Albany/Burlington Beer Recommendations

[domdom]

Howdy,
I"ll be up in Albany, NY/Burlington VT area next weekend for a friends wedding. looking forward to getting some heady topper but wanted to check on any other recommendations to try while there. would like to try tree house but not sure if they distribute to bars. was also thinking about try to bring back a suitcase of beer or possibly mailing some back but wasn't sure if that was a good idea (haven't flown in a while). thanks in advance!

 

[jtrentpearson]

Hill Farmstead if you can. I also enjoy Von Trapp and Zero Gravity.

 

[shoreman]

http://www.foambrewers.com

You can get Hill Farmstead Beers on tap all around Burlington - Rí Rá Irish Pub had like three on tap last time I was up there. https://rira.com/burlington/food-and-drink/drink-menus/beer

 

[timcook]

I went to Burlington two weeks ago & I highly recommend Fiddlehead Brewery. They are in Shelburne, Vt. The IPA can be found on tap throughout Burlington. Very tasty.

 

[bwomp313]

Foam brewers in Burlington is amazing.

 

[BrewMan13]

Albany, NY resident here:
There are a couple decent (but not amazing) breweries in the city of Albany: Druthers, and the Pump station. If you like cider and/or spirits, there is Nine Pin cider and Albany distilling co, all of which are in a short drive of each other.
Purely from a beer perspective, I'd recommend the short drive to Troy, where you have Brown's, Rare Form (personal recommendation), and the Beer Diviner.