🍻 Craft Beverages

The original Druthers Brewing Company brewpub — constructed in 2012 in the heart of the Broadway Historic District, tucked about 120 feet off Broadway behind a hand-crafted iron gate with a popular beer garden. The flagship Saratoga location features a 10-barrel (20-keg) brewing system supplying a regularly-changing selection of hand-made beers. Lineup includes the Scottish-style ale (2016 World Beer Cup Silver Award winner in the Scottish-style category), the Golden Rule Pilsner, and rotating IPAs and seasonal releases — paired with the chain's signature elevated comfort food.

Pick-your-own farm with strawberries, peaches, apples, grapes, pumpkins and vegetables, plus hayrides, a petting zoo and a corn maze. The on-site Tavern serves local wine, hard cider and craft beer, including the farm's own Kolsch.

A New York farm brewery in Tarrytown, Westchester County, licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority. Check hours before visiting.

A micro farm winery in Troy, Rensselaer County, licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority. Check hours before visiting.

A craft distillery on the historic Harvest Homestead Farm in Pine Plains — the site of the largest Prohibition-era still in the Northeast, operated by gangster Dutch Schultz's gang in the 1920s and '30s. Now producing the Sugar Wash Moonshine, Colkegan Single Malt American Whiskey, Sour Mash Rye, Peated Apple Brandy, and an unaged gin. Brick-oven pizza and full restaurant on site (Helsinki Hudson's sister venue). Tours of the property include the original 1930s still ruins.

A microbrewery in Wassaic, Dutchess County, licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority. Check hours before visiting.

A New York farm winery in Petersburgh, Rensselaer County, licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority. Check hours before visiting.

A micro farm winery in Argyle, Washington County, licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority. Check hours before visiting.

Montgomery County's first brewery to produce handcrafted microbrews — Eisenadler ("Iron Eagle") Brauhaus specializes in Bavarian-style beers brewed at its Route 5 location in the village of Nelliston. The inspiration for the brewery's name and theme comes from co-owner Jodie Rodriquez, who lived in Germany for a few years growing up. A core stop on the Capital Craft Beverage Trail's Mohawk Valley extension.

A New York farm winery in Millbrook, Dutchess County, licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority. Check hours before visiting.

A winery in Long Eddy, Sullivan County, selling fruit, plants and seedlings, jams and preserves, and wine.

Farm brewery focused on classic, mostly British beer styles, with cider, wine and mead also on its 12 taps. It has a taproom, a back room for events and a connected homebrew supply store.

The smallest legal winery in New York State, operated from a family farmstead in Clintondale, Ulster County. Produces unfiltered dry meads and botanical fruit wines in small batches — natural, artisanal, and deeply rooted in the farmstead tradition. A rare authentic farmstead mead and wine producer in the Hudson Valley.

A New York farm winery in Stamford, Delaware County, licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority. Check hours before visiting.

A highly-regarded craft brewery in Middletown founded by two MIT graduates, known for hazy IPAs, double IPAs, and pastry stouts that have built a national following. Frequent collaborations with breweries across the country including District 96 Beer Factory. Limited canned releases sell out quickly online; taproom in-person purchases are a major draw for craft beer enthusiasts traveling to the Hudson Valley.

Brewery and taproom in a Cohoes warehouse, formerly Bye-i Brewing, with all beer brewed in-house. A full kitchen serves wings, pizza, burgers and quesadillas, and the space hosts live bands, a shuffleboard league and private parties.

A 47-acre farm brewery, farm-to-table restaurant, and event venue at The Oasis at Warwick, opened to the public in fall 2025 by Dan Doyle and brewmaster Charlie Holmgren (a Great American Beer Festival gold-medal alumnus). The 15-tap lineup features in-house craft beers and meads — farmhouse ales, IPAs, pilsners, stouts, and Passion Pony, a prickly-pear hard seltzer — with guest taps from Warwick's Doc's Cider. The property is also home to an 18-hole disc golf course designed by Doyle (a 2025 World Disc Golf Hall of Fame inductee) and an on-site apiary producing honey for the meads. Bread Stone Oven on the outdoor pavilion supports the farm-to-table kitchen.

Small family-owned farm brewery with a taproom on the ground floor below Sweet Lou's Bistro. It pours its own IPA, dark lager, lager and a rotating seasonal beer.

