It’s a busy little weekend ahead, with the last of the scheduled Oktoberfest events scattered in there alongside a couple more spooky season happenings. Boxing Bear will host their annual DogtoBEARfest on Saturday at 11 a.m., which we’ll preview in depth later this week since we’re talking to them about their recent Great American Beer Festival silver medal. We will also be interviewing Tractor to talk about their medal winner and this Saturday’s Zombie Carniball & Bazaar, which starts at 6 p.m. Besides those two events, there is also the Scottsdale Village Oktoberfest on Saturday at noon, with the Brew Lab 101 taproom providing the beer. Kaktus will be hosting their Kaktoberfest from 5 to 9 p.m. Finally, there is the Mutt Masquerade at Marble from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Sunday. Oh, and of course there will be plenty of spooky happenings at Painted Lady Bed and Brew all week, so scroll down to check those out.

New Draft:

Bossfight tapped the Power Up Coffee Stout. Brekki Brekki recently added an Italian Pilsner. Flock of Moons tapped Selénografie 14º Tmavé Pivo, a Czech dark lager. High and Dry added Sit Down Shoat Up, a dark brown ale. Marble recently released The Great White Pumpkin, a witbier made with pumpkin spices. Turtle Mountain tapped Cosmic Campground, a Cascadian dark ale, with $1 from every pint sold going to the Coronado Historic Site and Kuaua Pueblo Ruins. (UPDATES) Bombs Away brought back K98 Kolsch. Bosque added Showboat Captain, a thiolized juicy IPA. Sobremesa tapped Cuatro Años, a barrel-aged wee heavy.

Up in Santa Fe, Second Street tapped Sloppy Sloth Talus Hazy IPA. Over in Los Alamos, Bathtub Row tapped a new batch of Mild & Lazy and (UPDATE) Hilltop Helles.

New Package:

Bow & Arrow has two releases this week with Proper Pumpkin Beer, an imperial stout, available today (Wednesday) in cans and on draft, and Iconic Sands, a new West Coast IPA, also in cans and on draft this Friday. Boxing Bear recently brought back Super Cereal Double Hazy IPA in cans and on draft exclusively at their two taprooms. Steel Bender will release Freddy’s Got Twenty, their barrel-aged imperial stout, in cans and on draft this Thursday (we mean it this time). (UPDATES) Boxing Bear surprised us with a delectable double release of the new Blonde Bearista, a golden coffee stout, and by bringing back an old favorite in Metal Head Stout, both in cans and on draft. Canteen and Gravity Bound are releasing a special collaboration light lager, A Wheely Good Time, in cans and on draft on Saturday. Ex Novo released Serving a Porpoise, a new hazy IPA that supports conservation efforts of a little porpoise known as the Vaquita, in cans and on draft. Ex Novo also brought back an award-winning favorite with V for Vienna in cans and on draft. La Cumbre will release PLS Czech Pils in cans and on draft this Friday. Second Street will soon release Rakau Juicy Pale Ale in cans and on draft. Downshift did a double drop with Fresh Hop Snowday Hazy IPA and Lil’ Boo Thang, a pumpkin ale, in cans and on draft.

Notable Events:

Thursday — Bosque will host their 12th Anniversary Beer Dinner at their Northeast Heights taproom at 7 p.m.

Painted Lady will have a special screening of Ghost Country, a TV pilot that was considered too controversial for airing, from 7 to 9 p.m., hosted by Cody Polston.

Friday — Painted Lady will have another of their unique Friday Night Open Mic events from 7 to 9 p.m., where attendees tell their best ghost stories.

Brew Lab 101 will host a special screening of Coraline in the outdoor beer garden at 7 p.m., with free popcorn provided.

The Desert Darlings will host a Halloween edition of their monthly Cactus Cabaret variety show at Kaktus at 7 p.m.

Saturday — The aforementioned DogtoBEARfest is at Boxing Bear starting at 11 a.m.

The Scottsdale Village Oktoberfest, featuring Brew Lab 101, runs from noon to 6 p.m.

Kaktoberfest takes place at, naturally, Kaktus from 5 to 9 p.m.

The Zombie Carniball & Bazaar, formerly known as the Stranger Things Arcade Carnival, takes over Tractor Wells Park at 6 p.m.

The Duke City Repertory Theater brings back their Bard Crawl with a stop at Differential at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday — Marble brings back the Mutt Masquerade from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Rowley Farmhouse Ales will host another Pulls for Pups all day, with proceeds from an Ex Novo guest tap going to Española Humane.

Painted Lady will host a special screening of Ghost Hunter X: The Arizona Theater – A Night of Paranormal Terror from 7 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday — Bosque Nob Hill will host Trivia for a Cause: Buffy the Vampire Slayer at 6 p.m.

Quick News Bits:

We have some news coming soon on the Boese Brothers downtown taproom, but it’s not ready for release just yet. The other locations on Tramway, in Santa Fe (Desert Dogs), and in Los Alamos are still open.

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.

Brekki Brekki — Featured seasonal: Vanilla Pumpkin Stout, the first specialty beer from the new all-day breakfast restaurant and brewery in the old B2B Garden Brewery space in the Heights.

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: Weiss Beer (4.8% ABV), a perfect patio beer for the lingering days of summer that just won’t go away.

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: Vampyre Boost Imperial Lager, this year’s collaboration with Steel Bender.

Flock of Moons Brewing — Featured seasonal: Dark Side of the Moons (7.7% ABV, 88 IBU), a little black IPA collaboration that the Crew brewed.

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: Wiesn Festbier (5.9% ABV), Franz Solo’s favorite annual seasonal lager is 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: Pumpkin Noir (8% ABV), the popular fall specialty dark ale, 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: A new specialty brew is due out this Saturday (see above).

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: Fresh Hop IPA (6.6% ABV, 50 IBU), which is one of those beers we should all help drink up ASAP before it’s not fresh anymore.

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: Therewolf (6.3% ABV, 21 IBU), the annual Oktoberfest lager release.

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: Oktobefest (6% ABV, 20 IBU), a sweet and satisfying märzen lager.

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: 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: 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: Rio Rojo Red Ale (4.5% ABV, 30 IBU), a nice malty treat similar to the Irish red, but made with different malts and a German ale yeast that produce some distinctive differences.

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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.

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— Stoutmeister