Steel Bender Brewyard Menu

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Starters Salads & Soup Burgers, Sandwiches, and More Sweets Kid's Gotta Eat WHITE WINE RED WINE SPAKLING & SWEET MIMOSA WEEKENDS!CIDER BARREL-AGED & BOTTLE CONDITIONED BEER HOUSE BEER ROTATING BEERS BARREL-AGED HOUSE BEER ROTATING BEERS BARREL-AGED

Starters
- Fried Green Chile Strips
  Bueno green chile strips beer-battered and fried, served with housemade red chile ranch.
  $10.00
- Brewyard Chips
  House-fried corn tortilla chips served with your choice of housemade salsa or green chile queso.
- Nachos
  Corn tortilla chips layered with cheddar jack, green chile queso, pinto beans, housemade red or green chile sauce, lettuce, tomato, and jalapeÃ±os served with house salsa and sour cream
- Wings
  Dry-rubbed, baked & fried, then tossed in choice of sauce and served with gorgonzola or ranch dressing & seasonal crudite
- Vegetarian Seitan Wings
  Our award-winning, housemade seitan is cut into cubes, rolled in cornmeal & nutritional yeast then fried (high-protein meat alternative). SAUCES: Buffalo, hot, BBQ, garlic asiago [extra sauce $1]. Want them vegan? Ask for BBQ, hot, Frank’s Red Hot.
- Brauhaus Pretzel
  Two Brauhaus pretzels served with side of green chile queso or beer mustard for dipping.
- Sliders
  Our custom-grind patty made into three small sliders topped with American cheese served on soft Pastian’s bun
  $12.00
- Fries
  Seasoned with salt and served with choice of sauce.
- Loaded Fries
  Loaded with bacon, shredded cheddar blend, and scallions, served with a side of sour cream.
  $9.00
- Smothered Fries
  Drizzled with housemade red or green chile sauce and topped with shredded cheddar blend, served with a side of sour cream.
  $9.00
- Asiago Truffle Fries
  Seasoned with truffle oil and topped with shredded Asiago.
  $9.00
- Buffalo Tots
  Tater tots tossed in housemade Buffalo sauce and topped with gorgonzola crumbles and green onion.
  $9.00
Salads & Soup
- The Yard Bird Cobb
  Sliced grilled chicken breast, red onion, bacon, hard-boiled egg, and avocado on a bed of mixed greens topped with gorgonzola crumbles, and sliced tomato, served with slice of local Pastians Bakery French bread.
  $17.00
- The Wedge
  Boston lettuce topped with bacon, gorgonzola crumbles, and tomatoes, and drizzled with balsamic glaze.
  $9.00
- House Garden Salad
  Mixed greens topped with red onion, sliced tomato, shredded jack, and croutons.
  $7.00
- Caesar Salad
  Romaine tossed in housemade Caesar dressing and topped with shaved Parmesan and housemade croutons.
  $8.00
- Brewyard Chili
  Ground beef, pinto beans, onion, jalepeño, and tomato in a spicy & hearty tomato chili base, topped with shredded pepper jack and served with crackers.
- Green Chile Stew
  A local fave! Stewed pork, potatoes & spicy green chile sprinkled with cheese & served with a warm flour tortilla.
- Scratch Soup
  Ask your server for details.
Burgers, Sandwiches, and More
- The Steel Bender
  Our custom-grind 7-oz. patty topped with American cheese, bacon, fried egg, one of our famous Bueno fried green chile strips, and Steel Bender Brewyard sauce, served on a _x0003_Pastian’s Bakery bun.
