Albuquerque Brewing Company

Tried the Summer Fest, and it was hot, crowded, and the bands were so so. Decided to try out the pizza at ABQ Brewing, rather than endure the heat and long lines. What a blessing! I had a delicious hard cider and a Matador pizza, plus enjoyed the sounds of Atomic Balm. Wow, what an evening! Everything was wonderful. I don’t know if the cider was really hard or if the band was really good, or both, but I was amazed at the authentic classic rock that I heard that evening. I thought I was in heaven. A much better experience than Summer Fest!

We went here to see a buddy’s band playing. We were pleasantly surprised at the quality of the beers sampled. The dunk and the saison stared us off and were executed real well. We followed up with the Rojo on nitro, which was a real delight. And we closed with the Windmill IPA– which was exceptional.
The layout is odd. ABC occupies a former design studio, so it doesn’t flow real well. However, the genuine friendliness of the staff offsets that issue.
And pizza done in a wood fired oven? Well, it doesn’t get much better.
I held off on a 5 star review because a couple of the selections were out. Still, were it possible, ABC would be sitting firmly in the 4.5 category.

Love that it’s close by. Love that they have live music many nights. Love the «cubbies» that give it a bit of a more intimate atmosphere and allow for conversation to flow even during the live music. There’s always at least one of their beers on tap at any given time that I love. (They also have cider and wine for those who aren’t microbrew fans). And their food choices are even growing. They now have a pizza oven there so you can order a pizza with all your favorite toppings. It’s not as great as the food truck choices at Marble, but better than just the pub mix and hot dogs they started with.

Stopped in here on Super bowl Sunday (pre-​game). Was concerned my usual haunt would be a disaster area with the game. So made good on my desire to check this place out «someday»
I picked a good day. Cliff, Mario and Andy were experimenting with their new toy … a wood fired pizza oven. Using dough’s from locals that youve no doubt hear of, they were honing in on the perfect combo of toppings to begin offering wood fired pizza’s to their customers. It was a lot of fun sampling and giving feedback. Great friendly group of guys running the place.
Oh yeah, they have beer too! The nitro stout was probably my favorite.

I stumbled onto this find not knowing what to expect. The venue has an interesting feel. It used to be a home builders showroom do it has a full kitchen in random walls in the middle of the brewery. We happen to be there on at night they did a jam band the music was awesome but I got really loud when they use their amps.
I’m an IP a fan in there IPAA was lacking to say the least. They really didn’t have anybody or the heavy hops flavor that I was hoping for. I love having the nitrous Stout and that was super good.
The staff was attentive. The owners beamed with love and pride. The people who work here are awesome.
I think they have the potential of being great but with heavy competition in the brewing scene they have a bit to work on.

The owners are amazing and the country band was great! I wish i could say the same for the beer. I tried all of their brews and all of them were bland flat and tasteless. They have a good thing going but need a new brew master

The beer was good and service was great!
We ordered a flight to taste all the beers.
We were serviced at our table!
The «bartender» even came by our table to say hello, ask how the beer was and chatted for a bit!
Great place to grab a beer!
They do have a small food items such as nachos and hotdogs you can order if you are hungry.

So so beers. The only one I wanted a second taste of was the blonde. Strange vibe inside since they didn’t really change the décor from the kitchen and bath design center. Random cabinets line the walls. All the tables are made from different countertops. Staff was nice. Restrooms were clean.

Interesting little hiddden place. The lady bartender was super friendly. You walk in and notice that it has nice tile and countertops. The layout is strange. I was enjoying a glass of delicious beer and thinking about how I should remodel my kitchen. It was nice and quiet though. Perfect for some girl talk! The beer was good and I was told that the brewer was from Santa Fe Brewing Company. Its in an odd location though and you can’t access it from the freeway frontage road. I’d say that would be the only major downfall. Its new though, and they offer good beer, and I hear they will have a food menu soon!

