About Nine Pin Ciderworks
Nine Pin Ciderworks is a cider bar and tasting room in Albany's Warehouse District. Its website calls it New York's First Farm Cidery and says it secured the state's very first farm cidery license. The company started in 2012.
The website says the ciders are made from 100% fresh-pressed New York apples, never from concentrate. Signature is the flagship. It is an off-dry sparkling cider made with apples from Samascott Orchards.
The tasting room pours ciders by the 6 or 12 ounce glass or in a flight. On tap exclusives can go home in a growler. It also serves New York beers, cocktails and food pairings.
Dogs are welcome on a leash, and the website calls the space family-friendly. Trivia runs every second Tuesday. It is one of the most reviewed beer spots in Albany on this site.
From Nine Pin Ciderworks' own website and its Google listing, read October 9, 2026.
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- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
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Questions people ask
Can I bring my dog to Nine Pin Ciderworks?
Yes. The website says the cidery is dog-friendly and asks that dogs stay on a leash.
Is it okay to bring kids?
The website calls it family-friendly. It is an industrial space, so it asks that children do not run in the cidery and stay with you or at your table.
Can I bring my own food or drinks?
No. The tasting room policies say no outside food or beverages are permitted. The tasting room serves food pairings of its own.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
Google lists a wheelchair accessible entrance, parking lot, restroom and seating.
Which breweries are close by?
Fidens Brewing Company is 0.1 miles away. Druthers Brewing Company and The Real McCoy Beer Co at Slip 12 are each 0.3 miles away. Fort Orange Brewing is 0.4 miles away.
Answers come from Nine Pin Ciderworks' website and its Google listing, read October 9, 2026.
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Before you visit Nine Pin
Expect an industrial space that is also a working cidery. Tables are first come, first serve, and kids should stay with you or at your table. Check ninepincider.com for the events page and the current menu before you go.
Ask about the 26er, a year-long cider challenge the cidery has run every other year since 2016. A new small-batch cider is released every two weeks in the Albany tasting room. Sunday hours are shorter than the rest of the week.
Fidens Brewing Company is 0.1 miles away, and Druthers Brewing Company is 0.3 miles away. Fort Orange Brewing is 0.4 miles away. That makes a second or third stop easy.