# Breweries in Albuquerque — 39 taprooms, by vibe

Every card is one brewery: what it's like, what it pours, and who it's for.

- **Marble Brewery** (Downtown): The big one north of downtown: a patio with an outdoor stage, a rooftop deck, and a sandwich shop on site. Double White, IPA and Cerveza on draft and in cans. Free shows on the patio stage run through the warm months, and it gets packed at peak hours. Vibe: Patio, A view, Rooftop, Live music, Real kitchen, IPAs, Lagers.
- **La Cumbre Brewing** (Brewery District): One of the most-awarded breweries in town, open till midnight on weekends, with a food truck every day. Elevated IPA and Project Dank for hop people, Malpais Stout and Slice of Hefen for everyone else. The original taproom hosts book fairs and vintage markets on the patio. Vibe: IPAs, Stouts, Food trucks, Patio, Open late, Books.
- **Canteen Brewhouse** (Brewery District): Albuquerque's oldest brewery, since 1994, with a big patio and a stage. Live music on the patio Thursday nights and Sunday afternoons, Brain Gang trivia every week, and a book club called Pages and Pints. Exodus IPA and Dougie-Style Amber are the regulars. Vibe: Patio, Live music, Trivia, Books, IPAs, Community.
- **Bow & Arrow Brewing** (Wells Park): A 2026 James Beard finalist for Outstanding Bar, owned by Native women, with a beer hall and a fire pit outside. Beers built on Southwest ingredients: Denim Tux Pilsner, Savage Times Sour IPA, farmhouse ales. A food truck is usually parked outside. Vibe: Sours, Lagers, Patio, Food trucks.
- **Gravity Bound Brewing** (Wells Park): Hazy IPAs, fruited sours, and slow-made Czech lagers, with a different food truck every night. House kombucha for anyone not drinking. Trivia Monday nights, and a run club ends here. The brewery runs on electric power with rooftop solar. Vibe: IPAs, Sours, Lagers, Non-alcoholic, Food trucks, Patio, Trivia.
- **Dripline Brewery** (Wells Park): Smashburgers from a real kitchen, a big yard with space for kids, and pétanque. Taco Tuesdays, house beers, and a non-alcoholic list with root beer, kombucha, Italian sodas and an NA IPA. Vibe: Kid-friendly, Real kitchen, Games, Non-alcoholic, Patio.
- **Rio Bravo Brewing** (Wells Park): One of the biggest beer gardens in town, plus a full kitchen and football on the screens. Beer pong tournaments, Friday giveaways, and a five-course beer dinner in the barrel room the week before Thanksgiving. Host of the city's Oktoberfest. Vibe: Patio, Real kitchen, The game's on, Games, Open late.
- **Tractor Brewing** (Wells Park): The music-and-art brewery: local artists on every can, bands, DJs, and a monthly comedy contest. Blood orange cider and Milk Mustachio stout alongside the beer, and a house spirits line called Troubled Minds. Trivia nights at all three taprooms. Vibe: Live music, Art, Comedy, Cider, Trivia, Spirits made here.
- **JUNO Brewery** (Wells Park): Brewery, café and art space with a very large patio under steel trees. Small-batch beer, a few cocktails, espresso, and Mediterranean food. Live music and events on weekends. Vibe: Patio, Real kitchen, Art, Live music, Cocktails.
- **Ex Novo Downtown** (Downtown): Brewpub with a full kitchen downstairs and The Bitter Nun, a cocktail bar on the mezzanine. Mass Ascension IPA and a strong lineup of lagers, house-made desserts, and live music some weeknights. Vibe: Real kitchen, Cocktails, Hidden bar, IPAs, Lagers, Live music, Open late.
- **Ex Novo Corrales** (Corrales): Almost three acres in Corrales: a taproom and The Corral, a beer garden with grass and trees. Mass Ascension IPA, Perle Haggard pilsner and a Mexican lager on draft, plus cocktails and cider. Food trucks most days. Vibe: Patio, Kid-friendly, Food trucks, IPAs, Lagers, Cocktails.
- **Sidetrack Brewing** (Downtown): Downtown's neighborhood pub: something every night and a different food pop-up out front. Karaoke Tuesdays, trivia Wednesdays at 7, a run club Thursdays, DJs on Fridays, and Vinyl Sunday, where you bring a record and they play it. Vibe: Karaoke, Trivia, Live music, Patio, Food trucks, Stouts, Community.
