{"id":9664,"date":"2018-08-31T03:09:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T09:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664"},"modified":"2026-04-05T12:36:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T18:36:55","slug":"abq-brew-pub-albuquerque-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664","title":{"rendered":"Alien Brew Pub – Albuquerque, New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\"\"
The Aptly Named Alien Brew Pub on Uptown Blvd. Just South of the Coronado Mall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIf the government is covering up knowledge of aliens,
\nthey are doing a better job of it than they do at anything else<\/em>.\u201d<\/span>
\n~Stephen Hawking<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

An alien walked into the Alien Brew Pub and says, \u201ctake me to your liter.\u201d Okay, that joke is admittedly a groaner. It probably wouldn\u2019t even work in one of those countries which use the metric system, but it might work in some other planet where advanced lifeforms are ostensibly more civilized.\u00a0 I say ostensibly because frankly, we don’t really know what to expect from alien lifeforms.\u00a0 While the politically correct stereotype is of a benevolent and benign race singing Kumbaya with us awestruck and primitive terrans,\u00a0 Stephen Hawking took a contrarian view about extraterrestrial beings.\u00a0 He suggested that “such advanced aliens would perhaps become nomads, looking to conquer and colonize whatever planets they could reach<\/em>.”\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

The notion of hostile aliens is hardly novel.\u00a0 A Twilight Zone episode titled “To Serve Man” (a paraprosdokian title if ever there was one), is an exemplar of alien hostility veiled by benevolence.\u00a0 An alien race known as\u00a0Kanamit lands on Earth, promising peace and prosperity.\u00a0 As promised, their technology ends hunger and solves the world’s energy crisis and other ills.\u00a0 A skeptical linguist and his team believe the alien benevolence might be too good to be true.\u00a0 Ultimately, they translate the alien language using a book whose title they deduce is “To Serve Man.”\u00a0 While initially the book title was deemed innocuous, further perusal and decryption determined the book to be a cookbook with recipes on how to cook and serve man.\u00a0 Hmm, maybe with a little green chile?<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
An Extraterrestrial Ambiance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Being a thoughtful culinary essayist, I’ve often pondered the deep philosophical question, what would aliens eat.”\u00a0 While conspiracy theorists posit that alien appetites are responsible for the livestock mutilations that have plagued western ranches for decades, it’s hard to imagine sentient beings enjoying bovine rectum tartar or equine eyeballs.\u00a0 Not when there are so many terrific restaurants serving New Mexico’s sacrosanct red and green chile.\u00a0 Aliens would be well advised to visit Albuquerque’s Alien Brew Pub where the ambiance is thematic and welcoming, adult libations flow like water (though aliens are likely to be “carded”) and the green chile cheeseburger is out-of-this-world.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

If you’re thinking, aliens (unlike Bugs Bunny) <\/span>would take<\/span> that left turn at Albuquerque<\/strong><\/a> and head two-hundred miles south to some home base in Roswell, the Alien Brew Pub gives them a good reason to visit the Duke City instead. At first browse, the Alien Brew Pub does indeed appear to be misplaced, that it really should be in Roswell instead.\u00a0 That notion is strongly reinforced when you step into the yawning complex and find yourself surrounded by extraterrestrial craft (UFOs) and intergalactic imagery with some Chaco stonework thrown in for an Earthy touch.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
Alien Theme Meets Chaco Style Stonework<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It wasn’t always that way.\u00a0 When it first launched on 19 March 2010, the Alien Brew Pub was known as the ABQ Brew Pub.\u00a0 It was nice enough with plenty of flat screen televisions tuned to sundry sporting events.\u00a0 Adult libations included a handful of Alien beers brewed by\u00a0Moriarty-based Rio Grande & Sierra Blanca Brewing Co. \u00a0 In November, 2015, the brew pub was either rebranded or made victim of an alien abduction, changing its name to match the popular adult beverages.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Alien Brew Pub is located on Uptown Boulevard just south of the Coronado Mall.\u00a0 It’s situated next door to the Uptown Sports Bar with which it shares a kitchen.\u00a0 There’s a distinct line of demarcation between the Alien Brew Pub and\u00a0 the Uptown Sports Bar.\u00a0 Though both have an adobe-hued stucco facade, the latter’s is just a bit more earthy and dark.\u00a0 The distinction extends to the tin roof.\u00a0 The ABQ Brew Pub’s is the color of burnished copper like a penny while the Uptown Sports Bar’s is a light gray or silver.\u00a0 Other differences can be found when you step into both.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
The Alien Brew Pub Chefs On Their Way to Work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Uptown Sports Bar lives up to its name with more than fifteen television screens all tuned to sporting events.\u00a0 The Alien Brew Pub is more akin to a restaurant with a bar at its cynosure.\u00a0 There are far fewer televisions and a lot more things to see at the Brew Pub.\u00a0 High ceilings and Chaco style stonework lend a more upscale feel.\u00a0\u00a0 Owner Adam Krafft invites patrons to “unfranchise your taste” with a selection of ten award-winning micro-brews produced by New Mexico’s largest producer of beer, Sierra Blanca.\u00a0 Among its beer menu is the Pancho Verde Chile in which New Mexico’s official state vegetable is a featured ingredient.<\/span><\/p>\n

