Remember how last week was really quiet? Yeah, it’s not quiet this week. There is a lot going on, and we are rather impressed by the sheer variety of it all. One of the biggest events is Run with Joy at Canteen on Saturday morning. This unicorn-themed fun run (dressing up as ridiculously as possible is highly encouraged) has both a 5K and a half-marathon. It was designed to honor the memories of Lawrence Joy and former Canteen staffer Mike Thrall, while raising money for his family. Registration runs from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. (if you have not registered in advance, which you can do at the brewery or online), with the half-marathon starting at 8 and the 5K at 9:30. Both runs should be complete by noon, and there will be aid stations along the route that starts and finishes at the brewery. The Silver Sky Blues Band will welcome back the runners with some tunes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Every participant gets a commemorative T-shirt and a pint of beer (or root beer). Those who have pre-registered can pick up their packets at Canteen this Friday from 5 to 7, and your race bib will get you $1 off a pint. Get on out there and stretch those legs for a good cause, have a little fun, and enjoy some beers and music afterwards.

Though it is not officially official, by all accounts, this year’s NM Pink Boots Society Collaboration beer, Tenfold Gold, should be available this Friday at multiple breweries in cans and/or on draft. We will update this when all the details appear. (UPDATE) It’s official, Tenfold Gold is out Friday at Bosque, Bow & Arrow, Boxing Bear, Canteen, Flock of Moons, La Cumbre, Ponderosa, Rio Bravo, Santa Fe, Sidetrack, Steel Bender, and Tractor.

New Draft:

Bosque tapped Gorgeous George, a juicy DIPA. Ex Novo brings back Krispy’s Kolsch this Friday. Harmon Lane recently added Belgian Wit Session. Marble tapped old favorite Thunder from Dortmunder and also added the new Karmic Vibrations IPA. Rio Bravo tapped Hereditary Brown. Starr Brothers rolled out Bloodshot, a blood orange Belgian white. (UPDATE) Ponderosa tapped Sunburst Hoppy Lager.

Up in Los Alamos, Bathtub Row brought back Pajarito Red Lager.

New Package:

Canteen went ahead and canned their Vienna Lager, which had gone on draft a couple weeks ago. (UPDATE) La Cumbre will release Italian PLS in cans and on draft this Friday.

Notable Events:

Thursday — Canteen will have $1 hot dogs and $5 pints of Laid Back Lager to celebrate Baseball Opening Day from noon until the dogs run out. Get there early, but do take note that the first games don’t start until 1 p.m.

Steel Bender and 94 Rock will be hosting watch parties for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament called Journey Thru the Tourney from 5 to 7 p.m. this Thursday and the next. There will be drink specials, giveaways, and more. Speaking of more, they will be bringing back that cult favorite Southern Fried Chicken Sandwich exclusively during this window.

The Bookworks Books & Brews event returns to Boxing Bear Firestone from 5 to 8 p.m.

Trivia for a Cause: Twin Peaks and the Films of David Lynch Edition will be held at Bosque Nob Hill at 6 p.m.

Friday — Gin & Jazz: Spring Cocktail Edition returns to Tractor Wells Park at 5 p.m.

Saturday — Cask Fest is back at Sidetrack from noon to 4 p.m., but it sold out weeks ago, so if you did not get a ticket, we are sorry.

Laugh it up with the Unhinged Comedy Showcase at 7 p.m.

Sunday — Sweet Week, which celebrates all things, um, sweet, kicks off with Chocolate & Beer Pairings at Boxing Bear Firestone. This will be an ongoing event until all the chocolate runs out.

Tuesday — Trivia for a Cause: The Princess Bride will be held at Bosque Cottonwood at 6 p.m.

Quick News Bits:

Ex Novo will be putting that outdoor stage to use downtown every Tuesday and Sunday going forward (weather permitting), starting with the Eryn Bent Band this Tuesday from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

We got a final update on how the last days of the legislative session played out in our Look Back/Look Ahead Series entry on the New Mexico Brewers Guild.

Kaktus Brewing had an update in their weekly newsletter that there will be some major road construction starting soon on South Hill Road, so they are asking folks for some extra support while that’s going on. But, the good news is it will be to build Sandoval County’s newest and largest animal shelter, and that also means that utilities will now extend out there, which Kaktus will be able to tap into and help improve even more aspects at the brewery (bigger bathrooms, better water resources for brewing/growing food, etc.).

Albuquerque metro area breweries

Boese Brothers Brewery — Featured seasonal: Zeus Juice IPA (7.8% ABV), the ever-popular seasonal juicy IPA is back for another run.

Bombs Away Beer Company — Featured seasonal: Countermine Coffee Stout (5.4% ABV, 50 IBU), it’s pretty much as described, and that is just fine.

Bosque Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Desert Dreamer (5.4% ABV, 35 IBU), a hoppy pilsner available in cans and on draft.

Bow & Arrow Brewing — Featured seasonal: NINE Czech Pils (4% ABV), the recent anniversary beer is now available in cans and on draft.

Boxing Bear Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Red Sheep of the Familiy (5.5% ABV), a tasty little lager to help us prep for the warm days ahead.

