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    Kinney Creek Brewery

    4.0 (67 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Outdoor seating
    Happy hour specials
    Dogs allowed

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    Matthew J.

    Kinney Creek is Rochester's oldest brewery - operating 17 tap-lines of beer and 25 of Hard Seltzers. With pizza and non-alcoholic options, they have something for everyone! Things We Don't Say: A New England Style IPA global collaboration created to help shift how we approach mental health by encouraging people to talk about their experiences and to demonstrate the importance of asking for help when we need it. Medium bitterness, wheat bread flavors and aroma medium, and low citrus notes.  Yellow Jacket IPA: An Imperial IPA hopped up with fresh Centennial from a local hop grower. Low lemon, medium-high bitterness, and clean fermentation profile. Enjoyed this one the most! mYbock: A refreshing Maibock with more flavor and bitterness than a traditional German lager (aka Bock style). Slightly hoppier, slightly bitter, and some apple / orange flavor.  Just Kveik'n Around: A light bodied lager brewed with Kveik yeast. Kveik always for fast fermentation for a clean and crisp lager - which is exactly what this is! No fruitiness, hint of spice, and light cracker malt flavor. _________________

    It's bigger on the inside
    Michelle A.

    Stopped by after running errands and while the parking lot in the back took a moment to figure out, the indoor ambience was cool! Love the mix of both a rustic and industrial ambience. Also, the bartender was chill and helpful. It's a really relaxed place to hang out! I had the special smoked porter which I was really excited to try; it was a good, middle of the road porter. However. didn't quite get the smoky bbq flavor that I was hoping for. Overall, this is a friendly neighborhood brewery and I want to come back on one of the nights they have live music and hang with the locals!

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    Vanessa F.

    My husband and I love going to breweries but half the time there aren't many things I try . But oh my gosh all the seltzers here ! And such great flavor!!!!

    5 sampler flight
    Jason F.

    I stopped by here last night with my wife for some afternoon drinks. Although not the highest rated brewery in Rochester via Yelp I was intrigued by everyone's comments on the games and the cool space and so we headed on over. The inside of Kinney Creek is definitely what I would call cool. They have blue string lights hanging from the ceiling and large games of both Jenga and connect four. Some of their tables are complete tree living edge (think circular living edge) and some of their beer rails are apparently reclaimed metal from the metrodome. Last but certainly not least they have the largest growler collection I have ever seen! They have them on shelves and it wraps around the inside of the building and is even two high in some spots. As I often do whenever I visit a new brewery, I went with a flight here and chose the 5 choice option. At only $10 the price was certainly right. For my 5 beers I went with Round town brown, Name that session IPA, Lord Nectar (IPA), Yellow Jacket Imperial IPA and a Docks End IPA. Out of the bunch I think that the Yellow Jacket was my favorite but that is not necessarily saying too much. Most of the beers here I felt were weird and I didn't exactly care for. The brown was very hoppy while the session IPA was very bitter, not in a good IPA way. Meanwhile the Lord Nectar tasted bubblegummy to me and finished very harshly while the docks end actually had too much hops. As a hops and IPA lover it's tough to actually say that but there can be a point where enough is enough. The bottom line for me is that I probably wouldn't come back here again in the future. While I expected a beer or two to be a bit off based upon previous Yelp reviews, I certainly wasn't ready for 4 of the 5 not being what I thought the style should taste like.

    Mix funky monkey and pineapple...so good!

    What a hidden gem in Rochester! Great service, the seltzer is amazing and I'm not a big seltzer guy. The beer is good and the prices are right. There are plenty of fun games to play inside and the place is so cool to see. I can't recommend this place en

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    Abbie F.

    This is one of the most beautiful breweries I've had the chance to be in. I love the space and the way that it is designed. They have games around the room, the most beautiful wood tables I've ever seen, I love all of the growlers that decorate the top of the walls, and the small details in the bar that make this place stand out to me. I went there on a weekday afternoon and there weren't very many people inside. The bartender was helpful and let me know about some of the different beers. The Porter I decided upon was absolutely delicious and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't come down this way super often and next time I do I will be sure to stop back and have another beer and hopefully play one of the games around the bar.

