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Fidens Brewing Company - Quadruple IPA

Fidens Brewing Company

4.4(112 reviews)
5.6 mi
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We traveled from PA to visit Fidens. The brewery is really big. A good size bar and lots of tables…read more We sat at the bar and had some really excellent IPAs!! I have been to many breweries in the state and There beers are one of the best in the state! They have a big menu with lots of choices. We had there chicken wings that were huge and had a nice crunchy crust. The nuclear hot sauce was like lava!! Made head break out in a sweet lol.I couldn't get enough of it! We also had a pretzel that was excellent! The hot spicy mustard reminded me of wasabi. It was kicking! Later we had the Philly cheesesteak with peppers and onions. It was a good size and delicious. Could only eat half. Wife had apple pie empanadas that were excellent. We came for the beer and were not disappointed!! We really like their IPAs. The Ddh the Artisan Gummy Bears was probably one of the best IPAs I ever tasted! I also preordered a bunch of cans of IPAs a couple days before we visited the brewery because they often sell out. We plan on coming back next summer for the weekend.

5 stars for the beer quality…read more Visited 605pm on a Sunday. Early in morning I looked online and no cans available for sale. When I went to the brewery there were cans but they said all had been bought days before. Poor experience to visit site in am and have zero available for sale and nothing at brewery. I know they are popular but this never happens at even popular high end breweries ive visited. Also...brewery open til 7 on Sunday. 605 arrival. After waiting a while for what felt like very disinterested workers to come assist me they told me they close the kitchen an hour before 7 so no food. Which feels like a missed opportunity given the nfl football games were on and many people wanted food and were turned away.

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Fidens Brewing Company - Use it Up with Mango

Use it Up with Mango

Fidens Brewing Company - Triple Butcher

Triple Butcher

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Common Roots Brewing - Buffalo chicken salad wrap, side of house fries and blue cheese.

Common Roots Brewing

4.0(30 reviews)
5.4 mi

I've gotten drinks here a few times and had good experiences. The back room is full of large…read morewooden picnic benches making it good for groups to gather and hang out. I've eaten here once and had an ok pizza. It was good flavor-wise I just I didn't realize it wouldn't have cheese holding everything together on top, so the toppings just kept falling straight off which made it hard to eat. I brought the leftovers home and added more cheese to the top and then it was perfect. So next time I would order something different. Good beers though and a really nice space inside.

If not for the amazing atmosphere, Common Roots would be pretty common…read more Although the establishment is vast with plenty of seating, the food has much to be desired. I ordered a sour beer of raspberry-lime. It was decent but something was missing I still can't determine. My starter were house made chips with their blue cheese dipping sauce. They arrived almost instantaneously and were well done, which I appreciated. The dipping sauce is so thick, it's more like a spread with some intense flavor. My smashburger arrived, which looked great until I realized the burger had been smashed to the point of being paper thin, making the edges crispy. This made for a "bread sandwich" that was dry until I got to the sauce and kimchi in the absolute center, which was quite good. There was no side salad option, so I went with the German potato salad. It was over-seasoned to the point where I had to stop eating. The runner also brought over fries, which I hadn't ordered, but he left them on my table anyway. They were also well done and tasted good. However, I was "potatoed out" at that point. Many other diners had pizzas and they looked great. Clearly, they knew something I didn't and I should have tried one of those instead. I couldn't relay this to the server because he kept disappearing for long periods of time and never happened to see me hold up a hand for help. He was kind but not attentive by any means. After fifteen minutes of waiting, he did reappear and finally got my check. Common Roots could be an amazing place to dine and hangout but they've got some work to do. Five stars for the atmosphere and two stars for food and service.

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Common Roots Brewing - Vivid glow

Vivid glow

Common Roots Brewing - Buffalo chicken salad wrap, side of house fries and blue cheese.

Buffalo chicken salad wrap, side of house fries and blue cheese.

Common Roots Brewing - Great spot with plenty of seating inside. Parking a bit iffy at times

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Great spot with plenty of seating inside. Parking a bit iffy at times

Emporium Farm Brewery - Inside

Emporium Farm Brewery

4.4(8 reviews)
3.8 mi
•$$

Stopped in here on a Sunday afternoon and we were greeted by Roger. He was so welcoming and took my…read moreboyfriend and I through their extensive list of brews. My boyfriend liked several of their beers so he opted for a flight of four - their Brown Ale, Red Ale, Extra Special Bitter and Ordinary Bitter. I went with a glass of carbonated Sangria from a Niskayuna-based winery, Capoccia Wines. I had no idea Niskayuna even had a winery! He really liked their beers and I loved the Sangria - it was so refreshing and fruity. It's super spacious with a bar area and adjoining room with more tables and corn hole. They had signage for a corn hole league that just ended. They also have an attached store with equipment for home brewing. Highly recommend stopping through! We loved chatting with Roger about the brewery and about his travels too.

