothers Brewing — Featured seasonal: Brown Chicken Brown Cow (7.2% ABV, 20 IBU), a rare double brown ale, it’s a malty delight.

Steel Bender Brewyard — Featured seasonal: Event Horizon Black IPA (6.6% ABV, 72 IBU), a rare black IPA sighting at a New Mexico brewery (we miss the old days) demands to be highlighted.

Sunday Service Motor Company — Featured seasonal: Double Black IPA (8.5% ABV), a perfect winter ale.

Thirsty Eye Brewing — Featured seasonal: Ton Up or Shut Up, an American lager infused with Rust is Gold cold brew.

The 377 Brewery — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.

Tractor Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Turkey Drool (8.4% ABV), which is our favorite annual seasonal release from the brewery, and yes, we will declare that publicly.

Turtle Mountain Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Old Oku Barleywine (9.2% ABV, 25 IBU), part of the 25 Years of Beers throwback line, this is an old recipe re-imagined.

Unhinged Brewing — Featured seasonal: Los Muertos Porter, a robust porter.

Vision City Brewstillery — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated seasonal list.

Santa Fe breweries

Beer Creek Brewing — Featured seasonal: Diablo Bock (7.7% ABV, 25 IBU), a hybrid of a dunkel bock and a doppelbock, it’s devilishly delicious.

Chile Line Brewing — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.

Hidden Mountain Brewing — Featured seasonal: De Péche Mood, a peach wheat ale with a tremendous name.

Rowley Farmhouse Ales — Featured seasonal: Ceremony, a wild ale brewed with tea.

Santa Fe Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Adobe Igloo, the winter seasonal is back in cans and on draft.

Second Street Brewery — Featured seasonal: Breaking Plaid (9.1% ABV, 28 IBU), a Scottish wee heavy with an excellent name, available in cans and on draft.

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery — Featured seasonal: Totality American Stout, because stout, what else needs to be said?

Other breweries you need to visit

Bathtub Row Brewing — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.

Downshift Brewing — 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.

Little Toad Creek Brewing and Distilling — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.

Red River Brewing and Distilling — Featured seasonal: Cocoa Fuego Chocolate Green Chile Stout. (6.5% ABV, 30 IBU), described by the brewery thusly, “Our oatmeal stout with a kick! Made with Hatch green chile and organic cacao nibs, it has an earthy start and a chocolate finish, It’s sure to warm you up on these cool evenings.”

Sierra Blanca Brewing  — Featured seasonal: Whiskey Stout is back for another seasonal run in bottles and on draft.

Truth or Consequences Brewing — Featured seasonal: Star Eater Black IPA (7.2% ABV, 56 IBU), a hop-forward dark ale that we would love to get our hands on one of these days.

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That’s all for this week! If you have any questions or comments, leave them below or contact us on our Facebook page.

Keep supporting local!

— Stoutmeister