Breweries
Craft beer is king in New Mexico! As the numerous international awards keep rolling in each and every year, the legend of New Mexico beer continues to build.
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New Mexico Brew Fest features breweries, cideries and distillers.
Breweries are subject to change, but attendees can always expect a good mix of New Mexico OGs and newer, interesting brewers making an impact on the local beer scene.
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For a deep dive into the state’s industry, visit our list of: NM CRAFT BEER RESOURCES
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Since Santa Fe Brewing opened its doors in 1988, craft brewing has taken off in New Mexico, with over 40 establishments now operational in Albuquerque. With its original location some 65 miles away, Santa Fe Brewing expanded to the city in 2015. Saddle up to its bar in Green Jeans Food Hall, the city’s original shipping-container marketplace, for hazy IPAs to Mexican-style lagers and even an Imperial Java Stout.
Bow & Arrow Brewing Co., the first Native American, woman-owned brewery in the United States, delivers some of the best beer to be found in the city. Co-founded by Shyla Sheppard and Missy Begay, Bow & Arrow rotates its beer offerings seasonally. Typical selections include malt-forward, barrel-aged imperial stouts, and dry-hopped farmhouse ales that spend extended periods in cask. The quality on display at Bow & Arrow earned the brewery a nod from the James Beard Foundation in January 2024 as a semi-finalist for “Outstanding Bar.”
For history buffs, Canteen Brewhouse holds the distinction of Albuquerque’s longest continually operating brewery, while Gravity Bound Brewing Company leads on the sustainability front as the city’s most eco-friendly producer.
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NEW MEXICO BEER
The craft beer scene in New Mexico runs deep. To keep up with all the beer that’s fit to drink, we suggest following the organizations below, as well as get out there and taste, taste, taste!
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For the most up to date information, news and events on New Mexico's craft brewers, we urge you to visit the New Mexico Brewer's Guild site and its interactive Beer Map.
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For the true low down on New Mexico craft beer (from the beer lover’s side of the bar), The Dark Side Brew Crew provides tons of information on new and established breweries, industry developments and beer-related events (like this one about NMBFX. It’s a must for beer geeks like yourself.
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Since 2008, the enigmantic ABQ Beer Geek has been chronicling the development local craft beer scene in Albuquerque. There is a lot to unpack here.
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New Mexico Magazine’s 2019 guide provides links to 100+ breweries around the state, as well as a hnady map to point you in the right directon.
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In New Mexico you can drink distinctive local beer almost anywhere you visit. About three dozen independent operations - microbreweries, brewpubs, brew houses, and taprooms - have sprung up from Artesia in the state’s southeast corner to Farmington in the northwest, with the biggest concentration in and around Albuquerque.