List of breweries in New York

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.

The Hinckel Brewery in Albany was built in 1880 and is now an apartment complex.

Breweries

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List of Breweries in New York State

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
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 Lion Beer Can from 1936

• 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^[75]
• Haffen Brewing Company – The Bronx, New York City
• Hedrick Brewery^[76] – Albany
• Henry Elias Brewing Company – Manhattan, New York City^[77]
• Hinckel Brewery^[78][79] – Albany
• Jacob Hoffman Brewing Company – Manhattan, New York City^[80]
• Jacob Ruppert and Company Brewery – Manhattan, New York City^[81]
• Joseph Doelgers Sons Brewery – Manhattan, New York City^[82]
• Lion Brewery – Manhattan, New York City – In 1895, it was the sixth-largest brewery in the United States.^[83][84] Closed in 1944.
• Mander’s Brewery – Elmira, NY 1856 - 1920 ^[85]
• Nedloh Brewing Company^[86] – Bloomfield – bottles, taproom, opened in 2014, closed in 2017.^[87] 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^[88]
• Piels Beer – East New York, Brooklyn, New York City
• Rheingold Beer – Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City
• Stouthearted Brewing^[89] – Lansing – brewpub, opened in 2011, closed in 2016
• West Utica Brewery^[90] – 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.^[91]

See also

• Beer in the United States
• List of breweries in the United States
• List of microbreweries