Lagers and Pilsners
15 BREWERIES AROUND ALBUQUERQUE
Ponderosa's Italian Pilsner has won gold twice. Gravity Bound slow-makes Czech lagers, and Lasso pours Kölsch, Vienna lager and pils.
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
Bow & Arrow BrewingWells ParkA 2026 James Beard finalist for Outstanding Bar, owned by Native women, with a beer hall and a fire pit outside.
Beers built on Southwest ingredients: Denim Tux Pilsner, Savage Times Sour IPA, farmhouse ales. A food truck is usually parked outside.
Hours Mon–Wed 3–9pm · Thu–Sat noon–10pm · Sun noon–9pm
Gravity Bound BrewingWells ParkHazy 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 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
Ex Novo CorralesCorralesAlmost 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
Lasso Coffee & LagerDowntownCoffee in the morning, house lagers at night, from the people behind Gravity Bound.
Kölsch, Vienna lager and pils on draft, single-origin coffee, and long tables you can work at until 9. Pop-up markets and movie nights on the patio.
Hours Mon–Thu 7am–9pm · Fri 7am–11pm · Sat 7:30am–11pm · Sun 7:30am–9pm
Good to know Coffee drinks for non-drinkers
Ponderosa BrewingSawmillSawmill brewpub with a full kitchen and an Italian Pilsner that's won gold twice.
Geeks Who Drink trivia Wednesdays at 7, a fall cocktail list (pumpkin espresso martini), and a lime lager. Walkable from Old Town.
Hours Sun–Wed 11:30am–9pm · Thu–Sat 11:30am–10pm
Good to know Taproom at the El Vado Motel too
Nexus BreweryNorth I-25Soul food meets New Mexican: chicken and waffles with red or green.
Imperial Cream Ale and Honey Chamomile Wheat are past medal winners. Weekday happy hour 2 to 5 has $3 Órale Mexican Lagers.
Hours Daily 11am–8:30pm
Good to know BBQ at Nexus Blue Smokehouse on Broadway
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
BreweryCalavida CantinaWestsideBeer and house spirits on one of the best patios in town, in Boxing Bear's old spot by the Alameda bridge.
A Mexican lager, a dunkel and a hazy on tap, plus mezcal and tequila cocktails. Happy hour with industry pricing.
Hours Tue–Thu 3–9pm · Fri–Sat noon–10pm · Sun noon–9pm · closed Mon
Turtle Mountain BrewingRio RanchoRio 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
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
Quarter Celtic BrewpubMid-HeightsCeltic pub food and some of the most decorated lagers in the state.
Crimson Lass, the Irish red, took silver at the 2026 World Beer Cup, and you can only get it on draft here. Covered patio outside.
Hours Sat–Thu 11:30am–9pm · Fri 11:30am–10pm
Good to know Juan Tabo taproom too
BreweryFlock of Moons BrewingNob HillFifteen 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
Bombs Away Beer Co.SE HeightsOwned by Air Force veterans, with military names on everything: Proximity Pilsner, Stockpile Stout.
A small kitchen does burgers and chili dogs, and the patio is big. There's also an apple beer, half grain and half cider.
Hours Sun–Wed 11am–8pm · Thu–Sat 11am–9pm