- **Thirsty Eye Brewing** (Downtown): Small brewery and art gallery on Broadway, with live music most weekends. Open mic Wednesdays (sign-up at 6), bands Friday and Saturday, and kombucha on tap. Happy hour is $1 off house beers from 3 to 5 every day. Vibe: Art, Live music, Open mic, Non-alcoholic, Patio.
- **Lasso Coffee & Lager** (Downtown): Coffee in the morning, house lagers at night, from the people behind Gravity Bound. Kölsch, Vienna lager and pils on draft, single-origin coffee, and long tables you can work at until 9. Pop-up markets and movie nights on the patio. Vibe: Lagers, Laptop-friendly, Non-alcoholic, Patio, Open late.
- **Ponderosa Brewing** (Sawmill): Sawmill brewpub with a full kitchen and an Italian Pilsner that's won gold twice. Geeks Who Drink trivia Wednesdays at 7, a fall cocktail list (pumpkin espresso martini), and a lime lager. Walkable from Old Town. Vibe: Real kitchen, Lagers, Trivia, Cocktails, Patio.
- **Painted Lady Bed & Brew** (Sawmill): A haunted 19th-century former brothel that brews beer and pours it in an old trolley car. The Ghost Light Saloon is the trolley. The beer garden hosts tarot on tap, horror readings, ghost-hunting classes and movie nights. Vibe: Historic, Patio.
- **Nexus Brewery** (North I-25): Soul food meets New Mexican: chicken and waffles with red or green. Imperial Cream Ale and Honey Chamomile Wheat are past medal winners. Weekday happy hour 2 to 5 has $3 Órale Mexican Lagers. Vibe: Real kitchen, Lagers.
- **Starr Brothers Brewing** (North I-25): Sports-first brewpub with a full kitchen and weekend breakfast. Breakfast Saturday and Sunday 10 to 2, a covered patio, and Monday Night Football with $5 hot dogs. Lampshade Porter won silver at the World Beer Cup. Vibe: The game's on, Real kitchen, Breakfast, Stouts, Patio, Cocktails.
- **Boxing Bear Brewing** (North ABQ): Chocolate Milk Stout and Uppercut IPA, brewed at the Firestone taproom off Jefferson. The Bear Kitchen does pizza, the Cubano, and the Albuquerque Turkey. Black & Blue Tart is the sour on the regular list. Vibe: Stouts, IPAs, Sours, Real kitchen.
- **La Reforma** (North ABQ): Mexico City-style tacos with house beer and cocktails made from their own spirits. Tacos, quesadillas, tortas and pozole from owners with roots in CDMX. The closest beer to Balloon Fiesta Park, about five minutes away. Vibe: Real kitchen, Cocktails, Spirits made here.
- **Steel Bender Brewyard** (Los Ranchos): North Valley brewery with a full menu, a patio, and Monday Night Football watch parties. Skull Bucket IPA and Compa Blue Corn Lager on tap, plus cider, wine and mead. Bands play the Murphy Stage on Tuesday nights. Vibe: Real kitchen, Patio, The game's on, IPAs, Lagers, Live music.
- **Hops Brewery** (Los Ranchos): Patios on both sides, and the dogs are regulars. There's a burger on the menu for them. Lobo football on the TVs, a small menu, and local spirits behind the bar. Live music on the patio in summer. Vibe: Dog-friendly, Patio, Real kitchen, The game's on.
- **Calavida Cantina** (Westside): Beer and house spirits on one of the best patios in town, in Boxing Bear's old spot by the Alameda bridge. A Mexican lager, a dunkel and a hazy on tap, plus mezcal and tequila cocktails. Happy hour with industry pricing. Vibe: Patio, Spirits made here, Cocktails, Lagers.
- **Casa Vieja Brewery** (Corrales): A brewery in an adobe house built in 1770, with music on the patio almost every night. Karaoke Wednesdays, local bands Thursday through Sunday, and a food truck nearly every day. Wine from Viñedo Pájaro Azul too. Vibe: Historic, Live music, Patio, Food trucks, Karaoke, Wine.
- **Turtle Mountain Brewing** (Rio Rancho): Rio Rancho's brewpub since 1999: wood-fired pizza and calzones, and very full at dinner. Wooden Teeth Lager and Hopshell IPA on tap, with new pizza and sandwich specials every day. A comedy show runs the third Saturday of the month. Vibe: Real kitchen, Lagers, IPAs, Comedy.
