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Marble Brewery Crafts Local Brews

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Marble Brewery Crafts Local Brews

Patrons enjoy a fresh pint at the Marble Brewery's wooden bar.

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The Bottom Line

The Marble Brewery crafts delicious beers, and provides an inviting, no-nonsense space to enjoy them. Whether stopping in on the way home from work, or popping by on a weekend afternoon with the family, this is a good place to spend some quality time with some quality beers.

Pros

  • Neighborhood pub with local brews
  • Beers, ales, lagers and specialty brews
  • Live music and an outdoor patio liven up Thursdays through Saturdays in season
  • The best kind of supporting local. Recycle bottles with refills
  • A library and game cache makes for family friendly times

Cons

  • Hard not to overindulge
  • Be careful of habit forming tendencies

Description

  • 111 Marble NW
    (505) 243-2739
  • Monday - Thursday 3 p.m. - Midnight
    Friday 2 p.m. - Midnight
    Saturday Noon - Midnight
    Sunday Noon - 10 p.m.
  • A local brewery with a neighborhood pub feel. Freshly brewed beers, ales and lagers are primary; scant pub grub is optional.
  • A converted warehouse contains the gleaming steel brew vats, a long plank floored pub with wooden bar and an outdoor patio.
  • Seven house styles and brewer's specials rotate seasonally. The Marble Red, IPA and Wildflower Wheat come in six packs.
  • Indoor and outdoor seating provides space for relaxing with family or friends. Or both.
  • The 64 oz. growlers can be filled with any draft on tap for takeaway.
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Guide Review - Marble Brewery Crafts Local Brews

It's been a few years since I lived in Ireland, but the last I was there, the best places to stop in and have a pint featured no nonsense wooden floors, few windows, small tables for gathering with others, and quality beers. Clientele were jovial in conversation but serious about their pints. The Marble Brewery recreates that experience if not in exact detail, at least in overall tones. From the simple wooden plank flooring to the long, functional bar, the space opens its arms to visitors and welcomes them with a wet one worthy of the term brew.

Marble Brewery opened its doors in downtown Albuquerque in April 2008. Since then, it has been refining the art of crafting ales, lagers and beers. And whether by effort or sheer happenstance, it has been converting locals to regulars who stop by the downtown spot for a pint or two. The service is friendly and efficient.

Three of the brewery's beers can be found in six packs at other locations throughout Albuquerque, but there is something magical about stopping by for a glass of draft. Purchase a 64 oz. growler in the re-usable brown bottle and come back to have it refilled with another brew. No matter your taste, they have something for it, and an ongoing selection of specialty beers as well. Start with the flagship India Pale Ale and take it from there.

The brewery is family friendly, and offers kids games and the usual fare of chips, salsa and nachos so they don't get bored. Tables are large enough that everyone can spread out.

Thursday through Sunday (in season) you'll find live music on the patio. Get there early to get a seat, or just enjoy from the sidelines.

Marble Brewery, here's to many more years. I lift my glass to you.

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