  $15.00
- BYO Burger
  Start with our 7-oz. custom-grind beef patty, lettuce, tomato, and red onion on a Pastian's Bakery bun, then build your own. CHOOSE TWO: cheddar, Swiss, gorgonzola, American, provolone, chopped green chile, beer mustard, truffle ketchup, pesto mayo, Bende
  $14.00
- BYO The ImpossibleTM Burger
  All the flavor & protein of a beef patty but made for vegetarians and meat-lovers alike! Lettuce, tomato & red onion on a Pastian’s Bakery bun, then build your own. CHOOSE TWO: cheddar, Swiss, gorgonzola, American, provolone, chopped green chile, beer mus
  $14.00
- Drunken Mussels
  AVAILABLE AT 4 p.m. EVERY FRIDAY THRU MARCH 22Heaping bowl of mussels boiled in A Million Ways to Rye beer & butter; served with garlic butter bread. Also available with Cajun spice!
  $16.00
- BYO Grilled Chicken Sandwich
  Start with a juicy 6-oz grilled chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, and red onion on a Pastian’s Bakery bun, then build your own. CHOOSE TWO: cheddar, Swiss, gorgonzola, American, provolone, chopped green chile, beer mustard, truffle ketchup, pesto mayo, Ben
  $14.00
- BYO Frank Gourmet Hot Dog
  Start with a 4-oz. all-beef Frank Gourmet Hot Dog plus condiments (ketchup, mustard, onion, relish), then build your own. CHOOSE TWO: cheddar, Swiss, gorgonzola, American, provolone, chopped green chile, beer mustard, truffle ketchup, pesto mayo, Bender s
  $9.00
- Fish & Chips
  The Moby Dick of fish & chips! A side of Haddock cut in half then fried in beer batter served on top of chips with a side of slaw & green chile tartar sauce. Worth the wait!
  $18.00
- B.L.T
  Thick-cut bacon, lettuce, tomato, and Bender sauce served on Pastian’s Bakery Texas toast.
  $9.00
- Pulled Pork Sandwich
  Slow-smoked pork shoulder topped with housemade slaw on a Pastians Bakery bun served a side of housemade BBQ sauce.
  $13.00
- Chicken Salad Sandwich
  Grilled chicken breast salad with dill, grapes, relish, pepper and mayo, sprinkled with sunflower seeds, topped with Swiss, lettuce, and tomato, served on a Pastians Bakery bun.
  $12.00
- Vegetarian Pulled Seitan
  Our award-winning housemade seitan is sliced thin and sauteed in our housemade vegetarian BBQ sauce, topped with coleslaw,_x0003_and served on a local Pastian’s Bakery bun. Vegan friendly!
  $14.00
Sweets
- Bread Pudding - New!
  Housemade bread pudding topped with vanilla bean ice cream and drizzled with housemade caramel sauce.
  $9.00
- Stout Brownie
  Housemade with our current stout and topped with vanilla bean ice cream and a chocolate drizzle (available seasonally).
  $9.00
- Willierays Cheesecake
  The best slice of cheesecake you will ever taste, made right here in NM! Changes frequently. Ask server for details.
  $9.00
- Rootbeer Float
  Big scoop of vanilla bean ice cream swimming in Barqs Root Beer.
  $7.00
- Dish Of Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
  With or without Hersheys chocolate sauce or housemade caramel sauce.
  $5.00
Kid's Gotta Eat
- Cheeseburger
  Our custom-grind burger, just smaller (3.5 oz.) with American cheese.
  $7.00
- Grilled Cheese Sandwich
  Melted cheddar cheese on thick Texas toast.
  $7.00
- Chicken Tenders
  Breaded chicken tenders served with ranch dressing or BBQ sauce.
  $7.00
- PB&J
  Creamy peanut butter & mixed-fruit jam on white bread.
  $5.00
WHITE WINE
- Gruet Chardonnay, 2018
  Full bodied, dry, and complex with notes of baked apple, lemon curd, pear and a kiss of oak.
- Sheehan Vidal Blanc
  Rich and layered with silky notes of golden apple and ripe pear on the nose. Stone fruits, golden apple, and hints of toasty oak and vanilla on the palate.
- Mission Winery Pinot Gris
  Ripe pear and white peach with a touch of honeysuckle and a crisp finish.
