It's totally worth the stop if you appreciate local spirits!…read more The ambiance is sophisticated and yet chill. The people working here and knowledgeable and efficient. There's definitely a following and a stopover crowd, but you're bound to leave with some new knowledge and a wetted whistle. The tasting price is perhaps a little steep, but the uniqueness of each of the products makes it worth it, especially if you think you might buy something to take home. Everything they do with maple is glorious, and the rye they make using Japanese barrels - while their most expensive - is very, very good. They also have a maple cream ($30) that is delicious. The shop also contains a lot of cute merch as well some single-bagged snacks. Check out the fridge in the back for Other Half beer (and others) and non-alcoholic drinks, too. And plan to stay a while! There's plenty of outdoor seating and fire pits.

Went there on Sunday 2/2/25 after googling them. Said it open at 12 noon. Drove there expecting a…read morenice afternoon cocktail. Place was closed. Please update your hours on the internet. Wasted trip!! Most likely will never try again if you cannot advertise hours correctly.

Happened to stop by here at 5pm on a Saturday afternoon. It was pretty empty but then people slowly…read moretrickled in. The husband wife team were awesome and super friendly. They seemed to know everyone that came in. It sits off the main street so I figured people probably miss it. Super fun and cute place. You get cheetos with your purchase. I got the whiskey smash-- so good. Fresh muddled berries. Nice place to grab a drink before dinner. Says they close at 11 but they'll stay open as late as people stay. They were open the night before until 2-3am. They have karaoke on Wed and Fri I believe. Good music!

Cozy distillery with bar seating and sampling flights…read more Owner was very friendly and recommended some new whiskies that were great. Try the honey maple moonshine, I highly recommend it! Surprisingly the 100p whiskey went down much easier than expected as well!

Westkill is arguably the best brewer in area. I love thier NEIPAs specifically, they are very…read moredrinkable. I get a case of whatever varieties they have about once a month from here. My GF love and I love coming here and getting a beer and comparing the IPAs. The space is very nice and the staff are very friendly. I would like to see them brew an aggressively hazy beer.

Stumbled upon this spot while in town and I'm so glad we did!…read more When we walked in, the place was packed inside and outside. They also had a food truck parked outside. They had a lot of interesting beers on tap. I tried their raspberry sour, which was super refreshing. My fiance got a style of beer he had never heard of, which if you know him, is not common. It was their Fountain Skibsol Smoky Ale, which is a low ABV Danish dark ale with an intense smoky flavor. It was great and we both loved the smokiness of the beer. We snagged a spot at one of their outdoor picnic tables and it was such an enjoyable evening. They had string lights outside and everyone we interacted with was so friendly. Definitely recommend West Kill for a great atmosphere and good brews!

Went nearby to get a camper, stopped here and got the best food and service! Had the country fried…read morechicken and a local beer! Definitely driving back up!

I really wanted to like this place because the beer is genuinely solid. The Italian Pilsner was…read moregreat, and I've tried a few other beers from Blue Duck that were all on point. Unfortunately, that's where the positives end. The space inside feels cramped, with tables way too close together. During brunch, it was chaotic, to loud, obnoxious groups were yelling their orders across the room, blocking aisles, and generally being inconsiderate. It made for a pretty unpleasant dining experience. While people do bring kids and there's technically a kid menu, I wouldn't call this a family-friendly environment at all. The food was a major letdown. The tots were overcooked to the point of being hard, the fish sandwich was bland and mostly bread, and the pretzel was just mediocre; I've honestly had better from Costco. Good beer can only carry a place so far. Between the atmosphere and the disappointing food, I wouldn't rush back.

This micro-brewery is tucked away in a very unappealing strip mall but it's worth visiting…read more Ambiance: rather rustic lodge look somewhat lacking in composition Beer: Fantastic beer! The Longbeard Imperial Stout (8.1%) was a fantastic imperial stout. This beer is superb! The Barnwood Brown Ale was excellent too. Service: Very good service. Eric, the brewmaster and proprietor, is very friendly and knowledgeable. Overall cleanliness: above average Bathroom cleanliness: average

This brewery is located in a strip mall. Don't let that fool you or stop you from coming in because…read morethese beers are top notch. Eric is the brew master and was working this day serving these fabulous beers that are worth a stop to this place. They also have another location down the road at their farm. That would be cool to visit another time. This place and the bathrooms are super clean, bright. There is plenty of seating to allow you to spread out. Each table has games so if you just want to enjoy a beer and play games you can. I played the BeerIQ game and I learned a few things about beer and now I want to buy the game for home. Beer: I had a sample of brown ale and the imperial stout. Both were incredible. It is hard to get a good brown ale and Eric nailed it! I ordered a brown ale since I was driving and the alcohol content was lower. I tasted the Imperial stout and wow delicious. One of the regulars was raving about the imperial stout and he was so right! Some days they offer food, but we came on Saturday where the kitchen was closed. Eric was kind enough to allow us to get outside food so we could continue to enjoy his brews. Everyone here is friendly. Highly recommend to come. Even if you are not near by, these brews are worth the drive.

