Brewery Trips-Adirondack Brewery

After leaving Davidson Brothers, it was time to head towards Lake George.  We first went to a wine tasting, and then on to the Adirondack Brewery.  This brewery holds a special place in my heart.  I have eaten here, went to Oktoberfest celebrations, thrown kegs in a competition, and of course sampled and drank many delicious beers.

As soon as we pulled up, I noticed one huge difference.  The brewery has undergone a large expansion and is now bottling many of their beers.  I was definitely impressed with the size of the addition.  The brewery addition flows seemlessly and sticks to the woodsy, cabin like feel of the esatablishment. 

The Adirondack Brewery sits just outside of the main area of Lake George Village.  We sat outside on the deck and immediately examined the beer selection and the menu.  Again, it was a no brainer.  I decided to order the sampler.  The brewery seemed to have expanded its selection to around 12 available beers.  With the sampler, came the Vienna Lager, Bear Naked Ale, Czech Pilsner, IPA, Beavertail Brown Ale, and Witte Peach.  Not a bad round of 6.

Beer Reviews

First up was the IPA. (sorry ...I couldn't resist a few sips.)  It was excellent.  The beer had an awesomely hoppy with lots of head.  I found it very smooth and enjoyable.  8.5/10

The Beavertail Brown was also very enjoyable.  The nut brown flavors were more mild then many other nut brown offerings, but still gave the beer a very enjoyable undertone of flavor.  This seemed like a very good, easy going session beer.  In fact, I purchased a six pack in stores later in the week. 7/10

The Peach Witte was intriguing just by name alone.  It was very light and easy to drink. However, I do wish that they added alot more peach into this brew.  The beer lacked body and seemed a little too weak for my tastes.  Kind of a let down.  4.5/10

Next, we tried the Czech Pilsner.  Pilsners are generally not in my favorite category of beer.  However, this beer seemed to have a nice hop finish to it. (Possibly Saaz hops?)  Ther beer was not too bitter and I could definitely see the appeal to lighter beer drinker.  7/10

The Bear Naked Ale seems to be the staple of the Adirondack Brewery.  It is a great colored amber that is full of body.  I thought that it had great taste as always was easy to drink. Solid.  8/10

I finished with the Vienna Lager.  Ths was a simple, crisp beer.  I really didn't have too many feeling towards the brew either way.  It was the kinda beer that you just kinda..drank, if that makes any sense.  5/10

Overall, I might be a little bias towards the brewery.  I always have a great time there and it simply instills quality, positive feelings in me every time I visit.  I always enjoy most of the beers and really dig the motif and general vibe of the brewery.  Also, the food is very affordable, quality tasting pub food.  Who can argue with that?

We left the brewery with smiles, laughs, and a slight buzz.  Oh, we also had to rush back to the house for our family's annual vacation wine tasting. (liver twitch)  Adirondack Brewery is always a great stop and i would highly recommend it. 

Overall 9/10