Renegade Brewing

The Art District on Santa Fe is known for arts and crafts, but until Brian and Khara O'Connell showed up, it was missing the art of craft brewing. The couple opened Renegade Brewing in a former vacant warehouse in the summer of 2011 -- one of a string of neighborhood-specific brewpubs that opened around the same time. The gorgeous tasting room boasts exposed brick walls, a bar made from exotic woods, foot rests rescued from old railroad ties, and coat racks made from railroad spikes. It includes a garage door that can swing open and a large window that offers patrons a view of the fifteen-barrel brewing system in back, where there is always something new on tap.