The events are coming fast and furious now as summer season is fully underway at our local breweries. To that end, La Cumbre and Canteen are teaming up with their neighbors in the old Brewery District, which has now been renamed the Makers District. The two breweries have helped organize a neighborhood block party that will run this Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. There will be vendor pop-ups, food and drink specials, live music, and more spread about the area that runs roughly from Candelaria on the south to Comanche on the north, the I-25 frontage road to the west and the diversion channel to the east. New Mexico Clay, Heidi’s Raspberry Farm (that hidden, epic ice cream joint you have been meaning to try, or is that just us?), and Los Toasties are among the other participating businesses. Ride your bikes or grab a rideshare as parking will be limited. Slap on some sunscreen, stay hydrated, and take the opportunity to explore what’s becoming a more fun and vibrant community and not just an industrial park with a couple of (excellent) breweries. For more info, check the La Cumbre and Canteen social media pages.

New Draft:

Bombs Away brought back S.A.F. POG Juice, a fruited kettle sour. Ex Novo tapped Tesuque Lager. High and Dry rolled out a new couple of beers — Orange You Glad (Bavarian Wheat), Wheezing the Juice (Cold IPA) — and brought back their hazy IPA, Ace of Haze. La Cumbre recently tapped Azulito Con Limon, Jet Pilot Pale Ale, and English Mild Ale. Nexus will tap a new batch of Beam Me Up (Higher) Scotty, their Scottish wee heavy, for Saturday’s 15th anniversary celebration. Painted Lady has a new one coming out Friday for Scary Movie Bingo (see below) with I Will Go Insane and I Will Take You With Me!, a blonde ale tribute to Catherine O’Hara’s character in the movie being shown.

Down south, Open Space tapped a new Belgian dark strong ale, Skeleton Ridge, named after a famous nearby hiking trail in the Gila Wilderness.

New Package:

Ex Novo is bringing back Honey I Lav You, a lavender kolsch, in cans and on draft. La Cumbre will bring back El Jugo Hazy IPA in cans and on draft this Friday.

Notable Events:

Thursday — Friends of the Valle de Oro wildfire refuge will have their annual pint night at Canteen. Get a commemorative glass to support the VdO with a beer fill of your choice for just $15 from 6 to 9 p.m.

A slew of heavy bands are descending upon JUNO for the Metalcore Money 2.0 show from 7 to 11:30 p.m.

Friday — The aforementioned Scary Movie Bingo at Painted Lady will feature Beetlejuice starting at 7 p.m.

Saturday — This very busy day kicks off with Brews Cruise, a special bike ride that begins at La Cumbre at 10 a.m.

The Nexus 15th Anniversary Party starts at 11 a.m. at the original location off the I-25 frontage road. The famous ribs are back, there will be live music, and the beer release is listed above.

Santa Fe Brewing hosts Day Camp: A Festival for Families at headquarters from noon to 5 p.m.

The Makers District Neighborhood Block Party, which includes Canteen and La Cumbre, runs from noon to 6 p.m.

Boxing Bear hosts Pups & Pints, featuring adoptable doggos, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Firestone Taproom.

Beer Prom, which we previewed in full, takes over The Corral at Ex Novo Corrales from 5 to 9 p.m.

Painted Lady hosts Creepy Craft Night: Make Your Own Voodoo Dolls at 6 p.m.

Sunday — Magician Jordan Jonas is back at Painted Lady at 5 p.m.

Quick News Bits:

Calavida Cantina, in the old Boxing Bear location off Alameda, had to close their kitchen temporarily to make some needed repairs and upgrades. The bar and patio are still open, and you are welcome to bring in outside food until renovations are complete.

Second Street announced summer hours for both of their locations. Rufina will be open 3 to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 10 on Saturday, and noon to 9 on Sunday. Railyard will be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 9 on Sunday.

Sunday Service Motor Company once again extended their temporary closure for renovations through this Sunday. Normal service will resume next week, we (and they) hope.

Albuquerque metro area breweries

Boese Brothers Brewery — Featured seasonal: Zeus Juice White IPA (8.3% ABV), loaded with Citra and Centennial hops, it is a big and flavorful seasonal IPA.

Bombs Away Beer Company — Featured seasonal: BLU-82 Brut IPA (5.7% ABV, 80 IBU), a perfectly hopped ale that goes down well on warm patio afternoons.

Bow & Arrow Brewing — Featured seasonal: Midnight with a Chance of Coyotes (9% ABV), the flavor bomb of an imperial stout is back in cans and on draft.

Boxing Bear Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Lager Shot First (5.3% ABV), a Star Wars-inspired lager made with Mandarina Bavaria hops, on tap for a limited time.

Brekki Brekki/Cantina Craftworks — Featured seasonal: As a reader pointed out to us, the beers produced at Brekki Brekki are sold at all the restaurants under the Cantina Hospitality Group umbrella, so we should note that here. Contact the various locations to see what they have on tap.

Brew Lab 101 Beer & Cider Company — Featured seasonal: Smokey the Bearrel (9.5% ABV), that barrel-aged imperial rauchbier that we mentioned in the intro.

Calavida Cantina — Featured seasonal: Celtic Hermano (6.1% ABV, 42 IBU), this stout (not this batch) was the first one they brewed on the system in the old Boxing Bear space.

