# Where to Drink IPAs in Albuquerque

Elevated IPA at La Cumbre, Uppercut at Boxing Bear, Skull Bucket at Steel Bender, Mass Ascension at Ex Novo, and hazies at Gravity Bound.

- **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.
- **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. Hours: Sun–Mon noon–10pm · Tue–Thu noon–11pm · Fri–Sat noon–midnight. Good to know: Westside taproom on Coors at Montaño.
- **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. Good to know: Second taproom on Tramway.
- **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. Hours: Mon 4–9pm · Tue–Thu 3–10pm · Fri 2–11pm · Sat noon–11pm · Sun noon–9pm. Good to know: Trivia Mon 6:30pm.
- **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.
- **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. Hours: Taproom Mon–Thu & Sun noon–9pm, Fri–Sat noon–10pm · Corral Thu–Fri 4–9pm, Sat–Sun noon–9pm. Good to know: Room for families on the grass.
- **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. Hours: Daily 11am–10pm. Good to know: Bridges taproom off Tramway has a big patio.
- **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. Hours: Sun–Thu 11am–9pm · Fri–Sat 11am–9:30pm. Good to know: MNF watch parties with 100.3 The Peak.
- **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. Hours: Kitchen Mon 3–8:30pm · Tue–Wed 11am–8:30pm · Thu–Sat 11am–9pm · Sun 11am–8:30pm. Good to know: Second location on Enchanted Hills.
- **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. Hours: Sun–Wed noon–10pm · Thu noon–11pm · Fri–Sat noon–midnight.