New York State, one of the fifty states of the United States of America, is home to more than 320 beer breweries, as well as numerous brewpubs and bars. Throughout the last decade, the consumption of craft beer has grown to be a part of the state's culture. The following is a partial list of breweries located in the state.
Breweries
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- Abandon Brewing Company â€" Penn Yan â€" taproom, opened in 2013
- Adirondack Brewery â€" Lake George â€" bottles, brewpub, opened in 1999
- Barrage Brewing Company â€" Farmingdale â€" taproom, opened in 2014
- Barrier Brewing Company â€" Oceanside â€" cans, bottles, taproom, opened in 2010
- Big Alice Brewing â€" Long Island City, Queens â€" bottles, taproom, opened in 2013
- Big Ditch Brewing Company â€" Buffalo
- Blue Point Brewing Company â€" Patchogue â€" bottles, cans, taproom, opened in 1998, acquired by Anheuser-Busch InBev in 2014
- Brewery Ommegang â€" Cooperstown â€" bottles, brewpub, opened in 1997, acquired by Duvel Moortgat Brewery in 2003
- Bridge and Tunnel Brewery â€" opened in Maspeth, Queens in 2012; moved to Ridgewood, Queens and added a taproom in 2015
- Bronx Brewery â€" The Bronx â€" cans, taproom, opened in 2014
- Brooklyn Brewery â€" Williamsburg, Brooklyn â€" bottles, cans, taproom; opened in 1988
- Brooklyn Kura â€" Sunset Park, Brooklyn â€" first sake brewery in New York State; opened in 2018.
- Captain Lawrence Brewing Company â€" bottles, brewpub; opened in Pleasantville in 2006; moved to Elmsford in 2012
- Chelsea Craft Brewing Company â€" brewpub; opened in Chelsea, Manhattan in 1995; moved to the Bronx in 2016
- Community Beer Works â€" cans, kegs, taproom, opened in 2012 in Buffalo
- Coney Island Brewing Company â€" Coney Island, Brooklyn â€" bottles, taproom; opened in 2007; was at one time the world's smallest commercial brewery; moved to a new location in 2015
- Crooked Ladder Brewing Company â€" Riverhead â€" taproom, opened in 2013
- Defiant Brewing Company â€" Pearl River â€" brewpub, bottles, opened in 2006
- Dundee Brewing Company â€" Rochester â€" bottles, cans, opened in 1994; part of the Genesee Brewing Company
- Ellicottville Brewing Company â€" bottles, brewpubs in Ellicottville, Bemus Point, and Fredonia â€" opened in 1994
- Empire Brewing Company â€" Syracuse â€" bottles, brewpub, opened in 1994
- Finback Brewery â€" Ridgewood, Queens â€" taproom, opened in 2014
- Flagship Brewing Company â€" Staten Island â€" bottles, taproom, opened in 2014
- Flying Bison Brewing Company â€" Buffalo â€" bottles, taproom, opened in 2000
- Folksbier Brewery â€" Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn â€" Opened in 2014, added a taproom in 2017.
