For some time now, Central New Mexico Community College has been training future brewers in their program. Sometimes you will see the students at breweries, going on the best kinds of field trips to study how things are done outside the classroom. Well, on a recent field trip, the students worked together with Flock of Moons co-owner/brewer Jeff Tomlinson to create a new beer. Thursday, that beer will make its public debut. The Citrinitas Belgian Saison recipe was written by Tomlinson, but brewed by the students. It’s another sign of the growth of the CNM program. It’s actually one of two special collaborations out this week. The other was made by Thirsty Eye and the Worthogs homebrew club and is called Eye of the Hog. Guess what? It’s also a saison. So a tasty little homework assignment for everyone this week is to try both saisons, to compare and contrast, and of course just enjoy the collaborative spirit that extends beyond brewery to brewery.

New Draft:

Bosque tapped The Dude Abides, a hazy pale ale. Gravity Bound added Summer Fling, a prickly pear lemonade sour. Quarter Celtic has a fresh batch of Dark Pedro available. Sidetrack brought back Shinobi Rice Lager. (UPDATES) Boxing Bear added Works Every Time Malt Liquor. Calavida Cantina introduced Resurrection Red, an Irish-style red ale. Canteen tapped Raspberry Mango Wheat. Quarter Celtic added Raspberry Cider, their first cider.

Up in Los Alamos, Bathtub Row tapped Summer Blooms Pale Ale. Down south in Ruidoso, Downshift released XTERRA Relentless Pale Ale. Truth or Consequences Brewing will tap Green Chile Amber on Thursday. (UPDATES) In Santa Fe, Second Street tapped more of their award-winning Vienna Lager. Tumbleroot added Tongue Tattoo, their first cold IPA.

New Package:

Bow & Arrow has a double release of Czech Out Mesa Verde, an amber lager, and All the Pretty Horses, a hazy IPA, both in cans and on draft this Friday. Ex Novo recently released Eternal Fest, a festbier, in cans and on draft. (UPDATES) Marble now has Marblefest Lager in cans after it debuted recently on draft. Second Street has a fresh batch of the award-winning Brown Ale available in cans and on draft.

Notable Events:

Friday — Gin & Jazz is back at Tractor Wells Park at 5 p.m.

Painted Lady hosts “Dark Tales of Old Albuquerque” Book Launch at 7 p.m.

Saturday — Canteen hosts Gearing Up for Kiddical Mass, a children’s bicycling fundraiser from noon to 2 p.m.

The Dead, Bath & Beyond Spooky Goods Market returns to Painted Lady at 5 p.m.

Boxing Bear Firestone hosts Late Summer Date Night with Opera on Tap from 6 to 9 p.m.

Emo Nite takes over Tractor Wells Park at 7 p.m.

Sunday — Biscuits & Books, a book swap with some tasty treats, is back at Sidetrack at 4 p.m.

Painted Lady teams up with Watermelon Mountain Ranch for Hops & Hounds at 5 p.m. This event was canceled and will be rescheduled for a future date.

Tuesday — Trivia for a Cause: Shrek will be at Bosque West from 6 to 9 p.m.

Quick News Bits:

La Cumbre is doing another Fässer Friday, tapping casks of Oktoberfest at both taprooms. It goes down at 3 p.m. at the brewery and at 5 p.m. at the Westside taproom.

Some good news from down south, Lost Hiker Brewing has reopened their main brewery location in Ruidoso Downs. The midtown location in Ruidoso will reopen in mid-September. Oh, and they are selling all LHB clothing for 50-percent off for the remainder of August. Not a bad deal, right?

Otherwise, it’s quiet out there, can’t you tell by our lack of other stories?

Albuquerque metro area breweries

Boese Brothers Brewery — Featured seasonal: Drunk Astronaut (8% ABV), the annual summer seasonal DIPA is loaded with Galaxy hops. Get it?

Bombs Away Beer Company — Featured seasonal: Power Source Porter (6.7% ABV, 40 IBU), a delicious take on a Baltic porter, and one of the few dark beers still on tap this summer for those who like to defy the heat.

Bosque Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Hot Commodity (6.6% ABV), the spicy pickle gose is back for a limited time.

Bow & Arrow Brewing — Featured seasonal: Southwesty IPA v.5 (7% ABV), the latest in the series of rotating West Coast IPAs.

Boxing Bear Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: OktoBEARfest (5.3% ABV), the traditional German lager is back for another run in cans and on draft.

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: Tuttle Hazy IPA (7% ABV), now available in cans in addition to being on draft like it is most summers.

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: German Overalls (5.8% ABV), the mighty märzen is back 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: Maizey Train, a Mexican lager that actually seems to be able to stay on tap somewhat consistently because you all drink up the IPAs way too fast. Which is a good thing.

High and Dry Brewing — Featured seasonal: Jiminy Krispness, a tasty kolsch to help you get through the end of summer.

Hops Brewery — Featured seasonal: Hoptoberfest is back early this year to help prep you for the upcoming fall season.

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: Helles Lager (5.1% ABV), called the best damn lager of the summer by a knowledgeable friend of ours, 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: Thunder from Dortmunder (5.8% ABV), more than just one of the all-time great beer names, it’s also an award-winning German lager.

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: Cats and Dogs Living Together, a mango wheat ale named after one of the many great lines in the original Ghostbusters.

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: Capri-derhosen (5.3% ABV), the award-winning German red lager is back on draft.

Rio Bravo Brewing — Featured seasonal: Love Gravy (9.5% ABV), a hefty barrel-aged stout that defies summer.

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: Bitter Sweet Goodbye (5.4% ABV, 20 IBU), a delicious English bitter, brewed to honor outgoing owners Dan Herr and Anne O’Neill.

Starr Brothers Brewing — Featured seasonal: Cologne-ial Kolsch (4.2% ABV, 30 IBU), another perfect beer for the dog days of summer.

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.

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: Father O’Malley’s Holy Water (4.2% ABV, 33 IBU), a very flavorful Irish dry stout for late nights on the patio.

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

Tractor Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Traktoberfest (6.2% ABV, 15 IBU), the classic festbier has returned.

Turtle Mountain Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Scarlet Letter (12.5% ABV), 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: Oktoberfest (6% ABV), oh yes, it’s back in July, and we care not about the date because it’s still a tasty German lager 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: Belgian Table Beer (4.3% ABV), a simple, no-frills golden ale with some tangy Belgian yeast flavor.

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