Beer

In the Rochester area (and NY State in general) bottled/canned beer is sold for off-site consumption at grocery stores and many convenience stores. All have the common national brands and some are developing a broader selection of craft-brewed beers. To ensure a broad selection of international favorites and microbrews, try the "beer stores/superstores" noted below.

With the great expansion of craft-brewed beer in recent years, bars that feature this style will often sell half-gallon "growlers" (i.e., fancy reusable capped jugs) of their current draught offerings for you to take home. See especially the bars noted below known for their microbrew draught selection or the broader list of bars in general. Growlers of their own beer are also generally available at the local breweries listed below. This is often the best option for the freshest selection.

• Aurora Brewing Company - Cayuga Lake and Bushnell's Basin
  

• Copper Leaf Brewing - Pittsford
  

• Faircraft Brauhaus - Fairport
  

• Fairport Brewing Company - Fairport and Rochester
  

• Fifth Frame Brewing Company - Rochester
  

• Genesee Brewing Company - Rochester
  

• Griffs Brewery - Parma/Spencerport
  

• Heroes Brewing Company - Rochester
  

• Irondequoit Beer Company - Irondequoit
  

• Iron Tug Brewing - Rochester
  

• K2 Bros Brewing
  

• Knucklehead Craft Brewing - Webster
  

• Lock 32 Brewing Company - Pittsford
  

• Naked Dove Brewing Company - Canandaigua
  

• New York Beer Project - Victor
  

• Nine Maidens Brewing Company - Rochester
  

• Nine Spot Brewing - Rochester
  

• Preservation Beer Company - Fairport
  

• Rising Storm at the Mill
  

• Rogers Beer - Contract-brewed by CB Craft Brewers.
  

• Rohrbachs - Rochester and Chili
  

• Sager Beer Works - Rochester
  

• Stoneyard Brewing Company - Brockport
  

• Strangebird Brewery - Rochester
  

• Stumblin' Monkey Brewing Co - Victor
  

• Swiftwater Brewing - Rochester
  

• Three Heads Brewing - Rochester
  

• Triphammer Bierwerks - Fairport
  

• The VB Brewery - Victor
  

• Wood Kettle Brewing - Greece

• Beers of the World - Two Locations (Henrietta and Batavia)
  

• Nathaniel Square Corner Store
  

• One Stop Brew Shop
  

• Southtown Beverages
  

• West Ridge Beverage

• The Beer Market
  

• BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
  

• Blu Wolf Bistro
  

• Donnelly's Public House
  

• Half Pint Pub
  

• L & M Lanes
  

• MacGregor's
  

• The Old Toad
  

• Penfield Pour House
  

• Rochester Beer Park

• Honey Brown
  

• Mike's Hard Lemonade
  

• Sam Adams See the Sam Adams Beer Wikipedia page for more information.
  

• Seagram's Malt Beverages

• CB's Autumn Festival of Ales - A one-day event typically held in early October in Honeoye Falls.
  

• Flour City Brewer's Fest - A one-day event typically held in mid-September at Frontier Field.
  

• The Harvest Hootenanny features an Oktoberfest-style beer garden.
  

• Rochester Real Beer Week - Includes a one-day "expo" typically in late June held in the South Wedge.

• Bars
  

• Distilleries
  

• Food
  

• Gastropubs
  

• Hangover Cures
  

• Kombucha
  

• Liquor Stores
  

• Wineries

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2005-11-22 05:28:40   genny cream isn't bad, not amazing but better than a lot of cheaper beers. I'm just a bit concerned whenever I drink it that I'm drinking from the Genesee River...where do they get their water anyway? —RossHattori

2005-11-22 06:21:20   Genesee uses city water, and they used to get it all from Hemlock Lake (there were ads proclaiming that back in the days). Nowadays, it's either Lake Ontario or Hemlock Lake, depending on the demand (the northern part of the city usually gets Lake Ontario water, the southern part usually Hemlock Lake). —GeorgeHaberberger

2005-11-22 19:38:05   It's the same water they contract brew Sam Adams with. There aren't enough minerals to make the water particularly distinctive, which is perfect when you're brewing a variety of beers. —TomMaszerowski

2005-11-23 08:09:20   My grandpa loved Genny Cream Ale. I don't mind it at all... one is nice once in awhile. —MariahBetz

2005-11-23 08:09:47   I saw Sam Adams on an "American Microbrews" poster last night. —MariahBetz

2009-01-23 12:31:41   Added Tap and Mallet to the "bars with extensive draught selection" list (they have 30 lines). —JonPetruccelli