List of breweries in New York
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New York State, one of the fifty states of the United States of America, is home to more than 320 beer breweries,[1] 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. The list includes not only breweries of beer but also of sake, such as Brooklyn Kura.
Breweries
| Name | City | County[2] | Year Established | Products | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abandon Brewing Company[3] | Penn Yan | Yates | 2013 | Taproom | |
| Adirondack Brewery[4] | Lake George | Warren | 1999 | Bottles; brewpub | |
| Barrage Brewing Company[5] | Farmingdale | Nassau | 2014 | Taproom | Permanently Closed |
| Barrier Brewing Company[6] | Oceanside | Nassau | 2010 | Bottles, cans, taproom | |
| Big Alice Brewing[7] | Long Island City, New York City | Queens | 2013 | Bottles, taproom | |
| Big Ditch Brewing Company[8] | Buffalo | Erie | 2014 | Cans, taproom | |
| Birdhouse Brewing Company[9] | Honeoye | Ontario | 2020 | Taproom | |
| Blue Point Brewing Company | Patchogue | Suffolk | 1998 | Bottles, cans, taproom | Acquired by Anheuser-Busch InBev in 2014 |
| Brewery Ommegang | Cooperstown | Otsego | 1997 | Bottles, brewpub | Acquired by Duvel Moortgat Brewery in 2003 |
| Bridge and Tunnel Brewery[10] | Ridgewood, Queens, New York City | Queens | 2012 | Cans, taproom | Opened in Maspeth, Queens in 2012; moved to Ridgewood and added a taproom in 2015. |
| Bronx Brewery[11] | The Bronx, New York City | Bronx | 2014 | Cans, taproom | |
| Brooklyn Brewery | Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City | Kings | 1988 | Bottles, cans, taproom | |
| Brooklyn Kura[12] | Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York City | Kings | 2018 | Taproom | First sake brewery in New York State |
| Buffalo RiverWorks[13] | Buffalo | Erie | 2015 | Brewery, restaurant, mixed-use event venue | |
| Callicoon Brewing Company[14] | Callicoon | Sullivan | 2013 | Taproom | |
| Captain Lawrence Brewing Company | Elmsford | Westchester | 2006 | Bottles, brewpub | Opened in Pleasantville in 2006; moved to Elmsford in 2012 |
| Community Beer Works[15] | Buffalo | Erie | 2012 | Cans, kegs, taproom | |
| Coney Island Brewing Company[16][17] | Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City | Kings | 2007 | Bottles, taproom | Once the world's smallest commercial brewery; moved to a new location in 2015. Sold by Shmaltz Brewing Company to Sam Adams in 2013 |
| Crooked Ladder Brewing Company[18] | Riverhead | Suffolk | 2013 | Taproom | Permanently Closed |
| DaleView Biscuits and Beer[19][20] | Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City | Kings | 2018 | Brewpub | |
| Defiant Brewing Company[21][22] | Pearl River | Rockland | 2006 | Brewpub, bottles | |
| Dundee Brewing Company | Rochester | Monroe | 1994 | Bottles, cans | Part of the Genesee Brewing Company |
| Ellicottville Brewing Company[23] | Ellicottville, Bemus Point, and Fredonia | Chautauqua | 1994 | Bottles, brewpubs | |
| Fifth Frame Brewing Company[24] | Rochester | Monroe | 2017 | Cans, crowlers, coffee, taproom | |
| Finback Brewery[25] | Ridgewood, New York City | Queens | 2014 | Taproom | |
| Flagship Brewing Company[26] | Staten Island, New York City | Richmond | 2014 | Bottles, taproom | |
| Flying Bison Brewing Company | Buffalo | Erie | 2000 | Bottles, taproom | |
| Froth Brewing Company[27] | Buffalo | Erie | 2019 | Taproom | |
| Genesee Brewing Company | Rochester | Monroe | 1878 | Bottles, cans, brewpub | One of the oldest breweries in the U.S. now owned by North American Breweries |
| Great South Bay Brewery | Bay Shore | Suffolk | 2009 | Bottles, taproom | |
