This is shaping up to be one of those scattered weeks, without a singular theme, but still with a lot to do and quite a few new beers to enjoy. There’s some comedy, a couple monthly events (one with a decidedly fun 80s theme), a little metal, a vendor market, and of course the first round of the New Mexico Brewers Guild IPA Challenge. That will take place at Nuckolls Brewing in Santa Fe on Saturday afternoon. We have a whole feature on Nuckolls running later this week, so expect even more info tucked away in there. Or just go back to our last IPAC story and find the ticket link and such. As for the beers, well, let’s get to those, shall we?

New Draft:

Bosque recently tapped Simcoe Pils, which hit the spot on a hot day at the recent For the Love of Lagers festival. Casa Vieja added Pale Ale Cool J. La Cumbre tapped Chasing Clouds, a hazy DIPA, and Washington vs. Oregon, a West Coast IPA. Marble added Flight Simulator, a hazy DIPA. Thirsty Eye tapped Crispy Koi, a rice lager that also debuted over at For the Love of Lagers. (UPDATES) Bombs Away dropped a fresh batch of Initiator Light Lager. Bosque tapped a new batch of Participation Ribbon Juicy IPA, which won the NMIPAC last year. Canteen has more Cabana Mexican Lager on tap, with cans to follow next week, plus Radiohead IPA is back. Harmon Lane tapped the new Coaches Kolsch. La Reforma added a new Hefeweizen. Marble tapped El Nectarino, a barrel-aged German golden ale with nectarines and brettanomyces, and then went big with Alpha Acid Trip, a triple IPA that checks in at 10.2-percent ABV. Sobremesa added Raspberry Sour Wheat. Thirsty Eye has a new batch of Odin’s Monocle, their special tea-infused small-batch version of Odin’s Eye, this time with strawberry tea from Old Barrel Tea Company. Turtle Mountain brought back Get Bock Inside and debuted Agent Orange Hazy DIPA, though only at the North Taproom. Unhinged tapped Blood Orange Wheat.

Up in Santa Fe, Beer Creek will bring back Pecos Brown Ale on Friday, and also announced that Mas Alta is the new year-round West Coast IPA. Second Street tapped Motueka Juicy Pale Ale. Down south, Truth or Consequences Brewing will tap Kickback Session IPA on Thursday.

New Package:

Bow & Arrow will release Desert Dynamo, a New Zealand hop-heavy pilsner, in cans and on draft this Friday, with a second beer also in the works (but still TBA as of publication). Boxing Bear has a fresh batch of El SomBEARo Mexican Lager in cans and on draft. La Cumbre will release PLS German Pilsner in cans and on draft this Friday. Second Street has Mylodon Hazy DIPA coming soon in cans and on draft. (UPDATES) Bow & Arrow’s second beer of the week will be Canyon Crust, a red saison ale, also available in cans and on draft. Boxing Bear brought back their award-winning Bear Knuckle IPA in cans and on draft. La Cumbre will also release Juntos, an IPA for fire relief that benefits the communities affected by the recent disasters in Ruidoso, in cans and on draft this Friday. Santa Fe Brewing defies summer, again, and will release Oktoberfest in cans and on draft this Friday.

Notable Events:

Friday — Blue Lab Comedy Night is back at Brew Lab 101 at 8 p.m.

Goth Night & Dark Market returns with the Red, White, & Black Edition at Tractor Wells Park at 8 p.m.

Saturday — Nexus is hosting Pints & Pots from noon to 4 p.m. at the main brewery.

JUNO brings in multiple metal bands for the Blast Your Dome Fest from 5 to 11 p.m. on the patio. Tickets are $10 apiece at the door.

The Night Market returns to Differential from 6 to 10 p.m., featuring multiple local vendors and artisans.

The Desert Darlings continue their quest to liven up our summer with Hops & Dreams: The 80s Prom Edition at Tractor Wells Park at 8 p.m. Go ahead and sing along to the music, but leave the dancing to the professionals.

Quick News Bits:

A Friday update from the New Mexico Brewers Guild: Unfortunately, the ticket sales were too low at Lauter Haus Brewing in Farmington for the second round of the IPA Challenge, so that round has now been cancelled. There will just be the Santa Fe and Albuquerque rounds.

