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Now brewing near Penn Yan, NY: Abandon Brewing Co.

One of the newest breweries in New York -- and in the brewery-rich Finger Lakes -- is Abandon Brewing Co., overlooking Keuka Lake near Penn Yann. They've been brewing for a few weeks, but are celebrating the grand opening this weekend. They're starting out with a Brown Ale (on nitro), a Belgian Rye, a Session Saison, a Farmhouse IPA, an Abbey Ale, a Harvest Porter and Harvest Saison, with more t ocome (including a Grape Dubbel). That'll be interesting. Find out more at abandonbrewing.com.

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Climbing Bines Craft Ales now brewing in New York's Finger Lakes region

First came Climbing Bines hop farm, back in 2010. In August 2013, came Climbing Bines Craft Ale Co.

The farm and brewery are in the town of Torrey, near Penn Yan, NY. That's a spot that overlooks Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes region.

Owners Chris Hansen, Brian Karweck and Matt Klehamer grow Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Goldings, Magnum, Nugget, and Willamette hops. In their first few years, they sold hops to other New York craft brewers.

Now, they keep the hops for themselves.

Climbing Bines  launched  with an IPA, amber, pale ale, blonde, and hefeweizen, all sold in 64-ounce growlers and 32-ounce “grenades,” or half-growlers. Climbing Bines has a 3.5 barrel brew kettle and six 7-barrel fermenters, they double batch every brew.

They also plan a series of beers called Pandemonium, which will include a variety of wet hop harvest ales and several seasonal/imperial brews that will be made exclusively with hops, wheat, barley, and rye grown within five miles of their farm.

Climbing Bines tasting room is at 511 Hansen Point Road in Torrey. It's open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

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New Erie Canal Brewing in Canastota, NY debuts with Muleskinner Pale Ale

Brewery aims for 100 percent New York state-ingredient beers. Here's my story from syracuse.com

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The Barley Corner 2.0

It's been almost a year since my last post on The Barley Corner. During that time, I have completed the research and writing on New York Breweries (2nd ed.), to be published early in 2014 by Stackpole. Now, I'm going to ramp up the blog posts here, to cover interesting things in the world of beer (and related topics). This will also be the place to find updates on the breweries and brewpubs of New York state.

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Now expanding: Southern Tier Brewing Co. keeps getting bigger

The New York Breweries tour traveled to Lakewood, near Jamestown in New York's extreme southwest corner earlier this month. We were first-hand witnesses to an expansion that has to be seen to be believed. We happened  to be there the day Southern Tier Brewing took delivery on two 660-barrel fermenting vessels. Is that big? Some New York breweries don't make 660 barrels of beer in a year, if that's any clue. Southern Tier is also installing a new 110-barrel brewhouse, to supplement the 50-barrel capacity it has now. At Southern Tier, however, it's about more than quantity.The beers are good, too. Photos below show the arrival of a fermenting tank (the thing that looks like a space ship), the new brew kettles, and a line of taps at the Empty Pint pub at the brewery.

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Ithaca Beer to open new tap room Oct. 11

Ithaca Beer Co. announces Oct. 11 opening for new tasting area/tap room. Here's what the new place looked like during construction:

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Bacchus Brewing Co.: The New York Breweries tour hits Dryden, NY

Dryden, NY is more than just a stopping point between Cortland and Ithaca. It's also the home of Bacchus Brewing Co., a craft brewery that opened in March 2012. Head brewer Christina Poulos started with three brews -- Blonde Ale, IPA and Irish Red Rye -- and this fall launched a seasonal Pale Ale. And, it seems to be successful: They recently added 2 30-bbl fermenters and should be bottling (in 22-oz bombers) by this winter. And did I mention Poulos is a geologist by trade?. That must be why Bacchus rocks!