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News & Events
West Hoosick Hop Harvest
We celebrated the first annual Hoosick Hop Harvest at the Brown Family Farm on Sunday, August 29th.
Thanks to friends, neighbors and family for all your help in the pickin' of over 50lbs of fresh hops on a hot, hot, summer day.
2010 Harvest I.P.A. will be on draught Tuesday, August 31 in the Taproom! This much coveted rare release features 100% locally grown hops from our hop farm in Hoosick Falls and from Groveside Naturals Farm in Pittstown. Get it while you can - only two half batches brewed this year!
Visit our Gallery for more photos of the Harvest.
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Hop Harvest 2010
A good Pickin' day for "Hop Pickers Local 518" @ Groveside Naturals. Five years strong our Hosts, Kristi and Tom Riley provided the abundance of hops that in two weeks time will become our favorite "Harvest IPA."
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PIGNIC
Club Brown's Members packed Rev. Hall to enjoy our first PIGNIC feast. Chef Paul grilled up some mouth watering West Hoosick Style BBQ Pork & Chicken and along with the all the "PIgnic" fixins'.
Some highlights of the party - rides on "Fergie" our Dependable Hop Field tractor owned and operated by head brewer, Peter Martin. Jericho Joe kept the party rolling with all our favorite tunes. Thanks to all who came and let's make this an annual shin dig.
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SAVOR 2010
Brown's Brewing Co. took to the road Saturday, June 5th to participate in SAVOR, an American Craft Beer & Food Experience. The sold out crowd of 2,000 beer enthusiasts packed the grand National Building Museum in Washngton, DC.
Fun Facts about this year's SAVOR : 420 cases of American Craft Beer were on hand. That number equates to about 10,000 bottles of beer. Ice = 4,000 lbs. (it was a hot, muggy night in DC). The event sold out in 2 hours (2,000 lucky attendees).
Brown's Barrel Aged Whiskey Porter & Oatmeal Stout was consumed and loved by the masses.
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Late Winter Harvest Pairing
Thanks to all who came to enjoy our Late Winter Harvest Craft Beer & Food Tasting. The evening was scumptious thanks to Chef Paul and over a dozen Rensselaer County farmers that participated. We our very thankful for the bounty of product that our local farms provide. Diggin' in the Good Earth is a labor of love and worth celebrating each and every day. For a full list of all the farmers that participated please see our Gallery and remember to Buy Local. Also, a huge thanks to Rensselaer County Executive, Kathy Jimino and Rensselaer Farm Bureau President, Dean Casey and Cornell Cooperative Extension for their support and promotion of this event.
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Lá 'le Pádraig 2010
Thanks to all that helped us celebrate, Lá 'le Pádraig 2010, this year's celebration of St. Patrick's Day. THE ANNUAL BLESSING ’O THE BAR led by the inspirational and intriguing Pastor Ed Marcelle from the Terra Nova Church along with a procession by Bagpipers, Iian and Jeff from the Schenectady Pipe Band helped us kick off the party.
Chef Paul fed the masses with a variety of Celtic tasties including Cream of Colcannon Soup, traditional Corned Beef & Cabbage, County Clare Lamb Stew, ...Oatmeal Stout & Currant Scones, Irish Cheddar/Stout Fondue and Irish Cream Creme Brulee. Just one word, "Yum."
Special thanks to Mayor, Harry Tutunjian for his Irish Limericks and well wishes.
Sneak a Peak of more photos from the day in our Gallery section titled Lá 'le Pádraig 2010
Hope to see you back on Friday for more Irish and Celtic Rockers Black 47 will be performing next door at Revolution Hall.
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FAT Saturday For The Arts
A Benefit For The Arts Center Of The Capital Region
GET FAT For the Arts ! Thanks to all who came and Partied with us to Benefit the Arts Center of the Capital Region.
Laugh Drink Bid Dance Kiss Be Happy
Captain Squeeze & The Zydeco Moshers
HooDooVooDoo Ale
ART, ART, Beautiful ART
Coming soon a 2010 GET FAT picture gallery
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No Place Like Brown's for the Holidays!
Toasts were made, Beer was in Abundance as our Club Brown's Members joined in the Festivities for our Holiday Beer Dinner. A scrumptious menu featuring Prime Rib of Beef, Steamship of Ham, Lamb Chops, Risotto Station was enjoyed by all.
Check out more pictures from the night in our Gallery.
