Breweries

Breweries with Live Music

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 BreweryMarble BreweryDowntown

The big one north of downtown: a patio with an outdoor stage, a rooftop deck, and a sandwich shop on site.

  • Patio
  • A view
  • Rooftop
  • Live music
  • Real kitchen
  • IPAs
  • Lagers

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 BrewhouseCanteen BrewhouseBrewery District

Albuquerque's oldest brewery, since 1994, with a big patio and a stage.

  • Patio
  • Live music
  • Trivia
  • Books
  • IPAs
  • Community

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

BreweryTractor BrewingWells Park

The music-and-art brewery: local artists on every can, bands, DJs, and a monthly comedy contest.

  • Live music
  • Art
  • Comedy
  • Cider
  • Trivia
  • Spirits made here

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 BreweryJUNO BreweryWells Park

Brewery, café and art space with a very large patio under steel trees.

  • Patio
  • Real kitchen
  • Art
  • Live music
  • Cocktails

Small-batch beer, a few cocktails, espresso, and Mediterranean food. Live music and events on weekends.

Ex Novo DowntownEx Novo DowntownDowntown

Brewpub with a full kitchen downstairs and The Bitter Nun, a cocktail bar on the mezzanine.

  • Real kitchen
  • Cocktails
  • Hidden bar
  • IPAs
  • Lagers
  • Live music
  • Open late

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 BrewingSidetrack BrewingDowntown

Downtown's neighborhood pub: something every night and a different food pop-up out front.

  • Karaoke
  • Trivia
  • Live music
  • Patio
  • Food trucks
  • Stouts
  • Community

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 BrewingThirsty Eye BrewingDowntown

Small brewery and art gallery on Broadway, with live music most weekends.

  • Art
  • Live music
  • Open mic
  • Non-alcoholic
  • Patio

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 BrewyardSteel Bender BrewyardLos Ranchos

North Valley brewery with a full menu, a patio, and Monday Night Football watch parties.

  • Real kitchen
  • Patio
  • The game's on
  • IPAs
  • Lagers
  • Live music

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 BreweryCasa Vieja BreweryCorrales

A brewery in an adobe house built in 1770, with music on the patio almost every night.

  • Historic
  • Live music
  • Patio
  • Food trucks
  • Karaoke
  • Wine

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 101Brew Lab 101Rio Rancho

Family-friendly brewery and cidery with a lab theme and something on every night.

  • Kid-friendly
  • Cider
  • Food trucks
  • Trivia
  • Karaoke
  • Bingo
  • Live music
  • Patio
  • Games

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

BreweryKaktus BrewingBernalillo

Small, quirky brewpub in Bernalillo with pizza and music most of the week.

  • Real kitchen
  • Live music
  • Karaoke
  • Kid-friendly
  • Patio

Jazz jam on the patio Wednesdays 6 to 9, family-friendly karaoke Thursdays, and blues or Chicano rock Sunday afternoons 2 to 5.

Rumor BrewingRumor BrewingCedar Crest

Twenty minutes over the mountain: brick-oven pizza and beer gardens with a view, near the hiking trails.

  • A view
  • Patio
  • Real kitchen
  • Kid-friendly
  • Dog-friendly
  • Non-alcoholic
  • Live music

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 BrewingUnhinged BrewingWestside

The far-Westside brewery: New Mexican lagers, hand-tossed pizza, and a full weekly calendar.

  • Real kitchen
  • Lagers
  • Live music
  • Bingo
  • Open mic

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

High and Dry BrewingHigh and Dry BrewingNob Hill

A neighborhood bar that brews its own, with something going on six nights a week.

  • Dog-friendly
  • Patio
  • Live music
  • Trivia
  • Karaoke
  • Open mic
  • Bingo
  • Cocktails
  • Food trucks
  • Community

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 BreweryThe 377 BreweryNear the Sunport

Named for the 377th Air Base Wing at Kirtland, with a military theme and a big patio.

  • Patio
  • Real kitchen
  • Live music
  • The game's on

American-style beers plus Belgian seasonals, a small kitchen, and live music some evenings. Lobo game days get a crowd.