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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in CITY Magazine. Updated August 2026.
Strangebird · Marketview Heights
Strangebird in Marketview Heights won Best Craft Brewery in CITY Magazine's 2025 readers' poll, and its Ellyn Gooch took the poll's Best Brewer the same year. The taproom pours a rotating lineup of its own beers. Come for a flight of what is fresh on tap.
Three Heads Brewing · Neighborhood of the Arts
A big indoor-outdoor taproom in the Neighborhood of the Arts with a live-music stage, named a Best Craft Brewery finalist in CITY Magazine's 2025 readers' poll.
Swiftwater Brewing Company · South Wedge
A South Wedge taproom along the Genesee riverside trail with board games and big patios, named a Best Craft Brewery finalist in CITY Magazine's 2025 readers' poll.
Genesee brewing co · High Falls
One of the country's oldest breweries (1878) with a Brew House overlooking High Falls.