Family-owned winery making wine in New York from grapes sourced from Portugal, Italy and California. Tastings are by appointment, and the site has a picnic area and hosts weddings.

Fidens Brewing Company's taproom in Albany's Warehouse District, opened in August 2023. The beer is brewed at Fidens' original production site in Colonie, and the Broadway taproom pours around 30 beers on tap alongside a full kitchen, with cans to go.

Small natural-wine producer in Craryville making low-intervention wines, including sparkling wines, from its own vines and New York-grown fruit. There is no regular public tasting room; wines are sold online.

The licensed New York State Farm Winery at the historic Fly Creek Cider Mill, producing hard ciders, apple wines, and spirits. Bottling cider-making traditions that predate refrigeration, when hard cider and apple wines were the safe, shelf-stable beverages of early New York pioneers. Original and Apple-Raspberry are the focused ciders, with seasonal limited productions throughout the year. The Tasting Room offers flights of ciders, wines, spirits, and craft beers overlooking the Millpond. A charter member of the Cooperstown Beverage Trail Association. Located on the grounds of Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard, voted Nation's Best Cidery 2024 by USA TODAY.

Brewery in Albany's warehouse district on North Pearl Street. The taproom serves beer in flights and pints, with cans and growlers to go, and hosts trivia nights.

A New York farm winery in Valatie, Columbia County, licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority. Check hours before visiting.

A craft brewery, pub, and elevated kitchen housed in an 1880s three-story turn-of-the-century building in downtown Port Jervis, near where the Delaware River meets the NY/NJ/PA tri-state intersection. Founded by brewer Sean Donnelly and partners (including co-owner DK), Fox N Hare opened in 2017 and was credited with helping revive the city's historic downtown by restoring a vacant building. The brewing program leans German — saisons, Belgians, ungespundet-style lagers, and IPAs — with the open downstairs brewhouse visible from the wood-and-brick dining room beneath a pressed tin ceiling. The kitchen sources locally and grows its own herbs, leafy greens, and spices on-site; vegetarian and gluten-free options available. Beer, wines, ciders, and craft cocktails. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Liquid Altitude makes Freefall Sangria, a 15% ABV red and white sangria that is gluten-free and vegan with no added sugar. The Wallkill production site has a tasting room; bottles are also sold at retailers and through online orders within New York.

Established in 2018, Frog Alley Brewing Co. is the first brewery of its scale in the Schenectady area — a full-scale brewing, bottling, and canning operation in the redeveloped Mill Artisan District on lower State Street. Founded by JT Pollard, who also developed the surrounding mixed-use district. The taproom features Frog Alley's own beers (the Wit Your Mom Belgian-style wit is a fan favorite) plus contract beers from Rare Form Brewing (Troy) and Crossroads Brewing (Catskill) served from converted shipping containers. The name pays homage to the historic lower State Street neighborhood that took its nickname from a baseball team — the Frog Alleys — arrested for playing ball on Sundays in 1903.

A brewery in Red Hook, Dutchess County, selling fruit, herbs, honey, beer, and crafts.

A winery in Accord, Ulster County, licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority. Check hours before visiting.

Family winery and vineyard in Ballston Lake producing estate-grown wines from cold-hardy varieties suited to the Capital Region climate. Tasting room open on-site with scenic views of the Saratoga County countryside. Produces a small-batch lineup of red, white, and fruit wines from grapes grown on the farm.

Farm brewery run by the fifth generation of the Wright's Farm family, making seasonal beers with ingredients they grow and serving them in an old dairy barn. Hosts live music; leashed dogs are welcome.

Farm distillery making small-batch fruit brandies and Speakeasy Motors whiskey from Dressel Farms and other local fruit. In July 2026 it opened The Baldwin, a speakeasy in the former Baldwin Vineyards tasting room.

A community-focused craft brewery in downtown Pearl River, founded in 2016 by Matthew Worgul. Produces small-batch craft beers across a wide range of styles — from hop-forward IPAs (Jurassic IPA, Dogzilla) to stouts, lagers, and seasonal experimental brews. Pairs the beers with house-made Pan and Peel Pizza using fresh, locally-sourced ingredients. The taproom hosts live music regularly and features happy hour and weekend brunch. Open six days a week (closed Tuesdays). One of the most active community brewers in Rockland County, known for collaborations with other regional breweries.