Canteen Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: Industrial District Porter (6.6% ABV, 33 IBU), a devilish robust beast of a porter.

Casa Vieja Brewery — Featured seasonal: Coyote Brown Ale (6.9% ABV), one of two seasonals currently on tap.

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.

Ex Novo Brewing — Featured seasonal: Farm League (7% ABV), a classic West Coast IPA brewed in honor of baseball season, available in cans and on draft.

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

Flock of Moons Brewing — Featured seasonal: Bride of Briars (7% ABV, 30 IBU), a maibock brewed in collaboration with Canteen, where it’s also still available.

Gravity Bound Brewing — Featured seasonal: Lil Feller, a West Coast-style pilsner available in cans and on draft for a limited time.

High and Dry Brewing — Featured seasonal: Sünner or Later (4.7% ABV), a tasty kolsch that’s perfect for some patio time.

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 Hearted IPA (5.9% ABV, 60 IBU), a quaffable English-style hoppy ale.

La Cumbre Brewing — Featured seasonal: PLS Italian Pilsner (4.9% ABV), a smooth lager with a little hop pop that’s perfect for the dawn of summer, available in cans and on draft.

Lasso Brewing — Featured seasonal: Vienna Lager, the second beer brewed beyond the original four at Gravity Bound’s sister brewery/lager house.

Marble Brewery — Featured seasonal: The Parting Glass (4.7% ABV), an Irish dry stout that was one of the stars of the Cask Festival at Sidetrack. No really, it’s damn good.

Nexus Brewery — Featured seasonal: Noche Negra (5.2% ABV, 25 IBU), a Mexican dark lager described by the brewery as “smooth and crisp with subtle toasted malt and caramel. Easy-drinking and well-balanced, it’s the kind of dark beer that shows up flavorful, behaves itself, and never over-complicates.”

Painted Lady Bed and Brew — Featured seasonal: Albucreepy (5% ABV), a proper Czech dark lager brewed in collaboration with Sidetrack.

Ponderosa Brewing Co. — Featured seasonal: Bellamah Detour (6.7% ABV, 30 IBU), an imperial brown ale named for the recent road construction in the Sawmill District.

Quarter Celtic Brewpub— Featured seasonal: Ortmunder: The D is Silent, Fool! (5.8% ABV, 25 IBU), a perfect lager for the warming patio season.

Rio Bravo Brewing — Featured seasonal: Psychedelic Decade (5.5% ABV), a mushroom brown ale brewed for their 10-year anniversary.

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: Zuper Pilsner (5.6% ABV, 35 IBU), a Czech-inspired lager that goes great on warm patio days and nights.

Starr Brothers Brewing — Featured seasonal: Glass Dragon (6.7% ABV), a fruited sour brewed in collaboration with old friends Justin Hamilton (ex-Boxing Bear) and Rashan Jones (High Desert Flameworks).

Steel Bender Brewyard — Featured seasonal: Brickie American Stout (8.5% ABV, 80 IBU), back for the season and better than ever in cans and on draft. There are also cans only of the barrel-aged variant.

Sunday Service Motor Company — Featured seasonal: Still closed for renovations.

The Tatted Bee Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.

Thirsty Eye Brewing — Featured seasonal: Huning Highlander Scotch Ale, the big old brew is back for another run.

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

Tractor Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Old Wizard Fingers Doppelbock (7.2% ABV), a delectable dark lager.

Turtle Mountain Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Thunderbolt (9.3% ABV, 39 IBU), a powerful Belgian-style tripel.

Unhinged Brewing — Featured seasonal: A Ton of Fruit, a prickly pear wheat ale.

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: Coal Car (5.5% ABV), an oatmeal stout that’s just one of 11 house beers now available.

Rowley Farmhouse Ales — Featured seasonal: Second-String Loser (9.6% ABV, 26 IBU), a Belgian golden strong ale.

Santa Fe Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Premium Pilsner, available in cans and on draft.

Second Street Brewery — Featured seasonal: Superior Porter, a robust dark brew perfect for the start of winter, now available in cans and on draft.

Travel Bug — Featured seasonal: A reader tipped us off that this brewery in a travel bookstore has started rotating beers now, and currently on tap are Suelo Red Ale, Flaxon Ale, and Pale Ale.

Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery — Featured seasonal: Dry Irish Stout, a perfect brew for the season.

Other breweries you need to visit

Bathtub Row Brewing — Featured seasonal: Baltic Porter (7.9% ABV), a big beast of a beer that keeps thoughts of glorious winter alive.

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.

Jemez Mountain Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: Señor Lager, which as you may have guessed from the name is a Mexican-style lager.

Open Space Brewing — Featured seasonal: Goathead Doppelbock (10.2% ABV), the kind of delicious, hefty beer you should only drink after hiking. Welcome to the listings, friends! Open Space is located at 11990 U.S. Highway 180 in Santa Clara, just east of Silver City.

Red River Brewing and Distilling — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for what seasonals are currently on tap.

Sierra Blanca Brewing  — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for what seasonals are currently on tap.

Truth or Consequences Brewing — Featured seasonal: Summer Daze (6.6% ABV), a hazy IPA and a portent of what is to come.

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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