Bars in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico serving Craft Beer
Albuquerque - I-25 Corridor
Chama River Brewing Company
Sun-Thurs: 11am-10pm
Fri-Sat: 11am-11pm (hours can change without notice)
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Head brewer Andrew Krosche has a pint of potion just for you. This local brewery and restaurant has won a number of Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup awards. The food is approachable American stuff that, coincidentally, goes pretty damn well with beer. Try the Sleeping Dog stout or the Class VI Golden lager (a gold metal-winner). (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)
Fox and Hound Sports Tavern
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Craft Beer • Wine • Take Out / To-Go • Pool Tables • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet
Full review: When you’re hunting for good bar food (4/22/2010)
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At first glance, The Fox and Hound is your typical sports bar: hip-hop music blasting, TVs blaring and pretty waitresses bustling. But one glance at the extensive menu is all it takes to clue you in that it is a fine restaurant as well. Unlike the usual fried piece of beer sponge that you get at most sports bars, the menu offers more elegant dishes like blackened mahi-mahi. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)
Hooters Restaurant
Mon-Thurs-11-11, Fri-Sat-11-12, Sun 11-10 (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: American
Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Craft Beer • NM Beer • Delivery • Take Out / To-Go • Live Music • Karaoke • Pool Tables • Smoking Permitted • Wireless Internet
Happy Hour!: every weekday 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm: every weekday 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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La Cumbre Brewing Co.
Sun-Mon noon-10pm, Tue-Wed noon-10:30pm, Thu noon-11:30pm, Fri-Sat noon-midnight (hours can change without notice)
Meals Served: Open Late
Cuisine: Brewery
$ • Booze Served • Craft Beer • Growler refills • Take Out / To-Go • Pool Tables • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly • Lounge
Read more: Brew City: La Cumbre Brewery’s Jeff Erway talks about the camaraderie in Albuquerque’s microbrew scene (1/24/2013)
Read more: ABQ Beer Geek: La Cumbre brews with altitude (1/13/2011)
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Jeff Erway presents a variety of beer styles brewed right on the premises, one of which will almost certainly fulfill your specific craving. In addition to the cold taps, one or two of the beers are often available woody and cellar-temperature from the cask. As you sip, play a game of pool upstairs, scratch under your well-behaved pet’s collar and chat with the always-friendly fellow beer-lovers. (Alibi Staff, January 20, 2011)
Nexus Brewery
Mon-Thu: 11am-9:30pm
Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm
Sun: 11am-8:30pm (hours can change without notice)
$$ • Booze Served • Wine Bar • Craft Beer • Growler refills • Take Out / To-Go • Live Music • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly
Read more: ABQ Beer Geek: Tractor taps Nob Hill, Nexus makes neighbors near I-25 (9/8/2011)
Read more: On the Hunt for Chicken and Waffles (2/20/2014)
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Chow down on “New Mexican soul food” and wash it all down with American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup-winning brews. The Imperial cream ale is crisp and smooth, the milk stout is rich and creamy. Not a beer person? Go for Black Mesa wines or Santa Fe Cider Works hard ciders. (Alibi Staff, July 12, 2011)
Albuquerque - Midtown
Wrung out from playing with the kiddos at the water park in Hotel Cascada? Head over to Altitude, a sports-themed hotel bar with sandwiches, salads and pizza. If lots of TVs with sports are what you’re looking for, this is the place. (Alibi Staff, December 23, 2010)
Canteen Brewhouse
Sun-Thu: noon-10pm
Fri-Sat: noon-midnight (hours can change without notice)
$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Wine Bar • Craft Beer • Growler refills • Take Out / To-Go • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly
Cask Conditioned Ale: every Wednesday 2:00 pm - 10:00 pmRead more: Locovore: Drink up and chow down at Il Vicino Brewery Canteen (5/10/2012)
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Canteen Brewhouse picks up where the Il Vacino Vassar taproom left off. The canteen is spacious, and so is its shaded patio filled with picnic benches—a comfortable spot to enjoy the brew, regular live music and a casual menu. There’s no pizza here, but there are satisfying sandwiches. As always, the ingredients are top-notch, the microbrews are award-winning, and the home-brewed root beer float is a real treat. (Alibi Staff, April 14, 2011)
The Craftroom
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Cider lovers, cry no more, we’ve found your hard cider haven. Beer drinkers shan’t fret, they offer craft beers, as well. Don’t forget to try their house pizza! (We like it with corned beef and onion.) (Alibi Staff, February 23, 2017)
Drafty Kilt Brewing Company
Sun 1-8pm, Mon 11am-8pm, Tue 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-midnight (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Brewery
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This locally-owned and family-operated brewery serves award-winning beer brewed by the co-owner and brewmaster, Mike Campbell. Fridays you can enjoy food trucks that come at 5pm and live music is played on Saturdays. Drafty Kilt gives back to the community by serving Happy Hour prices all day every day to teachers, police officers, first responders, active military and veterans. We like the Groundskeeper Willie cream ale. (Alibi Staff, February 22, 2017)
Palmer Brewery and Cider House
Sun noon-6pm, Mon-Wed 3-9pm, Thu-Fri 3-11pm, Sat noon-11pm (hours can change without notice)
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Aside from the obvious priority of providing a fine selection of local beers, the customer service is top-knotch. We prefer the malty, bready pale ale, the Horned Honey Pale. Make sure to keep up to date on their seasonal beers like the summer 2017 Sour Cherry Wit or Flanders red ale. (Alibi Staff, February 23, 2017)
Santa Fe Brewing Co.
