About Rip Van Winkle Brewing Company
Rip Van Winkle Brewing Company is a brewery and restaurant in Catskill. Google describes it as a warm, laid-back brewery with in-house micro beers and classic American pub fare with an Italian twist. Its website says it won a Gold Medal at the Great American Beer Festival in 2021.
The LoBianco family is behind it. Its website says the family brought brewing to Angela's Restaurant in Catskill in 2014, and Rip Van Winkle Brewing Company followed. The family also started Hyde Park Brewing Company in the late 1990s.
The draft list changes seasonally. It has included Mountain House Helles, a German-style lager, and Palenville Pale Ale, a West Coast style pale ale. Kaaterskill Krush is a juicy New England style IPA.
The kitchen leans Italian, with pizza, calzones, parm heroes and soft pretzels on the website menu. More people have reviewed Rip Van Winkle on Google than any other brewery, taproom or beer shop in Catskill on this site.
From Rip Van Winkle Brewing Company's own website and its Google listing, read October 20, 2026.
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
Map
Questions people ask
Can you eat a full meal at Rip Van Winkle?
Yes. Google lists it as a brewpub, restaurant and Italian restaurant. The website has lunch, dinner, and pizza and calzone menus.
What beers are on draft?
The drink menu lists Mountain House Helles, Palenville Pale Ale, Catskill Common and Kaaterskill Krush. It says the draft list changes seasonally.
Can I book a party or order catering?
Yes. The website takes party bookings and catering inquiries. It also has a catering menu with trays of pasta, entrees and appetizers.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
Google lists a wheelchair accessible entrance, parking lot and restroom.
Which breweries are close by?
Beer World is 5.9 miles away. Subversive Malting + Brewing is 6.2 miles away, Beer Universe is 7.2 miles away and Old Factory Brewing Company is 8.1 miles away.
Answers come from Rip Van Winkle Brewing Company's website and its Google listing, read October 20, 2026.
Breweries near Rip Van Winkle Brewing Company
Before you visit Rip Van Winkle
Check ripvanwinklebrewery.com before you go. The drink menu says the draft list changes seasonally. The site also has lunch, dinner and pizza menus.
Coming with a group? The website takes party bookings and catering inquiries. If you cannot dine in, it says you can call in for takeout.
Beer World is 5.9 miles away, and Subversive Malting + Brewing is 6.2 miles away. Old Factory Brewing Company in Cairo is 8.1 miles away. Any of them makes an easy second stop.