List of breweries in New York
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New York State, one of the fifty states of the United States of America, is home to more than 320 beer breweries, as well as numerous brewpubs and bars. Throughout the last decade, the consumption of craft beer has grown to be a part of the state's culture. The following is a partial list of breweries located in the state. The list includes not only breweries of beer but also of sake, such as Brooklyn Kura.
Breweries
Closed Breweries
A. Finck & Son's Brewery - Manhattan, New York City
Beverwyck Brewery – Albany
Central Brewing Company – Manhattan, New York City
Chelsea Craft Brewing Company – brewpub; opened in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City in 1995; moved to the Bronx, New York City in 2016, but closed in 2017.
Consumers Brewing Company – Manhattan, New York City
Dobler Brewing Company – Albany
Ebling Brewing Company – The Bronx, New York City
Empire Brewing Company – Syracuse – bottles, brewpub, opened in 1994, close in 2019. Intellectual properties acquired by Ellicottville Brewing Company.
F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company – Manhattan, New York City
Folksbier Brewery - Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York City - Brooklyn, Kings - kegs, cans, taproom – opened 2014, closed October 2021
George Ehret Hell Gate Brewery – Manhattan, New York City
George Ringler and Company Brewery – Manhattan, New York City
Haffen Brewing Company – The Bronx, New York City
Hedrick Brewery – Albany
Henry Elias Brewing Company – Manhattan, New York City
Hinckel Brewery – Albany
Jacob Hoffman Brewing Company – Manhattan, New York City
Jacob Ruppert and Company Brewery – Manhattan, New York City
Joseph Doelgers Sons Brewery – Manhattan, New York City
Joseph Fallert Brewery - Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City
Kips Bay Brewing Company – Manhattan, New York City
Lion Brewery – Manhattan, New York City – In 1895, it was the sixth-largest brewery in the United States. Closed in 1944.
Mander's Brewery – Elmira, NY 1856 - 1920
Manhattan Brewing Company – Manhattan, New York City
Nedloh Brewing Company – Bloomfield – bottles, taproom, opened in 2014, closed in 2017.
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