A double dose of Oktoberfest on opposite ends of the metro area should keep everyone satiated this Saturday. Over in the Bricklight District off Central by UNM, Flock of Moons is hosting their first Flocktoberfest starting at 2 p.m. There will be live music from True Story House (3-5 p.m.) and Vakenn (7-10 p.m.), four German-style beers on tap (including a new one, see below), and a pair of feats of strength games — a stein-holding contest (sign-up at 4, competition starts at 5) and a Flocknägelstumpf, a nail-hammering game. BRAZD food truck will have a special menu with schweinshaxe, bratwurst, pork schnitzel, and German pretzels, running from 4 to 10.

Across town in Rio Rancho, Brew Lab 101 will host their Labtoberfest, also starting at 2 p.m. There will be live music, food specials, a costume contest, a stein-holding contest, a vendor market, plenty of beer, and more. Pick whichever event is closer to you and enjoy the best season once again!

New Draft:

Bosque tapped Achilles & The Tortoise, a wet-hop pale ale. Canteen will tap a special coffee-infused collaboration beer with New Mexico Piñon Coffee for their Sunday event (see below). Flock of Moons recently released Owl’s Eye American Pale Ale, and will add Second Summer Festbier to their menu for Flocktoberfest on Saturday. Gravity Bound brought back their IPA Challenge-winning beer, Monic Hazy IPA. Harmon Lane will tap Oktoberfest-ivus this Friday. High and Dry recently added Shaper Upper IPA, Fuster Cluck Pilsner, and Benefit of the Stoubt. Kaktus released their Oktoberfest. La Cumbre tapped Mild Weather, Serious Business (West Coast IPA), and No, You’re a Dort. Marble added Rosa Amarilla IPA and Pumpkin Ale. Rio Bravo tapped Very Demure, an apricot wheat ale. Starr Brothers brought back Brown Chicken Brown Cow. Steel Bender will bring back Nigel Scottish Ale on Thursday. Sunday Service Motor Company will tap Oktoberfest on Friday. Tractor will bring back Javi Pre-Prohibition Lager.

Up in Santa Fe, Second Street tapped Sloppy Sloth Sabro Hazy IPA.

New Package:

Bow & Arrow brought back Midnight with a Chance of Coyotes, their imperial stout brewed with peanut blossoms, vanilla, cacao nibs, and lactose, in cans and on draft. La Cumbre will release PLS Czech-Inspired Pilsner in cans and on draft this Friday. (UPDATES) Bosque will release Gourd Summoner, a pumpkin ale, in cans and on draft this Friday. Canteen brought back Pink Warrior, a fruited wheat, in cans and on draft. Ex Novo brought back Cactus Wins the Lottery in cans and on draft. La Cumbre released Wild Story Hazy IPA in cans and on draft. Marble has a short run of the classic Red Ale in cans. Santa Fe released Social Experiment, this time made with peaches.

Notable Events:

Today (Wednesday) — Bosque Nob Hill will host Trivia for a Cause: Lord of the Rings at 6 p.m.

Thursday — Bosque Heights will host Trivia for a Cause with New Mexico United at 6 p.m.

Painted Lady will keep things spooky with Ghost Lore with author Cody Polston from 7 to 9 p.m.

Friday — Gin & Jazz: Fall Cocktail Edition takes over Tractor Wells Park at 5 p.m.

Painted Lady will host Ghost Sightings, Investigations and Encounters from 7 to 9 p.m.

Friday-Saturday — Bow & Arrow’s Rambler Taproom will be celebrating their third anniversary both days all day. Check their social media for what they have planned.

Saturday — As part of the Corrales Harvest Festival, Ex Novo will host a Makers Market from noon to 7 p.m.

Drag Queen Bingo is back at Tractor Wells Park at 7 p.m. with the aptly-named HollowQueen Edition.

Sunday — Steel Bender will host a special dog adoption event with Watermelon Mountain Ranch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Boxing Bear Firestone will host Brunch & Brushes at 11:30 a.m.

The aforementioned double 30th Anniversary Party with host Canteen and New Mexico Piñon Coffee from noon to 3 p.m., which includes a Tie Dye Party at 1 p.m.

Quick News Bits:

It appears that Boese Brothers did not finish the renovation of the downtown taproom, as it remains closed, per their website.

Another new brewery? It appears so, but not in a place that has any others nearby. Prod-O Brewery and Distillery has an active small brewer license, and it will be located in the town of Reserve in Western New Mexico. Guess we’ve got a road trip coming up!

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. Check their social media for more details.

Albuquerque metro area breweries

Boese Brothers Brewery  — Featured seasonal: Oktoberfest (5.3% ABV), the popular seasonal lager is back for another run.

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: Sunup, Sunburn, Sundown, Repeat (5% ABV), a fruited gose-style sour made with pomegranate, raspberries, and Cara Cara oranges, now 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: Festbier (5.8%, 19 IBU), a proper German lager to enjoy on the patio as the nights turn cooler.

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: Fresh Hop Light Through the Trees (5.2% ABV), a pale ale 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: Garden Spot, the always popular cucumber basil gose, 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.

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: Das Lager (5.5% ABV, 25 IBU), a German-inspired lighter lager, 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 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: Scotcholate, the cult favorite twist on a Scottish ale is back on draft.

Turtle Mountain Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Sierra Nativo (5.5% ABV, 37 IBU), as this is a wet-hop pale ale, its availability will be limited, so get it while it’s fresh.

Unhinged Brewing — Featured seasonal: Oktoberfest, the first lager in the young history of the brewery.

Vision City Brewstillery — Featured seasonal: Battleship Fresh Hop IPA (7% ABV), which will be available for a very limited time.

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: Oktoberfest (5.4% ABV), our pick for the best of the best among all the great märzens currently available statewide.

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