| Greenpoint Beer & Ale Company[28] | Greenpoint, New York City | Kings | 2014 | Taproom | Co-located with the Dirck the Norseman restaurant |
| Grimm Artisanal Ales[29][30] | Williamsburg, New York City | Kings | 2018 | Taproom | |
| Gun Hill Brewing Company[31] | Williamsbridge, New York City | Bronx | 2014 | Cans | |
| Industrial Arts Brewing Company[32] | Garnerville | Rockland | 2016 | Cans, taproom | Opened by Jeff O'Neil, co-founder of Ithaca Beer Company |
| Interboro Spirits & Ales[33] | East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City | Kings | 2016 | Brewery and distillery, taproom | |
| Ithaca Beer Company | Ithaca | Tompkins | 1997 | Brewery | Their Flower Power IPA is often credited as "one of the first West Coast-style IPAs brewed in the Northeast"[34] |
| Iron Tug Brewing[35] | Rochester | Monroe | 2016 | Cans, crowlers, taproom | |
| Keegan Ales[36] | Kingston | Ulster | 2003 | Bottles, brewpub | |
| Keg & Lantern Brewing Company[37] | Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City | Kings | 2014 | Brewpub | |
| Kings County Brewers Collective[38] | Troutman, Brooklyn, New York City | Kings | 2016 | Cans, taproom | |
| Kuka Andean Brewing Company[39] | Blauvelt | Rockland | Bottles | Makers of beer brewed with maca root and other Mesoamerican plants | |
| Lafayette Brewing Company[40] | Buffalo | Erie | 2012 | Brewery, restaurant | Opened in 2012 as the Pan American Grill & Brewery, renamed to Lafayette Brewing in 2017 |
| LIC Beer Project[41] | Long Island City, New York City | Queens | 2015 | Cans, taproom | |
| Long Ireland Beer Company[42] | Riverhead | Suffolk | 2011 | Bottles, taproom | |
| Matt Brewing Company | Utica | Oneida | 1888 | Brewery | One of the oldest breweries in the U.S. and makers of Saranac beer |
| Mortalis Brewing Company[43] | Avon | Livingston | 2018 | Cans, bottles, crowlers | |
| New York Beer Project (NYBP)[44] | Lockport and Victor | Niagara and Ontario | 2015 | Bottles, brewpub | |
| Other Half Brewing Company[45] | Carroll Gardens, New York City and Bloomfield | Kings and Ontario | 2014 | Cans, taproom | Brooklyn location opened in 2014, Bloomfield location opened in 2019 |
| Paradox Brewery[46][47][48] | North Hudson | Essex | 2013 | Brewery, taproom | In the heart of the Adirondack Mountains |
| Pearl Street Grill & Brewery[49] | Buffalo | Erie | 1997 | Brewery, restaurant | |
| Red Shed Brewing[50][51] | Cooperstown and Cherry Valley | Otsego | 2015 | Brewery, taproom, cans, kegs, growlers | |
| Reinvention Brewing Company[52] | Manchester | Ontario | 2017 | Brewery | |
| Resurgence Brewing Company[53] | Buffalo | Erie | 2016 | Brewery and taprooms[54] | |
| Rockaway Brewing Company[55] | Long Island City, New York City | Queens | 2012 | Brewery, taprooms | Production brewery and taproom in Long Island City opened in 2012, and taproom in Arverne, Queens opened in 2016 |
| Rohrbach Brewing Company | Rochester | Monroe County | 1991 | Cans, two brewpubs | |
| Shmaltz Brewing Company | Clifton Park | Saratoga | 1996 | Bottles, taproom | Makers of He'Brew Beer that was contract brewed until they opened their own brewery in 2013, but returned to contract brewing in 2019 after selling the brewery to SingleCut Beersmiths |
| SingleCut Beersmiths[56] | Astoria, New York City | Queens | 2012 | Bottles, cans, taproom | |
| Sixpoint Brewery[57] | Red Hook, New York City | Kings | 2004 | Cans, taproom | |
| Sloop Brewing Company | Elizaville and East Fishkill | Columbia and Dutchess | 2015 | Cans, draft, taproom | East Fishkill location opened in 2018[58] |
| South Shore Craft Brewery[59] | Oceanside | Nassau | 2018 | Cans, draft, taproom | |
