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    Northway Brewing

    4.3 (50 reviews)
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    Open 2:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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    Meri L.

    Delicious beers! My boyfriend and I came here to try some beer. They offer flights, so that made it easy! We tried: Mixing' the colors Oatbituuary Oatmeal stout Paralysis Carrot cake cream Jalapeño cream ale Bambino Berry hard tea Miracle on ice Streaking embers Perfect day Scarlet ale I also got a full pour of a beer, but I don't remember the name, but it was very good! I'm happy to report that we really enjoyed everything we tried. Everything had a great flavor profile and not one beer tasted the same. Each beer was also very refreshing. Staff was very nice. Dogs are also allowed! You can't go wrong with beer and dogs.

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    Holly W.

    Nestled on a main road but pushed back off the street with a alrge parking lot. Nice outdoor area (one open to the sun and one area under a tent.) Great murals inside and just nice folks working. We had the buffalo chicken egg rolls from the food truck outside. They were good. Great place to bring a family! (Also, you can stay at the campground next door and walk over!)

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    Theresa S.

    Stopped by to pick up their Crimson Berry Sparkling Brew which we had tasted at the Saratoga Taste NY Pavilion at the Raceway . Loved the Crimson Berry it is refreshing and light ! This craft brewery is in Queensbury right on route 9N it was very easy to find . The place was pretty packed with people eating , listening to music and enjoying themselves! The interior is spotless and has large open area for seating with a nice size bar . There is also plenty of outdoor seating with covered areas as well . To enjoy with your brew they offer food from Streaking Moose BBQ , a food truck on the premises and while we were there , on a Friday , they had live music .

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    Sam A.

    Really great craft brewery located a short distance from Lake George Village. They had a wide variety of styles that I enjoyed. The Oatbituary oatmeal stout was probably my favorite of their offerings. The Miracle on Ice golden ale was an excellent summer quencher. The Avenue of the Pines hazy IPA was also a highlight of my tasting.

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    Josh G.

    Ahh there's nothing better than having some other obligation (going to a wedding) to create the opportunity to visit a brewery in said area of matrimony (Northway Brewing Company). Therein lies the reasoning behind my recent trip up yonder to northern New York for beer...I mean a wedding, yeah. Jokes aside, I knew I didn't want to turn down the opportunity to partake in some local libations (i.e. beer) and so mi amigo and I headed over to check out the spot. Northway basically has every aesthetic piece of a brewery that a beer goer might be searching for. Outdoor seating, bar area, long tables, cans to go, corn hole, merch, quality music, oh and their beer isn't half bad either! My buddy and I each went with a flight of four (6oz pours so you know the $10 + tax was worth it) and tried to vary between us to get in as many beers as possible. I started off with the Sunrise Session IPA (not overly hoppy, pretty subtle) and continued down the Avenue of the Pines (NEIPA with bitterness accompanied nicely with fruity notes). Double Sunrise IPA was up next (think Sunrise Session only more bite) rounding out three IPAs that were not overly memorable but solid nonetheless. The standout of my flight was Nitro Burly Beard Oatmeal Stout. Exactly what you want from this style with a super thick, perfectly nitro-ed ale with a slight bitter coffee flavor going on. From my buddy's flight I tried Perfect Day Pilsner (which was light, crisp and probably a perfect pint to drink on a summer day) as well as the Raspberry Shandy and Strawberry Wheat Ale (both rocking some fruit factors with the Strawberry being more lasting on my palate). Once done with our beer dance, a tulip glass was purchased along with a couple of stickers and away we went, satisfied from our northern New York suds. Overall, Northway Brewing Company was a superbly solid spot from all factors wanted in a tasting room/brewery. Yeah, some of the beers weren't anything to write home about so I'm not gonna pound the five star drum here, but I'd be more than willing to return if/when I head North in the Empire State. And maybe next time it will strictly be for beer (so I don't need that wedding cover to distract me from what's most important...).

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    Tara M.

    I came into this brewery not expecting much. It's on a long road that has a bunch of strip malls. The place itself is right next door to a mini golf place. I was pleasantly surprised. Flavors used in the beer just work. I tried the apple pie ale and I was surprised on how much I liked it. Not super sweet and over powering like a lot of breweries tend to do. They have something for everyone. And if you can't decide, just get a flight!

    Jamie B.

    Lovely and large brewery. Very dog friendly. Everyone who worked here was so friendly. There was plenty of seating inside and outside. There is a large area with merchandise and some snacks. There is a food truck outside that we did not get a chance to try but looked to be popular with everyone else there. The beer was good. If back in the area again would definitely go back for another visit. There is plenty of parking and even parking for buses.

    Filtered Pilsner! My Lower intestinal tract thanks you!
    Ed R.

    Back for a second time, I waited almost 6 months before returning after the bartender shit all over a musician I said that I surprisingly fell for (if you must know it was Billie Eilish) so I swallow my pride and returned only to be greeted by The Grateful Dead for 2 hours- Music matters!- and being forced to listen to The Dead (or Billie Eilish) for that matter for 2 hours in a bar or restaurant is torture- especially The Dead if you're not a Deadhead- I mean seriously, just fade away already. Granted, I asked and the bartender and he immediately changed it and played a classic rock mix.. But anyway, salvaging this review is the beer. I love beer but have unfortunately found that unfiltered beer wreaks havoc with my lover intestinal tract and most craft micro brews don't filter. Well guess what? They do filter a few beers here and my stomach appreciates it!!!!

    James D.

