Adirondack Breweries & Distilleries

Adirondack Pub & Brewery

Adirondack Pub & Brewery in Lake George brews more than 25 all-natural, non-pasteurized craft ales brewed and bottled on-site. Brewery tours are available throughout the year on Fridays at 4 pm and Saturdays at 11:30 am, and a special Tuesday tour is offered Memorial Day through Labor Day at 4 pm. Adirondack Pub & Brewery's beer is distributed by six New York State distributors, and can be found in 32 counties throughout the state.

Bolton Landing Brewing Co.

The Bolton Landing Brewing Company, which opened its completely remodeled tasting room and kitchen in 2017, is the newest craft brewery in the Lake George Area. Belly up to the bar for a Paradise Bay IPA, a Three Brothers Red Rye, a Black Mountain Coffee Porter, a Sweetbriar Belgian White, or one of many other year-round or seasonal brews.

Cooper's Cave Ale Company

Cooper's Cave Ale Company in Glens Falls offers traditional English-style ales, porters, and stouts. A family-owned and operated company, sample brews made from some of the finest ingredients available, including specialty malted barley and enjoy a meal, ice-cream, hand-crafted beer or soda.

Davidson Brothers Brewing Company

Davidson Brothers Brewing Company in Glens Falls opened its doors in 1996, and continues to offer a variety of traditional IPAs, porters and English-style bitter brews. Owned and operated by the brothers, enjoy family-friendly dining and a variety of beers on tap.

Mean Max Brew Works

Mean Max Brew Works specializes in richly crafted handmade ales and lagers. Selections are prepared in small, three-barrel batches; filtered ales and lagers are fermented naturally without additives making each consistent and distinctive whether it's packed in growlers, bottles or draft kegs.Time is what goes into making every Mean Max Brew Works a delicious take on our variety of offerings.

Northway Brewing Co.

Northway Brewing Co. offers self-guided tours of our brewery production ~ a 50-barrel brew system, a 3.5-barrel pilot system, a bottling and canning line, and a 3,000 square-foot taproom. They offer tastings, pints, growler fills, bottled and canned beverages to take home as well as merchandise.

Spring Brook Hollow

Spring Brook Hollow in Queensbury is a quaint farm distillery located just south of the village of Lake George that specializes in making vodka, gin, and moonshine.

Lake George Distilling Company

Lake George Distilling Company in Fort Ann distills small batches of craft spirits using local ingredients from the Adirondack region. Their specialty moonshines, whiskeys, and ryes are well-loved and sought after by resorts, stores, and restaurants from the Adirondacks all the way to New York City.

Nestled in the mountainous High Peaks area, the Lake Placid Region boasts five micro-breweries and one distillery.

Big Slide Brewery & Public House

Big Slide Brewery & Public House opened in June 2016 in Lake Placid and will feature ten house beers along with a fresh, localvore menu boasting the freshest produce and meats from nearby farms in the Adirondacks. Not your typical pub grub, Executive Chef Greg Sherman sources most ingredients locally and will wow your palate.

Lake Placid Pub & Brewery

From the pub's flagship UBU Ale – a rich, dark ale named after a patron's friendly chocolate Labrador – to seasonal favorites such as Imperial Pumpkin, the Lake Placid Pub & Brewery's beers capture the aromas and flavors of the Adirondacks. The brewery's two locations pump out approximately 300,000 pints of beer every year, placing it in the top 7% of breweries in the United States. Brewery tours are offered at the Lake Placid location on Saturdays at 4:30 pm.

Great Adirondack Brewing Company

Great Adirondack Brewing Company in Lake Placid is a family-owned and operated pub and brewery producing award-winning beers. Their Main Street operation produces 350 barrels of handcrafted beer each year. Sample award-winning brews on tap at the restaurant, including world Beer Cup Silver Medal winner, the Adirondack Abbey Ale.

Lake Placid Spirits

Lake Placid Spirits' rare flavors are locally produced in Lake Placid. Available in stores and restaurants throughout New York State, don't miss these unique, top-shelf liquors such as P3 Placid Vodka, 46 Peaks Vodka, Alpenglow, and Blue Line Gin, their most recent product release.

Gristmill Distillers

Gristmill Distillers in Keene uses locally sourced ingredients, including barrels made by one of the only coopers in the North East, who also happens to be located within the blue line in the village of Wilmington. Gristmill Distillers creates a variety of whiskey spirits that are smooth to the taste and pay homage to the history of the Adirondacks.

Barkeater Craft Brewery

Barkeater Craft Brewery is an NYS Farm Brewery located in Lowville, NY. Relax in the newly opened taproom and enjoy their selection of hand-crafted, small-batch ales brewed on location using all-natural, locally grown ingredients. The BarkEater name embodies the spirit of this dynamic region and the beautiful river valleys created by the wild Adirondack Mountains and the Tug Hill Plateau.

Paradox Brewery

Paradox Brewery in North Hudson is a small microbrewery offering small-batch brews of IPAs, ales, Kolsch and Altbier, a German top-fermenting brew made in the old-world tradition. New to the Adirondack micro scene, guests are welcome throughout the week for a drink and tour.

Strong Rope Taproom

Strong Rope Taproom in Blue Mtn Lake introduced a second location as a satellite taproom at Blue Mountain Lake. The brewery originates in Gowanus, Brooklyn and is proud to be a family-run, New York State Farm Brewery. Strong Rope Taproom offers 3 signature beers on tap, local spirits, wine, and cider as well as cans and bottles to go.

Township 7 Brewing Company

Township 7 Brewing Company - Located in the Northern Foothills of the Adirondack Mountains in Dickinson Center, New York. They brew premium, unfiltered, unpasteurized craft beers (seasonal varieties too). The beer is available in the tasting room in pints, flights, and growlers (to go).