Seminary Hill

43 Wagner Ln.

Callicoon, NY 12723

(845) 887-4056

info@seminaryhill.co

www.seminaryhill.co

Seminary Hill Orchard & Cidery co-owner Doug Doetsch descends from a Callicoon family. His grandparents and great-grandparents were subsistence farmers who lived off the land and made their own cider. To make ends meet, they took in summer boarders and offered farm-to-table meals decades before the term became popular. Now, with co-owner Susan Manning, Seminary Hill honors the agricultural history of the Sullivan Catskills (and Doug’s family) and aspires to provide locals and visitors alike an experience that’s proudly local and intently sustainable, and evokes authentic Catskills heritage.

Established on May 1, 2021, Seminary Hill grows more than 60 varieties of apples and pears in rocky clay at 1,200’ on a south-facing slope overlooking the Delaware River. The orchards are certified organic, and the goal is to grow fruit with the complex aromatics, sharp acids and tactile tannins needed to ferment and blend ciders with depth and nuance. Seminary Hill is also home to a farm-to-table restaurant (The Tasting Room) and a boutique hotel outfitted by local studio Homestedt (The Boarding House), which allows locals and city folk alike to fully immerse themselves in the cider experience.

Catskill Brewery 

672 Old Rte/ 17

Livingston Manor, NY 12758

845/439-1232

info@catskillbrewery.com

www.catskillbrewery.com

Catskill Brewery has a straightforward mission: To express the spirit of the Catskills through their business. From the fresh Catskill mountain water that is the primary ingredient in their beers, to the LEED Gold certified production facility that they built here; from their deep involvement in the local Catskill communities, to their charitable support of local environmental and historical organizations, the brewery seeks to embody the Catskills and add their own contribution to the long and fascinating story of this special place.

Founded on June 2, 2014, the brewery has an incredible team of locals and is one of the original craft breweries in the region.

Here & Now Brewing Company

645 Main St.

Honesdale, PA 18431

570/253-0700

info@hereandnowbrewing.com

Owner Allaina Propst came home to Honesdale with the goal of preserving a beautifully built building and creating something from the ground up rather than working on something else somewhere else. With that, Here & Now Brewing Company was founded on May 4, 2017. The brew company offers beer and food inspired by their surroundings and whatever ideas float through their heads. The team is guided by a mission of “world-class beer and food for the people of Honesdale and whomever happens to be coming through.” Local, seasonal and whimsical drives everything they do.

Propst’s mission is to create a more sustainable and resilient regional economy the old-fashioned way by sourcing products as locally as possible, reducing waste and just doing the right thing. This drove her into the business and has proven more important as time goes on. 

Upward Brewing Company

171 Main St.

Livingston Manor, NY 12758

845/4391382

info@upwardbrewing.com

www.upwardbrewing.com

Owners David Walton and Dana Ball were each hard at work working in a brewery when they decided to create their own establishment. With that, they founded the Upward Brewing Company on November 1, 2019. Located on a 120-acre property, complete with trails for their customer and with their own water source, the owners also work as the resident brewers. After just under five years in business, the brewery has won several state medals and a World Beer Cup® Award. The establishment, which is open six days a week, also offers a beautiful taproom with amazing views of the Catskill Mountains and its own kitchen/restaurant.

Dana has a background in the craft beer business dating back to the early '90s with Brooklyn Brewery, as well as extensive experience with craft beer distribution and brewing. David has a background in computer science, engineering and economics. When they found that they worked well together, had similar tastes in beer and enjoyed the business, they thought it would be a good idea to keep it going.