A little while back we received the good news that Turtle Mountain had received final approval to fire up their relocated brewhouse next to the North taproom. The two locations had gone far too long without any house beers. This week, we got the even better news that the beers are flowing again, with three classics on tap already and two seasonals rolling out. Old favorites Hopshell IPA, Red Rye Redux, and Elevenses, a New Zealand hoppy lager, are currently available at both taprooms. Widespread Haze is at North already and should pop up soon at South, as should Oktürtlefest. If you have been holding off visiting either TMBC location until the beers were back, well, no more excuses. Get on out there and raise a pint or two for the entire Turtle crew!

New Draft:

Boxing Bear made us chuckle with “Who Ate All the Pies?” Dry Irish Stout. Casa Vieja added Tropical Therapy Juicy IPA. Ex Novo tapped Nosy Nelson, a pale ale. Flix Brewhouse gets into the season with Flix Brühaus, an Oktoberfest-style lager if you could not guess by the name. Gravity Bound brought back Serious Rizz, their crushable rice lager. Steel Bender will bring back Nigel Scottish Ale this Friday, and yes, there will be some of those Spinal Tap-inspired shirts for sale, too. (UPDATES) Bosque tapped Pulp Citrus, a lemon gose. Brew Lab 101 brought back Labtoberfest. Flock of Moons tapped Second Summer Festbier. Sunday Service added Route 66 Lager.

New Package:

La Cumbre will release Project Dank Uranus Edition IPA in cans and on draft this Friday, but there will be no jokes about the name of that poor planet that astronomers recently said is full of more methane than previously believed and we’re just gonna leave that there. Sidetrack released their Oktoberfest lager in cans and on draft back on Tuesday. (UPDATES) Bow & Arrow will release the next iteration of Southwesty, a West Coast IPA, in cans and on draft this Friday. Sierra Blanca has released their Oktoberfest in bottles and on tap.

Notable Events:

Today (Wednesday) — Poetry & Beer returns to Tractor Wells Park at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday — Painted Lady will host their monthly benefit, Pints for Pink, that supports Pink Warrior House from 5 to 9 p.m.

Tractor brings back an old Beer Week favorite event with the Mini Donut & Beer Pairing ($18), featuring Yummy’s, at Welsl Park from 5 to 8 p.m.

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

Luna & Poesia returns to Flock of Moons at 7 p.m.

Learn about the Ghosts of Old Town with author Cody Polston at Painted Lady at 7 p.m.

The First Fridays Comedy Contest returns to Tractor Wells Park at 8 p.m.

Country on Tap is back at Rio Bravo at 8:30 p.m.

Saturday — The Eighth Annual Hatch Chile Roast is back at Canteen from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., but if you did not already sign up, it is sold out.

Sunday — Canteen will host the Pints & Pokes Flu Vaccination Clinic from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

JUNO hosts a night of industrial metal featuring Mentallo and the Fixer from 7 to 10 p.m.

Quick News Bits:

In case anyone missed it, Bosque will move production of their core, canned beers to Marble. Head to our story on the big move for more details.

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: Czech Out Mesa Verde (5.5% ABV), a malty amber lager available in cans and on draft.

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: Oktoberfest (5.4% ABV, 24 IBU), an exceptionally good batch this year is available in cans and on draft.

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: Citrinitas (6.7% ABV, 29 IBU), a classic saison brewed in collaboration with the students of the CNM Brewing Program.

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: Festbier (6.3% ABV, 21 IBU), tis the season for this classic German-style lager, which goes great with all the delicious food, or even by itself (but who just has a beer at Nexus?).

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: Shinobi Rice Lager (5.6% ABV, 18 IBU), a nice, end-of-summer crusher that’s perfect for warm days or cool evenings.

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: Happy Lil Accidents, a hefty altbier that goes well with Bayern Munich matches (yes, the local fan club New Mexico Roten meets here on game days).

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: Oktürtlefest (5.38% ABV, 25 IBU) is back and it’s glorious.

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