The menu is surprisingly upscale, a far cry from the days in which brew pubs proffered peanuts, potato chips and pickled eggs–none of which are featured fare on the menu.\u00a0 The Alien Brew Pub’s ten-item appetizer menu will actually challenge you to make a quick decision.\u00a0 You’ll want to study this menu which includes such surprises as bacon-wrapped dates and bacon-wrapped jalape\u00f1o poppers.\u00a0 Five salads are served with your choice of several housemade dressings: lemon thyme vinaigrette, smoked chipotle lime vinaigrette, ranch, bleu cheese, Greek feta, Caesar, tangy sesame citrus and even vinegar and oil.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
Where Roswell Citizens Visit For a Great Meal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eight entrees, some the type of which you might find at a high-end restaurant, would be the envy of many a restaurant menu, but the one most popular entree on the menu is a not-so-simple, not-so-humble burger.\u00a0 In 2010, the Alien Brew Pub’s Southwest Burger<\/em><\/strong> was selected by an esteemed panel of judges as the winner of the second annual Governor’s Green Chile Cheeseburger Challenge during the New Mexico State Fair.\u00a0 In doing so, the burger earned automatic inclusion on the New Mexico Tourism Department’s New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail. <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

31 August 2018<\/strong>: The Southwestern Burger (since renamed the UFO Burger<\/strong><\/em>) is an eight-ounce behemoth constructed from Angus beef, two slices of American cheese, three strips of applewood bacon and Dijon mustard topped with a crunchy green chile tempura and chipotle mayonnaise on a fresh-baked artisan bun.\u00a0 Cheryl Alters Jamison<\/a><\/strong>, the scintillating food and travel author who served as one of the judges says “it sounds a little frou-frou, but it’s anything bu<\/em>t.”\u00a0 You can trust Cheryl, the five-time James Beard Award winning author who does more for promoting the New Mexico culinary experience than anyone.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
The Alien Burger is Out of This World!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shortly after the Southwest Burger was selected as New Mexico’s very best green chile cheeseburger, throngs of hungry patrons stormed the restaurant to get theirs.\u00a0 The demand was so great that for a while Le Paris French Bakery<\/a><\/strong> couldn’t supply enough of their unique buns and the Pub had to use standard burger buns until the ciabatta\u00a0 could be replenished.\u00a0 Though the demand has since tapered off somewhat, it remains the most ordered item on the menu though repeat visitors now tend to share one.\u00a0 Not me!\u00a0 It’s a burger I don’t like to share with anyone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Weighing in at nearly a pound, the Southwest Burger is easily big enough to share.\u00a0 It’s certainly an unconventional burger, a fact not lost on traditionalists who might frown upon the liberties taken with the sacrosanct burger New Mexicans love like no other.\u00a0 Adventurous diners will enjoy it.\u00a0 The beef is prepared to your exacting specifications.\u00a0 Medium for me ensures plenty of pink and a profusion of juiciness.\u00a0 The bun is substantial enough to hold in all the ingredients without dominating the flavor profile.\u00a0 The tempura sheathed green chile retains a hint of roasting, but isn’t quite as piquant as fire-eaters like me might like.\u00a0 The Alien Burger is served with your choice of sides: house beer-battered onion rings<\/strong><\/em>, sweet potato fries, curly fries, mac n’ cheese, skin-on French fries or green beans.\u00a0 The onion rings are terrific!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
The Alien Burger Was New Mexico State Fair Champion in 2010<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

