About Downshift Brewing Company (Hidden Tap)
Downshift Brewing Company (Hidden Tap) is a brewery and brewpub on Sudderth Drive in Ruidoso. Google describes a rustic, subterranean bar with a Sasquatch theme. The website puts it at the corner of Eagle and Rio St.
The beer page lists more than ten beers. Barley Pop is an American lager at 4.2 percent alcohol by volume. Apex View is an American IPA at 7.2 percent, and Resignation is a porter at 6.7 percent with chocolate and coffee notes.
The styles run wide. There is a German Helles, a Vienna lager and a Czech dark lager, plus a hazy IPA called Snowday and a peach wheat called Spring Fling. A Horse Wit No Name is a Belgian witbier, and the site suggests serving it with a slice of orange.
Google also lists it as a restaurant and describes creative pub grub, with outdoor seats. The website shows a second Downshift location called Riverside. More people have reviewed Downshift on Google than any other brewery, taproom or beer shop in Ruidoso on this site.
From its own website and its Google listing, read October 24, 2026.
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
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Questions people ask
Is there food at Downshift Hidden Tap?
Google lists it as a restaurant and describes creative pub grub. The website pages in our reading do not publish a menu.
What beers does Downshift make?
Its website lists Resignation, Apex View, Barley Pop, Campin' Vibes, Easy Does It, Gratitude, Helles, Hikin' Beer, Snowday, Spring Fling and A Horse Wit No Name. It also lists a seasonal Oktoberfest marzen.
Is there outdoor seating?
Google describes outdoor seats along with the subterranean bar.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
Google lists a wheelchair accessible entrance, parking lot, restroom and seating.
Which breweries are close by?
Lost Hiker Brewing Co Taproom is 0.1 miles away. Lost Hiker Brewing Company (Basecamp) is 5.1 miles away in Ruidoso Downs, and Bonito Valley Brewing Company is 19.7 miles away in Lincoln.
Answers come from its website and its Google listing, read October 24, 2026.
Before you visit Downshift
Check downshift.beer before you go. The site has a beer page and an events page. Ask at the bar what is pouring, since the website lists the full range of beers and not today's taps.
Know which location you want. Hidden Tap is the one at the corner of Eagle and Rio St. Riverside is a separate Downshift address on Sudderth Dr.
Lost Hiker Brewing Co Taproom is 0.1 miles away, so a second stop is easy. Its Basecamp is 5.1 miles away in Ruidoso Downs.