September 18, 2008
Stopped by while at a wedding in Waterloo. I didn’t sample any wines or beers, just picked up some of their beer to bring back to NC to try. Place seemed nice. My uncle did the tour and ate at the restaurant on site. Said that the food was excellent as was the tour.

September 10, 2007
Stopped here during a wine tour. This really wasn’t my kind of place at all. Very touristy, which I expected as it is primarily a winery. However, service was very slow. They only had one guy pouring samples- I would have to say it took almost a half an hour to sample their five regular beers. Beer was average to above average on a couple, but for the average beers I didn’t any flaws in them and weren’t unenjoyable to drink. On a plus side, they have a very nice deck with a great view of the vineyards and the lake below. I would say worthy of a stop if you happen to be in the area already- but I wouldn’t go out of my way if I wasn’t. Their beer is easy enough to find in bottles in upstate NY.

September 2, 2006
The wine server blew me away and I was let down by the brewery server. The samples were kind of small and the server wasn’t very in to talking about the beers other than filling the glass and citing the name. I paid $2 to have all the beers. There is a cooler where you can buy Trippelbock bombers for $9.99. The beers seem to have an extreme variance as Trippelbock (which wasn’t available on tap), doppelbock and the IPA are tasty and the hard lemonade, the lager and honey wheat are hard to drink. The setting is nice. A cafe, winery section and brewery section overlook Seneca Lake and parking was ample. This is not the only brewery in the area. Rooster Fish is in Watkins and there are two mead producers on the other side of the lake (Lakewood and Earle Estates). Ithaca Brewing is 20-30 minutes away. I would have enjoyed the brewery if it was as welcoming as the winery and not jusy an area stuck to the side. The gift shop is huge and has discounted clothing. My daughter enjoyed feeding the fish in a small pond. Wagners is fun!

July 23, 2006 [ Updated December 18, 2006 ]
Stopped by whilst wine tasting in the Finger Lakes. Beer tasting is $1-2, for about five or six beers. Beer is just ’ok.’ Everything they make was available in growlers or 12ozs, though, and they did have plenty of stock.

July 26, 2005
Overlooks the Seneca lake area. Great views from the deck. Beer tasting costs $1 0r 2, depending on how much you wish to taste. Beer overall is good, the pick of the bunch being the Belgian Wit. They have mixed some of their own champagne in with this beer which gives it a wonderful appearance. This also smoothes out the coriander, giving this beer an overall pleasant taste.