Upstate Beer Tourist

11/30/2025

Looking for some Keuka Brewing Company beers in Buffalo, NY? Try Prova in Fountain Plaza downtown.

11/30/2025

09/03/2025

Middle Ages Brewing Company in Syracuse, NY is not just a brewery, but also a concert hall! Check-out the remaining music schedule for 2025 and also nearby breweries, restaurants and hotels to help plan your next trip for a show there.

https://www.blog.upstatebeertourist.com/2025/09/03/middle-ages-brewing-company-a-hub-for-weekly-concerts-in-syracuse-ny/

08/24/2025

The Marzens are lagering up and Oktoberfest is right around the corner. Favorite time of the year for me. One of NYC's must attend Oktoberfest events is at Strong Rope Brewery!

08/12/2025

It's almost Oktoberfest season and I'm super stoked. Genesee Brew House Oktoberfest set for September 13th. More to come. Speaking of Oktoberfest, love their Dunkel BTW.

Join us next month for our very own Oktoberfest celebration.

Beer specials, games, and traditional German treat’s.

More to come, see you soon, PROST! 🍻

07/29/2025

https://www.upstatebeertourist.com/events/flour-city-brewers-fest-2025

Flour City Brewers Fest at the Rochester Public Market is less than one month away! A can't miss event and still time to grab tickets and a hotel room. Check out UBT's event page for the closest hotels to City of Rochester Public Market For a room, check out: The Strathallan Rochester Hotel & Spa- a DoubleTree by Hilton Courtyard By Marriott Rochester Downtown or Hilton Garden Inn Rochester Downtown all showing rooms available and super close which means cheaper Uber fares.

07/25/2025

Always something going on at Steuben Brewing Company at Keuka Lake. Check out this weekend's music and food truck schedule. See ya there.

🍻 What’s Happening This Week at Steuben Brewing!
Wednesday, July 23 – Sunday, July 27

📅 Wednesday, July 23
🍕 Anita Pizza Family Night & Bocce
5–7 pm – Bring the kids, friends, and neighbors for wood-fired pizzas and a laid-back evening overlooking the lake!

📅 Thursday, July 24
🧠 FLX Trivia
6–8 pm – Grab your friends and join us for trivia in the taproom — free to play & prizes to win!

📅 Friday, July 25
🌮 Flour City Empanadas
4–7 pm – Loaded empanadas with big flavor!

🎸 Live Music: The Ripcords Live Steuben Brewing Company
5–8 pm – Syracuse-based blues and roots legends hit the deck stage.

📅 Saturday, July 26
🎻 Live Music: Richie Stearns & His Old Time Barbarian String Band
4–7 pm – Foot-stomping old-time Americana & banjo brilliance!

📅 Sunday, July 27
🍕 Anita Pizza Returns
3–6 pm – Wood-fired pies to wrap up the weekend!

🎶 Live Music: The Tim Herron Corporation Live at Steuben Brewing.
3–6 pm – A fusion of folk, rock, bluegrass, blues & groove — don’t miss it!

07/24/2025

Barrel and Flow Fest in Pittsburgh, PA is right around the corner August 9th. Still time to get your tickets!!

07/22/2025

Fun stop at Krookid Leyk Distilling this past weekend on the east side of Keuka Lake. Lots going on there! Nice lake view, live music outside, good looking burgers served up by ChrisB's food truck, tour conducted by Lakeside Trolley and of course some spirits made on site by Krookid Leyk. They serve up a little of everything...cocktail flights, beer by Froth Brewing Co and Community Beer Works, cider by Nine Pin Cider, Don't judge, warm day so I went with a spiked slushee. Their charcuterie board hit the spot too!

07/15/2025

Big fan of Willow Rock Brewing Company. Great to see them taking over the old Hothouse location. Anybody made it there yet?

Cicero, N.Y. — Central New York’s newest brewery taproom opens Friday (June 13) as the 10-year-old Willow Rock Brewing takes over the former home of Hothouse Brewing in Cicero. The new location at 6200 South Bay Rd. will be open noon to 9 p.m. Friday. It will then be open noon to 9 p.m. Wednesda...

07/14/2025

Rochester's Flour City Brewers Fest is coming up August 22nd! Time to get your tickets and make your travel plans to Rochester, NY. Let Upstate Beer Tourist help you with that, and see what breweries and hotels are located around the City of Rochester Public Market.

https://blog.upstatebeertourist.com/2025/07/06/flour-city-brewers-fest-2025/