The Brass Tap at Mesa Riverview has reached an agreement with Santa Fe Brewing for the New Mexico brewery to make two house beers for the craft beer bar.
The two beers, according to The Brass Tap co-owner Jason Rowe, will be The Brass Tap Hefeweizen and The Brass Tap Blonde. The beers only will be available at the Mesa bar and the brewery.
‘‘One night my partners and I were having beers with (brewery rep) Don Byus and just talking and I had the idea of why not see if Santa Fe will contract brew a wheat beer for us,’’ Rowe says.
The Brass Tap will unveil the beers Tuesday, when it will tap both at 6 p.m. It also will tap a keg of Santa Fe’s award-winning Krieg, part of the brewery’s Los Innovadores series of wild fermented ales.
In addition, Santa Fe will be The Brass Tap’s brewery of the month for September, meaning pints of Hefeweizen and Blonde – as well as Santa Fe’s Nut Brown and Pilsner – will be $4 all month.
‘‘We are looking forward to selling some great beers from our neighbors to the east,’’ Rowe says.
The Brass Tap also will be giving away a three-day trip to Santa Fe from Oct. 15-17, with everything except transportation paid for by the brewery.
The trip for two will include hotel accommodations, a tour around historical Santa Fe, a brewery tour, a dinner with the owner and brewmaster, a free tasting at the taphouse, and tickets to Santa Fe’s Oktoberfest.
You can enter the drawing for the trip once per business day during September. The winner will be selected at the end of the month.
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