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@GeneseeBrewery

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One of the largest and oldest continually operating breweries in the U.S. Brewers of Genesee Beer, Genesee Cream Ale and Genesee Light. 21+ to follow.

Rochester, NY
Joined February 2011
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
@GeneseeBrewery
Genesee Brewery
1 year
Buffalo is getting some weather. 9 cans high and counting.
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The Kolschcumber tweet was an April Fools joke, but turns out the joke is on us bc like 99% of the people who saw it want it bad and now our product development team is talking about how to source something like a million pounds of cucumbers.
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Jeff Goldblum as Genesee beers. A thread:
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6 years
Thank you, Rochester. 🍻
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1 year
In the spirit of the season, we're giving away some Genesee Ugly Sweaters! To enter for a chance to win one, just follow or like us and reply to this post by tagging two friends who are 21+ and use #GeneseeUglySweater !
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3 years
Grab your shovels and dig out your grills: Ruby Red Kolsch is coming back early!
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4 years
Ladies and Gentleman, the Captain is coming home.
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2 years
We interrupt your scrolling for a special announcement from Captain Kolsch. One week from today, Ruby Red Kolsch will leave our brewery.
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1 year
We saw a lot of people asking for bigger cans of Ruby Red, so here you go. We're adding 16oz cans to the family! Pounders will be available starting next week!
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To celebrate Spring Bock's 70th anniversary, we're giving away 10 custom Spring Bock steins and 10 LED signs. Enter for a chance to win by following us, liking this post, tagging two Bock-loving buds and using #sweepstakes in your reply #Bock70 🐐
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2 years
Captain Kolsch recently went on a tropical vacation, and while he didn't get cornrows, he did develop a taste for pineapple.
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2 years
Dolly Parton as Genesee beers: a thread
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1 year
Behold! The next innovation in our Kolsch lineup: Kolschcumber! 🥒
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4 years
We have a strong hunch there's gonna be some Ruby Red Kolsch consumed this weekend.
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2 years
From the Genesee family to yours, Merry Christmas!
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11 months
We made this drinking guide to get you through a hot week.
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3 years
Pls share your Ruby Red Kolsch memes
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Hold up, that's not a 16oz can 🧐 24oz Ruby Reds are here!
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2 years
IYKYK
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3 years
After talking with our brewing team and several environmental groups, we're bringing back the Genesee Draft Ball! They'll run you about $150 per ball, but it's a small price to pay for beer in a ball.
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Fresh Cream Ale pounders marching down the line this morning. If there's a more beautiful sight in this world, we haven't seen it.
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Introducing a new summer fling in our ever-evolving line of Kolsch beers: Mango Peach Kolsch! The perfect companion to Ruby Red, Mango Peach Kolsch features the deliciously refreshing and perfectly balanced addition of natural mango and peach flavors. Look for it in stores soon!
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4 years
THREAD: So we have this contact form on our website where people can write to us about anything: if they have a beer question or concern, if they'd like to know what time an event starts, is the neighbor's husband cheating? Standard stuff.
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Genesee Brewery
1 year
The brewery just dropped a few hundred kegs outside the Brew House, and that can only mean one thing 🎄
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9 months
Genesee Beer, Tropical Pineapple Kolsch, 12 Horse Ale
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2 years
If you’re bummed about the groundhog’s prediction, just remember that six more weeks of winter almost gets us to Ruby Red Kolsch season.
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We’re lit! #KegTree #ROC
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3 years
We will never charge you to see our Tweets, but our finance guy ran the numbers and we need to keep charging you for the beer.
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1 year
If you missed it the first time, we're back with another Ugly sweater sweepstakes. To enter for a chance to win one, just follow us and reply to this post by tagging two friends who are 21+ and use #GeneseeUglySweater !
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Genesee Brewery
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We’re proud to announce that Genesee is the Official Beer of the Glen! @WGI
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THERE'S NO CREAM IN CREAM ALE. IT'S A COMMON MISCONCEPTION OF THE STYLE AND ONE THAT I THINK IF PEOPLE GOT OVER THEY'D REALLY LOVE THE BEER. IT'S JUST A REALLY SMOOTH ALE OFTEN BREWED WITH ADJUNCTS LIKE CORN AND FERMENTED AT LAGER TEMPS. CREAM IN THE NAME WAS PROBS A MARKETING TH
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5 years
Captain Kolsch will be docking at our brewery in the coming days for a brief rest after a long journey (he asks that you please respect his privacy). He will leave the brewery on 4/15 and will be sailing into stores near you over the following weeks. Make room in the fridge.
