Second Street Brewery Reviews

hauxe	2.9 Second Street Boneshaker Gluten free beer. The advertised amber with a frothy, white head. Old shoe aroma, orange peel. Taste is mildly bitter and mildly tart. The borderline vinegar aroma at the finish leaves me predisposed to thinking this one has begun to go off, despite a canned date less than 6 months old. There’s enough orange peel and caramel to keep me drinking though. :) Medium-bodied, moderate carbonation. Mixed bag. Saturday, April 6, 2024
hauxe	2.8 Second Street Toast the Dawn Gold with a frothy, white head of modest duration. Mild, grainy aroma with touches of lime and butter. Taste is moderate bitter the whole way through. Body to the light side, but not watery, moderate carbonation. Crisp, simple, so inoffensive it lacks character. Saturday, April 6, 2024
vipinvelp	3.3 Second Street Boneshaker Pours clear amber with forty lacing, lasting white foam head. Aroma is hoppy, barley and bread. Taste bitter, malty and again some bread tones. (Holbrook 2403) Friday, March 22, 2024
vipinvelp	3.1 Second Street 2920 IPA Pours clear yellow with white lacing foam head. Aroma is hoppy and citrus. Taste is bitter, citrus and fruit tones. (Velp 2304) Monday, March 18, 2024
vipinvelp	3.7 Second Street Cream Stout Pours clear dark brown with nice lacing mahogany foam head. Aroma is chocolate, hoppy and caramel. Taste chocolate, roast barley and bit bitterness. Nice. (Santa Fe 2403) Saturday, March 16, 2024
hauxe	3.4 Second Street Breaking Plaid Brown with a frothy head of moderate duration. Toffee aroma, earthy, with something like orange peel on top. Taste is sweetish with an odd tang at the finish. Is that supposed to be there, evidence of the “west coast style scotch ale”? At medium, the body stays fairly light for its potentcy. Mild carbonation. No sign of the alcohol. After initial doubts, this became pleasant. Friday, February 9, 2024
hauxe	3.4 Second Street Winsor Trail Pale Ale Drunk on New Year’s Eve 2023 at Bonnie’s house. Amber with a frothy, white head. Aroma a mix of stone fruit and cereal. Moderate bitter. Medium-bodied, balanced carbonation. Straightforward. Ok. Thursday, January 4, 2024
Oakes	3 Second Street Double X ESB Pale amber, med head. Caramel up front, medium bitterness. A touch sticky and fruity. Thursday, December 28, 2023
Oakes	3.1 Second Street Sloppy Sloth - Southern Passion Sticky, vague papaya hop note. Mellow bitterness. A bit too gloppy and not enough hop brightness. Thursday, December 28, 2023
Oakes	3.3 Second Street 2920 IPA Pale with just a slight haze. Medium head. Fruity hop nose. Malt base sticky, some alcohol in the finish. Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Oakes	3.5 Second Street Riwaka Pale Pale and just a slight haze. Medium head. Nice fruity aroma, bright Riwaka. Moderate bitterness, light bready note. Decent balance, again good riwaka character. Wednesday, December 27, 2023
evergreen0199	3.6 Second Street 2920 IPA Cask at Great British Beer Festival 2023, Olympia, London. A dark golden coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, orange, grapefruit, tropical fruit taste and aroma. Decent dank IPA. Sunday, August 13, 2023
Holmen1	3.5 Second Street 2920 IPA Fra cask på GBBF aug-23, delt med Steven: nesten helt klar gylden med ok skum. Karameller, tropiske frukter, appelsinmarmelade, lette kryddertoner og litt vanilje. Hint av bourbon? Cremet munnfølelse. 7,2%. Thursday, August 10, 2023
WingmanWillis	3.7 Second Street 2920 IPA Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Cimbasso	3.8 Second Street 2920 IPA Golden colour with an off-white, open textured head. Very fruity with flavours.of brandy and oak. Rich notes of bitter marmalade and grapefruit pith. Good mouthfeel - note that the ABV is 7.2%, so not a beer to be trifled with. A strongly flavoured, powerful IPA. Wednesday, August 2, 2023
madmitch76	3.5 Second Street 2920 IPA 1st August 2023 GBBF Day 1. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Light palate, semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Thinnish malts, a light creamy sweetness getting slightly milky. Reasonably bright citrus. Light dry pine. Some hop spice on the fairly dry finish. Not bad. Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Leighton	3.6 Second Street 2920 IPA Cask at GBBF 2023 - Day 1. Pours clear yellow-gold with a bubbly white head. Medium sweet flavour with plump citrus notes, bready pale malts. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Good condition. Citrusy finish. Sound. Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Beese	3.5 Second Street 2920 IPA Cask at GBBF 2023, Kensington Olympia. Clear mid golden. Nose of tropical fruit and big pine. Nicely bitter. Smooth. Tuesday, August 1, 2023
BelgianBeerGal	3.4 Second Street 6 Fruit Under Can from Total Wine ABQ enjoyed in Lubbock. Pours a hazy pink color with bubbly carbonation but no head. Big aroma of sweet but tart fruit that waters your mouth. Flavor is nice but thin. Lightly tart with berry notes. Meh. Monday, April 3, 2023
