20161223

Greater Capital Region breweries list nears 50 mark

The Greater Capital Region, and then some
Depending on how one draws the imaginary boundaries of the geographic area loosely known as the Greater Capital Region, the number of micro, nano and craft breweries inhabiting it ebbs and flows.

I keep the definition rather loose, given the propensity of people in this area to travel a bit to attend the many drinks and food shows and festivals with which it abounds. Thus, certain nearby parts of the Adirondacks, Catskills and Cooperstown area are included in my latest compilation of breweries, which includes at least one scheduled to open early this year, that is approaching the 50 mark.
    1. Adirondack Pub & Brewery, 33 Canada Street, Lake George
    2. Argyle Brewing, One Main Street, Greenwich
    3. Artisinal Brew Works, 41 Geyser Road, Saratoga Springs 
    4. Battle Hill Brewing Co., 4 Charles Street, Fort Ann
    5. Beer Diviner, 461 Broadway, Troy, and 243 Bly Hollow Road, Petersburg
    6. Big Slide Brewery & Public House, 5686 Cascade Road, Lake Placid 
    7. Big Tupper Brewing, 12 Cliff Avenue, Tupper Lake
    8. Brewery LaHoff, 50 Vedder Road, Coxsackie (to open in 2017)
    9. Brewery Ommegang, 656 County Highway 33, Cooperstown
    10. Brown's Brewing Co., 417 River Street, Troy, and 50 Factory Hill Road, North Hoosick
    11. Cave Mountain Brewing Co., 5359 State Route 23, Windham
    12. Chatham Brewing, 59 Main Street, Chatham
    13. C.H. Evans Brewing/Albany Pump Station, 19 Quackenbush Square, Albany
    14. Common Roots Brewing Co., 58 Saratoga Avenue, South Glens Falls
    15. Cooper's Cave Ale Co., 2 Sagamore Street, Glens Falls
    16. Cooperstown Brewing Co., 110 River Street, Milford  
    17. Council Rock Brewery, 4861 State Highway 28, Cooperstown
    18. Crossroads Brewing Co., 21 Second Street, Athens
    19.  Davidson Brothers Brewing Co., 184 Glen Street, Glens Falls
    20. Druthers, 381 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, and 1053 Broadway, Albany
    21.  Dutch Ale House, 255 Main Street, Saugerties
    22. Great Adirondack Brewing Co., 2442 Main Street, Lake Placid
    23. Green Wolf Brewing, 315 Main Street, Middleburgh
    24. Hank Hudson Brewing, The Fairways of Halfmoon, 17 Johnson Road, Mechanicville
    25. Helderberg Brewery, Carey Institute for Global Good, 100 Pond Hill Road, Rensselaerville 
    26. Helderberg Mountain Brewing Co., 141 Warners Lake Road, East Berne
    27. Honey Hollow Brewing Co., 376 East Honey Hollow Road, Earlton
    28. Hudson Brewing Co., 99 South 3rd Street, Hudson
    29. Indian Ladder Farmstead Brewery and Cidery, 342 Altamont-Voorheesville Road, Altamont
    30. Lake Placid Pub & Brewery, 813 Mirror Lake Drive, Lake Placid  
    31. Mad Jack Brewing, The Van Dyck Lounge,237 Union Street, Schenectady
    32. Mean Max Brew Works, 193 Glen Street, Glens Falls
    33. Olde Saratoga Brewing Co., 131 Excelsior Avenue, Saratoga Springs 
    34. Paradox Brewery, 154 Route 9, Schroon Lake 
    35. Racquette River Brewing, 11 Balsam Street, Tupper Lake,
    36. Rare Form Brewing Co., 90 Congress Street, Troy  
    37. Real McCoy Beer Co., 20 Hallwood Road, Delmar
    38. Red Shed Brewery, 817 Butterbowl Road, Cherry Valley
    39. Rip Van Winkle Brewing, Angela's Italian Bistro & Brewery, 4545 NY Route 32, Catskill
    40. R.S. Taylor & Sons Brewery, 3602 County Route 30, Salem
    41. Serious Brewing Co., 116 Caverns Road, Howes Cave
    42. Shmaltz Brewing Co., 6 Fairchild Square, Clifton Park
    43. Sloop Brewing, 1065 County Route 19, Elizaville
    44. S&S Farm Brewery, 174 Middle Road, Nassau
    45. Steadfast Beer Co., 90 State Street, Albany
    46. Suarez Family Brewery, 2278 Route 9, Livingston
    47. Wolf Hollow Brewing Co., 6882 Amsterdam Road, Glenville

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    2 comments:

    Anonymous said...

    Nice list! One omission I noticed is the Suarez Family brewery in Columbia County.


    William M. Dowd said...

    Right you are! I've just added it to the list.

    And, for those unfamiliar with the Suarez facility, go here for a link to a nice story on it: http://brewsnotebook.blogspot.com/2016/12/suarez-family-brewery-aglow-in-ex-lamp.html