9 craft beverages in Delaware County, New York.
Walton taproom and cider lounge from Awestruck Ciders, opened in 2021 in the beautifully restored historic Camp Milling Co. building. Serves all of Awestruck's house-made hard ciders on draft alongside local craft beer, regional wines, and NY State spirits, plus small bites from rotating local chefs. Kid-friendly and dog-friendly with indoor and outdoor seating. Bi-weekly farmers market events and a retail shop stocked with Awestruck bottles and local products.
A 20-acre farmstead brewery, restaurant, and inn in the Western Catskills, opened in August 2021 by Cornell-educated couple Daniel Sackett and Elizabeth Starks — Sackett with seven generations of Catskills dairy farming behind him, both inspired by tavern-like home breweries they encountered while studying abroad in Prague. The on-site fermentory makes lagers and mixed-culture beers from all New York–grown grains and mountain spring water, aged in oak wine barrels. Guests share communal candlelit tables for prix-fixe four-course farm dinners (booked by email) and stay overnight in four farmstead lodging units. Dairy sheep, chickens, ducks, an orchard, vegetable and flower gardens, and guard donkeys round out the working homestead.
A small farm brewery in Arkville sharing a building with Union Grove Distillery — part of the cluster of craft beverage producers along the Route 28 corridor at the southern edge of the Catskills. Calico Outlaw operates under a NY State Farm Brewery license, using New York-grown grains and hops. The shared taproom setup makes for a natural double-stop alongside Union Grove's Vly Creek Vodka.
A winery in Walton dedicated to restoring America's native grapes — Concord, Catawba, Niagara, Delaware, and other historic varietals that defined American winemaking before vinifera and hybrids dominated the industry. A scholarly, terroir-driven approach that treats native grapes as a regional heritage worth recovering rather than a sweet-wine novelty. Small-batch production, with bottles available at select retailers and the tasting room.
A New York State farm distillery producing three varieties of absinthe — handcrafted with botanical care in Walton. One of very few distilleries in the United States specializing in traditionally-made absinthe, including the Walton Waters, Meadow of Love, and Bohemian Bitter. Also produces a corn whiskey and rye whiskey. A favorite of cocktail bartenders across the Hudson Valley and beyond.
A working cider apple farm, artisan distillery, event space, and wedding venue built in the 1800s in the western Catskill Mountains — history dating to 1841. Owners Erica and Jerry Pellegrino produce apple brandies using traditional methods from the historic brandy-making region of Calvados, France, alongside ciders, beers, and wines. A satellite bottle shop and tasting room sits 10 minutes down the road on Main Street in Delhi, open Wednesday through Sunday, showcasing Strickland Hollow's own spirits plus a curated selection of NY State craft beverages.
A "Farm Licensed" craft distillery in Arkville, owned by husband-and-wife team Brian and Penny Mulder. Home to the award-winning Vly Creek Vodka — made from a simple combination of New York State apples and wheat. Its success led to an expanded lineup that draws from the region's bounty: Catskill Mountain Maple Spirit (made from locally-produced Tree Juice Maple Syrup), Drie Brook Rye Whiskey, and Fir Gin. Tours, tastings, and bottle sales on site. A core stop on the Delaware County Craft Beverage Trail.
A small-batch craft cidery on Main Street in the historic Catskills town of Andes — founded in 2014 by Alex Wilson and Irene Hussey, who met at the Catskill Amateur Cider Making Contest at Table On Ten (Irene won). Wayside sources wild and abandoned homestead apple trees alongside heirloom and dessert varieties to make uniquely Delaware County cider. The taproom is housed in a sumptuously decorated restored barn — full bar of other local beverages and spirits alongside ciders by the glass, with a rotating menu of small bites and a fire pit on the outdoor patio. Open Thursday through Sunday. Well-behaved dogs welcome in the courtyard.
A small, slow-fermentation brewery in the Catskill Mountains operating out of an old creamery in the hamlet of Andes. Brews mixed-culture, naturally fermented ales inspired by old-world Wallonian farmhouse traditions — avoiding commercial yeast entirely, using only a house culture and the native mineral profile of the brewery's well water. Beers are aged in French oak barrels and tend toward dry, drinkable, restrained tartness rather than aggressive sourness. Bottle release days are limited (typically one day a month for to-go pickup), and the beer turns up on tap at a small network of Catskills and metro-area bars.