RED WINE
- Sheehan Cabernet
  Fruit-driven wine bursting with dark red fruit, spices, and licorice; soft tannins.
- Gruet Pinot Noir, 2017
  Light, dry, and earthy with notes of bing cherry, cassis, and a kiss of oak.
- Mission Winery Garnacha
  Raspberry and strawberry with soft tannins.
- Mission Winery Zinfandel
  Dark fruit on the palate, subtle baking spice, soft tannins and a hint of vanilla.
SPAKLING & SWEET
- Gruet Brut Rosé
  Full bodied, dry, with persistent bubbles and notes of strawberry, raspberry, and cherry.
- Gruet Sauvage
  Full bodied, bone dry, with persistent bubbles and notes of green apple, lemon, and brioche.
- Mission Winery Rosé
  Bright and light bodied. Strawberry, raspberry and crisp acidity.
MIMOSA WEEKENDS!
- Soleil Classic Mimosa, Pineapple Or Strawberry
  $9.00
CIDER
- Steel Bender Cider
  Intense apple flavor dominates with just a hint of strawberry and melon. A semi-sweet finish rounds out the palate with a mild tannic dryness. 5.8% ABV
BARREL-AGED & BOTTLE CONDITIONED BEER
- Short Mondays & Blue Skies
  We filled three oak maple syrup barrels with our Short Mondays Irish Red, and then we let it rest. Eleven months later, we woke it up with some crushed & steeped Blue Sky blend coffee beans from our friends at Little Bear Coffee. A strong coffee nose takes lead with hints of dark chocolate and maple. This multi-faceted beer has subtle notes of citrus while being held up with the malt backbone of Short Mondays. 6.8% ABV | 40 IBU
- Amelia
  The base beer for this barrel-aged collaboration with our friends at M’tucci’s started as a Belgian Strong Ale. We then aged it for just under one year in four barrels that previously held M’tucci’s Private Select Maker’s Mark Bourbon. The result is a deep copper pour with a creamy, off-white head that reveals dried fruit and perfume-like alcohol with oak and vanilla and bourbon on the nose. 8.8% ABV | 30 IBU
- Steel Bender Brewyard The Judy 2020
  The Judy began as a Saison brewed with rose hips, lemongrass, and lemon verbena, and was fermented with our house Belgian yeast. We then aged it for a year in a Chardonnay barrel with fresh local peaches and a mix of Brett cultures. Effervescent, spunky, and dry, with beautifully balanced peach. citrus, and Brett bursting out of the glass with the help of prickly carbonation. 6.5% ABV | 5 IBU
- Steel Bender Brewyard Saison Deluxe
  Brewed with Colorado wheat and fermented with the French Saison strain, this collab with our friends at Ex Novo Brewing aged in barrels with two strains of Brett before being dry-hopped with Southern Passion hops. Bottled and conditioned to traditionally high carbonation levels. Fruity and hoppy fresh, and will become funkier over time. 6.1% ABV | 30 IBU
HOUSE BEER
- Skull Bucket IPA
  A New Mexican IPA that boasts orange zest and fresh pine aromas. A pale malt base gives way to a long pine and citrus finish. Always chasing that orange-pine balance, hops may vary.7% ABV | 80 IBU
- Manana Hazy IPA
  Styrian Wolf, Styrian Dragon, Citra, and Cashmere convey abundant hoppiness over a silky smooth malt base in our house hazy IPA. Restrained bitterness does not interfere with the juicy goodness. Brewed with two-row, dextrin and acidulated malts, rolled oa
- Red Iron Red
  A red American IPA with classic C hop aroma. Bready and toffee notes balance the fruity hops with a touch of roast and a medium full body. 8% ABV | 60 IBU
- Esmerleda Italian Pilsner
  This gem of a Pilsner is made in the Italian style, super dry, super bubbly, and supremely hoppy. Crystal and Grungeist hops were added with reckless abandon in the kettle and again for fermentation hopping. Made with Pilsner Malt from the New Mexico Malt
- Lloyd's 3 O'Clock
  A light and dry easy-drinking Kolsch-style ale brewed with German pilsner malt and German hops fermented cool resulting in a clean, refreshing brew with an herbal, lemon hop character.5% ABV | 25 IBU
- Compa Blue Corn Lager
  Brewed in the American style, this light lager is brewed with New Mexico Pilsner and Vienna malts, and New Mexico blue corn that was roasted and milled for us by Albuquerque’s own Southwest Heritage Mill. We throw in a few Crystal hops in there as well fo
- Raspberry Dynamite
  Our popular house kettle sour is brewed with a wheat heavy grain bill, which we run off and kettle sour before boiling with lactose, a milk sugar. We then add a ridiculous quantity of pure raspberry puree to the fermentation and let it all bubble until th
- Athletic Brewing Non-Alcoholic
  Ask your server for current selection.