Tickets for the 2024 New Mexico IPA Challenge are now on sale from the NM Brewers Guild via Eventbrite. The public rounds are Saturday at Nuckolls Brewing in Santa Fe, July 20 at Lauter Haus Brewing in Farmington, and July 27 at Bow & Arrow Brewing.

Just in case anyone missed it, Ex Novo has been forced to postpone the opening of their new location in downtown Albuquerque. We have long said that the final step of getting the doors open for any brewery is the steepest step of all, and once again, we’re sadly proven right.

Turquoise Trail Brewing, which closed down in Albuquerque a while ago, has now reopened in Moriarty. We will be heading out there once their own beers are on tap (just guest taps to start) to check out the new space.

Another new brewery? Another new brewery, as The Tatted Bee Brewhouse has taken over the former Black Snout location at Juan Tabo and Menaul.

In case anyone missed the early preview, Dripline Brewery is moving closer toward opening later this year in the Wells Park neighborhood.

In case anyone missed the other big news, Vision City is headed west to take over the former Boxing Bear Corrales space.

Albuquerque metro area breweries

Boese Brothers Brewery  — Featured seasonal: Drunk Astronaut (7.5% ABV), described as a “super juicy DIPA brewed with Galaxy hops and Cosmic Punch yeast.”

Bombs Away Beer Company — Featured seasonal: Black Ops Lager (5.8% ABV, 30 IBU), a dark lager inspired by the German schwarzbier style.

Bosque Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Crimson & Clover (6.1% ABV, 10 IBU), a blonde ale with cherry and honey, now available on tap and in cans.

Bossfight Brewing (formerly Kilt Check Brewing) — Featured seasonal: Way of the Samurai, a Japanese rice lager that will become a staple at the brewery.

Bow & Arrow Brewing — Featured seasonal: Flying Saazers (5.1% ABV), another amazing beer name from B&A, this one is a Belgian-style pilsner now available in cans (the artwork is gold) and on draft.

Boxing Bear Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Chinhook Mountain IPA (6.8% ABV), a hop-forward ale that combines elements of a West Coast and an East Coast hazy, is back in cans and on draft.

Brew Lab 101 Beer & Cider Company — Featured seasonal: Buzz Lightbeer (3.9% ABV, 10 IBU), a summer-worthy brew.

Canteen Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: Low and Slow Kolsch (5.2% ABV, 25 IBU), a perfect summer patio beer available in cans and on draft, and as a bonus it helps the Turtle Survival Alliance.

Casa Vieja Brewery — Featured seasonal: Cry of the Blackbirds Imperial Stout (8.6% ABV, 55 IBU), a very metal behemoth of a beer.

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

Differential Brewing — Featured seasonal: Matcha Ginger Blonde (5% ABV, 14 IBU), it’s pretty much exactly as the name describes.

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

Ex Novo Brewing — Featured seasonal: She Sells Seashelles (5.3% ABV), an awesome helles lager available in cans and on draft.

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

Flock of Moons Brewing — Featured seasonal: Bonfires of Ganymede (7.1% ABV, 29 IBU), a smoked maibock with just the right amount of charring, balanced out by the sweet malts and hops.

Gravity Bound Brewing — Featured seasonal: Memory Lane, an orange creamsicle sour to help you get through this stretch of scorching heat.

Harmon Lane Brewing at Southwest Grape and Grain — Featured seasonal: Honey Do IPA, the perfect beer after getting that yard work done.

High and Dry Brewing — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.

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

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

Kaktus Brewing — Featured seasonal: Sweet Darkness Milk Stout, a nice treat for dessert after your pizza.

La Cumbre Brewing — Featured seasonal: Hop Drift Cold IPA (6.7% ABV), now 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: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.

Lava Rock Brewing — The brewery is relocating to Moriarty.

Lizard Tail Brewing — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.

Marble Brewery — Featured seasonal: Citrus Sunshine IPA (6.8% ABV), part of the Alpha Acid Trip Series, now available in cans and on draft.

Nexus Brewery — Featured seasonal: Beam Me Up (Higher) Scotty (9.5% ABV, 29 IBU), which just won its second silver medal in three years at the World Beer Cup, is back on tap for a limited time.

Painted Lady Bed and Brew — Featured seasonal: Wolfman’s Got Nards, an amber ale and a tribute to the 80s classic The Monster Squad.