Ron	3.8 Second Street Jack Plane Porter Can I picked up in AZ trip. Poured a dark brown with a tan head. Aromas of Roasted malt and chocolate. Flavors of the roasted malt and chocolate. Smooth creamy body! Saturday, March 18, 2023
Iphonephan	3.6 Second Street House IPA From a 12 oz can from Bill in Santa Fe. Pours a clear copper with an off white head. Aromas of orange and pineapple. Flavors are bitter pine and citrus. Monday, March 6, 2023
Iphonephan	3.5 Second Street Cream Stout From a 12 oz can. Pours black with a tan head. Aromas are caramel and chocolate. Flavors are sweet toffee with a bit of roast bitterness. Monday, February 27, 2023
hauxe	3.9 Second Street Barleywine 2021 - West Coast Style Deep amber with a frothy, white head that lingers. Quite fruity aroma for a barley wine .. presumably the „west coast style“. A mix of tropical fruits, apples, and caramel. Taste is mildly sweet up front, full of licorice and brown sugar. Finishes with nectarines and peppermint, but also a bit of booze. Full-bodied, mild carbonation. Warming at the end. Nice. Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Ron	3.4 Second Street Cream Stout Can. Poured dark brown with a tan head. Aromas of roasted malt and chocolate with vanilla. Flavors of the roasted malt, sweet chocolate and vanilla. Monday, January 30, 2023
hauxe	3.7 Second Street Cream Stout Black with a light brown head. Roasted grain aroma with a touch of milk chocolate. Taste is roasted bitter the whole way through. The highlight is the body—creamy, silky perfection with good chewiness. Nice! Sunday, December 25, 2022
KevinReddirt	4.1 Second Street The Lion Imperial Stout This 16 oz can was purchased at the Santa Fe Total Wine back in the heat of the summer. So now on the coldest evening so far of the season I am ready to have a sampling. Once again I can say Second Street is great with the graphics, a fine label. And the bottom of the can says Danger Kitty along with 03/22/22, enough said. I think a snifter is in order, my Buffalo Bayou glass will suffice. The pour is unequivocally black with a steadfast top of light brown foam. I lift the glass to smell a strong amount of chocolate, vanilla and wheat bread. As good as the scent is, well, the taste is better. Dark chocolate, strawberries, vanilla, a bit of coffee roastiness, chocolate malt, some caramel, grain and earth. Unexpectedly good. Between Santa Fe and Albuquerque, the breweries in New Mexico turn out some surprising beers. Saturday, November 12, 2022
zebra	3.3 Second Street Barley Wine 2021 - British Style 12-oz can from Railyard. good bubbly head, gorgeous clear dark bourbon color, sweet barleywine herbal nose, creamy, barleywine, bitter herbal hops. Tuesday, August 30, 2022
KevinReddirt	3.9 Second Street 2920 IPA At Total Wine in Santa Fe I was able to purchase this 12 oz can fairly recently. Stamped on the bottom is a pkg date of 5/30/22. I'm using my New Belgium tulip glass to catch this pour, a fairly clear, medium yellow body followed up by a slowly descending head of fully white foam. Though not exactly a big fan of IPAs, this beer has a nice scent of yellow fruit, grass, some pininess, and meadow. The drink is even better, I am a bit surprised. Tropical fruit, peaches, white bread, malt and a substantial hops presence, nice in this day and time. Noticeably bitter and a bit dry. Good. Saturday, August 6, 2022
DJMonarch	3.6 Second Street Pivital IPA Cask Stillage at GBBF 2015, Kensington Olympia 12/08/2015 Hoppy aroma. Small white head. Golden coloured a little sweet on the palate and hoppy pine flavour with a hint of dryness in a lasting malt finish. Monday, August 1, 2022
hauxe	3.2 Second Street 2920 IPA Gold with a frothy, white head. Subdued cardboard and caramel aroma with a hint of fruitiness. Taste is bitter, herbal, with a bit of resin. Medium-bodied, moderate carbonation, good chewiness. Pretty good except for the underwhelming aroma, which probably didn’t get any better with 5 months in the cellar. Thursday, May 26, 2022
hershiser2	4 Second Street Barley Wine 2021 - British Style Can thanks to Drake! I should have had these two barleywines back to back, but this got buried in the back of the fridge. Lovely amber with a hint of haze and half an inch of beige head. Caramel, raisin, light pine, orange rind nose. Oh now that's nice. Raisin, caramel, pine, orange peel, peach-ish, hint of ass-end spice. Nice work. Friday, May 13, 2022
hershiser2	3.7 Second Street Barleywine 2021 - West Coast Style Can thanks to Drake! My first NM brew! Hazy orange with a soft beige head. Nose is odd for a barleywine - I guess I've never had a west coast barleywine. Green hops, tomato, pine, dark fruit. Flavor is nice: dark fruit, caramel, pine, resin. Wednesday, May 4, 2022
mcberko	3.3 Second Street Oatmeal Cream Stout On tap at Second Street, pours black with a small beige head. Aroma brings out earthy malt, hearty oats and some roast. Flavour is hearty, with light roast and earthiness. Hearty oats, with a dry, earthy finish. Good stuff. Thursday, April 21, 2022