- **Brew Lab 101** (Rio Rancho): Family-friendly brewery and cidery with a lab theme and something on every night. Trivia Wednesdays, karaoke, Singo music bingo, a pinball league, and live music in the Area 101 beer garden. A food truck every night, and outside food is welcome. Vibe: Kid-friendly, Cider, Food trucks, Trivia, Karaoke, Bingo, Live music, Patio, Games.
- **Kaktus Brewing** (Bernalillo): Small, quirky brewpub in Bernalillo with pizza and music most of the week. Jazz jam on the patio Wednesdays 6 to 9, family-friendly karaoke Thursdays, and blues or Chicano rock Sunday afternoons 2 to 5. Vibe: Real kitchen, Live music, Karaoke, Kid-friendly, Patio.
- **Rumor Brewing** (Cedar Crest): Twenty minutes over the mountain: brick-oven pizza and beer gardens with a view, near the hiking trails. Kids and dogs welcome. Non-drinkers get kombucha, NA beer and house sparkling water. Music on Sunday evenings in warm months. Vibe: A view, Patio, Real kitchen, Kid-friendly, Dog-friendly, Non-alcoholic, Live music.
- **Unhinged Brewing** (Westside): The far-Westside brewery: New Mexican lagers, hand-tossed pizza, and a full weekly calendar. Bingo Wednesdays with $8 old fashioneds, movie nights Thursdays, bands on weekends, and an open mic the last Monday of the month. Vibe: Real kitchen, Lagers, Live music, Bingo, Open mic.
- **Flix Brewhouse** (Westside): A movie theater that brews its own beer and brings it to your seat. The ABQ location brews on site. A full food menu is served in the theaters during the latest releases. Vibe: Real kitchen.
- **Quarter Celtic Brewpub** (Mid-Heights): Celtic pub food and some of the most decorated lagers in the state. Crimson Lass, the Irish red, took silver at the 2026 World Beer Cup, and you can only get it on draft here. Covered patio outside. Vibe: Real kitchen, Lagers, Patio.
- **Brekki Brekki** (NE Heights): An all-day breakfast restaurant with its own brewery. The house beers and ciders, brewed here as Cantina Craftworks, go with breakfast plates. Big outdoor area out back, covered and open. Vibe: Breakfast, Real kitchen, Patio, Cider.
- **The Tatted Bee Brewhouse** (NE Heights): Every NFL game, college football, English soccer and boxing on the screens, never a cover charge. Karaoke Wednesdays, a jam night Thursdays at 7, and bands on weekends. Happy hour prices all day on Monday Night Football. Vibe: The game's on, Karaoke, Live music.
- **Boese Brothers Brewpub** (NE Heights): A small brewpub up on Tramway with karaoke and art nights. Kra$h Karaoke on Saturdays, Paint & Gulp and Weird Art Bingo on Sundays, and a sandwich menu. Vibe: Karaoke, Art, Bingo.
- **High and Dry Brewing** (Nob Hill): A neighborhood bar that brews its own, with something going on six nights a week. Live music, an open mic, trivia, karaoke and music bingo, plus craft cocktails and a dog-friendly patio. Tikka Spice parks out front. Vibe: Dog-friendly, Patio, Live music, Trivia, Karaoke, Open mic, Bingo, Cocktails, Food trucks, Community.
- **Flock of Moons Brewing** (Nob Hill): Fifteen house beers by UNM, heavy on lagers, with a secluded beer garden out back. Order from the Bricklight District restaurants next door or the food truck. Trivia Sundays, music bingo Tuesdays, and kombucha, coffee and tea for non-drinkers. Vibe: Lagers, IPAs, Sours, Cider, Non-alcoholic, Patio, Trivia, Bingo, Open late, Food trucks.
- **Differential Brewing** (University): A neighborhood pub near the stadiums, open till midnight every night. Local art on the walls, a big east patio where dogs hang out, food trucks out front, and creative non-alcoholic drinks. Community markets and fundraisers most months. Vibe: Open late, Patio, Dog-friendly, Art, Non-alcoholic, Food trucks, Community.
- **The 377 Brewery** (Near the Sunport): Named for the 377th Air Base Wing at Kirtland, with a military theme and a big patio. American-style beers plus Belgian seasonals, a small kitchen, and live music some evenings. Lobo game days get a crowd. Vibe: Patio, Real kitchen, Live music, The game's on.
- **Bombs Away Beer Co.** (SE Heights): Owned by Air Force veterans, with military names on everything: Proximity Pilsner, Stockpile Stout. A small kitchen does burgers and chili dogs, and the patio is big. There's also an apple beer, half grain and half cider. Vibe: Patio, Lagers, Stouts.