This new addition to the Cooperstown BeverageTrail was our second stop on a dreary late Fall day. It looks just like any other dairy barn in the area, but inside are some very delicious beers.The tasting area is a small cave like room with a wooden bar. For 2 bucks, you get to tastings of 7 beers. And very good sized pours! They featured three beers on tap, and poured the rest from cans. From light to dark, Butternuts has a beer anyone would like. And our pourer (is that the correct term) Betsy was the best. The room was very crowded, but she kept our group's beer coming, and took time to explain each one.If you love beer, you have to take the trip to Butternuts. One side note though, don't trust your GPS, just follow the map. Our gps took us on some wacky dirt road to get there.
Up at the club house they serve the best food and will soon feature the beer and ale.
Not bad beer,not bad service.The location in an old dairy barn could be quaint,but.....the area around then entrance had weeds growing out of control around the mildewy patio furniture.The interior wasn't just unfinished or undecorated,it was filthy.Makes one wonder what the production area looks like....
http://www.butternutsbeerandale.com/Butternuts is a small barn on a country road on the outskirts of Cooperstown. The beer is really good and you can tell by the cans that they have a sense of humor. Try it. You'll like it.
We stopped here as part of the Cooperstown Beverage Trail. This very casual and very fun. The tasting area is a little dark, but the beer is good and it was nice to see they don't take themselves too seriously. You can produce good beer and not become a beer snob.
This was the last trip on the Cooperstown Beverage Trail. They should be removed from the trail as they are a disgrace to the nice beverage trail.They state they are a "sister company to Cooperstown Brewing", but the Brewing had a better building then them!Not only did we get turned off from the names, and looks the rep had her friends going behind the table and pouring their own beer. Then because they were so drunk bumped into my husband and I looked at me said "your sorry" and kept walking. Outside represented the atmosphere.... Dump and classless!
We almost didn't stop here as it was a our last day in the area, but we are glad we did! We weren't familiar with the beer as it's not in Chicago. The beer was excellent, and the bartender who gave us tastings was really friendly and informative. Definitely worth the stop.
These folks operate a golf course and restaurant on top of the hill across the road from the brewery. We heard it was excellent so went over for breakfast. There was no one in the place when we arrived about 9:15 a.m. The place was very very cold we had to keep our coats on. We did ask if they could turn the heat up and they did, but it was still cold when we left. Food order took a very long time when we were to only two eating. Food was just OK. We had to wait also for our check to pay and leave. About eight others had arrived by the time we were leaving. The brewery makes a wonderful beer and ale. We will try for lunch or dinner in the future to see how that goes.
A stop on the Cooperstown Beer/Wine trail. This was probably my least favorite. The beer was OK, but it only comes in cans (not something that I like). The tasting room was run down
Stopped here on the way home and came away with some great beer. The folks that run this can tell you a lot about the beer and there is a good variety. The Moo Thunder Stout is excellent and worth taking home. They also make different seasonal ales which are very intriguing. The next time I am in the area I will definitely stop back.