    Me and my homie visited on a February Thursday afternoon, just after they opened, about 2 pm. We were the only two there for quite a while. Stayed for a couple hours and saw maybe 5 other customers stop into the tasting room for a taste or two. Shane, the beertender was a cool dude and he had some killer tunes playing on the stereo system (might have been Sirius XM); he knows a lot about beer, brewing, and all about the beers they make and sell here. Dude brings experience if you want to talk beer. Tap system feeds 20 taps and on this day they were running 19 different ones, most of which were Cooperstown Brewing Company beers. They also serve Northway Brewing beers, Harlem, Davidson Brothers (Shane said they are phasing these out) and Winner's Circle. I've tried all the CBC beers so I ran with a couple I've never tried before. I did the Northway Brewing Company Sunrise Session IPA (5% ABV), nice and fruity, plentiful haze, strong finish without being overhoppy. Totally drinkable session IPA I will go back to for sure. Second beer I knocked out was the I-87 IPA (6.3% ABV) which touted a new recipe. I didn't like this beer nearly as much. Not nearly as much depth too it and very little hoppiness at all. It was an APA, not an IPA as far as taste goes. Anyhow, they have a really large tasting room and probably 15 to 20 chairs at the bar. They have a fridge so you can take cold beers to go (all beers are 10 bucks per 6 pack out the fridge and they let you totally mix and match if you want!). They of course do growler fills too and on Thursdays all 64 oz. growler fills are 10 bucks on any beer!!!! Interstingly, they had a cold brew coffee tap line hooked up as well and you could order a cold brew coffee straight from the tap if you like. Shane said they do small batch recipes all the time that they tap into just to see what recipes are working etc....definitely ask him if they are running a beer or two with a new, unique recipe. He mentioned they'll be serving up a Coconut Creme Stout very soon... This place is a good, good sized microbrewery where they are busy brewing and shippping out A LOT of craft beer. It's a lot bigger than say Common Roots... Tours available or you can head upstairs and check things out from the 2nd floor if you like (see my videos). All beers were 5 bucks each plus tax for a full pint...super reasonable. Strong, free wifi provided as well and of course they have a little bit of merch you can buy too if that's your thing. No food offerings, though I'm sure they'd let you order delivery. This is not at all a beer snob kind of joint...most of the patrons were just local guys that like good craft beer...laid back...no hipster quality at all, which I think is cool (too much of that going around).

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    Great service, awesome pours. Shane is great and awesome! Try the Sunrise Session IPA!

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    Best beer in the area by far! Killing it now and I'm sure during non Covid times as well.

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    9 years ago

    Great NY Craft Beer, very friendly staff and very comfortable tasting room. We'll be back !

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    Common Roots Brewing Company - Decisions, decisions. Which should we choose?  We tasted a lot!

    Common Roots Brewing Company

    4.1(100 reviews)
    4.2 mi
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    Beer here is excellent. Always good but heavily weighted with IPA's, NEIPA's, and sours- I can't…read moreunderstand why they or anyone would have more sours than they have lagers and pilsners. Yuck. But their single lager and single pilsner are always good/consistent. And they have one meddle/award that they are proudly showing off, and they should but guess what kind of beer it is? A Pilsner. Take the hint you don't need 17 easy to make no effort IPAs that all taste the same. Food seems like an afterthought here. It's consistently average. They make a decent pizza here, but it's always soggy. The outside crust typically is perfect, often with a light char which is nice, but underneath the cheese and sauce, which they to put too much of on and undercook it, you wind up with a soggy slice of pizza that tastes OK. I also had their poutine recently. I can live with the vegetarian turkey gravy, which tasted pretty good, cheese curds were OK but what's going on with these fries? Soggy, brown. Are they brown because they're fry oil is disgusting? Are they just cooking the crap out of these things. I can't imagine that's the case because they're not crispy at all and taste awful. Waiting and bar staff seem to be wonderful people- they're attentive, food comes out relatively quickly. Service is not rushed. Atmosphere in this place is pretty good though I would like to have the music turned up a little bit louder so it's just not background noise and so you can actually hear the lyrics or discern what song is being played. Music done right can be part of the experience. Right now it's just a soft rumble in the background and it just becomes an annoyance. There's literally been extensive research on music in your restaurant and bar and how loud it's supposed to be and the music selection. Why places like this pay absolutely no attention to that research is beyond me. MUSIC IS IMPORTANT! Treat it that way please. Ultimately, even though the food is averaged to below average, and I can't hear the music, we continue to come back here because of the beer . Imagine if they put the same effort into their menu...

    Super nice place. The beer is good, and the server was super nice…read more This place is nice with its outdoor sitting area.

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    Mean Max Brew Works - Golden Tee

    Mean Max Brew Works

    4.3(36 reviews)
    3.1 mi
    $$

    Eight months earlier, I visited the Mean Max taproom in Troy. While I enjoyed my visit there, I was…read moredisappointed that so many of the brews listed on their website were not available there, only at their taproom in Glens Falls. Well, I finally got here, and it was indeed worth it for me. The space is large and comfortable. Parking is convenient, usually spaces on US 9 right in front of their entrance is almost always available, and their downtown location makes it very convenient to visit other businesses. One of the reasons I like Mean Max so much is my preference for darker beers. They always have a number of them available, enough to make a flight of just those if you want (flights here are five 5oz. glasses), with quite a range of ABV's, if that matters to you. While the Troy taproom has numerous pinball machines, here they only have one Golden Tee with a large screen for it on the wall (something my friends would love). This area of Glens Falls is definitely worth a visit, and Mean Max should be part of it.

    If you're a beer lover, Mean Max is worthy of a pilgrimage. Their head brewmaster, Jack Lamson, is…read moretruly a master at his craft. I'm somewhat convinced he's an actual wizard. He's also one of the kindest people you'll ever meet. I'm not a violent man, but I'd slap you across the face if at the bar you told me with a straight face the beer you ordered wasn't one of the best dang ones you've ever had. The only negative thing I can say is that now all other beer will lack in comparison.

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