Apple orchard founded in 1910, under new owners since 2025, with a newly planted vineyard, cidery, winery and bakery. The farm sells cider donuts, pies, wine, hard cider and non-alcoholic drinks, and pick-your-own apples and fall activities were planned.

Production cidery making Graft Cider, Hudson North Cider and Ritual Hard Kombucha. There is no taproom or tours; the cider is sold in stores and through the online store.

A full-service brewpub and elevated comfort-food restaurant that opened in summer 2024 in the former Brennan's Roadhouse on Route 81 in Earlton, named for the building's gray paint and a willow tree on the property. A partnership of two longtime restaurant families — Joe and Kate Konopka (owners of Red's Restaurant in West Coxsackie since 1999) and Joe and Lisa Salvino (Track 32 Italian Pub, Paul's Pizza, Pomodoro's) — built the brewery from scratch under New York State's Farm Brewery framework, drawing on a combined 80+ years of hospitality experience. Brewmasters Joe and Lisa Salvino with Paul Buchanan now run ten original brews on tap, including the namesake Gray Willow West Coast IPA. Standout menu items include rabbit stew, pork osso bucco, Kate's Disco Fries, and deep-fried deviled eggs. Patio with firepit and Adirondack chairs; live music; part of the Catskills Beverage Trail.

A farm craft brewery in downtown Schenectady, open since 2017 and brewing each of its beers with New York State-grown ingredients. The flagship Lafayette IPA was awarded Best IPA in the Hudson Valley at the 2019 TAP NY festival — a full-bodied copper-colored IPA double dry-hopped with NYS Cascade, NYS Centennial, NYS Columbus, and Mosaic hops. The taproom offers 14 beers on tap, and patrons are welcome to bring their own food or have delivery brought in.

A cidery in Walton, Delaware County, selling fruit, berries, baked goods, jams and preserves, wine, and cider.

Small cidery making dry, unfiltered farmhouse-style hard cider from New York apples grown in Hudson. Ciders are sold online through Vinoshipper.

British pub-inspired brewery at the Fairways of Halfmoon golf club, serving its beers with NYC-style brick oven pizza, wings and sandwiches. It hosts live music and events and rents space for private parties.

Westchester County's only cidery, a micro farm-cidery founded in 2014 by the Covino brothers — Alex, Kevin, and Ben — at their family's Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard. Ciders are fermented on-site from apples grown on the 60-acre orchard, with varieties including The Standard, The Scrump, and Dry alongside seasonal small-batch releases. Tasting room features flights, growlers to go, and a Bottleshop with bottles and cans. Outdoor cider garden with brick-oven pizza, NY State craft beer on tap, and live music on summer weekends. Inspired by Theodore Roosevelt's words: "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

A working farm distillery in Valatie producing fruit-based spirits including apple vodkas, apple brandies, pear brandy, and the John Henry Bourbon. Located at Golden Harvest Farms — visitors can pair distillery tastings with the farm's seasonal pick-your-own apples and farm market. One of the earliest NY State Farm Distilleries to open under the 2007 Farm Distillery Act.

A New York farm distillery in Round Top, Greene County, licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority. Check hours before visiting.

Small producer of wild-fermented cider and perry made from foraged apples. There is no tasting room; bottles are sold at shops such as Kingston Wine Co. and Reed Street Bottle Shop and at pop-up markets.

Small-batch liqueurs made from whole New York fruits and flowers (such as rhubarb, white peach, blackberry, cranberry and Bosc pear) using family German recipes. Tastings and tours are by appointment; bottles are sold at retailers and online with shipping in NY and DC.

A meadery in the rolling hills of Route 30 with a breathtaking view of three counties — featuring an award-winning array of meads and ciders alongside Nordic-themed merchandise in the on-site Meadhall. Helderberg's meads break the mold of typical sweet meads, featuring a wide range of complex flavors from zero-sugar dry to dessert-sweet. A stop on the Capital Craft Beverage Trail.

Makes Hetta Glögg, a Swedish-style mulled wine of port wine and brandy with cinnamon, cardamom, orange peel and raisin, served hot or over ice. The Rondout tasting room, co-branded as öl beer, is attached to the production space.

