Love dogs? We sure do. We love them just about everywhere, but it’s a little extra fun seeing them enjoying brewery patios alongside their humans. This Sunday will feature a new event called Adopt the Block, where four breweries and two distilleries along First and Second streets will all have dog adoption setups from Animal Humane, Watermelon Mountain Ranch, and more. The event runs from 2 to 6 p.m. with the tagline “every dog deserves a happy hour.” Yeah, the cute overwhelms. The participating breweries are Dripline, JUNO, Marble, and Rio Bravo, alongside Hollow Spirits and Still Spirits. So if you love dogs, but don’t have one, or maybe you want a second one (we won’t judge), head on down to one of your favorite spots and enjoy a pint or a cocktail and see if there is a furry friend ready for you to take home. If we learn any more details beyond what was on the poster that Dripline shared, we will add to this intro.

New Draft:

Boese Brothers tapped Peach Wheat. Bosque added Extra Especial, a Mexican lager, and SOP, a new double IPA. Ponderosa tapped a new Pale Ale. Thirsty Eye recently added What’s-a Matcha You, a green tea lager, and they will have a new version of Odin’s Monocle available Friday. (UPDATES) Canteen will release Haze the Day on Friday. La Reforma brought back one of their original brews, Hi Wit, a Belgian dubbel. Marble has a fresh batch of their award-winning Thunder from Dortmunder. Quarter Celtic brought back their award-winning red lager, Capri-derhosen. Sidetrack tapped Hop Conductor, a new West Coast IPA.

Up in Los Alamos, Bathtub Row tapped Elani Pale and Schwebach Dunkel. Down south, Truth or Consequences will bring back Joe Cross Dark Lager this Thursday in time for the release of the movie Eddington, which was filmed in TorC (Joaquin Phoenix’s character is named Joe Cross). (UPDATE) Santa Fe Brewing tapped Neon Vespa, an Italian pilsner.

New Package:

La Cumbre will release Cactus Shack, a hazy DIPA, in cans and on draft this Friday. (UPDATES) Bow & Arrow released Out of the Clear Blue Sky, a hazy IPA in cans and on draft. Santa Fe Brewing brought back Oktoberfest (yes, in July) in cans and on draft.

Notable Events:

Thursday — The Pour & Explore Lecture Series returns to Bow & Arrow at 6 p.m.

Friday — ArtWalk is back downtown from 5 to 9 p.m., and Sidetrack will host an art opening with Adobe Disco spinning up some tunes.

The Goth Night & Dark Market returns to Tractor Wells Park at 8 p.m.

Saturday — The first public round of the New Mexico IPA Challenge is set for The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing from noon to 2 p.m.

Bosque North hosts Tails and Taps, a dog adoption event with Sandoval County, from noon to 3 p.m.

Canteen hosts a Tie Dye Party from 1 to 3 p.m.

Rio Bravo hosts a unique event for horror movie buffs called Slasher Bash: 80’s Summer Camp Edition from 2 to 11 p.m.

(UPDATE) Brew Lab 101 hosts their 6-Year Anniversary Party from 3 to 10 p.m., with live music, drink specials, prizes, and more.

The Desert Darlings return to Tractor Wells Park at 8 p.m. for the latest edition of Belly Nouveau.

Monday — It’s time for metal at Tumbleroot Agua Fria as Vile Rites leads a show starting at 7:30 p.m.

Quick News Bits:

If we hear of any fundraisers through Downshift or Lost Hiker to help Ruidoso through this latest round of terrible flash floods, we will post those here and on social media. A big kudos to the staff at Downshift Riverside for letting people take shelter there from the storm and rushing waters. It was from inside that location where the now infamous video of the house being washed down the raging river was filmed.

Boxing Bear has a special on four-packs of El Sombearo and Featherweight Session IPA, with those going for $9.99.

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.

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: Pearl Snaps (5.2% ABV), a Japanese-style rice lager, 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: Nightly Ritual (4.7% ABV), a tasty dark Mexican lager, was on tap as of Saturday morning, but as with all GB beers, the supply goes quickly.

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.

High and Dry Brewing — Featured seasonal: They just got started brewing again under new brewer Cami O’Brien, so they will be starting out with three revamped versions of Rye Orbison, Ghost of a Moon, and Special Shapes IPA. We recommend the Orbison, though all are worth trying.

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 14th anniversary party, this one is highlighted by the sweet fruit flavor from the Idaho 7 hops.

Painted Lady Bed and Brew — Featured seasonal: We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes, a West Coast IPA inspired by the original Psycho.

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: Teddy Roe’s Policy IPA (7.8% ABV, 48 IBU), a new juicy version of the popular ale is available in cans and on draft, and for the month of July all proceeds will go to support Mandy’s Farm, a local nonprofit.

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: Canyon Rim Rye (5.8% ABV), a beer that goes perfectly with cooler mountain summer nights.

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.

Keep supporting local!

— Stoutmeister