June and July are big months for the New Mexico Brewers Guild. The latter will have the IPA Challenge (dates and locations TBA, and no, we’re not just holding back, we really don’t know yet) and later this month is Pint Glass Day. First up among the Guild fundraisers is the Annual Golf Tournament, which moves over to the UNM Championship Course this Monday. It will run from 8 a.m., with a shotgun start, to 1 p.m., when lunch is served and an awards ceremony follows. A number of breweries will be set up along the course to serve the brave men and women who will challenge the same course the Lobo men’s and women’s team use. Full details including how to register are available here. And no, you do not have to work at a brewery to participate. Slap on some sunscreen and get out there with a plethora of Caddyshack and Happy Gilmore one-liners at your disposal to support the Guild!

New Draft:

Bombs Away brought back Low Resistance Lager and Just an Amber. Boxing Bear tapped a new batch of Alan the Cowboy Dark Kolsch. Calavida took their Mexican lager and put it on a different tap, and voila, Nitro Cholo was born. Flock of Moons brought back Waning Crescent Vienna Lager. Sidetrack tapped Maibock and Prom King Porter, their Beer Prom collaboration with Bathtub Row. Starr Brothers brought back Tamale Wood Nights, an amber lager.

Up in Santa Fe, Santa Fe Brewing tapped 10-4 Brut IPA, their Beer Prom collaboration with Little Toad Creek. Tumbleroot added Bavarian Pilsner. Down south, Open Space turned over all but one tap as Garden Day: Cascade (Saison), Highlight of the Day (Hazy IPA), Flow State Haze (IPA), and Do You, Hoodoo? (Munich Dunkel) are now available.

New Package:

Bow & Arrow released See the Canyons Broken by Cloud, a new hazy IPA, in cans and on draft.

Notable Events:

Today (Wednesday) — Flock of Moons hosts a Punk Rock Show featuring Raging Nathans, Subtle Knife, and Past Lives. It starts at 6 p.m. and there is a $10 suggested donation.

Poetry & Beer returns to Tractor Wells Park at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday — Painted Lady has a doubleheader of events, with Pints for Pink, benefiting Pink Warrior House, starting at 6 p.m. Next, at 7 p.m., author Cody Polston hosts Haunted New Mexico.

Thirsty Eye hosts a Pride Event from 6 to 10 p.m.

Friday — Run Club: Parent Edition is back at Canteen at 6 p.m., and if you are neither a parent nor a runner, then round up some friends for Burque Bee: Team Spelling Challenge, also starting at 6.

ArtWalk is back downtown starting at 5 p.m., and both Lasso and Sidetrack will have art shows, plus Adobe Disco will be spinning on the Sidetrack patio from 6 to 11 p.m.

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

Saturday — Brekki Brekki is holding a Dog Adoption Event with Watermelon Mountain Ranch out on the patio from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Canteen hosts Brews & Bedazzling from noon to 2 p.m.

Green Jeans and Santa Fe Brewing host the Pride Kick-off Party from noon to 6 p.m.

Brewathlon is back at Brew Lab 101 in Rio Rancho at 2 p.m.

Sunday — Tumbleroot Agua Fria hosts the Garden Party & First Sunday Market from 2 to 6 p.m.

Sunday Scaries, featuring the Beetlejuice sequel, is back at Painted Lady at 6 p.m.

Quick News Bits:

Boxing Bear has a special deal where you can get three four-packs of Backyard Lager for the price of two four-packs. Stock up on this crushable brew as the summer heat wave is inevitable.

For the month of June, Unhinged is offering $4 pints of all beers every Monday.

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: Trail Angel Pale Ale (6.7% ABV, 51 IBU), a crushable pale with a piney bite.

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: Night Hike (5.4% ABV), a delectable Czech dark lager.

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: Beam Me Up (Higher) Scotty (10.2% ABV, 35 IBU), a big, beautiful Scottish Wee Heavy that was brewed for the recent 15-year anniversary.

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: Modus Touch (5.6% ABV), an English golden ale made with American hops.

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 that you all need to drink up before the next 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: Skeleton Ridge (10% ABV), a Belgian dark strong named in honor of one of the more difficult, but totally worth it hiking trails in the Gila Wilderness. 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