Gravity Bound has always kept things fairly low-key, so it should come as no surprise that while they are celebrating their fifth anniversary this Saturday, the whole thing just feels like a classic laid-back affair. Well, maybe, as there will be a burger pop-up from Farm Shark, a dog adoption and fundraiser with Animal Humane, and of course a beer release (see below), so it’s not just a business-as-usual Saturday. That should make for a good, full day, and a worthy place to stop before you head out to the New Mexico United game. Happy anniversary, Gravity Bound!

Oh, and then a few seconds before hitting publish, the good old algorithm decided to share a Beer Creek post that they are also celebrating an anniversary this Saturday. There will be food specials, a new beer release (not named yet), and live music to celebrate seven years in business on Highway 14 south of Santa Fe. Happy anniversary, Beer Creek!

New Draft:

Boese Brothers tapped Amber Ale and Blueberry Acai Cider. Bombs Away recently added SMASH Pilsner. Bosque tapped The Pilz Have Eyes, a hoppy pilsner. Gravity Bound’s anniversary beer is, no surprise, a new hazy IPA called Cinco, loaded with five different hop varieties. La Cumbre added Minima/Maxima IPA. Sidetrack tapped Nine Mile Pilsner and Daydream, a fruited sour. Tractor will tap Sabro IPA this Friday. (UPDATES) Canteen tapped Grapefruit Exodus IPA. Marble brought back Rita, their margarita-inspired gose.

Down south, Truth or Consequences Brewing will tap Summer Daze IPA on Thursday. (UPDATES) Up in Santa Fe, Beer Creek will release Haboob Brown for their anniversary party Saturday. Nuckolls tapped Cherry Cheers, a new cherry gose.

New Package:

Bow & Arrow has Southwest Society Kolsch back in cans and on draft. La Cumbre will bring back Strawberry Gose in cans and on draft this Friday. (UPDATE) La Cumbre will also bring back Sun Fade Hazy IPA in cans and on draft this Friday. Down south in Ruidoso, Downshift rolled out Breakfast Club, a coffee blonde ale, in cans and on draft.

Notable Events:

Today (Wednesday) — Bard Crawl: Taming of the Shrew will hit Tractor Wells Park for a full performance at 7:30 p.m.

Friday — The Summer Solstice CeleBEARtion Event will be held at Boxing Bear Firestone from 6 to 9 p.m.

Fright Night Open Mic is back at Painted Lady at 7 p.m.

The Desert Darlings return to Kaktus for another edition of Cactus Cabaret at 7 p.m.

Get funky with the 80s and 90s Dance Party at Canteen from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

The Science of Beer, featuring several local breweries, returns to Explora! from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., and we will aim to have a full preview later this week.

The closest Marble will ever get to hosting metal is the wildness of Prism Bitch, who take over the outdoor stage downtown from 8 to 11 p.m.

Saturday — La Cumbre gets in on the solstice fun with the Lightest Day Event all day at the main brewery.

Tractor Wells Park hosts the Brewlastic Book & Toy Fair at 2 p.m.

Boxing Bear Tramway hosts Birds of a Feather from 3 to 7 p.m.

Pride-A-Versary goes down at Flock of Moons from 4 to 8 p.m.

Bosque West will feature a Summer Market from 5 to 9 p.m.

Monday — Metal Monday is back at Tumbleroot Agua Fria with TKTWA leading another strong lineup starting at 7:30 p.m.

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

The Bard Crawl reaches Ex Novo Corrales at 7 p.m.

Tumbleroot Agua Fria has more heavy music, with a twist, as Metalachi takes the stage at 8 p.m.

Quick News Bits:

High and Dry is closed until Tuesday for renovations. We have also heard they are preparing to brew again, so they will rejoin these listings next week once we know what’s on tap.

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) is New Mexico Pint Glass Day. We had a full preview with all participating breweries. Get your glasses fast, as they always sell out.

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: Amber Ale (5.8% ABV), a smooth little malt-forward brew perfect for cool summer nights.

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: Scotia Light (5.6% ABV), a lower alcohol version of the popular Scotia.

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