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All Hallows' Eve Big Whoop Dee Doo
Oh it was big alright. And a Whoop Dee Doo it was too. Courtney and her dead husband were slingin' the ale and Uncle Moe was on hand horrifying the youngsters with his own brand of ghoulish shenanigans. Captain Squeeze took us to school with his haunting Zydeco Moshers and taught us a little bit about doin' it big and easy in the Collar City. Thirsts were quenched with many pints of Pumpkin Ale - at least one costume clad reveler was heard shrieking "Dang, Skeeter! That's fiiiiine bug juice!" We're sti...ll not sure what that was all about, but we know that one thing is clearly certain. If you weren't there - then you were obviously somewhere else. And that's a damn shame!
If you don't believe it, see for yourself at our Gallery under the All Hallows' Eve Big Whoop Dee Doo!
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Holy Glockenspiel...
Thanks to all of you who came out to help us celebrate Oktoberfest 2009! A great cause (Rensselaer Land Trust) and great weather brought out nearly 3,000 to our second annual celebration. County Executive, Cathy Jimino joined RLT Director, William Niemi and Garrett Brown, thanking the cheerful crowd for supporting the efforts of RLT.
Hope you had the chance to enjoy Brown's Oktoberfest, Pumpkin Ale and Tomhannock Pilsner , Dependably Delightful Ales & Lagers donated for the benefit.
Our musical guests, Hair of the Dog, Albany Police Pipe & Drum Band and Flood Road... rocked the crowd. Chef Tina we loved your Oktoberfest fare.
Look for next year's gala to be bigger and better than ever!
O'Fest Picture Gallery Just Arrived (thanks for waiting)!
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Buffalo Wing-Ding Chowdah...
You voted and we're thrilled! Brown's Buffalo Wing-Ding Chowder & Down East Lobster Chowder -the Peoples' Choice Winner for the third annual Chowder Fest.
Brown's Chef, Tina Clements created 80 gallons of mouth watering chowder for a hungry crowd of 20,000 at Sundays Troy event. Chef Tina feeling the last minute urge for something new put together the recipe just the night before saying "I decided what to do literally last night and along with my staff worked hard to put it all together." When asked, " What's on the menu for ne...xt year?" Chef Tina replies, "We'll have to wait and see but chances are I'll be trying it in the Taproom first." Chef Tina dedicated her award to her Mom, "Her spirit was with me and she would have been very proud of this moment."
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The Rooster Crows...
"Cock -a-Doodle-Brown's" Beginning Saturday, September 12th we're shopping Troy Farmers Market and bringing to Brown's kitchen the freshest local vitals- Fresh Herbs and Veggies, Local Farm Eggs, New York State Maple Syrup. In addition to our regular menu Brunch will be served every Saturday & Sunday from opening to 2pm. The early bird gets the worm so stop in for Chef Tina's famous cornbeef hash and hollandaise sauce. Nine different homemade delicacies to choose from - what a great way to begin the day. Hope to see you in the Taproom!
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Hops In Hoosick...
A sneak peak at our Hop Field in Hoosick Falls, NY. Hop rhizomes (800 in all) were put in the good earth back in Spring 2008 when the world was in the midst of a critical Hop shortage. We've accomplished a lot this season, our brewers have established a poling and cable system that anchors the plants and protects from high winds. We were able to train the plants up on a special twine that contains a coconut husk facilitating an easy grab for these climbers. The three varieties of Hops planted are Cascade, Willamette and Chinook. Harve...st time for these perennials is three years so we look forward to next August when we can harvest the Hop cones to use in all our brews. An end note , do not panic our crop is "organic" - no sprays or pesticides are used in the Hop Field.
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Brown's Goes to Washington DC....
We were honored to be a part of the second annual
SAVOR Craft Beer & Fine Food Festival, May 30th - Washington D.C. We loaded up the mini van and headed south for a spectacular weekend in D.C. Brown's was one of sixty eight independent American craft breweries to attend the Brewer's Association event - SAVOR. That beautiful building pictured above is the National Building Museum which held about two thousand attendees for the evening. Beers were paired with over thirty five culinary delights. Brown's Oatmeal Stout and ESB were a huge hit with the D.C. crowd.
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2nd Annual Fat Saturday For The Arts
Brown's was glad to help the Art Center in celebrating the 2nd Annual Fat Saturday For The Arts!
Some hightlights of the night- Brown'sVooDooHooDoo Ale, Captain Squeeze & the Zydeco Moshers, Awesomely talented Artists (silent auction table) donating beautiful things, Amy Williams (Art Center Pres. - you rock) plus everyone who helped (too many to name) and YOU for being a part of a great event and helping our neighbors at The Art Center of the Capital Region succeed.