mcberko	3.3 Second Street Isolator Doppelbock On tap at Second Street, pours a clear dark amber with a small beige head. Aroma brings out bready malt, caramel, and toasted nuts. Flavour is sweet and malty, with caramel, bready malt and light toasted nuts. Sweet and caramely. Pleasant. Thursday, April 21, 2022
mcberko	3.3 Second Street Agua Fria Pilsner On tap at Second Street, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out light grass and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is crisp, with gentle grassy hops, straw and biscuity malt. Crisp and clean, with a nice gentle finish. Good stuff. Thursday, April 21, 2022
mcberko	3.4 Second Street Double X ESB On tap at Second Street, pours a clear copper orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out bready malt and light resinous hops. Flavour is sweet and malty, with bready malt, toasted caramel and gentle English hops. Nicely balanced, with a malty, English hoppy finish. Good stuff. Thursday, April 21, 2022
Drake	3.7 Second Street Barleywine 2021 - West Coast Style 12 ounce can from the brewery, 3/20/22 (before bed). Hazy amber, medium fizzy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of toffee, floral and green hops. Taste is toffee, raisin, piney hops. Full bodied, decent balance, booze present but well integrated. Nice. Monday, March 21, 2022
Drake	4 Second Street Barley Wine 2021 - British Style 12 ouce can from the Railyard location, 1/25/22 (12:13 AM). Clear amber large frothy and rocky tan had, good retention. Aroma of toffee, caramel, piney hop. Taste is toffee, raisin, caramel, stone fruit. Full bodied, booze well hidden. Nice beer. Thursday, January 27, 2022
Drake	3.8 Second Street Zombie Star Keg at the Railyard location, 1/23/22. Very hazy pale orange, thin creamy white head, good retention. Weak aroma of melon and citrus. Taste is pale malt, tangerine, passionfruit. Juicy, mild bitterness. Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Drake	4 Second Street Sloppy Sloth Hazy IPA - Mosaic Keg at the Railyard location, 1/23/22. Hazy orange medium creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of melon, dank. Taste is resin, melon, stone fruit, pale malt. Juicy, moderate bitterness. Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Drake	3.3 Second Street Low Winter Sun Keg at the Railyard Location, 1/23/22. Hazy red large tan head. Aroma of plum and cherry. Taste is cherry, funk, vinegar. Mild tartness. Fresh. Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Drake	3.9 Second Street Cream Stout Keg at the Railyard location, 1/23/22. Black, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of roast, chocolate. Taste is chocolate, earth, resiny hop. Full bodied, well balanced, almost chewy. Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Drake	4.1 Second Street Otowi Pale Ale Keg at the Railyard location, 1/23/22. Hazy orange, medium creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of grapefruit, floral hops. Taste is citrus, floral hop, pale malt. Strong lingering bitterness. Nice beer. Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Drake	3.7 Second Street Rods Best Bitter Keg at the Railyard location, 1/23/22. Clear pale gold, medium creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of caramel, crusty bread. Taste is pale malt, floral hop, hint of caramel. Crisp, lingering bitterness. Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Drake	4 Second Street Agua Fria Pilsner Keg at the Railyard location, 1/23/22. Clear amber large creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of doughy malt, floral hop. Taste is pale malt, lemon and earthy hop. Crisp, lingering bitterness. Nice. Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Drake	3.4 Second Street Kolsch Keg at the Railyard location, 1/23/22. Clear gold large creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of pale malt, lemon. Taste is pale malt, lemony hops. Crisp, lingering bitterness. Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Drake	3.8 Second Street 2920 IPA Sample at the New Mexico WinterBrew 2022 festival, 1/22/22. Clear yellow large frothy white head. Aroma of melon, grapefruit, tangerine. Taste is melon, pine, grapefruit, pale malt. Juicy, moderate bitterness. Sunday, January 23, 2022
Ratman197	3.8 Second Street German Altbier Bottle poured a clear reddish amber with a small lasting creamy amber head. Aromas of caramel, earthiness and light graininess. Palate was light bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors if caramel, earthiness and dried fruit with a smooth dry lingering dried fruit finish. Sunday, October 3, 2021
djd07	3.2 Second Street Chin-Gose On tap at GABF. Pours a hazy orange yellow with small white head. The aroma is wheat, salt, citrus. Light body, wheat, citrus, light salty finish, good. Thursday, September 30, 2021
Ratman197	3.6 Second Street Southern Hemisphere 2920 IPA Can poured a hazy gold with a lasting white head. Aromas of straw, fruitiness, yeast, citrus and light white grape. Palate was light bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of straw, fruitiness, citrus, light white grape and a hint of citrus with a smooth dry bitter lingering fruity finish. Friday, September 17, 2021