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Genesee Brewery
3 years
The Captain has set sail! He's leaving our brewery today with his delicious bounty and will be arriving at a bar or store near you soon.
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5 years
I'm saaaaiiiiling awaaaay
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2 years
Near, far, wherever you are
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Winter this year was kind of a bust, so we thought hey, let's get the Captain back here early. Ladies and Gentlemen, the first batch of the 2024 vintage of Ruby Red Kolsch is leaving our brewery today!
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Who's ready to hit the lakes this summer? To enter for a chance to win the grand prize or one of 19 runner-up prizes, just follow us, like this post, and tag two fishing friends who are 21+! Sweeps open to residents of NY, OH, PA, and VT.
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Aaand it’s lit! Thanks to everyone who braved the drizzle tonight to ring in the holidays with the Keg Tree!
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Definitely our favorite detail of the new cans.
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If brewing beer were a faster process, we'd be tempted to whip up a batch of Ruby Red and Tropical Pineapple Kolsch for these winter warm spells 🤔
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5 years
Giddy up!
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Will Cleveland
5 years
#BREAKING : @GeneseeBrewery is bringing back its iconic 12 Horse Ale. #roc @DandC
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The canning line is absolutely HUMMING rn
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4 years
Here's to the freedom to enjoy your favorite beer. #NationalBeerDay
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Upper right 👀
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#NFLPlayoffs teams paired with beer styles
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4 years
Genesee Spring Bock is coming back for its 69th year! Nice.
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2 years
Guys it’s important
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6 years
Let the celebrations begin. Here's to you and your thirsty masses, America 🍻 🇺🇸
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3 years
Ruby Red Kolsch The lawn 🤝 Coming in early
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2 years
We went and gave the beers some new cans, and they're on the way out the door now. Pretty stoked on the latest evolution of Genesee! #BrewedForGenerations
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1 year
*dad laugh* Uh oh, here comes trouble!
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3 years
Get your lederhosen and your dirndls dusted off. It's time to celebrate with a beer brewed with celebration in mind: Genesee Oktoberfest!
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7 years
The Keg Tree lights up the Rochester sky. 🍻 Photo by @john_kucko . #roc
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We've never been public about this but in 1978, a mysterious hole opened up in a wall of the brewery and Genesee Light starting coming out of it. The beer was good, so we didn't question it.
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Opening up a Pandora's Box of "bring it back!" requests with this one, but here we go. The Genesee Draft Ball! Loved by many, loathed by others. It was a big, albeit short-lived, fad in the late-70s and early-80s started by FX Matt in Utica. Have a ball! #tbt
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4 years
Ahoy there!
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Genesee Brewery
5 years
Ladies and Gentlemen: The Captain has set sail on his return trip to the US. His expected arrival is mid-April. He is prone to adventure and/or distraction though, so he may end up showing up a little bit later.
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Boris Said hits @WGI this weekend for what will be his last NASCAR race. We're incredibly honored that he'll be driving the #33 Genesee car.
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4 years
Us against Garbage Plates in round 1? Savage.
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3 years
Ahoy from the Genesee Brew House!
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@GeneseeBrewery
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5 years
Ruby Red Kolsch is now available at the Brew House. We're also seeing reports of it starting to appear in stores around Rochester, Buffalo and beyond. Keep your 👀 peeled!
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2 years
It almost seems illegal to have this much refreshment in one place.
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4 years
Describe your first sip of Ruby Red Kolsch in a gif. We’ll start.
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1 year
The Captain is coming home. Ruby Red Kolsch leaves our brewery today and will be in stores in the coming days.
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Genesee Brewery
6 years
We’ve got some good news and some bad news to share with you. Bad news first: We ran out of Ruby Red Kolsch like two months earlier than anticipated. Good news: We brewed more, and it’ll be ready June 7.
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Just watched "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" again so here we go. Bill Murray as Genesee beers. A thread:
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2 years
In case you missed our email newsletter this morning, here it is. It's a quick read.
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Every Masters winner from 2017 to 2022 as Genesee beers. A thread.
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4 years
We have a bunch of 1950s Genesee commercials that don't have any sound to them. If we made them available, would anyone be interested in adding their own voiceovers and sound effects? You know, for fun?
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2 years
When the thirst runs deep.
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3 years
If this weather keeps up, we're gonna have to brew more Ruby Red Kolsch (spoiler: we're gonna do that anyway).