A family-owned craft distillery on Lake George's main street, founded in 2016 by John Carr of the Adirondack Brewery after decades of malt-fermentation experience and several research trips through Scotland's legendary whiskey regions. With Head Distiller Aaron Koch, High Peaks runs replica copper pot stills (built by JBF Stainless in Utica) producing small-batch whiskeys, bourbons, and ryes that are clean, light, and Scottish-influenced. All mash is brewed, fermented, and bottled at the Adirondack Brewery; barley and rye come from local farms; spring water comes from Lake George itself; solar power runs the stills. The flagship CloudSplitter Single Malt is named for Mount Marcy, the Adirondacks' highest peak. Other releases include Sugar Moon Maple Whiskey Bourbon, Landrace Empire Rye, Night Spirit Straight Bourbon, and a Four Gin. Tasting room at 1 Canada Street.

A New York farm winery in Delancey, Delaware County, licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority. Check hours before visiting.

A field-to-glass craft distillery on a working farm in Ancram, founded in 2011 by Jeffrey Baker and Cathy Franklin. The first U.S. distillery since before Prohibition to floor-malt and hand-craft whiskey on-site from estate-grown grain. Master Distiller is the late Dave Pickerell, formerly of Maker's Mark. Hillrock produces the world's first Solera Aged Bourbon, plus an American Single Malt and Double Cask Rye made from grain grown, malted, and distilled on the estate. Crowned by an 1806 Georgian house built by a Revolutionary War captain and grain merchant, the property overlooks 100 acres of heirloom rye and barley fields with views of the Berkshire Mountains. Visitor center and tours by reservation.

Farm winery on Flatbrook Farm making small-batch wines from American hybrid grapes and farm-grown raspberries, blueberries and blackberries. Visitors can taste and buy wine by the glass or bottle, with live music on weekends; leashed dogs are welcome and picnics are encouraged.

A small-batch craft brewery and kitchen in the hamlet of Highland, one mile from the iconic Walkway Over the Hudson State Park and the Hudson Valley Rail Trail, on the Empire State Trail corridor. Founded in 2013 by three local friends — brewers Neil and Adam Trapani with Josh Zimmerman — who renovated an old vacant manufacturing building into a brewery, dining room, and event venue (an adaptive reuse recognized by the Town of Lloyd Economic Development Committee). What started with four taps has grown to ten-plus rotating beer styles brewed in-house, alongside hard seltzers, cocktails, and a kitchen menu of gourmet burgers, beef chili nachos, and the signature giant Bavarian pretzel served with house-made beer cheese (vegan and gluten-free options too). Wide-ranging Hudson Valley distribution including The Falcon, Gardiner Liquid Mercantile, and Mill House Brewing.

Brewery founded in 2015 with an industrial-style tasting room at the Warehouse, serving flights, pints and around 13 draft beers. An on-site food truck serves burgers, wings, poutine and other dishes.

A craft brewery in a historic 19th-century mill factory building in Beacon, revered nationally for sour beers and New England-style IPAs. Vibrant taproom with indoor and outdoor seating, views of Mount Beacon, the Hudson Highlands, and the historic east end of Beacon's mile-long Main Street. Hosts weddings, rehearsal dinners, and events alongside daily taproom service. Specializes in highly limited can releases that sell out fast.

A family-owned farm distillery on Route 9 in Clermont/Germantown, founded around 2014 by two couples — Chris and Jennifer Moyer and Tom and Jennifer Yozzo, college fraternity brothers turned distilling partners. Produces spirits from all-local fruits and grains. Won Best in Class Vodka at the 2016 Spirits Conference and Vendor Expo hosted by the American Distilling Institute. Tasting room and cocktail program on a scenic Columbia County property along the Route 9 craft beverage corridor.

Columbia County's first winery, opened in 2007 in Ghent. Voted Best Local Winery in the county and in the Capital Region multiple years since opening. A boutique winery on a lovely property with several acres planted, a bright airy tasting room, and a focus on hybrid varieties ideal for growing in Upstate New York. Tasting room also stocks local beers and spirits. Year-round tastings, weddings, and events. Founder Carlo DeVito has been a vocal advocate for the Hudson Valley wine region.

A brewery kitchen and tasting room just miles from the highest peak in the Great Northern Catskills, offering over 15 brews on tap including Ales, IPAs, Porters, Stouts, and Lagers. Pub-style food includes Indian, gluten-free, and vegan/vegetarian options. Growlers and cans to go. A stop on the Catskills Beverage Trail and a natural pairing with Hunter Mountain skiing or warm-weather hiking.

