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Craft beer in New York
NYC, the Hudson Valley, and the upstate farm renaissance.
New York has two craft beer scenes: Brooklyn/Queens (urban, hazy IPA, hop-forward) and the Hudson Valley (farmhouse, lager, mixed-culture). Other Half (Brooklyn) and Hudson Valley Brewery (Beacon) book-end the modern New York hazy style. Suarez Family in Hudson and Industrial Arts in Garrattsville show the state's range.
Places
13
With Scanner
1
Sub-regions
1
State
NY
Cities to plan around
- Brooklyn
- Hudson Valley (Beacon, Hudson)
- Long Island City
- Wassaic
Notable picks in New York
Bierkraft
BrooklynPark Slope's longest-running serious bottle shop. Excellent rotation of NYC and Northeast craft, plus a strong Belgian/European selection.
Equilibrium Brewery
MiddletownMIT-engineer-founded brewery turning out some of the most precise hazy IPAs in the Northeast. Photon and MC2 are both whale-tier.
Evil Twin Brewing
QueensJeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø's NYC production brewery. Genre-bending range from massive imperial stouts to experimental hop bombs.
Grimm Artisanal Ales
BrooklynMixed-culture and barrel program that matches anything on the East Coast. Joe and Lauren Grimm's instincts on stout, sour, and IPA all hit.
Hudson Valley Brewery
BeaconBeacon brewery with both a pioneering fruited sour program and a serious hazy IPA program. Easy Metro-North trip from Grand Central.
Known for: Citra, Mosaic in hazy IPAs
Industrial Arts Brewing
GarnervilleWorth the trip for the lager program alone. State of the Art and Wrench are both reference-quality. Beautiful old-mill space.
Known for: Citra, Mosaic
All places we cover in New York
Bierkraft
Brooklyn · Park Slope
Equilibrium Brewery
Middletown · Lower Hudson Valley
Evil Twin Brewing
Queens · Ridgewood
Grimm Artisanal Ales
Brooklyn · East Williamsburg
Hudson Valley Brewery
Beacon · Hudson Valley
Industrial Arts Brewing
Garnerville · Hudson Valley (40 min from city)
Interboro Spirits & Ales
Brooklyn · East Williamsburg
Other Half Brewing
Brooklyn · Carroll Gardens / Industry City / Greenpoint
Sloop Brewing
East Fishkill · Hudson Valley
Suarez Family Brewery
Hudson · Hudson Valley (90 min north)
Threes Brewing
Brooklyn · Gowanus
Top Hops Beer Shop
Manhattan · Lower East Side
Torst
Brooklyn · Greenpoint
Date code formats from New York breweries
MM/DD/YY
1 brewery
Common styles in New York
Neighboring states
- Vermont
- Massachusetts
- Connecticut
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
FAQs about craft beer in New York
How many craft breweries does New York have?
Freshie tracks 13 curated craft beer destinations in New York (breweries, brewpubs, and bottle shops), of which 1 have date-code scanner support. The state has many more total breweries — the list here is curated for quality and editorial value.
What styles is New York known for?
Other Half (Brooklyn) and Hudson Valley Brewery (Beacon) book-end the modern New York hazy style
What does Freshie do?
Freshie helps you check whether the craft beer in your fridge is still fresh. Each brewery on the list has its own page explaining how to read its date codes, plus a freshness window based on the beer style. Hop-forward beers like NEIPA fade quickly; stouts and barleywines age well for years.