Southern Tier Brewing Co. (Lakewood, NY)

Southern Tier Brewing Co.

Lakewood, NY

This was the first stop in our roadtrip across the country.  We made it a point to stop at Southern Tier because we have been long fans of their beer (what we can get in Syracuse) but since it's a good four hours away, we have never made the trek there.  Luckily, it was kind of on the way to Colorado...  In general, it's a little bit out of the way to get to.

For all of our stops on our brewery tour to Colorado (and possibly back) we're just going to do short blurbs on the beer/brewery so here it goes:

Jason says: "A little pretentious... bartenders confused."

Krysten says: "Love the rustic, Adirondack style inside the bar area.  Nice outside patio seating available.  The Empty Pint (the name of the bar inside the brewery) has the feel of a real bar in that they offer bottled beer from other companies, wine and a selective food menu (delicious pulled pork sandwiches!).  Outside look of the brewery could use some help; looks as though it's an old, modular factory when you drive up to it.  They do some very cool events at the brewery including beer & cheese samplings.  Beer is fantastic, as usual.  My favorites include their Big Red (Imperial Red Ale), Farmer's Tan (Imperial Pale Lager) and Mokah (Stout brewed with Coffee & Chocolate).  All were super delicious from the taps at the Empty Pint."

Written by: Krysten