Beverage business of Hurds Family Farm, an apple orchard, offering New York craft beverages including its own SnapDragon cider. Drinks are served at the farm's Bar in the Barn, and cider is sold online through Vinoshipper.

A farm cidery and brewery on Indian Ladder Farms — a Ten Eyck family century farm founded in 1916 at the foot of the Helderberg Escarpment, with over 300 acres of apple orchards, berry patches, pumpkin fields, and pasture. Hops have been grown on-site since 2012, and after New York passed the Farm Brewery Law in 2013, longtime friends Dietrich Gehring and Stuart Morris opened the cidery and brewery at Indian Ladder in May 2016 — first on the farmhouse porch, then expanding into the lower-level taproom and outdoor Biergarten with a pavilion, sound stage, and fire pits. Beers and hard ciders use apples, hops, and malting barley from Indian Ladder and other New York farms — true farm-to-glass. Taproom open Thursday–Sunday; tasting room overlooks the hop yard, with brunch service at the upstairs Yellow Rock Café. A Taste NY attraction.

The Beacon location of Industrial Arts Brewing — a state-of-the-art production facility and taproom 5 minutes from Beacon Main Street, opened in 2019 after the brewery outgrew its original Garnerville (Rockland) site. Founded by Jeff O'Neill (formerly of Peekskill Brewery). Awarded Best Brewery in the Northeast by VinePair in 2018. Brewing capacity exceeds 50,000 barrels annually — distributed across NY, NJ, CT, and internationally. Spacious taproom with fresh pours, expansive deck views of the Hudson Highlands, regular live music, and The Workshop event space for groups up to 250.

Small-batch gin distillery using locally grown and foraged Catskills ingredients, including Original, Ramp, Orchard and Mushroom gins. There is no tasting room; bottles are sold through its online shop and local retailers.

Distillery making rum, single malt whiskey from Hudson Valley malt, and vodka sold as the canned Jayne x Soda. Its bar serves a rotating list of seasonal cocktails and a small seasonal food menu.

Distillery and cocktail bar, opened in November 2024, making unaged corn whiskey and flavored moonshines in copper pot stills. Bottles and Mason jars are sold on site, and a food truck serves the rear patio.

Now operating as Josey's WineFarm, a small family vineyard on Pitts Road making wine from its own grapes. Weekend tastings run in season, and the grounds include a sculpture garden.

One of the oldest craft breweries in Ulster County, founded in 2003 in Midtown Kingston around the same time as Tuthilltown Spirits in Gardiner. Famous for Mother's Milk, a chocolate milk stout that became a Hudson Valley signature. Lineup also includes Old Capital (an Irish red ale), Hurricane Kitty IPA, and Joe Mama's Milk (a coffee-infused version of Mother's Milk). Taproom and restaurant with live music, trivia, and an annual oktoberfest. A neighborhood institution that helped put Kingston on the craft beer map.

Easy Speaker Bourbon is made by Kerrs Creek Distillery, a family-run farm distillery that also makes Silver Moon vodkas and Ishka Triple Malt Whiskey. There is no tasting room; the owners sell at farmers markets, tastings and festivals, and bottles are carried by stores such as Breakey's Liquor Store in Walton.

A friendly local brewpub at the corner of North Main Street in Mayfield, focused on Belgian and Red-style brews — one of the few Fulton County craft breweries serving the Great Sacandaga Lake region. Casual taproom with house-brewed ales, light pub fare, and a community-driven atmosphere on the road between Saratoga and the southern Adirondacks.

A craft cidery in New Paltz producing dry, traditional-style hard ciders from estate-grown and locally-sourced heirloom apples. Tasting room offers cider flights, single-varietal pours, and seasonal releases. A favorite stop for visitors hiking the Shawangunks or biking the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail.

Craft brewery in the former King's Court Hotel, opened in 2018, with a 7-barrel brewhouse and 20 rotating taps of beer brewed on site. The taproom has indoor and outdoor seating, a weekly trivia night, and is kid and pet friendly, a few blocks from the Metro-North station.

A craft brewery and taproom in uptown Kingston producing a rotating selection of ales, lagers, and seasonal releases. Cozy taproom with a community-focused vibe — frequent live music, trivia, and food truck events. Part of the wave of brewery openings that revitalized Kingston's craft beverage scene in the late 2010s.

