Attention, all you lovers of lagers, Canteen Brewhouse has just the festival for you this Saturday. For the Love of Lagers returns for a second time, with 16 other breweries joining the hosts for this fun festival on the patio.

Tickets are available online now and there should be a few left at the door, but arrive at the start at 1 p.m. if you hope to obtain one. Each attendee will receive a commemorative pint glass, 16 sample tickets, one ticket for a full pour of your favorite, a hot dog, and a sticker. The Chachalacas will provide the music.

“We are excited for this event showcasing such amazing lagers from NM!” Canteen general manager Jamie Schwebach wrote to us in an email. “It is a wonderful lineup this year.”

Ah, yes, the lineup, because that also came in the email.

• Bosque Brewing: Simco Pils, German-Style Pilsner (6.1% ABV/30 IBU)
• Bow and Arrow: Flying Saazers, Belgium-Style Pilsner (5.1% ABV)
• Boxing Bear Brewing: El Sombearo, Mexican Lager (4.3% ABV)
• Canteen Brewhouse: Citranova, Tangerine Oat Lager (6.0% ABV/26 IBU)
• Ex Novo Brewing: She Sells Seashelles, German-Style Helles (5.5% ABV/22 IBU)
• Gravity Bound Brewing: Maizey Train, Mexican Lager (4.7% ABV)
• La Cumbre Brewing: Italian Pilsner (5.1% ABV/45 IBU)
• Marble Brewery: Vienna Lager (5.0% ABV/24 IBU)
• Nexus Brewery: Oralé Mexican Lager (5.3% ABV/18 IBU)
• Palmer Brewery: Low Card Lager, Helles German Lager (5.3% ABV/21 IBU)
• Quarter Celtic Brewpub: Vienna Festbier (5.47% ABV/22 IBU)
• Santa Fe Brewing: Tio Coco, Strong Pilsner (6.5% ABV)
• Second Street Brewery: Tropical Pilsner (5.3% ABV/34 IBU)
• Sidetrack Brewing: Tropischen Pilsner (5.3% ABV/35 IBU)
• Steel Bender Brewyard: Esmerelda, Italian-Style Pilsner (5.3% ABV/50 IBU)
• Thirsty Eye Brewery: Crispy Koi, Rice Lager (4.5% ABV)
• Tractor Brewing: Otra Vez, Mexican Lager (5.0% ABV/22 IBU)

In addition, Canteen will have Cabana Mexican Lager, Helles Awaits, High Plains Pils, and Laid Back Lager available at the bar.

Grab your sunscreen, a few friends, and get on over to Canteen for what should be a fun, laid-back afternoon. You might even catch a few extra brewers roaming around as the NM IPA Challenge elimination round is being held prior to this festival.

Keep supporting local!

— Stoutmeister