Friendly owner- welcoming farm atmosphere-kid friendly. No house beers were tried today as they…read moredidn't tap them

Black Snake was having an event with craft vendors so that is what drew our little group. The…read moregrounds are beautiful. The music was fun and the vendors had great stuff. We ordered food from one of the food trucks. I wish I took some pictures of the jerk chicken, rice and coleslaw. I world say the chicken had good flavor but the pieces were cut up in an unexpected way. The rice was super bland (inedible IMO) and the coleslaw tasted store bought but still good. We had some beers and ciders which were good. The cider was dry and not sweet which I thought was great. If you like sweet ciders, this is not for you. I thought the drinks were pricey. The cider was $9 and the beers $8. All in all we had a nice day but eat before you come.

I love the beer here. I had "Uncharted Galaxy" and was blown away. Currently they have"Planning an…read moreEscape" and this might be the best NEIPA(Hazy) around this area. Uncharted Galaxy was as good or better. This is how you make a Hazy, the other breweries around here should come drink these and take notes. I actually choose this over Westkill now. The brewery itself is a really nice, clean, inviting space. Outdoors is very cool. The staff has always been friendly and helpful. My only regret is the food. I haven't tried in months but It was a terrible value. Very expensive for very little. I just looked at the menu and they may have changed it so I would judge for yourself.

Our group of 4 wanted to try a "new" brewery we haven't been to so we stopped in here. The place is…read morewarm&inviting, the 2 young people behind the bar were also great, but I just didn't like the beet at all. 2 of us got a flight, the only beer in my opinion that was ok enough was Winter Moon, dark ale. The others were just not good, none of us were into them. Sorry guys.

Yes, this is the winery whose sparkling wine was tucked into the gift baskets for attendees at…read moreChelsea Clinton's wedding. No, that is not why we went to this winery. We went because all four of us visiting the Hudson River Valley love sparkling wine. It is so expensive to get those bubbles into the bottles, as it were, that few wineries produce bubbly in NY and we were intrigued to try this vintner's product. Even if they do use Seyval as the base varietal. (Not our fav.) Lovely setting. Fun and funky tasting room. A great guy behind the tasting bar (CIA graduate now moved from food to wine) pouring one of the vineyards two sparklers and several of their wines derived from fruit other than grapes. A modest tasting fee ($10) provides five tastes of your choice. But I'm sorry to say we were not fans of the wine. Sparkling or otherwise. We almost always buy at least one "courtesy bottle" at a winery, even if we've had to pay for tasting. But we couldn't do that here. More fun or not depending on one's politics is the photo wall of pictures of the owners and Hillary Clinton and correspondence with Hillary Clinton. (Sadly, the husband of the husband - wife owner team passed away last year.) Wine aside, the setting is lovely and you can stroll around the grounds. And this is an easy - and beautiful - drive from the Hyde Park historical site to finish off a day of history touring. And it's on route to Red Devon Market, Bar and Restaurant, where we were headed for dinner. (And where YOU should go too...breakfast, lunch or dinner. Extraordinary place. But that's a different review. :-) ) Had I known this would be a first review for Clinton Vineyards I would have taken photos of the lovely setting and better photos of the tasting room. So it goes. But check the web site where beautiful pictures are posted for this charming place. A visit just for the setting is worthwhile even if you don't appreciate the wine.

This place sure has some great wine! We were in Hyde Park visiting the Vanderbilt Mansion and we…read morewanted to find something else to do in the area. This was a great find! The road to get to the vineyard is fairly secluded and it provides a beautiful scenic ride, which is an added bonus. The vineyard itself is very pretty and you can explore the grounds at your leisure. Tastings are $10 a person and you get to try around 5-6 wines each. I was with my fiancée and we got different ones and tried each others, so we were able to try everything, about 10-12 different wines. The winery specializes in dessert wines and champagne and they make quite a few really, really good ones. Their raspberry wine is super sweet and would go really well with a rich, chocolate dessert and their peach champagne is one of the best wines I've ever had. One of our favorites was their black currant wine and it's nice to see black currants being used, since they're so tasty. Overall, this winery is very nice and they make quite a lot of very good wines, though they are very expensive. If you don't like sweet wines or champagne, then this is definitely not the place for you. However, if you have a sweet tooth, you'll love this vineyard!