Favorite Local Beer

Within 25 miles is only RJ Rockers, so First Snow Ale.

 

Yazoo - All of the ETF stuff
Bearded Iris - Habit
Jackalope - Thunder Ann
Smith & Lentz - All of their hoppy stuff
Mantra - Saisons

 

Trillium Vicinity DIPA or Night Shift Whirlpool

 

COS: Iron Bird's Propaganda IPA (if I have to choose one). Still jelly of those in CHI or ABQ.

 

Great Raft Commotion. Delicious APA. When they tap a double dry hopped version...I'm there!

 

Free State Brewing, Lawrence, KS-Owd Mac's Imperial Stout

 

All of them

 

Theoretically Other Half is within that distance which would make me say All Green Everything. Being on the other side of the river (technically 2: East and Hudson) my favorite everyday brews in that radius is:

Bolero Snort - Rotatabull
Magnify - Vine Shine
* Carton - 077XX
* Kane - Headhigh

* - I would expand the list to include Carton and Kane available it is available in almost all decent bars in this area of North Jersey. Plus, they are about an hour drive from my place which isn't daunting....until i have to drive home.

 

Probably the Bull & Bush Tower ESB. I can drink that beer by the gallon.

 

Any OEC offering!!!!

 

Columbus Brewing Company's Bodhi DIPA.

 

Berkley Beer Company, any of the Brewmaster's Reserve series. And at less than 5 miles, they're local alright!

 

Can't do only one:
Peekskill Higher Standard
Brewery at Bacchus Lilith
Rushing Duck Divided By Zero

 

Might be a little bit of recency bias built in here, but I have to go with Fate-ality IPA from Fate Brewing.
Just a killer IPA.

 

Lakefront IPA

 

Almost anything from Hardywood Craft Brewery, and Rockville Red brewed by the Midnight Brewery. Both breweries are about 12 miles from my humble abode.

 

I've lived in Rochester, NY for about a year and a half now and haven't fallen in love with any particular local brews yet. I do think Swiftwater is a very cool little brewpub and look forward to trying more from them.

I'm originally from Jersey, so I'm going to say Carton Boat and 077XX. 077 is probably a top-5 DIPA for me and Boat is a top-2 hoppy pale ale. Batch #1 of A Night to End All Dawns is also on my honorable mention imperial stout list.