Archive record · Brewery
K2 Brothers Brewing
Rochester, New York, New York, USA
- Founded
- 2017
- Closed
- 2026
- Archive ID
- TB-CSP1S912
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Historical entity recovered. Opened Dec. 2, 2017; Monroe and Wayne premises preserved as one brewery lineage. Exact final public day at the original Penfield site remains held. Licence class: Farm brewery / microbrewery. Monroe County. Owner as recorded: Kyle Kennedy; Brad Kennedy. Relocation: Original Penfield brewery at 1221 Empire Blvd; expanded into former Freewill Elementary School at 4320 Canandaigua Rd, Walworth. Walworth closed March 23, 2025; the original site later closed and entered foreclosure/sale proceedings in 2026. Status as recorded: CLOSED.
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The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Jalapeño Cream Ale
RetiredCream Ale
Pass 113: exact beer name/style from contemporaneous 2017 founder profile. Historical K2 product; ABV/IBU remain UNKNOWN. (HISTORICAL / BRAND LINEAGE) [New York Pass 140]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Scotch Ale
RetiredScotch Ale
Pass 113: exact beer name/style from contemporaneous 2017 founder profile. Historical K2 product; ABV/IBU remain UNKNOWN. (HISTORICAL / BRAND LINEAGE) [New York Pass 140]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Galaxy IPA
RetiredIPA
Pass 113: exact beer name/style from contemporaneous 2017 founder profile. Historical K2 product; ABV/IBU remain UNKNOWN. (HISTORICAL / BRAND LINEAGE) [New York Pass 140]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →New England-Style Double IPA
RetiredNew England-style Double IPA
Pass 113: exact beer name/style from contemporaneous 2017 founder profile. Historical K2 product; ABV/IBU remain UNKNOWN. (HISTORICAL / BRAND LINEAGE) [New York Pass 140]
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Straight answers
Common questions about K2 Brothers Brewing
- Is K2 Brothers Brewing still open?
- No. K2 Brothers Brewing has closed (2026). Historical entity recovered. Opened Dec. 2, 2017; Monroe and Wayne premises preserved as one brewery lineage. Exact final public day at the original Penfield site remains held. Licence class: Farm brewery / microbrewery. Monroe County. Owner as recorded: Kyle Kennedy; Brad Kennedy. Relocation: Original Penfield brewery at 1221 Empire Blvd; expanded into former Freewill Elementary School at 4320 Canandaigua Rd, Walworth. Walworth closed March 23, 2025; the original site later closed and entered foreclosure/sale proceedings in 2026. Status as recorded: CLOSED.
- When was K2 Brothers Brewing founded?
- K2 Brothers Brewing was founded in 2017 in Rochester, New York, USA.
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