Archive record · Brewery
Crossroads Brewing Company
Athens, New York, New York, USA
- Founded
- 2010
- Closed
- 2024
- Archive ID
- TB-GJ8YABJV
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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From the record
Summary
Greene historical entity recovered. Athens opened 2010; closure year 2024; Return succession applies to the Catskill facility, not the Crossroads entity or catalogue. Licence class: Brewpub / production brewery. Greene County. Owner as recorded: Ken Landin; Janine Bennett. Acquisition history: Return Brewing took over the former Crossroads Catskill production/taproom facility in 2024; no automatic entity or beer transfer is inferred. Relocation: Original Athens brewpub opened in a converted opera house in 2010; Catskill production taproom opened in 2017. Status as recorded: Closed / successor AT Catskill facility.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Black Rock Stout
RetiredForeign / Export Stout
Official 2014 World Beer Cup result verifies name, brewery, city, category and Gold; 2015 GABF result independently verifies Silver. ABV corroborated by historical distributor listing. (HISTORICAL / SOURCE-VERIFIED) [New York Pass 140]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Outrage IPA
RetiredIndia Pale Ale
Named in 2010 opening reporting and historical distributor catalogue; exact style and ABV from distributor listing. (HISTORICAL / SOURCE-VERIFIED) [New York Pass 140]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →New Normal
RetiredUnfiltered IPA
Historical distributor catalogue; no current availability inferred. (HISTORICAL / SOURCE-VERIFIED) [New York Pass 140]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Crossroads Lager
RetiredLager
Catalogue label normalized from “Lager”; exact historical distributor style and ABV. (HISTORICAL / SOURCE-VERIFIED) [New York Pass 140]
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On the record
Awards
- 2015
Export Stout — Black Rock Stout
Great American Beer Festival
- 2015
Export Stout — Crossroads Brewing Company
Great American Beer Festival
- 2014
Foreign-Style Stout — Black Rock Stout
World Beer Cup
- 2014
Foreign-Style Stout — Crossroads Brewing Company
World Beer Cup
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Straight answers
Common questions about Crossroads Brewing Company
- Is Crossroads Brewing Company still open?
- No. Crossroads Brewing Company has closed (2024). Greene historical entity recovered. Athens opened 2010; closure year 2024; Return succession applies to the Catskill facility, not the Crossroads entity or catalogue. Licence class: Brewpub / production brewery. Greene County. Owner as recorded: Ken Landin; Janine Bennett. Acquisition history: Return Brewing took over the former Crossroads Catskill production/taproom facility in 2024; no automatic entity or beer transfer is inferred. Relocation: Original Athens brewpub opened in a converted opera house in 2010; Catskill production taproom opened in 2017. Status as recorded: Closed / successor AT Catskill facility.
- When was Crossroads Brewing Company founded?
- Crossroads Brewing Company was founded in 2010 in Athens, New York, USA.
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