- Genesee Brewing Company â€" Rochester â€" bottles, cans, brewpub; founded in 1878, it's one of the oldest breweries in the U.S.; now owned by North American Breweries
- Great South Bay Brewery â€" Bay Shore â€" bottles, taproom, opened in 2009
- Greenpoint Beer & Ale Company â€" Greenpoint, Brooklyn â€" opened in 2014; co-located with the Dirck the Norseman restaurant
- Gun Hill Brewing Company â€" The Bronx â€" opened in 2014; cans; brewery in Williamsbridge and tavern in Port Morris
- Industrial Arts Brewing Company â€" Garnerville â€" cans, taproom, opened in 2016 by Jeff O'Neil, co-founder of Ithaca Beer Company
- Interboro Spirits & Ales â€" East Williamsburg, Brooklyn â€" brewery and distillery, taproom, opened in 2016
- Ithaca Beer Company â€" Ithaca, NY â€" opened in 2004 and their Flower Power IPA is often credited as "one of the first West Coast-style IPAs brewed in the Northeast"
- Keegan Ales â€" Kingston â€" bottles, brewpub, opened in 2003
- Keg & Lantern Brewing Company â€" Greenpoint, Brooklyn â€" brewpub, opened in 2014
- Kuka Andean Brewing Company â€" Blauvelt â€" bottles; makers of beer brewed with maca root and other Mesoamerican plants
- LIC Beer Project â€" Long Island City, Queens â€" cans, taproom, opened in 2015
- Long Ireland Beer Company â€" Riverhead â€" bottles, taproom, opened in 2011
- Matt Brewing Company â€" Utica â€" founded in 1888, one of the oldest breweries in the U.S.; makers of Saranac beer
- Nedloh Brewing Company â€" Bloomfield â€" bottles, taproom, opened in 2014
- New York Beer Project (NYBP) â€" Lockport
- Other Half Brewing Company â€" Carroll Gardens â€" cans, taproom, opened in 2014
- Paradox Brewery â€" Schroon Lake â€" Brewery and taproom, opened in July 2013 in the heart of the Adirondacks
- Pearl Street Grill & Brewery â€" Buffalo â€" Brewery and restaurant, opened in October 1997 in downtown Buffalo
- Resurgence Brewing Company â€" Buffalo â€" brewery and taproom opened in June 2013
- Rockaway Brewing Company â€" production brewery and taproom in Long Island City, and taproom in Arverne, Queens
- Rohrbach Brewing Company â€" Rochester â€" cans, two brewpubs, opened in 1991
- Roscoe Beer Co â€" Roscoe, NY â€" opened in 2011, a 20-Barrel Brewpub that distributes under the Trout Town brand
- Shmaltz Brewing Company â€" Clifton Park â€" makers of He'Brew Beer; bottles, taproom; founded in 1996; the beer was contract brewed until they opened their own brewery in 2013
- SingleCut Beersmiths â€" Astoria, Queens â€" bottles, cans, taproom, opened in 2012
- Sixpoint Brewery â€" Red Hook, Brooklyn â€" cans, opened in 2004
- Sloop Brewing Co. - Elizaville and East Fishkill - Draft, cans, taproom opened 2015. New East Fishkill location coming in 2018.
- Southern Tier Brewing Company â€" opened in 2002; bottles, cans; production brewery in Lakewood, brewpubs in Lakewood and in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Strong Rope Brewery â€" Gowanus, Brooklyn â€" taproom, opened in 2015
- Threes Brewing â€" Gowanus, Brooklyn â€" bottles, brewpub, opened in 2014
- Transmitter Brewing â€" Long Island City, Queens â€" bottles, taproom, opened in 2014
- Upstate Brewing Company â€" Elmira â€" cans, taproom, opened in 2012
- War Horse Brewing Company â€" Geneva â€" cans, taproom, opened in 2008
- Wood Kettle Brewing - Greece - taproom, opened in 2017
Closed breweries
- Beverwyck Brewery â€" Albany
- Dobler Brewing Company â€" Albany
- Ebling Brewing Company â€" The Bronx
- F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company â€" Manhattan
- Haffen Brewing Company â€" The Bronx
- Hedrick Brewery â€" Albany
- Hinckel Brewery â€" Albany
- Lion Brewery â€" Manhattan. In 1895, it was the sixth-largest brewery in the United States.
- Piels Beer â€" East New York, Brooklyn
- Rheingold Beer â€" Bushwick, Brooklyn
- Stouthearted Brewing â€" Lansing brewpub, opened in 2011, closed in 2016
- William Ulmer Brewery â€" Bushwick, Brooklyn
Other beer companies
- Grimm Artisanal Ales is based in Brooklyn. The beer is contract brewed at various locations.
- North American Breweries is based in Rochester and owns the Genesee Brewing Company, Pyramid Breweries, Magic Hat Brewing Company, and Portland Brewing Company. They are also the U.S. importer for the Labatt Brewing Company. North American Breweries is owned by Cerveceria Costa Rica, a subsidiary of Florida Ice and Farm Company.
See also
- Beer in the United States
- List of breweries in the United States
- List of microbreweries
References
External links
- New York State Brewers Association
