
Albuquerque - Midtown

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 Vicino 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: Food Event: Canteen Brewhouse’s 25th Birthday (6/13/2019)
Read more: Locovore: Drink up and chow down at Il Vicino Brewery Canteen (5/10/2012)
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.)
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.

Left Turn Distilling
Sun noon-6pm, Mon-Wed 3-9pm, Thu-Fri 3-11pm, Sat noon-11pm (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Bar
Pray your spirit guide takes you here because Left Turn Distillery offers a heavenly selection. Albuquerque's first distillery offers several different spirits including gin, whiskey, rum and vodka, all created with handmade equipment. Take advantage of their Monday through Friday happy hour—but we recommend going for their Sunday Bloody Sunday Bloody Mary bar.
Read more: Bar Review:Left Turn Distilling (12/6/2018)
Palmer Brewery and Cider House
Sun noon-6pm, Mon-Wed 3-9pm, Thu-Fri 3-11pm, Sat noon-11pm (hours can change without notice)
This Midtown staple lives in the same spot as Left Turn Distillery, where they brew exceptional ciders and a few seasonal ales at their bar. If you’re a fan of cider but not of the sugar headaches, try their champagne-like dry cider. Go for a drink, stay for the good vibes.
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.
Read more: Patio and Happy Hour Guide: Pati-yo’ Beer Belly (6/16/2016)