Strangebird Wins Gold at 2025 New York State Craft Beer Competition
Strangebird won a gold medal for Savoir-Vivre 10°, it’s Belgian Tripel, in the Belgian Other (Trappist, Strong) category at the 2025 New York State Craft Beer Competition.
Strangebird wins #2 Brewpub in the U.S.
As part of the USA Today 10Best 2025 Reader’s Choice Awards, Strangebird wins #2 Best Brewpub in the U.S. The USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards highlight the very best in travel, food and drink and lifestyle.
Brewing Industry Guide Highlights Strangebird
“In Rochester, New York, a dream team of beer and hospitality pros has formed a brewing Voltron that’s thrilling locals while rapidly earning state and national attention,” Kate Bernot writes about Strangebird in the Winter 2024 Beer & Brewing Brewing Industry Guide.
Strangebird Wins 2024 Best of Rochester in Multiple Categories
CITY’s annual “Best of Rochester” readers’ poll named Strangebird winner in multiple categories:
Best Craft Brewery
Best Brewer - Ellyn Gooch
Best French Fries
VinePair Names Strangebird One of the 30 Best Breweries in the U.S.
Vinepair included Strangebird on its list of “The 30 Best Breweries in the Country Right Now, According to Beer Pros (2024).” For the 2024 survey, Vinepair asked 30 beer pros of various stripes — beer writers, educators, historians, community leaders, authors, and just one cartoonist — to name the best breweries in the country.
Wine Enthusiast Names Rode Vogel as a Top Beer of 2024
Wine Enthusiast included Rode Vogel, Strangebird’s Flander’s Red, as one of its Top Beers of 2024. The author, John Holl, included Rode Vogel in this list as it is “expertly made, showcase[s] the diversity of the beer industry, how brewers are pushing the boundaries of flavor, and coaxing nuance from ingredients.”
Strangebird wins a Bronze Medal at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival® Competition
Strangebird earned a bronze medal at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival (GABF®) competition, hosted and presented by the Brewers Association. Strangebird was recognized in the American Fruit Beer beer-style category for its Bird Light Yuzu, an American Lager fruited with Yuzu. Awards presented during the Great American Beer Festival competition are considered coveted symbols of brewing excellence globally, and brews that receive an award are considered the most excellent representation of their style category.
Strangebird Wins Bronze at 2024 World Beer Cup®
Strangebird won a bronze at the 2024 World Beer Cup, the most prestigious beer competition in the world. Strangebird was recognized in the Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale (IPA) beer style category for its Unfettered Soul, a Hazy Double IPA. The award ceremony took place on April 24, 2024, at The Venetian in Las Vegas where breweries from around the world were judged in 110 beer-style categories.
Strangebird Wins Multiple Awards at the 2024 New York State Craft Beer Competition
Strangebird wins multiple awards at the 2024 New York State Craft Beer Competition, including:
Best Collaboration Beer – Breaking Bird
Gold - Portuguese Squeeze (Barrel Aged, Non-Sour)
Silver - Breaking Bird (Wild & Sour Ales)
Strangebird Wins 2023 Best Restaurant, Western Region
Strangebird wins the New York Restaurant Association’s, RISE Award for 2023 Best Restaurant, Western Region of New York.
Strangebird Wins a Bronze Medal at the 2023 New York State Craft Beer Competition
Strangebird wins a bronze medal for Bear Fight, it’s Imperial Stout, in the Imperial Stouts and Porters category at the 2023 New York State Craft Beer Competition.
Strangebird Wins 2022 Craft Brewery of the Year
Strangebird wins five medals at the 2022 New York State Craft Beer Competition, which awards them the title of 2022 Craft Brewery of the Year. The Brewery of the Year Award is given to the brewery who earns the highest number of points in the competition. Points are determined by number of medals won. Strangebird wins the following awards:
2022 Craft Brewery of the Year
Best Collaboration Beer – NY Artisanal Harvest
Gold – Breakfast Bear Fight (Imperial Stout and Porters Category)
Bronze - New York Artisanal Harvest (Belgian Farmhouse Category)
Bronze – Polewnik (Experimental Category)
Bronze - The Western (Amber and Dark Lager Category)
Strangebird Wins Best New Restaurant
CITY’s annual “Best of Rochester” readers’ poll names Strangebird the Best New Restaurant in 2022.