Falls is in full swing and I couldn’t help traveling back up into Cooperstown to see the leaves and of course to see another brewery!!! With the arrival of fall and post season Baseball (Go Yankees) I figured there was no better place to be than at Cooperstown Brewing Co in Milford NY. The Cooperstown Brewing facility was originally a milk plant responsible for producing cheese but now they’re pumping out brews and good times instead. Your trip to Milford will be well worth the journey as Cooperstown Brewing Co offers a wide array of drinks that are sure to please everybody. Everything from your standard pale ales and IPA’s to ciders and shandy’s. If you’re trying to complete the Cooperstown beverage trail and this is just one of your many stops, Cooperstown Brewing Co has a unique tasting system that lets you choose how many you want to try. Have you already had five shots at the Cooperstown Distillery, five beers at Ommegang, and five glasses of wine at Bear Pond Winery by noon and aren’t sure if you’re even in NY still? Try one or two! Maybe you have a blog where you need/want to try them all? Go for it! Your flight can be as big or as small as you want because each beer is a dollar. No matter how many you choose to try I’m sure you will find one you like. Like I said earlier Cooperstown Brewing Co makes a wide variety of beers some that are more of a home run than others but there are no foul balls here.
If you do happen to be on the beverage trail then chances are you’ll be stopping at Cooperstown Brewing Co right after Brewery Ommegang which I think gives Cooperstown Brewing Co a boost. Ommegang beers are strong, and a little out of the norm but Cooperstown Brewing Co makes down to earth beer that people are going to be more familiar with. They’re good too so lets dive right in!
If you haven’t guessed by now, Cooperstown Brewing Co is ALL about the baseball so you will be seeing some references both in their beer and in the brewery itself. The first beer I tried; The Bambino, is actually named after Babe Ruth himself. Bambino is a traditional American ale very much like a yuengling or a Budweiser. Much like baseball itself this beer is as American as it gets, its familiar, smooth and easy to put down.
Now I’m a soccer guy myself so I’ll admit I had to google this but guess how many players are on the field for a baseball team? Nine, who would have known! Nine Man beer at Cooperstown Brewing Co takes a quick trip over the pond from the American lager Bambino. Nine Man is a traditional English pub ale which is very similar to the Bambino but with a little more of a floral IPA taste. Nine Man is still refreshing and sure to please all of the players on your team no matter how many there are.
Our third beer at Cooperstown Brewing Co is the Pride of Milford which is old English ale. Personally I love old English ales and I think they’re cruelly scarce from many breweries. They’re thick, malty and usually pretty generous with the alcohol content, plus they tend to put a really great image in my head. You know when you hear stories about pirates, knights, fairy creatures like hobbits and dwarves, Robin Hood etc having a pint at the tavern? I instantly think there is a beer very much like the Pride of Milford in those glasses. The Pride of Milford tastes like the beer you would drink before an adventure! Think about that the next time you have an english ale. If it’s good enough for Bilbo Baggins and King Arthur then its surely good enough for you! In all seriousness though the Pride of Milford is great and I would recommend this beer over any other at Cooperstown Brewing Co.
Once again ITS FALL FINALLY so how could I resist their Pumpkin Ale? Disclaimer before we dive into this one, I am not a fan of pumpkin beers. Honestly its an ingredient that I have never liked and wouldn’t be too upset if brewers just gave up on it all together. However I actually enjoyed the Pumpkin Ale here at Cooperstown Brewing Co. It’s not as “in your face” as other pumpkin ales that tend to taste like liquid pie. The pumpkin flavor is defiantly there but it doesn’t overpower the overall flavor of the beer. It’s subtle and I think it will please a lot of people. Also they put honey and cinnamon sugar on the rim which actually works pretty well with the beer. The honey rim doesn’t work well with a beard though, I swear I was covered in honey the rest of the day.
That is all of the beer I was able to try at Cooperstown Brewing Co but they do offer a wider variety including some IPA’s, darker brews, soft drinks and some guest beers. One of which is a killer Raspberry Shandy that I would recommend to anyone especially somebody that isn’t to excited about beer.
Play Ball!!! Or Cornhole I guess. For this weeks “View from Your Beer” I wanted to show you guys the back room of Cooperstown Brewing Co which is all decked out in baseball style. They’ve put in a lot of work since the last time I was here, granted the last time I was here I was in the process of being crushed by the Cooperstown Beverage Trail so my memory was close to non existent. I can imagine this is the perfect place to hang out and watch your favorite baseball team. They even offer post season drink specials!
Cooperstown Brewing Co has been around for some time now and they’re well established in the area for making great down to earth beers with an always expanding variety. If you’re in the Cooperstown area whether its for the beverage trail or the baseball history this is a brewery that is well worth the stop. Swing by and hit a tasting, its sure to be a home run here at Cooperstown Brewing Co!
You can find the Cooperstown Brewing Co at 110 River St in Milford NY or on their website at CooperstownBrewing.com!
Brewery #8 is in the books! I hope you guys are enjoying this as much as I am so far. As always thank you for reading and I’ll see you at the next one!
Cheers,
The Brewery Boy.