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Two Thumbs Up for OktoberFeast!
OktoberFEAST it was....Thanks to all our Club Brown's Friends who enjoyed a German Harvest Beer Dinner with us November 6th. Check out our gallery for more photos of the night and look for our 2009 Beer Dinner Series to be announced in January. Cheers!
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OKTOBERFEST - Under The BIG TENT !
"You can't make great beer without a great water source and Troy's got the best," said Garry Brown at the kick off of Oktoberfest 2008. Cheers to all our friends including Troy's mayor Harry Tutunjian and County Legislator Kathy Jimino who were in attendance to support and recognize the Rensselaer Land Trust mission to protect the Rensselaer County water sources. Brown's Brewing Co. Taps were pouring with all of the beer proceeds from Oktoberfest going directly to the Rensselaer Land Trust.
More photos from the day in our gallery section.
To learn more about the Rensselaer Land Trust visit their website at www.rtlc.org
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Brown's & Rensselaer Land Trust Featured on WAMC Roundtable
August 1st- WAMC's Roundtable hosted Garrett Brown, of Brown's and John Middlebrooks,Executive Director of Rensselaer Land Trust, to join in a discussion about the great Tomhannock Reservoir and how Brown's has been active in donating a portion of proceeds from the sale of our Tomhannock Pilsner to the Rensselaer Land Trust. Thanks again to our good friends at WAMC for having us on and to John Middlebrooks for spreading the word so eloquently about the mission of the Rensselaer Land Trust in helping preserve Rensselaer County's wat...ersheds.
Brown's Tomhannock Pilsner is celebrating a year in production and thanks to your help we have been able to donate over $4,000 to the Rensselaer Land Trust. Cheers and please stay thirsty!
For more information about the Rensselaer Land Trust visit their website at www.rtlc.org
Pictured above WAMC's Roundtable host, Joe Donahue and Executive Director of the Rensselaer Land Trust, John Middlebrooks.
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Brown's Wins Top Honors @TAP NY
April 26th, 2008-Brown's brought home the silver- no, not just at the World Beer Cup but at TAP NY too! We had the honor of being awarded "Best Craft Beer Brewery in the Hudson Valley" and were presented with the prestigious Matthew Vassar Brewers Cup. The award is named in honor of the famous Hudson Valley brewer and philanthropist who is known in the Hudson Valley and beyond as an innovator in the art of brewing. Thanks to all our friends out there who came to TAP NY and celebrated with us and all the other top notch brewers in New York State. Check out more photos from TAP NY in our gallery. "CHEERS!"
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Brown's Whiskey Porter wins Silver at World Beer Cup!
The Brewers Association just released the World Beer Cup 2008 Winners and Brown's took home the Silver in Wood and Barrel aged Beer. For those of you not familiar with the World Beer Cup it is the "Olympics" of the Beer Judging World. Brewer Peter Martin says of the award, "It is a honor to have Brown's Whiskey Porter recognized in this way." Brown's Oatmeal Stout took the Gold home in the World Beer Cup 2004 competition.
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Troy brewer opens own bottling operation
Albany Business Review Reports on Our New Toys By Michael DeMasi The Business Review Excerpts from the Article: There was a lot of broken glass on the floor when Garrett Brown fired up his new beer-bottling machine in Troy earlier this month. But that's understandable. It was the first time the brewpub owner and his head brewer, Peter Martin, pushed the buttons on the machine in the basement of Brown's Brewing Co. "We're very much a hands-on group of brewer's,"Brown said. "You put in a foreign piece of equipment and we're all thumbs." Fourteen years after opening a brewpub and restaurant inside a renovated warehouse on the banks of the Hudson River,Brown has embarked on what has been his goal since getting into the business: selling bottles of locally brewed beer in stores. The first 120 cases of Brown's Pale Ale were shipped Nov. 7 by Tri Valley Beverage of Utica. The initial effort will target the more than 40 beverage centers in the region. Two other beer styles, Oatmeal Stout and India Pale Ale, will also be bottled. Ultimately, Brown plans to move the bottling equipment to an old paper mill on the Walloomsac River in North Hoosick (the mill is pictured on the bottle label). He's in the process of converting the mill-the former Flowmatic Valve Plant-into a brewery that would boost his production capacity to between 15,000 and 18,000 barrels annually.... *see more of the article: albany.bizjournals.com November 16-22,2007
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