In many ways, this weekend will mark the end of the big events this season. After this, it’s all about those family holidays, maybe some actual winter weather, and celebrating the end of this (bleeped) up year. But first, it’s time to get dressed up in our finest costumes and give October a fitting farewell. It all kicks off with a creepy fun run at Canteen this Thursday, plus there will be tarot at Painted Lady, spooky trivia at Ex Novo, a market at Differential, and the screening of the movie of movies at Tractor. Friday features a book fair at Tractor, rocking parties at Brew Lab and Marble, and a haunted trolley tour at Painted Lady. Saturday the pets get their costumed moment in the sun at Marble and Ex Novo, and then the parties rage at Flock of Moons, Painted Lady, Beer Creek, Kaktus, Sidetrack, Tractor, and Second Street. It all mellows out Sunday with Dia De Los Muertos events at Marble, Boxing Bear, and Painted Lady. Now that’s how you send out events/spooky season with a bang!
New Draft:
Boxing Bear tapped Kyoto Sunrise, an amber rice lager. Flock of Moons added Every Bend in the Road, a dark mild served on nitro. La Cumbre tapped Dunkel Hefe. Marble brought back Pumpkin Ale and also added Funk’n’Peach. Nexus will bring back Lush American Stout this Friday.
Up in Santa Fe, Second Street tapped American Bock. Down south, Truth or Consequences Brewing will bring back Honey Winter Ale on Thursday.
New Package:
Nothing has been announced, yet, so we will be sure to update this if some cans start rolling out.
Notable Events:
Thursday — The Creepy Crawl 1K Beer Fun Run goes back and forth between Canteen and La Cumbre at 6 p.m., and costumes are of course encouraged.
Tarot on Tap is back at Painted Lady at 6 p.m.
Ex Novo Corrales hosts Spooky Trivia Night from 6 to 8 p.m.
Differential holds a Halloween Market from 6 to 10 p.m.
The Tractor of Terror film series will be showing the original Halloween at 7 p.m. at Wells Park.
Friday — The Ghoulastic Book Fair takes over Tractor Wells Park at 5 p.m.
Rio Rancho gets a Halloween Party courtesy of Brew Lab 101 from 7 to 10 p.m.
Marble hosts the 70s/80s Halloween Party downtown at 7 p.m.
The Albucreepy Haunted Trolley Tour will begin at Painted Lady at 8 p.m.
We were told there is a punk rock show, headlined by Boss’ Daughter, at Flock of Moons in the evening, but further details are currently scarce.
Saturday — Marble’s 10th annual Mutt Masquerade kicks off downtown at 11 a.m.
For those who cannot get downtown, head to Ex Novo in Corrales for the Pawstume Contest at noon.
Flock of Moons goes all out with The Enchantment Gathering at 6 p.m.
Painted Lady has two events, both starting at 6 p.m. They will host a Houdini Halloween Seance, plus a Scary Movie Night double feature with the original Halloween and its first sequel.
The Boo Creek Halloween Party runs from 6 to 10 p.m. at Beer Creek.
Kaktus hosts a Halloween Party from 6 to 10 p.m.
Adobe Disco hosts a Halloween Party at Sidetrack from 7 to 11:30 p.m.
A Synyster Vail Halloween Party takes over Tractor Wells Park at 8 p.m.
Second Street hosts A Nightmare on Rufina Street, featuring top local bands doing some spooky covers, at 8 p.m.
Sunday — The final big event of the fall at Marble 111 is Muertosfiesta, which kicks off at noon.
The CeleBEARtion De Los Muertos will go down at Boxing Bear Firestone from 2 to 6 p.m.
Painted Lady has another double bill with Creepy Craft Night and Supernatural Sundays with Jordan Jonas, both starting at 5 p.m.
Quick News Bits:
Calavida Cantina will be closed Saturday so their employees can enjoy Halloween.
Kolsch Service is back at both Ex Novo locations Friday through Sunday.
During the month of October, for every pint of Raspberry Dynamite sold at Steel Bender, $1 will go to Pink Warrior House. In other words, get it quick before the month ends Saturday.
Albuquerque metro area breweries
Boese Brothers Brewery — Featured seasonal: Drunk Astronaut (8.1% ABV), a double IPA with a hefty amount of Galaxy hops (get it?).
Bombs Away Beer Company — Featured seasonal: Oktoberfest (5.9% ABV, 20 IBU), the traditional märzen that you have been waiting for this fall.
Bow & Arrow Brewing — Featured seasonal: Proper Pumpkin Beer (10% ABV), an imperial stout made with a whole lot of pumpkin, now available in cans and on draft.
Boxing Bear Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Black Mesa Dunkel (5.2% ABV), a recent bronze medal winner at GABF, now available in cans and on draft.
Brekki Brekki/Cantina Craftworks — Featured seasonal: The beers made at Brekki Brekki are for the entire restaurant collective under the Cantina Hospitality Group banner. Contact each location for what’s on tap.