24 October 2010<\/strong>: Perhaps out of curiosity or to say “been there, done that,” the Southwest Burger will likely be what you order on your first visit, but taking in the menu, you’ll certainly plan a repeat visit or ten to try other menu items.\u00a0 The appetizers menu is especially intriguing and if the apple wood smoked bacon wrapped California dates <\/strong><\/em>drizzled with a cranberry Balsamic dipping glaze are any indication, the appetizers are hard to top.\u00a0 Bacon, dates and cranberry Balsamic\u00a0 are a classic sweet, savory and tangy troika that may make your taste buds dance. <\/span><\/p>\n

31 August 2018<\/strong>: A more healthful, but no less delicious option is the House Salad<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 If the term “house salad” evokes images of iceberg lettuce, artificially ripened tomatoes, cucumbers and a large dollop of gloppy salad dressing, you’re in for a treat.\u00a0 The ABQ Brew Pub’s rendition is an artful plating of mesculin lettuce, cucumber, Crimini mushrooms, country tomato, Bermuda onion, Greek feta cheese and your choice of dressing.\u00a0 The citrus vinaigrette dressing is a winner with expected pronouncements of tanginess and piquancy.\u00a0 What will surprise you most about this particular dressing is its hint of pleasant piquancy.\u00a0 That’s courtesy of two teaspoons of Habanero per batch of a truly memorable dressing.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
House Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

31 August 2018<\/strong>: Our server Ting, a delightful UNM dental student from Taiwan, was not only on-the-spot with refills, but with recommendations. Her suggestion that we try the Alien Pub’s fresh spinach artichoke dip appetizer <\/strong><\/em>was spot on.\u00a0 Served with light and crisp wonton chips, the dip combines a mild, easy melting cheese with a sharp, tangy feta, mildly acerbic spinach and light, slightly lemony flavor of artichoke.\u00a0 It’s as good as any spinach-artichoke dip we’ve ever had.\u00a0 Even though the wonton chips fell apart when weighted down by large portions of dip, those chips were a pleasant departure from the standard tortilla chips.<\/span><\/p>\n

31 August 2018<\/strong>:The ten-ounce Angus choice-cut of top sirloin<\/em><\/strong> came highly recommended by Korte Keller, a trusted former colleague from Intel with a sophisticated palate.\u00a0 He calls it the “best west of the Mississippi.”\u00a0 That’s high praise indeed for a slab of beef costing a couple bucks south of twenty dollars, much less one offered at a brew pub.\u00a0 Thankfully the kitchen delivered on its promise.\u00a0 This is indeed an excellent steak, as tender and flavorful as any in town.\u00a0 You would be hard-pressed to find a hint of sinew or fat on this meaty marvel, probably because this cut of beef comes from the gluteus maximus, a thick cut of which is often used for Chateubriand.\u00a0 The only way to top this steak is with sherry-wild mushroom glace.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
Fresh Spinach Artichoke Dip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The top sirloin is offered with your choice of sides.\u00a0 A surprising summer sensation is watermelon gazpacho<\/em><\/strong>, a refreshing and flavorful soup served cold.\u00a0 This sweet-savory soup is the perfect cure for the sweltering summer doldrums, melding the flavors of cilantro, green onion, cucumber and watermelon in a semi-pureed soup you’ll be slurping up.\u00a0 Watermelon has very few calories from fat, making this a very guilt-free to enjoy this super soup.\u00a0 Also exceptional are the green beans which are very well seasoned and tasty.<\/span><\/p>\n

