Bars in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico serving Craft Beer
Albuquerque - Far Northeast Heights
Trombino's Bistro Italiano
Mon-Thurs: 4pm-10pm
Fri: 4pm-10:30pm
Sat: 3pm-10:30pm
Sun: 3pm-9pm (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Italian
$$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Wine Bar • Craft Beer • Wine • Catering • Take Out / To-Go
Trombino's Bistro Italiano has been an institution of family-style Italian dining in the Heights for more than 30 years. It houses an impressively fat menu that includes a full bar, espresso drinks and an ample wine list. The service is quicker than a Hollywood marriage, and the waitstaff seems particularly knowledgeable about the food and wines. Gravitate to the more rustic Italian fare—lemon-basil chicken salad, grilled homemade Italian sausage, prosciutto-wrapped asparagus and manicotti--all are amply portioned and tasty.
 | | | |  | 3.96 rating (39 votes) |
Albuquerque - I-25 Corridor
Broken Trails Spirits + Brew
Mon: Closed
Tue-Thu: 3-9pm
Fri-Sat: 3-10pm
Sun: 11am-6pm (hours can change without notice)
Meals Served: Brunch
Cuisine: Bar
Plan on staying for a few hours here because after sampling these locally made spirits you won’t want to leave. Bloody Mary Brunch on Sundays (11am-2pm) is our favorite time to stop by.
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Craft Republic
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Craft Beer • Wine • Take Out / To-Go • Pool Tables • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet
Formerly known as The Fox and Hound, Craft Republic remains true to typical sports bars: 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. There’s no shame here, fill your comfort food needs with everything from BBQ chipotle burgers to “The Dilemma:” a hand-battered crispy chicken sandwich with bacon, maple miso butter and a sunny-side up fried egg.
Full review: When you’re hunting for good bar food ()
| | | | | 3.24 rating (34 votes) |
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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| | | | | 3.17 rating (65 votes) |
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
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.
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| | | | | 4.78 rating (10 votes) |
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
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.
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| | | | | 4.08 rating (103 votes) |
Starr Brothers Brewing
Sun noon-10pm, Mon-Wed 11am-10pm, Thu-Sat 11am-11pm (hours can change without notice)
This local brewery is a great spot for lunch, meet-ups or just taking a breather after work. Pair a juicy patty melt and truffle fries with a nice, dark Problem Child porter or a refreshingly hoppy Starrstruck IPA. Also show up for fun events like Brew Bees, soccer tournament watch parties and paint nights.
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Albuquerque - Midtown
Altitude Sports Grill
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.
| | | | | 3.16 rating (49 votes) |
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 pmCanteen 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.
Read more: Locovore: Drink up and chow down at Il Vicino Brewery Canteen (5/10/2012)
| | | | | 4.2 rating (68 votes) |
The Craftroom
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.)
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Drafty Kilt Brewing Company
Sun 1-8pm, Mon 11am-8pm, Tue 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-midnight (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Brewery
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.
| | | | | 5 rating (1 vote) |
Palmer Brewery and Cider House
Sun noon-6pm, Mon-Wed 3-9pm, Thu-Fri 3-11pm, Sat noon-11pm (hours can change without notice)
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.
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Santa Fe Brewing Co.
Sun 11am-10pm, Mon-Thu 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-midnight (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Brewery
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.
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Albuquerque - Nob Hill
377 Brewery
Sun-Thu noon–11pm
Fri-Sat 11am–midnight (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Brewery
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.
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Bistronomy B2B
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
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.
Full review: B2B Bistronomy arrives in Nob Hill ()
| | | | | 3.67 rating (80 votes) |
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
Bosque has expanded its robust brew selection to a taproom in the Nob Hill/University area. This location offers food and a sunny patio.
Full review: Setting your priorities at Bosque Brewery Public House ()
| | | | | 3.67 rating (3 votes) |
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
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.
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| | | | | 3.67 rating (93 votes) |
High and Dry Brewing
Mon: Closed
Tues-Thurs: 2–10pm
Fri-Sat: 12–10pm
Sun: 12–9pm (hours can change without notice)
The latest edition to the craft beer scene in Albuquerque, High and Dry Brewing has only a handful of flagship beers on tap at the moment, but they’re all pretty tasty. The place is owned by the good folks at Humble Coffee, so you know it looks real cute inside—and you can get Humble Coffee there when you’ve had enough of the whole alcohol thing. The small patio is a great spot to soak up some Vitamin D and put away a couple pints. There’s usually a food truck or two parked there from the middle of the afternoon on, so come hungry.
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Hops Brewery
Sun-Thu noon-10pm, Fri-Sat noon-midnight (hours can change without notice)
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.
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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
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.
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| | | | | 4.09 rating (58 votes) |
