Cooperstown Brewing

This small brewery is one of the best stops that one could make while in Cooperstown. The family-run brewing and bottling warehouse makes some of the best hand-crafted ales to be found anywhere. The most surprising revelation was the homegrown hops, used to flavor and preserve their India Pale Ale. They hired brewmasters to develop the terrific formulations. Trial-and-error in the brew biz is apparently not smart, and verrrrry expensive! The two types of hops are grown "Out Back", which is especially unique, as we know that two other local brewers (larger) exposed on their tours that they import their hops at great expense. The owner, Stan, was very forthcoming about the family business, the brewing process, the ingredients, and the trials of running a small business. He is very knowledgeable about all of these, and you should respectfully pay close attention to his informally-presented tasting, which included generous pours and much discussion around each of the beers. Check out our official website cooperstownbrewing.com to purchase glassware, t-shirts, hats and other awesome CBC gear! We are supported by Cooperstown/Otsego County Tourism.