    Molly M.

    First brewery opened in Rochester after Prohibition... This was a delightful find on a day that we got to Rochester too early! We enjoyed our beers (mine was their delicious home brewed root beer!). Our bartender was not busy, so my beer-lover has a couple of other samples. Lots of games (I lost in the hole game), as well as a huge tv screen.

    Troy P.

    Don't let first impressions fool you, this place has some really good beer. We stopped through on our Rochester brewery day and at first I wanted to turn around and walk out. Everyone kind of stopped what they were doing and turned around to see who walked in kind of place. We were greeted pretty quickly by the lone bar tender/server and she was super friendly and answered our questions about the different beers. Everyone ordered and she had them out in no time. I went with a 5 beer flight and everyone was really tasty, I especially enjoyed the English Brown and the Sunny Days IPA, by far the best local beers out of our 5 stops. They have a bunch of games to play like Hammerschlagen, giant Jenga, a big connect 4, Foosball and some other board games....However, I felt like we were getting some looks from other patrons when we were getting too noisy. There are some opportunities to polish the place up a little and get some food options. Overall though, the beer is really good so if you don't like the atmosphere it's totally worth getting a growler or couple of cans.

    Jesse G.

    There's a great selection of beers there. I really liked the mYBock and Abbey Ale. Plenty of seating inside and outside. Staff was really nice there. Nice environment there. Opened early enough that I was able to come by just after noon.

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    Louis S.

    Great service and great beer what more could you want. Large selection of beer and seltzer's.

    Top L-R: Sunny Days Light Ale, Smoked Porter, Honk'n Red IPA, Darca-Doo, and Chasm Nitro
    Sheryl M.

    I came across this brewery by chance when I went next door to shop at the Asian market beside it. As soon as I walked in, I was wowed by the spaciousness, cleanliness, and the overall good vibe of this brewery. It was really not what I was expecting to see judging by the appearance of the outside. I got a warm welcome by the awesome owner, Donovan, who was nice enough to let me sample some brews before I ordered a flight. $10 for a flight of five. Good deal! Sadly though, I wasn't super impressed with the beers I chose. I do believe that they make some pretty good ones though, but maybe I was just there on a day when the brews on tap wasn't to my liking. Nonetheless, I had a great time sitting at the bar and chatting with a couple of really nice locals and Donovan. No food is served here, but you are welcomed to bring in your own or have something delivered. They have some games for everyone to play, like the huge Jenga and Connect Four that I saw. Can you imagine?Jenga must be fun to play after a few. Woohoo! Despite the choices of beer I had, I would definitely like to go back and check out some of their other brews someday.

    Grabbing a beer before my sister's wedding
    Jason K.

    My wife and I were in Rochester for my sister's wedding and we had an hour before we had to get ready. I asked my wife, "Can we check out the Rochester Tap Room?" She said, sure, we have time for one beer. Let me guess what kind? "Their IPA?" Oh yeah. I got their IPA after I picked up their beanie for the winter and the IPA was really good. Very West Coast tasting. The bartender came to check on us one time and we had a small 5 minute conversation, which was nice. I really liked this place.

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    A fun and relaxed brewery, filled with a great selection of beer. Plenty of games to play or places to just hang out.

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    Cheers, Jacob! Thank you for your review!

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    Thank you for this awesome review, Matthew! Cheers!

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    Thank YOU, Nikki, for this great review!! Cheers!

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    Fantastic servers. Great atmosphere and the food was good too. We definitely will come back here when I visit Rochester again!

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    Thank you, Brian! We hope to see you again soon, cheers!

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    Hi Louis, thanks for the review! Cheers!

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    3 years ago

    Great spot with good craft beer. Lots of games to play while you hang out. Cool spot.

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    Thanks, Katie! Cheers!

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    Hey Cerise, Thank you for the review! Hope to see ya soon. Cheers!

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    Super good beer snd Seltzer. Great prices. I love supporting local breweries but they really make it easy. Very high level of beers.

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    Best place in Rochester to grab a beer or seltzer! Crantango is my favorite!! Great place for trivia on Wednesdays.

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