Brekki Brekki — Featured seasonal: Cherry Stout (5% ABV), on draft for a limited time.

Brew Lab 101 Beer & Cider Company — Featured seasonal: Guatemalan Express, a coffee-infused Mexican-style amber lager.

Canteen Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: Pop’s Pilsner (5.2% ABV, 40 IBU), the right crispy lager as the weather (maybe kinda sorta) warm up, available in cans and on draft.

Casa Vieja Brewery — Featured seasonal: Birra Italiano (5.1% ABV), an Italian-style pilsner, if you could not guess by the name.

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

Differential Brewing — Featured seasonal: Mint Porter (4.7% ABV, 35 IBU), which is way better than those little mint and chocolate candies they leave in fancy hotels.

Dripline Brewery — Featured seasonal: Le Chat Roux (6.6% ABV), is a hefty, malty red ale, and while it’s technically a year-round beer, everything is new at the newest brewery in town and we are highlighting this because it’s damn good.

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

Ex Novo Brewing — Featured seasonal: Sons of Scotland (7.4% ABV), the annual favorite is back in cans and on draft.

Flix Brewhouse  — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery/movie theater for an updated list of seasonals.

Flock of Moons Brewing — Featured seasonal: Tomorrow Begat Tomorrow (10.2% ABV), a big, sweet, not too yeasty Belgian dark strong.

Gravity Bound Brewing — Featured seasonal: Subtitles On, the classic Munich dunkel is back for a limited time, just like every other beer tends to be at GB.

Harmon Lane Brewing at Southwest Grape and Grain — Featured seasonal: They cannot serve beer at the moment while they work out some licensing paperwork.

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: Winter Doppelbock, a hefty lager to get you through the last of the chilly season.

La Cumbre Brewing — Featured seasonal: La Negra (14.1% ABV), the beautiful beast of a Russian imperial stout is back in bottles and on draft.

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

Marble Brewery — Featured seasonal: The Parting Glass (5% ABV), an Irish dry stout served on nitro.

Nexus Brewery — Featured seasonal: Holodeck Helles, a delightful lager brewed for a good cause, with $1 from every pint sold going to the MS Society.

Painted Lady Bed and Brew — Featured seasonal: Whatever You Do, Don’t Fall Asleep, a coffee blonde ale inspired by the original A Nightmare on Elm Street.

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: Barrel-Aged Irish Handcuffs Imperial Stout (12.2% ABV), this delicious monstrosity is available for a limited time, so get it. Now. NOW.

Rio Bravo Brewing — Featured seasonal: Very Demure (6.7% ABV, 19 IBU), an apricot wheat with a clever name.

Rumor Brewing — Featured seasonal: La Madera Mild (5.5% ABV, 22 IBU), a chewy little biscuit of an English-style brew that is perfect before or after a day on the hiking trails around Cedar Crest.

Sidetrack Brewing — Featured seasonal: Matching Stoutfits (6.6% ABV, 30 IBU), it’s back on nitro only for a limited time.

Sobremesa — Featured seasonal: Stout Seco, an Irish dry stout is now on tap.

Starr Brothers Brewing — Featured seasonal: Hazebangers Ball (6.5% ABV), a hazy IPA with a most-excellent name for all of us Gen Xers who grew up watching a certain show on MTV when it still played music videos.

Steel Bender Brewyard — Featured seasonal: Italian Stallion (6.1% ABV, 65 IBU), a bigger, stronger, hoppier version of Esmerelda, now available on draft.

Sunday Service Motor Company — Featured seasonal: Red Velvet Cake Stout (8.2% ABV), a not-too-sweet dessert beer that hides the ABV rather well.

The Tatted Bee Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: Tatted Stout, a nice and chewy dark ale of decadence.

Thirsty Eye Brewing — Featured seasonal: Aldo’s Last Stand (6.5% ABV, 60 IBU), a chocolate-and-roast beast of an American stout.

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

Tractor Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Turkey Drool (8.2% ABV), the Crew’s favorite seasonal from this brewery is an amazing holiday concoction.

Turtle Mountain Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Scarlet Letter (12.5%), the brewery’s first seltzer is an imperial one, made with cranberry and sage.

Unhinged Brewing — Featured seasonal: Tatooine Spring (7.8% ABV), the imperial amber is back for another run.

Vision City Brewstillery — Featured seasonal: Winter Lager, a season-appropriate seasonal if we ever saw one.

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: Laying New Tracks IPA, part of a whole series of railroad-themed names and we’re just gonna guess it’s because they’re at the Santa Fe Railyard.

Rowley Farmhouse Ales — Featured seasonal: Second-String Loser (9.6% ABV, 26 IBU), a Belgian golden strong ale.

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: Superior Porter (6.3% ABV, 34 IBU), a seasonal-appropriate robust porter, 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: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.

Other breweries you need to visit

Bathtub Row Brewing — Featured seasonal: Irish Goodbye Stout (4.6% ABV), a proper seasonal for the waning days of March.

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: Russian Imperial Stout (10% ABV, 30 IBU), which proves you just have to head north into the colder regions of New Mexico to find the big stouts.

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.

Keep supporting local!

— Stoutmeister