ROTATING BEERS
- Double Berry Blast Dynamite
  “10.4% ABV pie filling” is this year’s Anniversary pastry sour. Berry forward with bright and tangy jam notes with hints of berry skin reminiscent of red wine. Marionberry and boysenberry take center stage in this kettle sour brewed with double the lactose for sweet & creamy goodness and a smooth body that finishes with subtle notes of shortcrust pastry.
- Bigger Boat Barley Wine
  Brewed, bottled, and released in a limited quantity in 2022 for our 5-year anniversary, Bigger Boat is an English-style barley wine boasting aromas of dried fruit and rose. We’re uncellaring bottles for our 7-year anniversary celebration. Brewed with boatloads of Maris Otter with some English Medium Crystal malt to sweeten it up a bit, and East Kent Golding hops, this one is an exceptionally balanced sipper. 10.4% ABV | 40 IBU
- Blue Bullet Stout
  An American take on an Irish classic. This oatmeal stout is full of cocoa and roast with notes of dates and dark fruit, with a silky cereal and oatmeal finish. Brewed to session strength with drinkability in spades. Served on Nitro. 5.4% ABV | 40 IBU
- Short Mondays & Blue Skies
  We filled three oak maple syrup barrels with our Short Mondays Irish Red, and then we let it rest. Eleven months later, we woke it up with some crushed & steeped Blue Sky blend coffee beans from our friends at Little Bear Coffee. A strong coffee nose takes lead with hints of dark chocolate and maple. This multi-faceted beer has subtle notes of citrus while being held up with the malt backbone of Short Mondays. 6.8% ABV | 40 IBU
- Teddy Roe’s POLICY IPA
  Brewed for our friends at Teddy Roe’s, POLICY IPA is a juicy IPA–crushable but with a respectable ABV–boasting flavors of sweet candied orange, grapefruit, pineapple, and stone fruit with a soft mouthfeel and balanced resinous finish. Also available at Teddy Roe’s and all four M’tucci’s locations. 7.8% ABV | 48 IBU
- Weekend At Bender's Tropical Pale Ale With Tangerine
  A tropical pale ale timed just right for warmer days and weekend patio pints. Medium palate bitterness with notes of pineapple, passion fruit, and stone fruits. Finishes with a slight orange peel and loads of tangerine. 7.7% ABV | 50 IBU
- Pineapple Dynamite
  Sunny yellow in color with sweet pineapple flavor, subtle creaminess, and tropical tanginess, Pineapple DYNAMITE is kettle soured, fruited, and brewed with enough lactose in the boil to keep things balanced. 5.9% ABV | 5 IBU
- A Million Ways To Rye
  A beautifully balanced beer fit for the holiday season with aromas of sweet malt and rye malt spice, hops, citrus and orange. Pine, resin and grapefruit/orange pith blend perfectly on the palate. Finishes sweet and spicy with a slight note of cherry. 7.6% ABV | 70 IBU
- Hummingbird Pils
  Our springtime pilsner is back! Boasting noble character and notes of fresh-cut grass, kiwi, and stonefruit, Hummingbird Pils delights the palate with a firm bitterness, intense breadiness, and a crisp finish. 5.1% ABV | 35 IBU.
