Best of the (Summer)Fest: Good beers reigned over Pajarito

Well that was a fun little excursion Saturday afternoon. After years of Isotopes games being scheduled on the same day, I, Stoutmeister, got to travel up to Pajarito Mountain for SummerFest, where there was other stuff going on but it was mostly about the beer. A total of 17 breweries set up shop for the rest of us to try their latest offerings. Some breweries had lots of stuff I’ve had before, but there was enough new and/or modified stuff to keep me happy.

Oh, and the whole event ended right before the rain started to fall, so that was nice, too. So while I didn’t get to every brewery (I did have to drive home eventually), here’s what I had and recommend trying the next time you visit any of these fine establishments.

Southern NM breweries

High Desert: They had eight total beers and I meant to go back and try more, but time ran out (largely due to some lengthy conversations with brewers; this is what happens to me now at fest

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