This is another one of those event-heavy weekends with a little something for everyone, but Sunday specifically is for the dads. Timing out their biggest annual event with Father’s Day, Kaktus Brewing is once again set to host the Farmhouse Ale Event at Loretto Park in Bernalillo. There will be food trucks, a beer garden, live music from five country and blues bands, a family games area, and a casino tent for the grown-ups. It all runs from noon to 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 at the door, or for $15 you can purchase in advance here.

If a trip to Bernalillo is not in the cards, head to La Cumbre at noon for their Father’s Day Party at the brewery. They will have a grill giveaway, a special beer release (see below), a live DJ, a brewery tour at 2 p.m., cornhole, and $1 from every pint sold goes to the Prostate Cancer Support Association of New Mexico.

UPDATE: Dear lord, how did we missed the fact that this is the weekend of the Crab and Pilsner Festival at Second Street Rufina?! It starts both Saturday and Sunday at noon and will feature a lengthy list of lagers, which goes as follows.

• Beer Creek: Hyacinth Girl
• Bierstadt Lagerhaus: Slow Pour Pils
• Canteen: High Plains Pils
• Ex Novo: Easy Come, Easy Go
• La Cumbre: PLS German Pilsner
• Marble: Poquito Pilsner
• Nuckolls: Choo Choo Pils
• Quarter Celtic: West Coast Pils
• Second Street: Ray Gun Pilsner, Agua Fria Pilsner
• Sidetrack: Nine Mile Pils
• Sierra Blanca: Desert Pilsner
• Steel Bender: Rice & Easy
• Turtle Mountain: Deutsches Pilsner

Yeah, that is Bierstadt in there. Feast away, Santa Fe!

New Draft:

Bosque tapped Wide Orbit, a new hazy IPA. Brew Lab 101 added a new dessert beer, Lockdown Island, a coconut vanilla porter. Steel Bender will tap ApriSun Apricot Wheat on Friday. (UPDATES) Canteen will bring back Tuttle Hazy IPA on Friday. Ex Novo tapped Darryl’s Strawberries, a sour ale, and Lei It On Me, a fruited blonde ale. Thirsty Eye has a new version of Odin’s Monocle, made with prickly pear tea from Old Barrel Tea Co.

Up in Los Alamos, Bathtub Row brought back Prometheus Pilsner.

New Package:

Bow & Arrow has a new edition of Southwesty West Coast IPA ready for release this Friday in cans and on draft. Ex Novo managed to sneak one by us last week, as their newest Single Hop Pale Ale, featuring Idaho 7 hops, is now available in cans and on draft. La Cumbre will release Lifestyle Expert, a West Coast pilsner brewed in collaboration with Colorado’s Cannonball Creek Brewing, in cans and on draft this Friday. (UPDATES) Ex Novo also rolled out Just a Little Krush, a new hazy IPA in cans and on draft. Second Street has that new Ray Gun Pilsner available in cans and on draft.

Notable Events:

Today (Wednesday) — Trivia for a Cause: Disney & Pixar will be held at Bosque Heights at 6 p.m.

Thursday — Flock of Moons hosts Pride Vinyl Night from 6 to 9 p.m.

Bard Crawl is back, this time featuring Taming of the Shrew, and their first brewery stop on the tour is Boxing Bear Firestone at 7:30 p.m.

Friday — Painted Lady wins the name game again with Dead, Bath & Beyond Spooky Goods Market, which kicks off at 6 p.m.

Luna & Poesia returns to Flock of Moons at 7 p.m., featuring poetry from Jessica Helen Lopez and more.

Goth Night & Dark Market is back at Tractor Wells Park at 8 p.m.

Saturday — The New Mexico Brewers Guild and Ex Novo are teaming up for the Brews & Bags Cornhole Tournament in Corrales from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The June Ponderosa Market will be held at the brewery from noon to 5 p.m.

Want to escape the heat? Head up to Pajarito Summerfest above Los Alamos from noon to 5:30 p.m., featuring a beer garden with Bathtub Row, Boxing Bear and more.

Pride Night at Painted Lady runs from 3 to 10 p.m.

Spanish Broom Flamenco returns to Gravity Bound with a live performance from 5 to 6 p.m.