| Southern Tier Brewing Company[60] | Lakewood | Chautauqua | 2002 | Bottles, brewpub, cans | Production brewery in Lakewood, brewpubs in Lakewood, Cleveland, Ohio and in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Strong Rope Brewery[61] | Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York City | Kings | 2015 | Taproom | |
| Three Heads Brewing[62] | Rochester | Monroe | 2016 | Cans, taproom | Originally started in the early 2000s and was co-located with CB Craft Brewers, current location opened in 2016 |
| Threes Brewing[63] | Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York City | Kings | 2014 | Bottles, brewpub | |
| Transmitter Brewing[64] | Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City | Kings | 2014 | Bottles, cans, kegs, beer garden, taproom | Original location was in Long Island City, Queens and the brewery relocated to the Brooklyn Navy Yard in May 2019. |
| Upstate Brewing Company[65] | Elmira | Chemung | 2012 | Cans, taproom | |
| Upward Brewing Company | Livingston Manor | Sullivan | 2019 | Cans, Taproom | |
| War Horse Brewing Company | Geneva | Ontario | 2008 | Cans, taproom | |
| Wood Kettle Brewing[66] | Greece | Monroe | 2017 | Taproom | |
| Yonkers Brewing Company | Yonkers | Westchester | 2015[67] | Located at the former Yonkers Trolley Barn |
Closed Breweries
- A. Finck & Son's Brewery - Manhattan, New York City[68]
- Beverwyck Brewery – Albany
- Central Brewing Company – Manhattan, New York City[69]
- Chelsea Craft Brewing Company[70] – brewpub; opened in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City in 1995; moved to the Bronx, New York City in 2016, but closed in 2017.
- Consumers Brewing Company – Manhattan, New York City[71]
- Dobler Brewing Company – Albany
- Ebling Brewing Company – The Bronx, New York City
- Empire Brewing Company – Syracuse – bottles, brewpub, opened in 1994, close in 2019. Intellectual properties acquired by Ellicottville Brewing Company.[72]
- F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company – Manhattan, New York City
- Folksbier Brewery [73] - Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York City - Brooklyn, Kings - kegs, cans, taproom – opened 2014, closed October 2021
- George Ehret Hell Gate Brewery – Manhattan, New York City[74]
- George Ringler and Company Brewery – Manhattan, New York City[74]
- Haffen Brewing Company – The Bronx, New York City
- Hedrick Brewery[75] – Albany
- Henry Elias Brewing Company – Manhattan, New York City[71]
- Hinckel Brewery[76][77] – Albany
- Jacob Hoffman Brewing Company – Manhattan, New York City[71]
- Jacob Ruppert and Company Brewery – Manhattan, New York City[74]
- Joseph Doelgers Sons Brewery – Manhattan, New York City[71]
- Joseph Fallert Brewery - Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City[78]
- Kips Bay Brewing Company – Manhattan, New York City
- Lion Brewery – Manhattan, New York City – In 1895, it was the sixth-largest brewery in the United States.[79][80] Closed in 1944.
- Mander's Brewery – Elmira, NY 1856 - 1920 [81]
- Manhattan Brewing Company – Manhattan, New York City
- Nedloh Brewing Company[82] – Bloomfield – bottles, taproom, opened in 2014, closed in 2017.[83] Space is currently occupied by Other Half Brewing.
- North American Brewing Company - 1306 Greene, Hamburg (Wilson) & Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.
- Peter Doelgers Brewery – Manhattan, New York City[71]
- Piels Beer – East New York, Brooklyn, New York City
- Rheingold Beer – Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City
- Stouthearted Brewing[84] – Lansing – brewpub, opened in 2011, closed in 2016
- West Utica Brewery[85] – Utica
- William Ulmer Brewery – Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City
Other beer companies
- 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.[86]
