16 BREWERIES AROUND ALBUQUERQUE
Canteen has bands on the patio Thursday nights and Sunday afternoons. Kaktus runs a jazz jam on Wednesdays, and Steel Bender books the Murphy Stage on Tuesdays.
Marble BreweryDowntownThe 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
Canteen BrewhouseBrewery DistrictAlbuquerque'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
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.
Good to know Nob Hill taproom on Tulane open till midnight · Westside taproom on McMahon
JUNO BreweryWells ParkBrewery, 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.
Ex Novo DowntownDowntownBrewpub 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 BrewingDowntownDowntown'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 BrewingDowntownSmall 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
Steel Bender BrewyardLos RanchosNorth 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
Casa Vieja BreweryCorralesA 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.
Hours Wed 4–9:30pm · Thu 4–9pm · Fri 4–10:30pm · Sat 3–10:30pm · Sun 3–9pm
Brew Lab 101Rio RanchoFamily-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.
Good to know NE Heights taproom on Eubank
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.
Rumor BrewingCedar CrestTwenty 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.
Hours Daily 11am–8pm
Good to know East Mountains, off NM-14
Unhinged BrewingWestsideThe 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.
Good to know 21+ · Kitchen opens an hour after the taproom
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.
High and Dry BrewingNob HillA 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.
Hours Mon–Thu 2–10pm · Fri–Sat 11am–11pm · Sun 11am–10pm
The 377 BreweryNear the SunportNamed 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.
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