Albany / Saratoga Area

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  1. HeavyDandtheGirls

    HeavyDandtheGirls Pundit (785) Mar 7, 2014 Massachusetts

    Headed to Albany this weekend for kids LAX tourney.
    Heading to a cookout one day and wanted to stop and grab some beer, driving from Albany to Saratoga. Any suggestions of where to stop?
    Any local must try beers?
    Thanks in advance.
     
    #1 HeavyDandtheGirls, Jun 25, 2015
  2. HeavyDandtheGirls

    HeavyDandtheGirls Pundit (785) Mar 7, 2014 Massachusetts

    Also looking for a suggestion to grab some snacks for cookout. Any good local places to grab good cheese and meats?
     
    #2 HeavyDandtheGirls, Jun 25, 2015
  3. dmb987

    dmb987 Initiate (0) Jul 24, 2014 New York
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    Druthers downtown Saratoga. Decent brews nothing mind blowing. Worth trying, love their Berliner last summer
     
    #3 dmb987, Jun 25, 2015
  4. barflybastard

    barflybastard Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2012 Pennsylvania

    #4 barflybastard, Jun 25, 2015
  5. GreesyFizeek

    GreesyFizeek Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Mar 6, 2013 New York
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    I'd hit up Oliver's Beverage in Albany, on Colvin Avenue, or Westmere Beverage in Guilderland on Western Avenue. Both owned by the same people "The Brew Crew" and both have great selections.
     
    #5 GreesyFizeek, Jun 25, 2015
  6. Fujii13

    Fujii13 Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2011 New York

    Savemore in Clifton Park is another great place to pick up some beer on the way to Saratoga. For sit down beer in Saratoga, you really can't beat Henry Street Taproom.
     
    #6 Fujii13, Jun 25, 2015
  7. cgskippy

    cgskippy Zealot (530) Apr 6, 2013 New York

    Primal in saratoga , Wilton mall area, is a butcher shop with great meat selection for a cookout. Putnam market is downtown and has meat and a cheese room.

    Henry st and druthers are great. And if you want to avoid downtown try barrelhouse and the local on beekman st in art district
     
    #7 cgskippy, Jun 27, 2015
  8. cgskippy

    cgskippy Zealot (530) Apr 6, 2013 New York

    And olde saratoga brewery brews Mendocino and their beers and right near EBI beverage center. Great spot with cheep unlimited tasters and very laid back
     
    #8 cgskippy, Jun 27, 2015
  9. WunderLlama

    WunderLlama Grand Pooh-Bah (4,820) Dec 27, 2010 Massachusetts
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    Check out the beer belly ( the bar, not my gut) in Albany. Great beer selection frequently rotated. Great Reuben sandwich
     
    #9 WunderLlama, Jun 27, 2015
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  10. RKP1967

    RKP1967 Savant (1,150) Sep 26, 2010 Virginia

    By "cheap" do you mean "free"? That's what is used to be. Plus tip of course.
     
    #10 RKP1967, Jun 27, 2015
  11. cgskippy

    cgskippy Zealot (530) Apr 6, 2013 New York

    Not free anymore. I think it is $5 for 5 or 6 wooden nickels
     
    #11 cgskippy, Jun 27, 2015
  12. HeavyDandtheGirls

    HeavyDandtheGirls Pundit (785) Mar 7, 2014 Massachusetts

    Thanks for the info. Unfortunately I didn't get to use any of the Intel. We basically ran from the hotel to the tourney and back. Hit up Whole Foods for beers on the way to Lake Saratoga. Thankfully I was able to get some Two Hearted which I can't get at home.
    Thanks for the suggestions.
     
    #12 HeavyDandtheGirls, Jun 29, 2015
  13. Flashy

    Flashy Pooh-Bah (1,767) Oct 22, 2003 Vermont
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    And the other way is the awesome Man of Kent in Hoosick, NY.
     
    #13 Flashy, Jun 30, 2015
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