The 377 Brewery

Somewhat of a dive. We were staying close and this was the best place we found nearby.
Good selection tion of beers, some were really good.
Nice staff.
Good food menu.

This place is sort of on the way from the airport to downtown. Lo tech interior in an odd corner space. Food available, and it was really good. Tap list was not quite accurate, as a lot of what was on the list was not available. Nice to see some less popular styles here. Beer was good, the best was their Red Horse lager, which was full and tasty. Bombers to go as well. patio in the back.

 

As others have noted building is somewhat run down and looks like it was once a retail store location. Inside is clean and well organized, with a U-shaped bar that seats about 15, another dozen plus tables about the room, and a covered patio out back. Brewhouse is visible to the right of the bar. 8 house beers on tap, I especially liked the Dark OPS. I also had the fish tacos which were excellent. Enjoyed this place very much.

 

Visited with a small group in early April 2019. As noted by another reviewer, the location is non-descript and not very inviting, but the interior is clean and comfortable. It has a simple, industrial feel that gives you a sense the place is no-nonsense and focused on the beer. We sat outside on the covered patio and enjoyed the nice evening weather while we tried a few beers.

They had a simple menu of sandwiches and such, which were fresh and tasty. Service was pretty good from an enthusiastic and fairly beer-savvy waiter.

The beer selection was pretty impressive for Albuquerque, with about 15 beers on tap from a wide range of styles. I tried a sampler of styles that I enjoy, but which I find are hard marks for inexperienced brewers to hit. I was impressed with how true to style and tasty the Saison, Wee Heavy and Belgian Quad were, but the Flanders Red was a disappointment.

In general, I'd rate the brewer here as among the more adventurous and skilled that I have found in Albuquerque, which tends to have too many breweries that seem to be "all IPAs, all the time", in my opinion. I also like the close connection this place has with the local military community, which I've been told stems from the fact that some of the founders were current or former military members.

 

 

On a short business trip from Ohio, made my first visit to the The 377 with friends in June 2017. The brewery is right across the street from several hotels, but overall the location is not all that inviting, on the corner of a very busy intersection, and no other dining or drinking establishments nearby to walk to. There was a full crowd when we stopped by on a Thursday night. It's a medium sized taproom, with maybe 20 table inside and an outside seating area as well. There were about 15 of their own beers on tap and a guest cider. The look they are going for is the inside of an airplane hangar, but that feel didn't really jump out at us.

Since none of us were familiar with this brewery, I asked the bartender to serve up a flight of their 4 best beers--"the beers you are most proud of." She brought us the hefe, the DIPA, the schwarzbier, and the Scottish ale. Of those, the schwarzbier was the clear winner for us. It was delicious and made us want more. The DIPA was average, the hefe tasted good and smelled like a hefe, but it was clear, which we found odd. The Scottish ale was weak and watery like a light tea.

The servers were extremely helpful and polite. One of them brewed some coffee for our DD, even though they don't sell coffee. A % of the profits from the brewery go to charity. The brewery is named after the 377th Air Base Wing at Kirtland AFB, and they told us they honor the men and women who serve our country. According to a recent news article, the owners are Latino and the head brewers are two women. It's cool to see a new place open in Albuquerque and still draw large crowds on a weeknight, even though there are already something like 40 breweries in town.