- Short Monday Irish Red Ale
  A tasty and crystal clear red ale brewed with black malt and Centennial and Sterling hops to beat the winter chill. Malt forward with notes of caramel, toasted hazlenut, and subtle, festive spice. May your [ale] be strong and your Monday be short. Irish s
- Sparkfitter Amber
  An amber ale in the English tradition. Sparkfitter Amber balances bready malts, earthy hops, and fruity yeast to achieve a classic, pub-style bitter. 6% ABV | 5 IBU
BARREL-AGED
- Steel Bender Brewyard The Judy 2020
  The Judy began as a Saison brewed with rose hips, lemongrass, and lemon verbena, and was fermented with our house Belgian yeast. We then aged it for a year in a Chardonnay barrel with fresh local peaches and a mix of Brett cultures. Effervescent, spunky, and dry, with beautifully balanced peach. citrus, and Brett bursting out of the glass with the help of prickly carbonation. 6.5% ABV | 5 IBU
- Steel Bender Brewyard Saison Deluxe
  Brewed with Colorado wheat and fermented with the French Saison strain, this collab with our friends at Ex Novo Brewing aged in barrels with two strains of Brett before being dry-hopped with Southern Passion hops. Bottled and conditioned to traditionally high carbonation levels. Fruity and hoppy fresh, and will become funkier over time. 6.1% ABV | 30 IBU
HOUSE BEER
- Skull Bucket IPA
  A New Mexican IPA that boasts orange zest and fresh pine aromas. A pale malt base gives way to a long pine and citrus finish. Always chasing that orange-pine balance, hops may vary.7% ABV | 80 IBU
- Manana Hazy IPA
  Styrian Wolf, Styrian Dragon, Citra, and Cashmere convey abundant hoppiness over a silky smooth malt base in our house hazy IPA. Restrained bitterness does not interfere with the juicy goodness. Brewed with two-row, dextrin and acidulated malts, rolled oa
- Red Iron Red
  A red American IPA with classic C hop aroma. Bready and toffee notes balance the fruity hops with a touch of roast and a medium full body. 8% ABV | 60 IBU
- Esmerleda Italian Pilsner
  This gem of a Pilsner is made in the Italian style, super dry, super bubbly, and supremely hoppy. Crystal and Grungeist hops were added with reckless abandon in the kettle and again for fermentation hopping. Made with Pilsner Malt from the New Mexico Malt
- Lloyd's 3 O'Clock
  A light and dry easy-drinking Kolsch-style ale brewed with German pilsner malt and German hops fermented cool resulting in a clean, refreshing brew with an herbal, lemon hop character.5% ABV | 25 IBU
- Compa Blue Corn Lager
  Brewed in the American style, this light lager is brewed with New Mexico Pilsner and Vienna malts, and New Mexico blue corn that was roasted and milled for us by Albuquerque’s own Southwest Heritage Mill. We throw in a few Crystal hops in there as well fo
- Raspberry Dynamite
  Our popular house kettle sour is brewed with a wheat heavy grain bill, which we run off and kettle sour before boiling with lactose, a milk sugar. We then add a ridiculous quantity of pure raspberry puree to the fermentation and let it all bubble until th
- Athletic Brewing Non-Alcoholic
  Ask your server for current selection.
ROTATING BEERS
- Double Berry Blast Dynamite
  “10.4% ABV pie filling” is this year’s Anniversary pastry sour. Berry forward with bright and tangy jam notes with hints of berry skin reminiscent of red wine. Marionberry and boysenberry take center stage in this kettle sour brewed with double the lactose for sweet & creamy goodness and a smooth body that finishes with subtle notes of shortcrust pastry.