Sun 11am-10pm, Mon-Thu 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-midnight (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Brewery
Read more: Patio and Happy Hour Guide: Pati-yo’ Beer Belly (6/16/2016)
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Santa Fe Brewing Co. has made its home at Green Jeans Farmery. You can stay and have a beer or two, or take a growler or six-pack to go. That yellow can with the zia symbol is iconic and eye-catching anywhere. With a choice of over 25 beers on tap and the option to bring food in from other establishments, it’s hard to leave this beautiful building. (Alibi Staff, February 26, 2016)
Albuquerque - Nob Hill
377 Brewery
Sun-Thu noon–11pm
Fri-Sat 11am–midnight (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Brewery
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The 377 makes a point to honor the men and women who have served in America's armed forces and public safety, which is likely why they’ve set up near Kirtland Airforce Base. They offer a variety of house brews and aim to create new beers every season. We prefer their Mexican lager. (Alibi Staff, February 23, 2017)
B2B Bistronomy
Mon and Tue 4pm-9pm
Wed 12pm-9pm
Thur-Sat 12pm-9:30pm (hours can change without notice)
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Craft Beer • Wine • Take Out / To-Go • Wireless Internet
Full review: B2B Bistronomy arrives in Nob Hill (1/31/2013)
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This small restaurant has a straightforward goal: to serve the best damn local-beef hamburgers and microbrewed beers around. With eight burgers to choose from—including the delectable Nawlins with bleu cheese—and 33 local beers on tap, the joint should be a beacon for anyone with a carnivorous appetite while a selection of meatless burgers and impressive salads should satisfy vegetarians. (Alibi Staff, April 25, 2013)
Bosque Brewing Public House
Mon-Wed: 11am-11pm
Thurs:11am-midnight
Fri-Sat: 11am-1am
Sun: 12pm-11pm (hours can change without notice)
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Gluten-free available • Booze Served • Craft Beer • Growler refills • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet
Full review: Setting your priorities at Bosque Brewery Public House (7/16/2015)
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Bosque has expanded its robust brew selection to a taproom in the Nob Hill/University area. This location offers food and a sunny patio. (Alibi Staff, August 5, 2015)
Gecko’s Bar & Tapas
Mon-Fri: 11:30-2am
Sat-Sun: noon-2am (hours can change without notice)
$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Craft Beer • Wine • Catering • Karaoke • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly
Read more: Meditative Meals: Burgers and Abrasive Drummers (9/25/2014)
Full review: Gecko's: where size really doesn't matter (3/9/2017)
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Gecko’s has a killer patio in a corner of Nob Hill that’s perfect for people-watching. Set directly between La Montañita Co-op and Scalo, you’ll be sure to bump into folks you know as you’re sipping a cocktail and enjoying tidbits from the affordably-priced tapas menu. On Mondays the wings are 50 cents each, and on Wednesdays after 6pm you can get a cheeseburger for $5.50. Watch some sports, eat a burger and enjoy a seasonal ale. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)
Hops Brewery
Sun-Thu noon-10pm, Fri-Sat noon-midnight (hours can change without notice)
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Head to Nob Hill for one of Head Brewer Ken Wimmer’s tasty brews such as the Tipsy Cow, Dad Joke or An Irish Tan. This joint has 40 local taps and savory pub grub like the Brew Dog with sauerkraut and a Pub-B-Q quesadilla with smoked brisket and melted cheddar jack. (Alibi Staff, August 10, 2017)
Il Vicino
Sun-Thu: 11am-11pm
