19 craft beverages in Dutchess County, New York.
The hard cider operation and tap room at Barton Orchards, producing Barton Orchards Hard Cider Co. ciders from apples grown on the 175-acre Barton family orchard. The Tap Room serves the house ciders alongside local craft beer, wine, and ciders from other Hudson Valley producers on a rotating tap list. Located across from the Harvest Lounge on the Barton Orchards farm, with indoor and outdoor seating. The cidery is part of a larger family destination featuring U-pick apples, pumpkin patch, petting zoo, playground, and seasonal festivals. Check farm event calendar for current Tap Room hours.
A craft brewery housed in a re-purposed 19th-century meat-packing building in Poughkeepsie, featuring the atmosphere of an old-style pub with a rotating selection of craft ales and lagers. Beloved local hangout known for approachable beers, hearty pub food, growler fills, and live music.
A family-owned boutique winery in Clinton Corners founded in 1977 by Ben and Phyllis Feder. Best known for the Seyval Blanc — the founding wine that put the Hudson Valley back on the wine map after Prohibition — and a range of fruit-based dessert wines. The 100-acre estate features a tasting room, vineyards, and a popular wedding and event venue. Among the longest-running family wineries in the Hudson Valley.
A state-of-the-art sake brewery from the prestigious Japanese sake maker Asahi Shuzo — opened in Hyde Park in 2023 as the company's first U.S. brewery. The $80 million, 55,000-square-foot facility consists of two buildings (brewery + rice polishing facility), both designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. Located just one mile from the Culinary Institute of America, which has partnered with Dassai to expand its sake education program. The Dassai Blue name comes from an old Japanese proverb: "indigo dye is bluer than the indigo plant from which it is derived." Tours, tastings, and retail shop on site.
A craft distillery in one of Beacon's downtown 19th-century buildings, crafting fine artisanal spirits from locally-sourced grains and fruits. Best known for the award-winning Beacon Bourbon (aged four years in charred white oak), Beacon Apple Brandy (with apples from Meadowbrook Farm in Wappingers Falls), Beacon Earl Grey Vodka (infused with tea from Harney & Sons of Millerton), Viskill Vodka, Great 9 Gin, and a popular Holiday Rye release. Industrial tasting room with weekend tours, live music including a "Bourbon 'n' Blues" open jam session, and a full cocktail program.
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 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 long-running brewpub on Albany Post Road in Hyde Park, directly across from the FDR Home and Library. Produces a rotating lineup of ales and lagers alongside a full restaurant menu — a popular stop for Vanderbilt Mansion and FDR site visitors. A reliable Dutchess County classic with regular pickups of new Hudson Valley brewery brochures and event calendars.
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.
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 small craft brewery nestled within the certified organic Obercreek Farm in Wappingers Falls, producing hoppy IPAs, farmhouse ales, and sours made with fruits grown on the surrounding farm. Beer is occasionally available off-site but the small-batch nature means most production stays at the farm taproom. A working-farm beer destination in the Mid-Hudson Valley.
A cheery taproom on Main Street in Beacon, opened in 2023 with an eclectic array of refreshing IPAs with playful names. Also serves Neapolitan-style pizzas and a selection of light bites — a casual stop on the Beacon craft beer trail alongside Hudson Valley Brewery and Industrial Arts.
A farm brewery on a rural property in the town of Poughkeepsie founded in 2013 by Evan and Emily Watson — a husband-wife team selling beers made exclusively from New York ingredients. Specializes in wild and sour farmhouse ales starting from yeast made with honey harvested on the property. The tasting room is in a painstakingly restored 1830s wooden barn with a 10-barrel brewhouse and subterranean cooling cellar housing barrels for aged beers. Flagship Barn Beer is a wild ale, part tart and part funky. Reach the brewery by following Underhill Road off Innis Avenue until the pavement gives way to dirt — past rows of corn and a wandering chicken.
A low-intervention cidery and winery on the grounds of Rose Hill Farm, a historic Dutchess County orchard founded in 1798 and now stewarded by Bruce and Holly Brittain, who launched Rose Hill Ferments in 2018. The orchard grows 50+ cider-specific apple varieties on high-density trellis, and the ciders, wines, and fruit co-ferments are made from primarily estate-grown fruit using traditional methods and native yeast — nothing added, nothing removed. Signature releases include the Kitchen Sink everyday cider, Pearly Dewdrops stone-fruit co-ferment, and the Bird Bath and Lulie pét-nats. Taproom open Friday–Sunday with orchard seating; immersive 1.5-hour cidery tours available by reservation.
A family-run orchard and craft distillery in Millbrook, tapping into multi-generational family talents to craft signature apple brandy, pommeau (apple eau-de-vie blended with fresh apple cider), and whiskey. Spirits are produced from apples grown on the surrounding orchard property. Tasting room offers seasonal spirit flights paired with the apple-picking experience.
The production brewery and main taproom for Sloop Brewing Co. — a 26,000-square-foot brewing complex in East Fishkill that opened in 2018 to scale up production after the famous Juice Bomb IPA built a national following at the original Elizaville Barn (separate listing). Lineup includes the hazy New England-style Juice Bomb IPA, Chocolate Stout, Half Baked, and an ever-rotating cast of experimental releases. The Factory taproom features 30+ taps, food, and frequent can release events that draw long lines.
A craft distillery on Rolling Hills Farm in Stanfordville, producing top-tier bourbons and whiskeys using natural spring water from the property and NY State ingredients. Rustic tasting room offers spirits flights — visitors who check in via the Dutchess Tourism Taste Finder craft beverage trail receive a free Glencairn whiskey glass. Best known for their Founders Rye, Dutchess Private Reserve Bourbon, and Cigar Bourbon.
The cidery at Fishkill Farms — a 270-acre fourth-generation family farm and orchard in Hopewell Junction. Treasury Cider produces small-batch hard ciders from estate-grown heirloom apples grown using ecological farming practices. Tasting room is part of the broader Fishkill Farms agritourism destination featuring a farm store, U-pick apples, peaches, and pumpkins, a seasonal café, and frequent fall festivals. Among the more notable Hudson Valley orchard-based cideries, alongside Angry Orchard and Orchard Hill.