Kind of out of the way, but in a great location for folks heading to evening festivities at the Balloon Fiesta Park. When you first walk in you’re greeted with a beautiful granite topped bar and nicely decorated tap room. Turns out this used to be the showroom for the home décor place next door and they left it as is! They only have four taps behind the bar, two of which were guest brews. They only have a 15 barrel brewery, so only a couple of brews at a time for now, but they were both good. I’m just happy to see another local brewery! There is no food available, so bring your own or just stop by for a pint or two before heading out to dinner.

We just spent about an hour and a half at this place chatting with Andy, one of the owners, and drinking delicious beer.
This place is pretty darn awesome.
They have the benefit of a BEAUTIFUL place — used to be a furniture showplace so very nicely appointed.
Plus, they make excellent beer and have awesome owners.
Don’t let the location fool you, this brewery is legit.
The owner we chatted with is SO our kind of guy. I could see us being great friends with him.
Very comfortable place, good beer, great people — what more could you ask for? Well, food — but they are still fledgling and working on improving that aspect so I expect great things from them.
Seriously worth your time, your dollars and your beer palate. Highly recommended!

Bit of a let down. Only had one beer of there own on tap and it was not great there, Saison. The staff was not very talkative or friendly and the space is an old show room for a cabinet and tile co. very odd.

It’s a funky little place in an otherwise brew-​pub-​free area. It looks like the bar used to be a home remodeling showroom, and the areas are intimate kitchens, small alcoves, and there is a nice patio area with a small but well-​covered shelter that is useful for hunkering down and staying dry when the monsoon hits.
They had a busy weekend, so there were only two of their creations on tap, plus two from other brew pubs. We had a taster of their saison and outmeal stout, and both were fantastic. I’m personally a sucker for the new interest in saisons here in Albuquerque (and I’m petitioning for more trippels and sour beers in Abq), and I’m very happy to see another brewery step up.
These guys are new, young and energetic, and it shows. I hope they keep up the awesome beer, push the envelope, and it’ll only a matter of time until this crew has to remodel their remodel studio to handle their customers. But please, whatever your do, don’t get rid of the kitchen model in the corner. It’s a great place for chatting with friends and sharing some tapas.

So disappointing. They only have three house beers, none of them any good. Place is in an old showroom, so there are little kitchen areas everywhere and it just looks weird. Server was friendly and helpful — that was the only positive aspect of the visit. Won’t be going back.

Great atmosphere, great beer plus food trucks parked outside for food. You must try the Imperial Red!

Small new brewery in ABQ. No food served here, but there are food trucks outside. The interior is beautiful; I enjoyed just sitting there and looking around at the décor.
The beer was good; they have a small beer menu with a focus on sessionable, easy-​to-​drink beers. They also let us try a few experimental things (an imperial red with coffee on nitro — amazing!) which I enjoyed.
Service was outstanding; the staff was very friendly and enthusiastic about the beer. I’d like to see a bigger beer menu someday, but I will definitely come back and check out more of what they have to offer.

I’m so sorry to say this but I really did not like the beer. The layout for seating is pretty bad as well. Our server was so nice! I would like to see this place improve.

A breath of fresh air in Albuquerque! Friendly environment, great beer and staff. I talked with a guy named Mike who really knew his beer business. Can’t wait to return this winter.

Review is for beer only but food trucks supply grub, can bring own food as well as dogs. On to the beer.
Pale– by far my favorite. Good carbonation and lacing, light hop nose, very refreshing
IPA– good carbonation and lacing, light hop nose. Very under hoppy for IPA but good just not what I think an IPA should be
Stout — stout session? Hmmmm. Light carbonation, no nose to speak of. More like a brown or porter but good, just not a stout .
Customer service was stellar (3 stars for beer, extra star for service)
Only been open for a few days but excellent start. (also close toy work)

I tried the Imperial Red. A friend tried the Ale. We both enjoyed our beers. The food truck outside was pretty awesome also. I recommend this place… check it out!