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Hudson Valley breweries

Vallerie Barone serves beer at Hyde Park Brewing

John Roca

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It stands to reason that craft breweries would flourish in New York. Some of the nation's earliest brewing was done by German immigrants in New York City, where Stone Street was the first street in North America to be paved, due to its concentration of beer brewers.

By the mid-19th century, upstate New York had developed into the country's leading grower of hops. Mildew blight, aphids and Prohibition wiped out that industry, leaving a smattering of abandoned hops barns in Central New York.

More recently, the craving for craft beers has spurred the creation of many microbreweries and brew pubs with their own regional flavor.

Here are the region's breweries, presented in alphabetical order. Click on each venue to read more.

- Compiled by Alison Gregor

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Captain Lawrence Brewing Company Brewery 444 Saw Mill River Rd. Elmsford Captain Lawrence recently relocated from Pleastantville to Elmsford, but its charms remain the same. Captain ...
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The Defiant Brewing Company Brewery, Barbecue 6 E. Dexter Plaza Pearl River Not technically a brew pub, Defiant does keep bar hours and has a bar where ...
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Gilded Otter Brewing Company Brewery, American, Bistros - Brasseries 3 Main St. New Paltz New Paltz is a laid-back, funky college town whose residents turn out in droves to ...
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Hyde Park Brewing Company Brewery, American, German-Austrian, Trivia nights 4076 Albany Post Rd. Hyde Park One of the breweries that got the whole craft-beer craze started 15 years ago in ...
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Keegan Ales Brewery, Sandwiches 20 Saint James St. Kingston Keegan Ales is the baby of Long Island native Tommy Keegan, whose father runs the ...
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Newburgh Brewing Company Brewery, Trivia nights 88 S. Colden St. Newburgh Next to what was once George Washington’s military headquarters, the Newburgh Brewing Company fills four ...
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The Peekskill Brewery Gastro-pub, American, Brewery 47-53 S. Water St. Peekskill Opened in 2008, this brewery-restaurant offers an extensive list of microbrews, including Zeitgeist Berliner Weisse ...