Desserts are out-of-the-ordinary as well.\u00a0 The ABQ Cranberry Bread Pudding<\/em><\/strong> with a white chocolate and caramel drizzle is wholly unlike any other bread pudding we’ve had in Albuquerque.\u00a0 Four triangle-shaped wedges resembling a crustless French toast are impregnated with a white chocolate and drizzled in a tangy cranberry glaze with a decorative trail of caramel and a sprig of mint.\u00a0 It’s a fine way to end a meal. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
Choice Ten-Ounce Angus Top Sirloin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While the Alien Brew Pub may not answer the age-old question as to what aliens eat, it does serve some out-of-this-world food.\u00a0 The eponymous Alien Burger is one of the very best in the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alien Brew Pub<\/strong>
\n6601 Uptown Blvd, N.E.
\nAlbuquerque, New Mexico<\/strong>
\n(505) 884-1116
\nWeb Site<\/strong><\/a> | Facebook Page<\/strong><\/a>
\nLATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 31 August 2018
\n1st VISIT<\/strong>: 23 October 2010
\n# OF VISITS<\/strong>: 3
\nRATING<\/strong>: Very Good<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Good to very good food; generally solid; delivers consistent quality, strong technique, and a comfortable, enjoyable dining experience
\nCOST<\/strong>: $$
\nBEST BET<\/strong>: Alien Burger, ABQ Cranberry Bread Pudding, Southwest Burger, Saute of Wild Mushrooms in Sherry, Apple Wood Smoked Bacon Wrapped California Dates, Ten-Ounce Angus Choice Cut of Top Sirloin, Watermelon Gaspacho<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIf the government is covering up knowledge of aliens, they are doing a better job of it than they do at anything else.\u201d ~Stephen Hawking An alien walked into the Alien Brew Pub and says, \u201ctake me to your liter.\u201d Okay, that joke is admittedly a groaner. It probably wouldn\u2019t even work in one of those countries which use the metric system, but it might work in some other planet where advanced lifeforms are ostensibly more civilized.\u00a0 I say ostensibly because frankly, we don’t really know what to expect from alien lifeforms.\u00a0 While the politically correct stereotype is of a benevolent and benign race singing Kumbaya with us awestruck and primitive terrans,\u00a0 Stephen Hawking took a contrarian view about extraterrestrial…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[440,21,521,703,574,5631],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-albuquerque","category-american","category-bar-grill","category-dog-friendly","category-new-mexico-green-chile-cheeseburger-trail","category-very-good"],"yoast_head":"\nAlien Brew Pub - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alien Brew Pub - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cIf the government is covering up knowledge of aliens, they are doing a better job of it than they do at anything else.\u201d ~Stephen Hawking An alien walked into the Alien Brew Pub and says, \u201ctake me to your liter.\u201d Okay, that joke is admittedly a groaner. It probably wouldn\u2019t even work in one of those countries which use the metric system, but it might work in some other planet where advanced lifeforms are ostensibly more civilized.\u00a0 I say ostensibly because frankly, we don’t really know what to expect from alien lifeforms.\u00a0 While the politically correct stereotype is of a benevolent and benign race singing Kumbaya with us awestruck and primitive terrans,\u00a0 Stephen Hawking took a contrarian view about extraterrestrial…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nmgastronome\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-08-31T09:09:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-05T18:36:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/AlienBrewPub10.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"725\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Gil Garduno\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Gil Garduno\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"12 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/?p=9664#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/?p=9664\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Gil Garduno\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/423b9c3eeeb199e43ab4f1f584fa67bf\"},\"headline\":\"Alien Brew Pub – Albuquerque, New Mexico\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-08-31T09:09:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-05T18:36:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/?p=9664\"},\"wordCount\":2163,\"commentCount\":6,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/?p=9664#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/07\\\/AlienBrewPub10.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Albuquerque\",\"American\",\"Bar & Grill\",\"Dog Friendly\",\"New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2009\",\"Rating: Very Good\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/?p=9664#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/?p=9664\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/?p=9664\",\"name\":\"Alien Brew Pub - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/?p=9664#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/?p=9664#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/07\\\/AlienBrewPub10.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-08-31T09:09:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-05T18:36:55+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/?p=9664#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/?p=9664\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/?p=9664#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/07\\\/AlienBrewPub10.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/07\\\/AlienBrewPub10.jpg\",\"width\":725,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"The Alien Burger is Out of This World!\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/?p=9664#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Alien Brew Pub – Albuquerque, New Mexico\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog\",\"description\":\"Follow the Culinary Ruminations of New Mexico's Sesquipedalian Sybarite. 