- Bigger Boat Barley Wine
  Brewed, bottled, and released in a limited quantity in 2022 for our 5-year anniversary, Bigger Boat is an English-style barley wine boasting aromas of dried fruit and rose. We’re uncellaring bottles for our 7-year anniversary celebration. Brewed with boatloads of Maris Otter with some English Medium Crystal malt to sweeten it up a bit, and East Kent Golding hops, this one is an exceptionally balanced sipper. 10.4% ABV | 40 IBU
- Blue Bullet Stout
  An American take on an Irish classic. This oatmeal stout is full of cocoa and roast with notes of dates and dark fruit, with a silky cereal and oatmeal finish. Brewed to session strength with drinkability in spades. Served on Nitro. 5.4% ABV | 40 IBU
- Short Mondays & Blue Skies
  We filled three oak maple syrup barrels with our Short Mondays Irish Red, and then we let it rest. Eleven months later, we woke it up with some crushed & steeped Blue Sky blend coffee beans from our friends at Little Bear Coffee. A strong coffee nose takes lead with hints of dark chocolate and maple. This multi-faceted beer has subtle notes of citrus while being held up with the malt backbone of Short Mondays. 6.8% ABV | 40 IBU
- Teddy Roe’s POLICY IPA
  Brewed for our friends at Teddy Roe’s, POLICY IPA is a juicy IPA–crushable but with a respectable ABV–boasting flavors of sweet candied orange, grapefruit, pineapple, and stone fruit with a soft mouthfeel and balanced resinous finish. Also available at Teddy Roe’s and all four M’tucci’s locations. 7.8% ABV | 48 IBU
- Weekend At Bender's Tropical Pale Ale With Tangerine
  A tropical pale ale timed just right for warmer days and weekend patio pints. Medium palate bitterness with notes of pineapple, passion fruit, and stone fruits. Finishes with a slight orange peel and loads of tangerine. 7.7% ABV | 50 IBU
- Pineapple Dynamite
  Sunny yellow in color with sweet pineapple flavor, subtle creaminess, and tropical tanginess, Pineapple DYNAMITE is kettle soured, fruited, and brewed with enough lactose in the boil to keep things balanced. 5.9% ABV | 5 IBU
- A Million Ways To Rye
  A beautifully balanced beer fit for the holiday season with aromas of sweet malt and rye malt spice, hops, citrus and orange. Pine, resin and grapefruit/orange pith blend perfectly on the palate. Finishes sweet and spicy with a slight note of cherry. 7.6% ABV | 70 IBU
- Hummingbird Pils
  Our springtime pilsner is back! Boasting noble character and notes of fresh-cut grass, kiwi, and stonefruit, Hummingbird Pils delights the palate with a firm bitterness, intense breadiness, and a crisp finish. 5.1% ABV | 35 IBU.
- Short Monday Irish Red Ale
  A tasty and crystal clear red ale brewed with black malt and Centennial and Sterling hops to beat the winter chill. Malt forward with notes of caramel, toasted hazlenut, and subtle, festive spice. May your [ale] be strong and your Monday be short. Irish s
- Sparkfitter Amber
  An amber ale in the English tradition. Sparkfitter Amber balances bready malts, earthy hops, and fruity yeast to achieve a classic, pub-style bitter. 6% ABV | 5 IBU
BARREL-AGED
- Steel Bender Brewyard The Judy 2020
  The Judy began as a Saison brewed with rose hips, lemongrass, and lemon verbena, and was fermented with our house Belgian yeast. We then aged it for a year in a Chardonnay barrel with fresh local peaches and a mix of Brett cultures. Effervescent, spunky, and dry, with beautifully balanced peach. citrus, and Brett bursting out of the glass with the help of prickly carbonation. 6.5% ABV | 5 IBU
- Steel Bender Brewyard Saison Deluxe
  Brewed with Colorado wheat and fermented with the French Saison strain, this collab with our friends at Ex Novo Brewing aged in barrels with two strains of Brett before being dry-hopped with Southern Passion hops. Bottled and conditioned to traditionally high carbonation levels. Fruity and hoppy fresh, and will become funkier over time. 6.1% ABV | 30 IBU