New Mexico Breweries

Established in 1988, Santa Fe Brewing Company is New Mexico's oldest and largest brewery. Santa Fe Brewing Company focuses on making quality craft beer with a solid line-up of core and seasonal beers, including favorites such as Chicken Killer Barley Wine and Happy Camper IPA that are distributed in 10 states. Santa Fe Brewing also pushes the boundaries of craft with their sour and barrel-aging programs, including the Los Innovadores Series and Ever-Changing Series, which can be sampled in the brewery’s tasting room. Other award-winning beers include the Black IPA, the Kriek Sour Ale, and Imperial Java Stout, and the Chocolate Trail: Adobe Igloo and the classic Winter Warmer.

35 Fire Place, Santa Fe, NM 87508, Phone: 505-424-3333

Founded by Jerry Grandle in 2014 after 15 years of experimenting with historical beer recipes, and brewing in his wife's kitchen, the Spotted Dog Brewery is a local brewery in Mesilla that produces a range of deliciously handcrafted crews. Named for the family's bluetick hound, Ryleigh, the Spotted Dog Brewery is proud to be Mesilla's only microbrewery and offers a range of brews to taste and purchase, as well as a full-service menu of chef-prepared food which is available in the brewery’s taproom. Located at the southern tail of Mesilla, the Spotted Dog is the local brewery of choice with seven brews on tap and a great outdoor patio with spectacular views of the surrounding Organ Mountains.

2920 Avenida de Mesilla, Mesilla, NM 88005, Phone: 575-650-2729

Bombs Away Beer Company is a unique brewery in Albuquerque that has been hand-built from the ground by the owners and features handcrafted furniture and fixtures, contemporary decor and a modern taproom. Located in Albuquerque’s up-and-coming Skyline Heights district, Bombs Away Beer Company brews a range of handcrafted beers, ales, lagers, IPAs, and stouts, including signature brews such as the B.A.B.C. IPA, a north-east inspired hazy IPA; the Actuator IPA, an American IPA; Willie Pete, a witbier; Hazy Chain D.I.P.A., an Imperial Double IPA; Booster Blueberry Sour; and Milkshake IPA Bombs Away. Boasting 16 taps in the taproom, visitors can taste most of the brewery’s offerings in a comfortable and laid-back environment.

9801 Acoma Rd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123, Phone: 505-554-3204

NM Breweries For a Date

Bosque Brewing Co. is a microbrewery based in New Mexico that produces world-class, award-winning craft beer with superior flavor that can be sampled in taprooms in Albuquerque and Las Cruces. Bosque Brewing Company produces world-class, award-winning craft beer with superior flavors inspired by American and European style traditions that are distributed throughout the state of New Mexico. Focusing on quality over quantity and taste over mass production, Bosque Brewing Company offers a range of year-round beers such as the Bosque Lager, Pistol Pete’s 1888 Ale, Elephants on Parade, and Bosque IPA, along with a selection of rotating seasonal beers.

8900 San Mateo Blvd. NE, Suite I, Suite I, Albuquerque, NM 87113, Phone: 505-750-7596

Bow & Arrow Brewing Co. is a locally owned and operated brewery that produces a range of homebrews that explore the vast frontier of the American Southwest. Inspired by the unique heritage, landscape, and people of the Great American Southwest, beers are made from locally sourced ingredients and are adventurous and full-flavored. Located in the heart of Albuquerque, Bow & Arrow Brewing Company features an onsite brew hall and tasting room with stylish décor, and an outdoor patio with a wood burning fire pit where visitors can enjoy sampling the fantastic range of beers on tap at the brewery. Bow & Arrow Brew Hall is open seven days a week.

608 McKnight Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102, Phone: 505-247-9800

The Canteen Brewhouse, formerly known as the Il Vicino Brewing Company, is an American craft brewery in Albuquerque that features a tap room restaurant with outdoor seating and offers handcrafted brews, fine food, and live entertainment. Founded in 1994 as the Il Vicino Brewing Company and initially housed in the Il Vicino Wood Oven Pizza restaurant in Nob Hill, Albuquerque, the brewery was established to hand-crafted beers to the chain of wood-oven pizza restaurants. After growing beyond expectations and producing award-winning beers, the I.V.B. Canteen taproom was opened in Albuquerque’s Brewery District in 2011, and they are creating the same award-winning beers today. The 6,500-square-foot brewing facility offers tastings seven days a week, along with home-cooked cuisine, and live music.

2381 Aztec Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107, Phone: 505-881-2737

For Younger Couples

Nestled in the Sangre de Cristo mountains of Northern New Mexico just outside Eagle Nest One, Comanche Creek Brewery Company is a small family-owned and one-of-a-kind microbrewery that offers great tasting beer in an incomparable setting. Inspired by the spectacular natural surroundings and using locally sourced ingredients, such as utilizing the pristine mountain waters of the Sangre de Cristo mountains, Comanche Creek Brewing Company produces a unique range of several hand-crafted beers in various styles, including four taps at the tasting patio with rotating beers, and exclusive releases. Signature brews include Homestead Amber, Touch-Me-Not IPA, Scully Mountain IPA, Creekside Blond, Iron Mountain Porter, Golden Aspen Oktoberfest, Gold Rush Kolsch, and Ol' Smokey Ale, all of which can be sampled on the lovely outdoor patio against a backdrop of breathtaking mountain views.

Co Rd B-24, Eagle Nest, NM 87718, Phone: 575-377-2337

Recently voted as the second-best restaurant north of Albuquerque, Kaktus Brewing Company Inc. is a family-owned and operated business with over 30 years of commercial brewing experience. Located next door to the KOA campground in Bernalillo, the two-barrel German-made brewing facility boasts a laid back and relaxed environment in which to sample and enjoy the homebrewed beers, along with ciders, kombuchas, and a selection of local New Mexican wines. Kaktus Brewing Company also features a kitchen that serves fresh, organic, natural and local foods from New Mexico to accompany the beers, against a backdrop of spectacular views of the Coronado Monuments.

471 S. Hill Rd, Bernalillo, Albuquerque, NM 87113, Phone: 505-379-5072