1,522 Restaurant Reviews, More Than 14,900 Visitor Comments...And Counting!\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\",\"caption\":\"Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/423b9c3eeeb199e43ab4f1f584fa67bf\",\"name\":\"Gil Garduno\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/140571d25459ad5954bce10ffc2f8c8d21c92edf345ea30e6145c3e68a417af1?s=96&r=pg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/140571d25459ad5954bce10ffc2f8c8d21c92edf345ea30e6145c3e68a417af1?s=96&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/140571d25459ad5954bce10ffc2f8c8d21c92edf345ea30e6145c3e68a417af1?s=96&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Gil Garduno\"},\"description\":\"Since 2008, the tagline on Gil\u2019s Thrilling (And Filling) Blog has invited you to \u201cFollow the Culinary Ruminations of New Mexico\u2019s Sesquipedalian Sybarite.\u201d To date, more than six million visitors have trusted (or at least visited) my recommendations on more than 1,300 restaurant reviews. Please take a few minutes to tell me what you think. Whether you agree or disagree with me, I'd love to hear about it.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/%20\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/nmgastronome\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/nmgastronome\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmgastronome.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Alien Brew Pub - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Alien Brew Pub - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog","og_description":"\u201cIf the government is covering up knowledge of aliens, they are doing a better job of it than they do at anything else.\u201d ~Stephen Hawking An alien walked into the Alien Brew Pub and says, \u201ctake me to your liter.\u201d Okay, that joke is admittedly a groaner. It probably wouldn\u2019t even work in one of those countries which use the metric system, but it might work in some other planet where advanced lifeforms are ostensibly more civilized.\u00a0 I say ostensibly because frankly, we don’t really know what to expect from alien lifeforms.\u00a0 While the politically correct stereotype is of a benevolent and benign race singing Kumbaya with us awestruck and primitive terrans,\u00a0 Stephen Hawking took a contrarian view about extraterrestrial…","og_url":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664","og_site_name":"Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nmgastronome\/","article_published_time":"2018-08-31T09:09:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-05T18:36:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":725,"height":500,"url":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/AlienBrewPub10.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Gil Garduno","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Gil Garduno","Est. reading time":"12 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664"},"author":{"name":"Gil Garduno","@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/423b9c3eeeb199e43ab4f1f584fa67bf"},"headline":"Alien Brew Pub – Albuquerque, New Mexico","datePublished":"2018-08-31T09:09:48+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-05T18:36:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664"},"wordCount":2163,"commentCount":6,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/AlienBrewPub10.jpg","articleSection":["Albuquerque","American","Bar & Grill","Dog Friendly","New Mexico Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail: 2009","Rating: Very Good"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664","url":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664","name":"Alien Brew Pub - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/AlienBrewPub10.jpg","datePublished":"2018-08-31T09:09:48+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-05T18:36:55+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/AlienBrewPub10.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/AlienBrewPub10.jpg","width":725,"height":500,"caption":"The Alien Burger is Out of This World!"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=9664#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Alien Brew Pub – Albuquerque, New Mexico"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/","name":"Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog","description":"Follow the Culinary Ruminations of New Mexico's Sesquipedalian Sybarite. 1,522 Restaurant Reviews, More Than 14,900 Visitor Comments...And Counting!","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/#organization","name":"Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog","url":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/423b9c3eeeb199e43ab4f1f584fa67bf","name":"Gil Garduno","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/140571d25459ad5954bce10ffc2f8c8d21c92edf345ea30e6145c3e68a417af1?s=96&r=pg","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/140571d25459ad5954bce10ffc2f8c8d21c92edf345ea30e6145c3e68a417af1?s=96&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/140571d25459ad5954bce10ffc2f8c8d21c92edf345ea30e6145c3e68a417af1?s=96&r=pg","caption":"Gil Garduno"},"description":"Since 2008, the tagline on Gil\u2019s Thrilling (And Filling) Blog has invited you to \u201cFollow the Culinary Ruminations of New Mexico\u2019s Sesquipedalian Sybarite.\u201d To date, more than six million visitors have trusted (or at least visited) my recommendations on more than 1,300 restaurant reviews. Please take a few minutes to tell me what you think. Whether you agree or disagree with me, I'd love to hear about it.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/%20","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nmgastronome\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nmgastronome\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9664"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78797,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9664\/revisions\/78797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/49548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}