Genesee Brew House of Gates

Genesee Brew House of Gates is a brewery in Gates, NY. The Brew House combines a 20-barrel pilot brewery, a restaurant, bar, museum, and gift shop, all housed in a century-old packaging building that was converted into a New York beer destination. It serves the Rochester area and the wider region with pub-style fare, a second-floor main dining room, an outdoor patio on the second floor, and a rooftop offering views of the Rochester skyline and High Falls. The bar was handcrafted by Genesee Brewery employees from vintage cedar brewing tanks that were part of the original brewery campus. Sixteen taps pour the freshest beer in Rochester, and the menu includes Bavarian pretzels alongside other pub offerings. It holds a rating of 4.60 based on customer reviews.

The Brew House is part of The Genesee Brewing Company, based in Rochester, New York, and one of the largest and oldest continually operating breweries in the United States, founded in 1878 when Mathius Kondolf purchased Reisky & Spies and renamed it The Genesee Brewery. The company's history stretches back to 1819, when Rochester's first brewery opened, and through figures like Louis A. Wehle, who returned the brewery to the beer business after Prohibition was repealed in 1933. The current lineup includes Genesee Original, Genesee Light, Genesee Summer Brew, Genesee Cream Ale (an award-winning brew first produced in 1960), and Genesee N.A., a non-alcoholic option brewed like a traditional beer. The Genesee Brewing Company is part of FIFCO USA, which has invested in facility upgrades, conservation initiatives, and employee safety.

The Brew House is located at 25 Cataract Street in Rochester, NY 14605, and is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 AM to 10 PM and Friday and Saturday from 11 AM to 11 PM.

The positive rating from customers who have reviewed the business reflects more than a century of brewing tradition tied directly to Rochester's history as a city once home to fifty breweries rooted in its German heritage.