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5 years
When the bartender asks if you want another Genny.
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4 years
Gang's all here. Who do you drink first?
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1 year
After a couple years off, we're ELATED to be bringing back the Keg Tree Party at the Genesee Brew House! Join us Friday, December 2, from 5-9pm (tree lighting @ 6:30) for a festively good time with plenty of beer, local food trucks & more! #ROC #KegTree
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Cream Ale on snow. A Western NY winter delicacy.
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Every time someone comments that Cream Ale was their uncle’s favorite beer in the 70s, our powers grow stronger.
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🚨🚨🚨 NEW BEER ALERT!!! 🚨🚨🚨 Next week a new summer companion to Ruby Red Kolsch is leaving our brewery! What's it gonna be? 🤔
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2 years
GRIM AND DEPRESSING CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? 30 SOMETHING BREWERIES, ZWEIGLE'S, GARBAGE PLATES. THE BASEBALL TEAM HAS A DOG THAT RETRIEVES BATS. ANYWAY SHE VISITED AGAIN AND HAD A GOOD TIME AND WE'RE COOL NOW. THE FOLLOW UP ARTICLE WAS GREAT. HAVE YOU SEEN MARCEL THE SHELL? WOW.
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@GeneseeBrewery
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5 years
Happy #KolschDay ! The Captain is turning on the Ruby Red Kolsch sign, so feel free to drink up and enjoy the summer. Ruby Red Kolsch is leaving our brewery today, and in the coming days and weeks, you'll start to see it in stores. Keep your eyes peeled!
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4 years
Aaron bought the triple-e domain AND REDIRECTED IT TO OUR WEBSITE. ON HIS OWN.
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5 years
It’s back! For a limited time, 12 Horse Ale will be available in 12-packs. This is by far our most asked about beer, and we couldn’t be more excited to finally have it back in the fridge. Look for it in stores starting this weekend!
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🚨 NEW BEER ALERT🚨 Dean's latest spin on our classic Cream Ale is Black Raspberry Cream Ale, and it's set to drop next Friday! 4-packs will be available at the Brew House VIA PRE-ORDER ONLY, and in local stores. Pre-order on our website opens next Thursday. #ROC
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1 year
From all of us here at Genesee, Merry Christmas!
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4 years
Psst, the Brew House just tapped some Orange Honey Cream Ale 🤤
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2 years
🎶 Our house is a very, very, very fine house 🎶
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@GeneseeBrewery
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6 years
National Sprint Car Hall of Famer, Kenny Jacobs, rips around the track in the Genesee car at Eldora Speedway, Darke County, Ohio. #tbt (Photo by Ted Van Pelt)
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You never know what you're going to find in your home when you start digging. The folks at Blue Bear Restoration in Rochester found this piece of Genesee history recently, from back in 1978 when we brewed an astounding 3,000,000 barrels! That's 992,000,000 cans' worth!
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Feeling a little "Twin Peaks," might delete later
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Raise a pint to Mike this Labor Day weekend. He works hard to keep the lines running at the brewery every day. All in, the New York workforce at Genesee is 550 strong, including 300 unionized workers. Thanks for making this place run, everyone! #LaborDay #UnionStrong
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@GeneseeBrewery
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Inspired by @Kodak 's exciting news this week, we'd like to announce that Genesee will also start using Bockchain technology. #Cryptogoats
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Heard some of y'all were missing the view from the Brew House roof, so here you go. We hope to be enjoying you enjoying beers up here again soon! #ROC
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Specialty beer #2 leaves our brewery next week and takes our classic Cream Ale to a new level of deliciousness.
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Throwing it back to the mid-1970s at the Oswego Speedway when the Genesee fire helmet ruled the track. #tbt
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Hey, it’s gonna be mid-70s today. You still got that Ruby Red stash?
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1 year
Release the summer beer in March, just before the April heatwave. The plan is coming together.
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Brian Wallenhorst
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@GeneseeBrewery Dear Rochester, NY weather. I love you, however, my supply of Ruby Red Kolsch is being depleted much quicker than usual. Off to get more cases. If Genesee Brewery had anything to do with the weather, I say, well played, well played.
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@GeneseeBrewery
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Here's what's had our hearts beating a little faster lately. Introducing Cran Orange Kellerbier, the newest addition to the Genesee Specialty line.
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Boy, could I go for a Genny now. Head back to 1990 with us as we take in the ice cold beauty of this print ad with one of our all-time favorite taglines. #tbt
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