Sunday — The Buds ‘n Suds Adoption Event will be held at Ex Novo Corrales from noon to 4 p.m.

Tuesday — Apps & Taps Beer Pairing is set for the Canteen Taproom on Tramway at 6 p.m.

Quick News Bits:

In case you missed it, Vision City Brewstillery has rebranded as Calavida Cantina. While we await an interview to ask them about the name change, it is reflected in the listings below.

Today (Wednesday) marks one week until the New Mexico Brewers Guild holds their annual Pint Glass Day. Check this link for participating breweries where you can get your glass, because yes, you do need another one.

Flix Brewhouse has opened their second location on the east side near Indian School and Tramway. We are still hoping have a more in-depth look at this second theater’s brewery setup in the near future.

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: Sword Logic (7.1 % ABV, 75 IBU), a new West Coast IPA is available on draft.

Bow & Arrow Brewing — Featured seasonal: We Love L.A. (5.5% ABV), a hop-forward New Zealand-style pilsner, now available in cans and on draft.

Boxing Bear Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Alan the Cowboy Dark Kolsch (4.7% ABV) is exactly what it sounds like, a kolsch, only darker in appearance, but still with the classic flavors.

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.

Calavida Cantina — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery formerly known as Vision City for an updated list of seasonals.

Canteen Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: Low and Slow Kolsch (5.2% ABV, 25 IBU), a lovely summer beer made to support saving turtles and tortoises from extinction, now available on draft and in cans.

Casa Vieja Brewery — Featured seasonal: Hop the Casbah (6.2% ABV), a hazy IPA that doesn’t mean to get that song stuck in your head but kind of does.

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

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

Dripline Brewery — Featured seasonal: Super Bloom APA (5.4% ABV), a sweet, floral pale ale that goes quite well with the new lineup of tasty smash burgers from the kitchen.

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

Ex Novo Brewing — Featured seasonal: Easy Come, Easy Go (4.8% ABV), a Bohemian pilsner available on draft and in cans.

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

Flock of Moons Brewing — Featured seasonal: Amalthea Dawn (6.8% ABV, 30 IBU), a classic maibock that’s just right for the spring.

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: Wind Blows IPA, one of the all-time great beer names for our state, available on draft and in cans.

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: Lion’s Brew Dunkel is one of several rotating taps.

La Cumbre Brewing — Featured seasonal: PLS German Style Pilsner (4.8% ABV), a wonderfully crushable beer perfect for outdoor summer fun, now available in cans and on draft.

La Reforma Brewery — Featured seasonal: They currently do not have any seasonal brews on tap, but among the house beers, the newest recipe is Oye Como Va, a West Coast IPA.

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

Nexus Brewery — Featured seasonal: Project Genesis Pale Ale, one of two beers brewed for the recent 14th anniversary party, this one is highlighted by the sweet fruit flavor from the Idaho 7 hops.

Painted Lady Bed and Brew — Featured seasonal: Wolfman’s Got Nards, an amber ale with a bite and one awesome name.

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: Schwarzbier (5.4% ABV), a tasty dark lager as we transition from the cold to the warm/hot season.

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.

Starr Brothers Brewing — Featured seasonal: Foggy Monocle (6.1% ABV), a two-time winner of the Crew’s old Stout Challenge.

Steel Bender Brewyard — Featured seasonal: Hummingbird Pils (5.2% ABV), the wonderful spring lager is back for another run in cans and on draft.

Sunday Service Motor Company — Featured seasonal: Dry Irish Stout (5% ABV), a much more robust version of this style than many other breweries offer.

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: Pistachio Cream Ale is back for another run as your favorite summer seasonal on draft.

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.

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.”

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: Vienna Lager (5.5% ABV) and Brown Ale (5.9% ABV), both were gold medal winners at the World Beer Cup, and both are available in cans and on draft for a limited time.

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: Apricot Sour, one of several new brews for the summer menu.

Other breweries you need to visit

Bathtub Row Brewing — Featured seasonal: Witrock (4.6% ABV), one of the brewery’s classic offerings is back on tap.

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: Organica IPA (6.9 % ABV, 31 IBU), described by the brewery as “an Organic IPA deep gold in color, with tropical fruit & pine aromas, & a delicate bitterness to balance the sweet malts.”

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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