Palmer Brewery and Cider House — Featured seasonal: Cockness Monster (14% ABV), a monstrous Scotch ale aged in whiskey barrels for two years.

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: Super Stoop Malt Liquor (6.5% ABV, 18 IBU), which does not have to be consumed on a stoop or in a paper bag.

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: Rising Hope Collaboration (5% ABV, 40 IBU), an orange blossom pale ale with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation.

Rumor Brewing — Featured seasonal: Desert Monk (6.8% ABV, 21 IBU), a Belgian-style dubbel.

Sidetrack Brewing — Featured seasonal: Tropischen Pilsner (5.3% ABV, 35 IBU), a tropical lager brewed for the recent Crab & Pilsner event at Second Street.

Sobremesa — Featured seasonal: Face the Day Breakfast Stout (7.65% ABV, 40 IBU), a coffee-infused stout to wake you up after the long drive to the Westside (we kid, we kid).

Starr Brothers Brewing — Featured seasonal: St. Robby’s Girl (5.3% ABV, 26 IBU), a Dortmunder-style lager brewed in collaboration with Palmer Brewery.

Steel Bender Brewyard — Featured seasonal: Comfortably Plum Saison (5.6% ABV, 28 IBU), the description is pretty self-explanatory, and our apologies if the song is now stuck in your head, but SBB asked us to highlight this one.

Sunday Service Motor Company — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.

The Tatted Bee Brewhouse — The newest brewery in town does not have its own beers ready yet, but you can still enjoy a guest tap while you check out the space at Menaul and Juan Tabo.

Thirsty Eye Brewing — Featured seasonal: RIGor Mortis, an imperial coffee stout collaboration with Rust is Gold Coffee.

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

Tractor Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Pistachio Cream Ale (6.0% ABV, 20 IBU), a near-perfect melding of New Mexico’s popular nut and a classic cream ale.

Turtle Mountain Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: El Cob-ron Rojo (5.7% ABV, 21 IBU), a red corn lager made with Neomexicanus hops.

Unhinged Brewing — Featured seasonal: Madcap Mosaic Hazy IPA, a brew of which the entire staff is quite proud of, as relayed to us by many people, who also sang its praises as an above-average hazy.

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

Santa Fe breweries

Beer Creek Brewing — Featured seasonal: Temporada (6.1% ABV), a Belgian saison brewed with 100-percent New Mexico-grown pilsner malt and Neomexicanus hops. Described by the brewery as “crisp and dry with hints of bubblegum. Not a Brett beer.”

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

Nuckolls Brewing — Featured seasonal: Spice Car, a farmhouse saison brewed with Thai chili peppers, guava, mango puree, and lime juice.

Rowley Farmhouse Ales — Featured seasonal: Thibadeux (5% ABV, 50 IBU), a collaboration kvass with Beer Creek.

Santa Fe Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Starter Fluid (9.5% ABV), a hazy DIPA with a kick, now available in cans and on draft.

Second Street Brewery — Featured seasonal: Brown Ale (5.9% ABV, 38 IBU), an award-winning classic, now available in cans and on draft.

Travel Bug — Featured seasonal: This bookstore/cafe that we featured a while back only has two beers on tap, Rough Draft Ale (4.5% ABV) and Second Draft English Bitter (6% ABV), but if any seasonals ever pop up, we will list them here.

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery — Featured seasonal: Molé Stout (9.2% ABV), the seasonal beer with a lovely kick of spice is back on draft and in bottles. Oh, they put some on nitro now, too.

Other breweries you need to visit

Bathtub Row Brewing — Featured seasonal: Mild & Lazy (4% ABV), a lovely English mild ale, perfect for slow sipping on the patio.

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 The Big Ben Sanchez Youth Foundation.

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

Red River Brewing and Distilling — Featured seasonal: Cacao 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: Pecan Brown Ale, a classic offering from the brewery.

Truth or Consequences Brewing — Featured seasonal: Robledo Rye (5.9% ABV, 46 IBU), described by the brewery as “a crisp golden ale with substantial hop bitterness and flavor. Malted rye adds a spicy, earthy quality, moderated by the subtle honey sweetness of Vienna malt. Warrior hops contribute smooth bitterness and flavors of pine, grapefruit, and pineapple.”

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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