After various delays, mostly not of their own making, Brekki Brekki is finally holding their grand opening this Friday starting as early as 7 a.m. The all-day breakfast restaurant is located at 8338 Comanche Blvd NE in the old B2B Garden Brewery spot, just west of Wyoming. Rather than just be a restaurant, the owners decided to keep both the B2B brewing equipment and brewer Julian Nunez, who will create a whole new lineup of beers under the brand Cantina Craftworks. The beer will also be available at other restaurants under the company umbrella, including nearby Poki Poki Cevicheria, plus Tamashi and Poke Serrano. We did try to get over there to try the beers prior to the opening, but our schedules never matched up, so we will just have to drop by Friday around lunchtime and see if we can snag a flight. With luck, we should have a quick story up in the afternoon before heading down to the NM United tailgate. We look forward to raising a glass to the Albuquerque metro area’s 48th operational brewery to kick off the weekend.

And, before anyone asks what about that other forthcoming brewery, we can report that Dripline is getting closer than ever down at Second Street and Summer in Wells Park. The brewery now has an active small brewer license listed on the state website (which is working again, save for not having pending licenses listed). When they have more news to share, we will follow up.

New Draft:

Bombs Away recently launched Galaxy Session IPA. Bosque is already dreaming of hockey season with Zamboni Sunset, a dry-hopped golden ale. Casa Vieja tapped their Festbier. Gravity Bound brought back a fan favorite in Serious Rizz, a rice lager, and also introduced Faster than Gallup, a new hazy IPA. High and Dry tapped Sovereign Immunity, a hazy IPA, and The Reddistributor, a red IPA. Kaktus tapped Bourbon County Lime Ale. La Cumbre brought back Czech Engine Lite 12º. Starr Brothers gets into the season with the return of Therewolf, their Oktoberfest lager. Thirsty Eye tapped their Oktoberfest lager. (UPDATES) Bombs Away tapped Just an Amber. Canteen will tap a Green Chile Lager for their special even this Saturday (see below). Differential added Rose Golden, a golden ale brewed with honey malt. Marble tapped Rojo Especial, a red lager. Vision City unveiled Battleship Fresh Hop IPA.

New Package:

Bosque will release Spacelion IPA in cans and on draft exclusively at their Telshor taproom in Las Cruces this Saturday, with other locations getting theirs on September 11. Canteen has fresh cans of High Plains Pils and Export Pale Lager. Ex Novo released Fresh Hop Light Through the Trees Pale Ale in cans and on draft at both locations. Beer Creek unveiled VLA (Very Large Array) IPA in cans and on draft. Second Street has their Oktoberfest in cans and on draft. (UPDATE) Bow & Arrow released Sunup, Sunburn, Sundown, Repeat, a fruited gose, in cans and on draft.

Notable Events:

Today (Wednesday) — Poetry & Beer is back at Tractor Wells Park at 7 p.m.

Friday — Artwalk returns downtown from 5 to 9 p.m., so check the social media for Boese Brothers (they will reopen their renovated taproom that day), Red Door, and Sidetrack to see what they have planned this month.

(UPDATE) Flock of Moons brings back Luna & Poesia, a night of poetry readings featuring Damien Flores, the 2024 City of Albuquerque Poet Laureate. It all kicks off at 7 p.m.

The First Fridays Comedy Contest is back at Tractor Wells Park at 8 p.m.

Saturday — Get to Canteen bright and early starting at 9 a.m. for the seventh annual Hatch Green Chile Roast in the parking lot.

Spacelion Fest will take over Bosque Telshor in Las Cruces starting at 3 p.m.

Tumbleroot is hosting a release party for their Oktoberfest lager starting at 4 p.m. at the Agua Fria taproom.

Monday — One of the Tractor Wells Park staff, Alyssa, has been diagnosed with leukemia. To help her and her family with medical bills, from 4 p.m. onward $1 from every pint sold at the brewery will be donated.

Tuesday — Bow & Arrow will host a Debate Watch Party starting at 7 p.m.

Quick News Bits:

Steel Bender is teaming up with a local radio station, The Peak, for Monday Night Football games all season. There will be drink and food specials, and one of the hosts of the station will be there every game from 6 p.m. until halftime. Stay tuned for more details.