I drove right past the place on my first visit, even with navigation going. I had been thinking,…read more"Farm brewery... where's the farm?" The tasting room is in the larger portion of a strip mall on Route 4. The seating at the bar is very cozy, and on your left you have a larger, very well maintained, area with tables and the rest room. The beer is good here, and so is the art of conversation, which, to me, is equally important at a brewery. They let us sample a few items before settling in on our chosen pours. I loved the eclectic setting, and for me you can't go wrong with 60s and 70s music (yeah, I was around for all of it).

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Emporium Farm Brewery
Emporium Farm Brewery
Emporium Farm Brewery

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West Kill Brewing

West Kill Brewing

4.8(64 reviews)
43.3 mi
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Probably the highlight of our trip to the Catskills. Everyone was so friendly and we loved the…read more"Hate Had No Place Here" sign. So come as your are! The beer is flavorful and I recommend "hooking up" your Brookie. Think Michelada, but with more citrus. They have a set menu for snacks so not really a place for a full meal. However, check the website as they seem to have rotating food vendors. We had the vegan nachos with Indian flavors which was amazing. It's a small space but that adds to the charm! Lots of outside seating, hunter lounge feels, and friendly staff with their mascot cat.

We have been wanting to stop in for a while now based on recommendations from friends…read more We finally got to stop in after hiking a section of Devil's Path with our dogs. We arrived about 2 hours after opening on a Saturday afternoon in August and it was pretty packed. Since we had the dogs with us so we searched for a shady spot on a sunny afternoon so that they would be comfortable. Luckily we found one! The beer was good. We really enjoyed the Catch & Release, Mountain Life and the Dutchie. The basil in the Dutchie was really refreshing! We purchased Mountain Life and Dutchie in cans. The food was definitely not the highlight. They told us they were very behind and that the pizza would take an hour or more. They also wouldn't take our order initially because they had no buzzers left. We came back two times to see if any buzzers had come back. We ended up ordering the smash burger, the chicken sando, and fries. This order took about 20-25 mins. The Smash burger had a nice caramelization. The chicken sando was tasty, but not worth the wait. We will be back!

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West Kill Brewing - The view

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West Kill Brewing - Parking lot

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S and S Farm Brewery - Dry Irish stout

S and S Farm Brewery

4.5(35 reviews)
9.4 mi
•$$

I really love what they are doing here. I was already a fan of the farm/brewery combo. Then I…read morewent to visit the brewery - double win. I went on a Friday night. We grabbed a beer and then walked around a bit. The sun was shining, the beer was good, and the scenery was lovely. We eventually got something to eat from the food truck that was there that night. It was a perfect evening to be outside. There are lots of tables outside for those nice spring/summer days when you just want to be in the sun. When you want to be inside, the converted barn is also a great space - nice lighting, lots of tables, clean bathrooms. It's really cool inside. Driving here seems strange because you are on this little road with houses and lots of trees, and you question if you have the correct address. Then it suddenly opens up and you see the farm. The farm was really a ways out there and I kinda felt like, "Where are we?". But......this place was PACKED. I mean cars everywhere. I couldn't believe how many people had driven down that same road and come here. Clearly everyone has heard how wonderful this spot is. There seems to be music every weekend and rotating food trucks. Check their FB.

Great place to go and sit outside, listen to a good band, and drink your favorite variety of beer!…read more Bartenders and brewers are friendly, and the farm owner checks in with the guests to see how they're doing. Nice job, S & S!

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S and S Farm Brewery - 30 minutes later and the line was out the door to where I'm standing.

30 minutes later and the line was out the door to where I'm standing.

S and S Farm Brewery - Outside tables

Outside tables

S and S Farm Brewery - Exterior of Tap room

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Exterior of Tap room

Mean Max Brew Works

Mean Max Brew Works

4.8(5 reviews)
8.6 mi

This is my perfect bar…read more It's got a great multi-era selection of pinball machines, which is why I came in the first place. But the vibe is completely chill, the selection of beers excellent and curated well, and it doesn't try to do anything else other than provide an opportunity to get out of oneself for a few hours. The place is small enough to seem intimate but not so small as to feel like a cramped neighborhood bar. There are leagues and tournaments for the pinball crowd, usually a small local art exhibit, a nice selection of merch, and they let you bring in outside food (they have the minimum menu required by NYS, basically beer nuts). If you go to the back, there's a pass-thru view of the river, which is a fun find, and makes the bar with its big front windows seem a lot more airy and inviting than many other such places. I'd say more but I don't want you to ruin the place for me by making it crowded. Oh, what the heck. You can come. Just between us, OK?

I missed my opportunity to get to Mean Max in Glens Falls on my last visit downtown, so I was glad…read moreto have the opportunity to visit their newer taproom in Troy. The atmosphere inside is very chill and welcoming, and it was a delight to see seven classic pinball machines in the back - bring quarters! One minor disappointment was that they don't carry a lot of the beers listed on their website... yet. As of this review, you still have to go to Glens Falls for a lot of them, but our bartender told us that more would be coming soon. Pshaw, I had been looking forward to some of their stouts, though I was very satisfied with the Vanilla Porter. Bar seating is comfortable. Street parking is readily available, but read all the posted signs for when you can and cannot park nearby.

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Mean Max Brew Works
Mean Max Brew Works
Mean Max Brew Works - Bar Area!

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