Utica has brewed continuously since before Prohibition (they made near-beer and soda to survive it), and the modern scene spreads from Varick Street to farm breweries in the hills. These are the taprooms with real food or real history — most have both.
On Varick Street since 1888 · Saranac & Utica Club · VIP tours with tastings · summer courtyard concerts
Marcy · ~20 house taps, lager-leaning · full kitchen · trivia Thursdays, live music Sundays
Historic brewery district · rotating dozen drafts · scratch menu changes weekly · open to midnight most nights
Boonville's two-century-old inn · reopened late 2025 · local ownership
Downtown Herkimer · craft drafts & whiskeys · burgers-and-wings kitchen
Former hop farm outside Cooperstown · Belgian-style ales · 100-seat cafe · tours · summer concerts
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