An earth-to-glass brandy and vermouth distillery, farm, and fine dining destination set on 160+ acres atop a Claverack hillside five miles from Hudson, founded by John Frishkopf and Brett Mattingly. The estate cultivates 60 acres of vineyards and apple orchards under sustainable methods, with views stretching to the Catskills. Flagship aged apple and grape brandies are distilled in a 2,500-liter Alembic Charentais pot still imported from Cognac, then matured in French oak barrels inside the timber-framed chai. Un-oaked eaux de vie are distilled in a bespoke 500-liter Mueller copper still from Oberkirch, Germany. The name "Klocke" — Middle Dutch for "clock" — honors the patience required to make great brandy. Guided distillery tours, brandy tastings, and an a-la-carte seasonal restaurant.

The first licensed distillery in Schoharie County since Prohibition. KyMar prides itself on bringing local agricultural products from the field to the glass — all principal ingredients are either grown on site or sourced from other New York farmers in the region. Each batch is fermented, distilled, aged, blended, and bottled in Charlotteville. Lineup includes a Cinister Moonshine (a beloved cinnamon spirit drinkers compare favorably to Fireball), small-batch whiskeys, and a range of estate-grown wines including a Cabernet Sauvignon. Welcoming family-run tasting room with educational tours.

A New York farm distillery in Buchanan, Westchester County, licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority. Check hours before visiting.

A small artisanal whiskey distillery on a farm in Fort Ann (five minutes from Lake George Village), with a second tasting room storefront at 329 Canada Street in Lake George Village. Spirits are produced in small handcrafted batches using NY State grains, fermented and distilled on-site. Lineup includes whiskey, bourbon, vodka, gin, and the Adirondack Wildfire cinnamon whiskey alongside a Lake George Lemonade. The Lake George tasting room is a short walk from the water's edge and centrally located among the village hotels.

Farm brewery on 31 acres off Lasher Road near Tivoli, using mostly New York-grown ingredients. The taproom pours house beers plus local cider and wine, serves farm-based food, and hosts live music; dogs are allowed outside only.

A New York farm winery in Waterford, Saratoga County, licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority. Check hours before visiting.

A small-batch hard cider and mead maker in Catskill, Greene County, crafting beverages that reflect the agricultural and ecological landscapes of the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains. Sources 100% New York State ingredients within an hour of their cellar — hand-picking and foraging wild apples from abandoned orchards, foraged mountain fruit, and partner farms. Makes wild-fermented ciders with native yeasts, barrel-aged meads, and low-alcohol ciders from repressed pomace. A true expression of Hudson Valley apple culture.

A New York farm winery in Elizaville, Columbia County, licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority. Check hours before visiting.

A small-batch organic farm cidery on Little Apple Farm — two NOFA-NY certified organic orchards in Hillsdale that owner Ron Bixby and family bought and restored from an abandoned, overgrown state starting in 1980. Hard cider production began in 2015, and the operation now celebrates 10 years of cider alongside 45 years of organic apple growing. Heirloom Northern Spy, Golden Russet, and Baldwin apples, supplemented by English and French cider varieties, are hand-picked, pressed, and fermented over a six-month season into single-varietal batches and small blends — all dry or semi-dry. The seasonal Orchard Bar serves cider by glass or flight Saturday and Sunday afternoons, May through November. Member of NYS Grown & Certified.

Brewery and cidery at Locust Grove Fruit Farm with Hudson River views, pouring a rotating menu of its own beer and cider. Food trucks and events on weekends.

A true nano farm brewery on a fifth-generation family-owned dairy farm in Chester, where most of the hops in your pint are grown right behind the brewery building — a small farm-to-glass operation honoring New York's Farm Brewery Law requirement that at least 60% of ingredients come from New York State. Beers run from the Mad Cow milk stout and a Maple Porter brewed with sap tapped from the property's own maple trees, to seasonal saisons, IPAs, and house signatures. Six to ten taps in a small tasting room with a front porch and an outdoor area overlooking the hop yard, vegetable gardens, chickens, and barn cats. Often draws beer travelers crossing town between Long Lot and the nearby Rushing Duck. Closed Tuesdays; afternoons and evenings the rest of the week.

Farm distillery making fruit spirits (apple eau-de-vie, grappa, pOma, honi) from its own orchard and local vineyards in a wood-fired pot still in a restored 1820s barn. Visits are by appointment; bottles are sold through the online shop.

A New York farm brewery in East Meredith, Delaware County, licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority. Check hours before visiting.

