15 craft beverages in Rensselaer County, New York.
A New York farm distillery in West Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority. Check hours before visiting.
A landmark Capital Region brewery in a converted warehouse on the Hudson River in downtown Troy — brewing in Troy since 1993, making it one of the oldest continuously-operating craft breweries in New York State. The Troy taproom features 15+ beers on tap, with new releases added regularly. Production has grown to include a separate farm brewery in Walloomsac (Hoosick), where most distribution-bottle beer is now brewed. Brand spans approachable American craft styles to heavy IPAs and stouts. The Troy taproom is especially popular for live music and waterfront views.
Brown's Brewing Company's Walloomsac brewery and taproom in North Hoosick, serving its beers on tap with food. Takeout and reservations by phone.
A micro farm winery in Troy, Rensselaer 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.
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.
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.
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.
Small cidery making barrel-aged hard cider and apple wine from fresh New York apples and local maple syrup. The on-site tasting room has closed permanently; the cider is sold at retail locations listed on its website and online through Vinoshipper.
A small farm brewery on a sixth-generation family farm in upstate Nassau, Rensselaer County — the farm has been in the family since the 1800s and was a dedicated dairy operation milking Holstein cows into the late 1990s. Now reborn as a NY State Farm Brewery using its own field-grown crops alongside ingredients from local farms, all grown organically. The original brewhouse was built in the farm's former milk house and has since expanded into the dairy barns for production and the taproom. Beers include Old 82 (a pre-Prohibition-style golden ale named after the family's combine harvester), Hive Jive Brown (honey brown ale), Mosaic IPA, Brown Chicken Brown Ale, plus a Pilsner brewed with NY-grown Cascade and Zeus hops. Open Friday evenings with extended summer hours, food trucks on-site, live music, and a playground for families.
A winery in Castleton, Rensselaer County, selling eggs, vegetables, herbs, maple syrup, honey, baked goods, and jams and preserves. Organic.
A farm brewery in Petersburgh, Rensselaer County.
A winery in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, selling vegetables, wine, and crafts.
A micro farm winery in Averill Park, Rensselaer County, licensed by the New York State Liquor Authority. Check hours before visiting.
Family-run Troy producer of kombucha made with traditional methods and local ingredients, which also makes cider, mead and fruit wines. Its tasting room and retail shop in a renovated building on Fifth Avenue sells its drinks.