Brew Lab 101 Beer & Cider Company — Featured seasonal: Labtoberfest is back for the season.
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: Tiny Legs, Big Hearts (7.5% ABV, 61 IBU) is a West Coast IPA available in cans and on draft.
Casa Vieja Brewery — Featured seasonal: Duke’s Red Irish Ale (5% ABV), a brewery original back on tap for a limited time.
Differential Brewing — Featured seasonal: Matcha Ginger Blonde (5% ABV) is the current seasonal on tap.
Dripline Brewery — Featured seasonal: Oktoberfest, tis the season and all for this collaboration made with Painted Lady.
Ex Novo Brewing — Featured seasonal: German Overalls (5.8% ABV), the traditional märzen is back in cans and on draft.
Flix Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: Flix Brühaus, their Oktoberfest lager, is back for the season.
Flock of Moons Brewing — Featured seasonal: Neumond (4.7% ABV, 26 IBU), an absolutely brilliant interpretation of the German schwarzbier (dark lager) style.
FMV Brewing — Featured seasonal: Stage 10 American Amber, the first house beer is now on draft at this brewery located at 2500 Yale Blvd SE near the Sunport.
Gravity Bound Brewing — Featured seasonal: Pistola (7.2% ABV), the classic West Coast IPA is back on draft and in cans for a limited time.
High and Dry Brewing — Featured seasonal: Unbalanced Breakfast (4.8% ABV), an oatmeal stout with a low ABV that still boasts a lot of flavor.
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: Woolly Slammoth IPA (7.3% ABV, 80 IBU), a quaffable English-style hoppy ale.
La Cumbre Brewing — Featured seasonal: Spectator Sport (7.2% ABV), a West Coast IPA made in collaboration with Colorado’s Cannonball Creek, available in cans and on draft.
Lasso Brewing — Featured seasonal: Kolsch, which has recently been released for the second time in cans and on draft.
Marble Brewery — Featured seasonal: Marblefest (6.5% ABV), back for the season in cans and on draft.
Nexus Brewery — Featured seasonal: Festbier (6.3% ABV, 20 IBU), described by the brewery as “Prost to the season! Festbier Oktoberfest is moderately malty, toasty, and dangerously easy to drink. Blink once and your stein will be empty!”
Painted Lady Bed and Brew — Featured seasonal: Wake the Dead, an Oktoberfest-style lager brewed in collaboration with Dripline.
Ponderosa Brewing Co. — Featured seasonal: The Last Dance (4.2% ABV, 19 IBU), a black Mexican lager brewed in collaboration with Thirsty Eye.
Quarter Celtic Brewpub— Featured seasonal: Step Drunkle, the recent silver medal winner in the German dunkel category at GABF.
Rio Bravo Brewing — Featured seasonal: Somos Brewnidos (5.2% ABV, 18 IBU), a New Mexican lager perfect for patio days or United games, with a portion of the proceeds from draft and can sales going to the Somos Unidos Foundation.
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: Oktoberfest (6% ABV), a delectable märzen available in cans and on draft.
Starr Brothers Brewing — Featured seasonal: Therewolf (6.5% ABV, 22 IBU), the annual Oktoberfest release is back on draft.
Steel Bender Brewyard — Featured seasonal: Ale Witch (8.7% ABV, 15 IBU), the fan favorite pumpkin ale is back in standard and barrel-aged versions, with the former on draft and in cans, and the latter in cans only.
The Tatted Bee Brewhouse — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.
Thirsty Eye Brewing — Featured seasonal: Shut the Front Dort, a good lager with one of our favorite beer names of all time.
The 377 Brewery — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.
Tractor Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Heller Bock (4.7% ABV), the ultra-smooth recent release.
Turtle Mountain Brewing Company — Featured seasonal: Turtle Claw Hard Seltzer (7% ABV), and yeah, they requested we highlight the seltzer, so that’s what we’re doing because we’re nice. It’s not our thing, but it might be yours.
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.”
Keeping Together — Featured seasonal: No Concept of Concept, a strawberry mild brown ale.
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: Oktoberfest (6% ABV), the classic German-style lager is back in cans and on draft.
Second Street Brewery — Featured seasonal: Butterfly IPA, a true session IPA with an ABV under 4 percent, 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: Festbier (6.6% ABV), a traditional German lager that was just tapped earlier this week.
Other breweries you need to visit
Bathtub Row Brewing — Featured seasonal: Oz’s Oatmeal Stout (5.4% ABV), a classic ode to the darkness.
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: Mining District Märzen (6.3% ABV), an excellent Oktoberfest for the season.
Red River Brewing and Distilling — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.
Sierra Blanca Brewing — Featured seasonal: Contact the brewery for an updated list of seasonals.
Truth or Consequences Brewing — Featured seasonal: La Bete (15% ABV), a monstrous yet beautiful imperial brut saison.
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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
