ALBANY, NEW YORK

Taking over Albany Pump Station’s historic red brick warehouse brew space, South Glen Falls’ COMMON ROOTS BREWING COMPANY expanded to its second location 50 miles South in New York’s capital.

My wife and I enjoyed Cheese and Charcuterie board while downing six snazzy suds and snagging some slammin’ stouts for the road.

A lovely fruited opener, sweetly tart blonde ale, Berry Bunch, let pureed raspberry and strawberry and slight blueberry-boysenberry whims soak into the white wheat bottom.

Sessionable IPA, Shreddie, steeped pine resin into floral-daubed clementine, tangerine and tangelo fruiting as well as tangy pineapple-passionfruit-papaya tropicalia above sugary pale malts.

Lemony grapefruit sugaring and ‘red candied’ tartness paraded thru Psychedelic Sky, a moderate-bodied New England IPA with delicate oated wheat backdrop.

‘Mild sour’ variant, Tasteful Deception: Pineapple Mango, combined salted mango tang with brisk pineapple tartness given spritzy lemon liming.

Cold-brewed coffee sanctified luscious stout, Latte Cup, leaving creamy vanilla latte, cappuccino and mochaccino serenity on its dark chocolatey espresso base.

Richly fudged lactic campfire treat, S’mores Snowy Night, a decadent pastry stout variant, brought chewy marshmallow fluff to honeyed Graham Cracker, creme brulee, vanilla mocha cake and dark chocolate sumptuousness.