# Downtown Albuquerque Breweries

Marble's patio stage and rooftop, Ex Novo's brewpub with a cocktail bar upstairs, and Sidetrack, which has something on every night.

- **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. Good to know: Westside taproom on Night Whisper Rd; SRB sandwich shop on site.
- **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. Hours: Daily 11:30am–9pm, Thu–Sat till 10 · Bitter Nun Thu–Sat 4pm–midnight, Sun 4–10pm. Good to know: Corrales brewery and beer garden too.
- **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. Good to know: Big patio; Vinyl Sunday noon–5.
- **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. Hours: Tue–Thu 3–10pm · Fri–Sat 3–11pm. Good to know: Food trucks most Fridays.
- **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. Hours: Mon–Thu 7am–9pm · Fri 7am–11pm · Sat 7:30am–11pm · Sun 7:30am–9pm. Good to know: Coffee drinks for non-drinkers.