Fri- Sat: 11am-midnight (hours can change without notice)
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Craft Beer • Wine • Catering • Take Out / To-Go • Outdoor Patio
Read more: Dining Out: A Beginner’s Guide to Veg-Life (1/21/2016)
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Il Vicino’s thin-crusted, gourmet-topped pizzas are perennial favorites among Alibi readers, but the big salads are equally popular. Order at the register, and a server brings the food to your table, making weekday lunches speedy. The open kitchen gives you something to stare at while you wait. Stop in for a quick lunch or a late afternoon microbrew at one of the sidewalk tables. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)
Nob Hill Bar & Grill
Sun-Mon: 11am-9pm
Tues: 11am-9:30pm
Wed-Thurs: 11am-10pm
Fri-Sat: 11am-2am (hours can change without notice)
$$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Craft Beer • Wine • Catering • Take Out / To-Go • DJ • Dancing • Outdoor Patio
Full review: Nob Hill Bar & Grill has grown into a local favorite (8/13/2015)
Full review: Gastrobar is best after dinner (6/26/2008)
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If you like your comfort food with a gourmet twist, it’s here. Nob Hill Bar & Grill boasts meatloaf (crowned with smoked bacon) and burgers (American kobe). The appetizers and classic cocktails alone are worth the visit. Cheese sticks encrusted in nuts and miso-seared ahi tuna on wontons go down swimmingly (Did we mention the saltwater aquarium?) with a signature cocktail or an organic ale. A few vegetarian entrées, decent hours, a full bar, and a comfy but chic atmosphere make Nob Hill Bar & Grill a mainstay in the neighborhood. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)
Tractor Brewing Taproom
Mon-Wed: 3 pm-midnight
Thu 3pm-2am
Fri-Sat: 1 pm-2am
Sun: 1pm-midnight (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Brewery
$ • Booze Served • Craft Beer • Growler refills • Take Out / To-Go • Outdoor Patio • Smoking Permitted • Dog-Friendly
Read more: ABQ Beer Geek: Tractor taps Nob Hill, Nexus makes neighbors near I-25 (9/8/2011)
Read more: Patio and Happy Hour Guide: Oxygen-Rich Music (6/16/2016)
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Tractor draws the crowd by serving beer that’s come a long way since head brewer Dave Hargis took over. Today’s Tractor offers up nine taps, with five constants (IPA, red, honey wheat, pale ale and stout) and four rotating taps. The doppelbock is excellent, and Tractor seems to excel at the bock styles. (It took first place at the 2011 Santa Fe BockFest.) There is no kitchen, but Albuquerque’s best food trucks are almost always parked right outside. (Alibi Staff, September 29, 2011)
Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro
Brunch:
Sat-Sun: 11am-2:30pm
Dinner:
Sun: 5pm-9pm
Mon-Thurs: 5pm-9:30pm
Fri-Sat: 5pm-11pm
Cellar Bar:
Tues-Sat: 5pm-1am
Sun-Mon: 5pm-11pm
Cellar Bar Summer Hours:
Tues-Thu 5pm-12am (hours can change without notice)
$$$ • Vegetarian Available • Gluten-free available • Full Bar • Wine Bar • Craft Beer • Wine • Catering • Take Out / To-Go • Live Music • Wireless Internet
Read more: Patio and Happy Hour Guide (6/8/2017)
Read more: On the Hunt for Chicken and Waffles (2/20/2014)
Full review: A tale of two restaurants (12/20/2007)
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Zinc is a delightfully renovated historic space in Nob Hill, reborn as an upscale restaurant serving elegant American food with noticeable French inspiration. Downstairs, the cellar bar attracts a younger crowd for drinks, music and daily specials including the $9 beer, brat and pretzel every Thursday. The happy hour menu, wines by the glass and prices are the best around. Give the brunch a try, and while you’re at it, try a Taos Mule from the bar. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010)
