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Wineries, Breweries and Distilleries, Oh My!

Whether you're a serious connoisseur or you just like to try different flavors,
you'll delight in all the choices!

1. Walt & Whitman Brewing Company

518-682-3602

20 Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs

Walt & Whitman is a craft brewery and coffee shop housed in the old Saratogian building in downtown Saratoga Springs. Find a coffeehouse with  breakfast and lunch options as well as delicious caffeinated goods! And be sure to check out the brewery taproom, which offers a full menu designed to complement the beer. Visit Website

 

2. Unified Beerworks

518-289-5078

7 Stonebreak Rd., Malta

Craft brewery in Malta serving IPAs, sours, stouts and others in between! The taproom features a large bar and seating area, with a large glass bay door that opens up on sunny days. During warmer days, enjoy our outdoor patio with tables, chairs and umbrellas so you can relax outside with your Unified Beerworks beverage of choice. Visit Website

 

3. Druthers Brewing Company

518-306-5275

381 Broadway, Saratoga Springs

7 Southside Dr., Clifton Park

This popular brewery with multiple locations offers craft beer and elevated comfort food. From hoppy IPAs to fruity sours to rich, malty red and brown ales, Druthers has something for everyone. Visit Website

 

4. SingleCut North & Side Stage Tap Room

518-406-3262

6 Fairchild Sq., Clifton Park

SingleCut provides intense and uncompromising New York-style IPAs, lagers, and experimental beers, inspired by music. Your one-stop shop for cans, kegs, merch and full pints. Visit Website

 

5. Saratoga Winery and Tasting Room

518-584-9463

462 NY-29, Saratoga Springs
Pull up a chair at the Adirondack style tasting bar and learn from their knowledgeable staff as you sip away. Visit Website

 

6. Thirsty Owl

518-587-9694

184 S. Broadway, Saratoga Springs
Experience an educational wine tasting or have a glass on the patio or popular garden seating area. While you're at it, grab a bite to eat at the bistro. Visit Website

 

7. Spa City Brew Bus

518-309-2739 

Want to keep it simple? Try the Brew Bus Tour wth convenient pick-ups and drop-offs at local businesses and four to five tastings at each craft beverage location. The bus offers scheduled and private tours that can be customized. Visit Website

 

8. Common Roots Brewing Company

518-409-8248

58 Saratoga Ave., South Glens Falls

Brewing and enjoying delicious beer is rooted in this brewing family's history, tracing all the way back to the Old World. You can taste it in how they intermix time-tested traditions with new world inspirations. Visit Website

9. Galway Rock Winery

518-288-6613

998 Saratoga Rd., Ballston Lake

Galway Rock represents this family’s quest to fulfill a dream of crafting small batches of world-class wine in the Saratoga region of the Adirondack foothills. Visit Website

 

10. Hank Hudson Brewing

518-664-1578

17 Johnson Rd., Mechanicville

Founded by two local high school teachers with a genuine passion for beer and brewing, the local craftsmen bring a sense of community and a sense of humor to the process, inviting guests to feel welcomed and unintimidated to join them on their beer-making journey. Visit Website

 

11. Cooperstown Distillery

518-217-3990

453 Broadway, Saratoga Springs

Cooperstown Distillery Beverage Exchange is dedicated to sharing its award-winning spirits in a unique setting that combines a world-class tasting lounge with an inviting bar, featuring craft cocktails made with handcrafted spirits. The Saratoga Springs location includes an eclectic retail space offering New York state-produced beers, wines and ciders as well as cocktail accoutrements. Visit Website

 

12. Active Ingredient Brewing Company

518-289-5520 

2443 Route 9 Suite 301 (Sitwell Plaza), Malta

Founded by two local pharmacists drawn to the chemistry of craft brewing, Active Ingredient Brewing Company is a brewpub in Malta offering a variety of craft beer styles. Visit Website

 

13. Dancing Grain Farm Brewery

518-817-1008

180 Old West Rd., Moreau

Dancing Grain Farm Brewery is a field-to-glass farm brewery, designed entirely around the crops that are most suitable for this family farm. Located on 308 acres in Moreau, DGFB has evolved to be a vertically integrated expansion of the family’s grain operation. The farmers grow, brew, taste and test all the products, fine tuning them season after season to bring patrons only the freshest, most sustainable and environmentally friendly beers. Visit Website

 

14. Yankee Distillers

518-406-3245

5 Fairchild Sq., Clifton Park

Yankee Distillers distills all of its products in small batches at its 9,000-square-foot facility in custom Italian made copper stills, and is proud to stand out as a New York State Farm Distillery that uses 100% unmalted New York State Grain for its bourbon, rye and vodka. Visit Website

 

15. Speckled Pig Brewing Company

518-698-3352

11 Washington St., Ballston Spa 

A New York State Farm Brewery proudly creating ales made with malts and hops grown in the state, Speckled Pig Brewing Company is a neighborhood taproom for friends and family to gather, laugh and build connections and fond memories.

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