Inside a roughhewn, pine-fronted, Western-styled mini-mall in the tiny Catskill Mountains hamlet of Phoenicia, WOODSTOCK BREWING provides easygoing straightforward beers in an “Industrial chic setting that suits the relaxing environment of this hunting and fishing community.
Woodstock’s rustic epoxy-floored main room features a slate top bar with twelve draughts at its white tiled back plus pipe-fitted wood community tables, unfinished benches and black metal rooftop beams. The large glass-encased production facility supplies beer and a separate left side space adds more seating.
My wife and I perused Woodstock late July ’25 mid-afternoon to quaff nine stylishly standard suds. Cocktails, margaritas and wine were available alongside sandwiches, tacos and salads.
Unfiltered German-styled light body, Woodstock Pilsner, stayed dry as honeycomb astringency and barnyard hay acridity reached fresh baked breading.
Dry pale-bodied helles-styled Woodstock Lager plied raw honeyed citrus spicing and fresh-cut grass to pilsner-malted baked breading.
Flagship pale ale, Baby Dragon, a Cascade-Citra-Columbus-hopped moderation, draped candied orange tanginess and Meyer lemon zest atop oats-flaked pilsner malts.
Exquisite Imperial IPA, I Dream In Yellow, let crayon waxed orange lollipop tartness, vibrant grapefruit zesting, dry rum sugaring and floral lavender peppering coalesce above lightly creamed oats.
Another worthy Imperial IPA, Endless Cycle, gathered sunny grapefruit tanginess and mellow guava-gooseberry tartness into resinous pine dryness atop oats-flaked wheat creaming.
Candi-sugared pilsner malting saddled Westmalle-styled Outer Rings Tripel, a rummy Belgian pale ale (9% ABV) with lovely lemon meringue, creamy banana and pineapple candy fruiting plus slight vodka nip.
Tart raspberry-jammed strawberry and blueberry acquired salty lemon-dried acidity for fruity gose, All The Berries, finishing with a pink rosé sparkle.
Fulsome Baltic Porter, Before The Fall, blended Maris Otter malts with milk chocolate sweetness and dewy rye flouring, leaving modest coal, hazelnut and walnut snips.
Bustling (11% ABV) barleywine, Shikkoku No Senshi, combined dried fig, desiccated orange and spiced rum illusions over mocha-kissed Maris Otter malts.