Sad news, as Ex Novo’s Lagerhosen has been postponed until 2025. There just wasn’t enough time to prepare the downtown taproom for an event of such magnitude by September 14.

Nuckolls Brewing has announced that it has 15 more taps (!) now online, so there will be even more beer (and wine) flowing at the Santa Fe Railyard.

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: Tropi Kolsch (5.6% ABV, 20 IBU), a kolsch with lots of tropical-flavored hops.

Bosque Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Resto Hazy Pale (5.8% ABV, 40 IBU), now available in cans and on draft at all taprooms, including its namesake, Restoration Pizza.

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

Bow & Arrow Brewing — Featured seasonal: Pearl Snaps (5% ABV), a tasty Japanese-style rice lager that is available in cans and on draft.

Boxing Bear Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: OktoBEARfest (5.3% ABV), the annual favorite is back in cans and on draft at both taprooms.

Brew Lab 101 Beer & Cider Company — Featured seasonal: Labtoberfest is now available for all to enjoy.

Canteen Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: Citranova (6% ABV, 26 IBU), the popular tangerine oat lager is available in cans and on draft.

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

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

Differential Brewing — Featured seasonal: Lemon Black Tea Cream Ale (4.2% ABV), which is 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: The entire Decem Series of beers, now available in cans and on draft, all of which are collaboration beers, including a pale ale, Italian pilsner, and cold IPA.

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: Your Place or Stein, the delectable Oktoberfest lager is back for a limited time.

Harmon Lane Brewing at Southwest Grape and Grain — Featured seasonal: Wobble On Crimson Ale, a nifty little red inspired by the brewer, who used to play football for New Mexico State.

High and Dry Brewing — Featured seasonal: Oktoberfest Pt. 7 None in the Chamber (5.3% ABV, 20 IBU), an amber ale with German lager qualities that is rather delightful.

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: Five Times Hoppier IPA, the runner-up at the NM IPA Challenge.

Late Shift Lager House at The Craftroom — Featured seasonal: Goldmember (7% ABV), a golden strong ale.

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: Festbier (5.8% ABV, 21 IBU), my personal runner-up among the beers at Marblefest, this is a lighter but flavorful German-style lager.

Painted Lady Bed and Brew — Featured seasonal: Danny’s Not Here Right Now, Mrs. Torrance, a watermelon wheat inspired by The Shining.

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: Kitchen Sink DIPA (8.5% ABV, 60 IBU), a chewy hop bomb to enjoy in moderation.

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

Sidetrack Brewing — Featured seasonal: Shinobi (5.3% ABV, 18 IBU), yet another Japanese-style rice lager to help us get through August, available in cans and on draft.

Sobremesa — Featured seasonal: Oktoberfest, a festbier-style lager that pairs great with their bone-in pork schnitzel that’s also available for a limited time.

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: Oktoberfiesta (6.8% ABV, 25 IBU), the annual treat is back in cans and on draft.

Sunday Service Motor Company — Featured seasonal: Cosmic Wave IPA (6.2% ABV, 67 IBU), a West Coast-style hop bomb with some fruity hops up front and a clean, bitter-free finish.

The Tatted Bee Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: Game On, an old-school pale ale that is one of the first four house beers now on tap.

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: Agent Orange Hazy DIPA (7.3% ABV, 17 IBU), which is infused with actual oranges, and not just citrus-like hops.

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

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

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 list of seasonals.

Nuckolls Brewing — Featured seasonal: Hoppy Wife, Hoppy Life, a hazy pale ale and a possible contender for Beer Name of the Year.

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: Tipsy Parrot (6.4% ABV), a piña colada-inspired beer now available in cans and on draft.

Travel Bug — Featured seasonal: This bookstore/cafe 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: Oz’s Oatmeal Stout (5% ABV), because if you are up in the mountains, it’s cooler, and stouts are appropriate.

Downshift Brewing — Featured seasonal: Gratitude Pale Ale (5.4% ABV, 40 IBU), brewed to support local charities, and right now $1 from every pint sold goes to helping in the recovery efforts from the South Fork and Salt fires.

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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— Stoutmeister