I am on summer holidays and the blog is at the mercy of my interest in posting but I have to say that the Adirondack Pub and Brewery in Lake George, New York is pretty good. I had their IPA as well as a decent sampler of blond, hefe, steam, stout, IPA and...umm...another. The food was great and the staff were better. I was able to crawl all over the place taking photos but it will be a couple of weeks before the camera gets anywhere near the computer. [Ed.: Found one.] Interesting to note that the yeast selection made for an actual house style (tangy yet clean) that sets them apart. Nothing like a brewer trying not to taste like the next guy.
One note - the fellow peering around the right end of the pumps in the lowest left photo answered his phone "I stop for brew pubs!" He was travelling on work from Colorado and hunted out micros and brew pubs where ever he went. He recommended a particular brew pub from his neck of the woods, Ska Brewing Company of Durango, Colorado.
More notes as I travel New England and New York...if I can keep laying my hands on a computer, that is.
Comments
eric st pierre - July 16, 2006 10:39 PM
do you sell beer,that we don't have in Montreal,Qc, by the bottles, that we can bring home or it's served and drink on the spot?
Alan - July 17, 2006 7:49 PM
I have no idea what you are asking, Eric. <p>But I was back at the Adirondack Pub & Brewery yesterday and enjoyed myself. I had the Bear Naked Amber, the Blond and a very tangy version of their scots ale. The meal and service were both good on the sort of extremely hot day that could test any staff. Neat to also find this post tacked up in the hallway to the bathroom.
John Carr - January 25, 2007 10:02 PM
I'm the brewer/owner and I wanted to thank you for stopping by. I have a great staff that does work hard thanks for the feed back, plus they love hearing about us on the web! Lake George is a great area to hike, swim, sail, what ever! Then stop by for a low key beer on the deck. Working on some new beers for the upcoming season, including a dark IPA and double hopped blonde stop in. Thanks again John
Alan - January 25, 2007 10:06 PM
Hey - thanks for stopping by, John. You are a regular stop on my way to New England.
Homebrewer - September 19, 2010 9:26 PM
We stopped in for the second year in a row and no quality IPA, and no other beer which the four of us really wanted more than once. I'm sure there are great beers there from time to time but we've been disappointed twice. The staff were wonderful as was the food with the exception of no beer battered onion rings on the menu, which is my personal favorite when visiting brewpubs.
We all tried what the waitress called the "australian" ipa and no one liked the second wave of hop taste from what may have been the nelson hop. Initially the taste was wonderful then overpowered by something which none of us particularly cared for.
We tried several others and were wowed by none. Perhaps it was just a bad time of year, but it's happened twice now. The jury is out on whether we will return next year, as perhaps we just show up at the wrong time of the year.