A brewing company tied to the historic Van Dyck Restaurant and Lounge in Schenectady's Stockade District — Mad Jack brews a range of small-batch ales served at the Van Dyck alongside live music in one of the Capital Region's longest-running music venues. Lineup includes the Mad Frog IPA and rotating seasonal releases.

A family-owned farm winery, distillery, and Italian restaurant in Wallkill — a generations-old operation combining estate winemaking with a full Italian dinner experience. Best known for wines paired with home-style Italian food on weekends, plus weddings and events. Recently added a distillery operation. Member of the Shawangunk Wine Trail.

A community-centric brewery and kitchen founded by Zac Ross, who previously brewed 20-30 different brands as head brewer before launching Marlowe. Initially started a small pub in Nyack before relocating across the Hudson to Mamaroneck, where Marlowe took over the former Decadent Ales space. Trivia every Wednesday night and events in the taproom. Part of the Westchester Craft Beverage Trail.

Family farm and orchard growing berries, stone fruit, more than 50 apple varieties, grapes and vegetables, and making sweet cider, hard cider and estate wines from its own grapes. Offers U-pick apples, pears and pumpkins; the farm stand is at 753 Broadway, Ulster Park.

Family farm winery making wine from New York hybrid grapes, apples, elderberries and blueberries, including a birch wine. It moved in 2023 to the Picard family farm on Picard Road near Voorheesville, where it runs a tasting room.

Farm brewery making unfiltered ales and lagers in three-barrel batches. The taproom also serves cider, cocktails and wine, hosts trivia and darts nights, and lets guests bring in food from nearby restaurants.

Cidery on an 18-acre New Paltz farm with an orchard, making méthode champenoise ciders from untreated Hudson Valley apples. Has a tasting room and sells bottles online through Vinoshipper.

Handcrafted wines from a farm winery just south of Middleburgh village, including fruit wines and a house red, with a vineyard-view patio and mountain views. Tastings when the tasting room is open.

Estate vineyard and winery producing cool-climate wines, with a hilltop tasting room, patios and a sun porch. Visitors can order wine by the glass or bottle or a tasting flight, reserve a guided tasting and estate tour, and eat seasonal small plates; the bar also serves cocktails with the estate's 10 Point Gin, local beer and estate-grown cider.

A brewpub in a rehabilitated 19th-century mill house in historic downtown Poughkeepsie, founded in 2013 by executive chef Daniel Crocco and brewmaster Jamie Bishop. Combines years of professional culinary and hospitality experience with craft beer artistry. The Hudson Valley dining experience features food cooked from as close to the source as possible alongside artfully crafted ales — staples like Köld One and a rotating selection. Sister restaurant The Ridge opened in 2024 at the former Gunk Haus in Highland (Ulster) with views of the Shawangunks.

Dubbed "The Hudson Valley's flagship winery" by The New York Times. A 130-acre estate in Millbrook producing Chardonnay, Tocai Friulano, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Franc using cool-climate viticulture techniques. Tasting room and tours offer a portfolio tasting of six selected wines. The estate is also a frequent venue for weddings and seasonal events, with extensive vineyards open for walking. One of the most established and respected Hudson Valley wineries.

A micro-distillery in Albany, Albany County, licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority. Check hours before visiting.

Family-run 4-barrel farm brewery with a tasting room pouring its beers, plus crowler fills and 4-packs of cans to go. No kitchen, but snacks are sold, food trucks visit some days and outside food is allowed; leashed dogs are welcome and concerts are held during the year.

Craft brewery and taproom on Main Street in Windham.

A farm brewery on a working hop farm along the Susquehanna River in Walton, producing beers made with hops grown on the property. The taproom features 8 taps mounted on a piece of Susquehanna driftwood — a fitting signature for a brewery that grows its own ingredients and draws character from the river it sits beside. Open weekends seasonally.

Micro-distillery making Mahia, a Moroccan fig spirit, and Legs Diamond organic rye whiskey. Tours and tastings are by appointment.

The hard cider and mead brand of Applewood Winery in Warwick, Orange County, crafted from 100% New York apples and honey. Naked Flock's tasting room shares Applewood Winery's farm campus at 82 Four Corners Road, where rotating small-batch dry, semi-dry, and seasonal ciders are poured alongside the meadery line by the glass, flight, pint, or growler. Family-owned, with no added water, flavorings, or colorants. Launched in 2012.