Personal Best Brewing
4.6 (126 on Google)
About Personal Best Brewing
Personal Best Brewing is a brewery and taproom in Ithaca with shuffleboard on offer. Its website has a whole page for shuffleboard and takes bookings for shuffleboard parties. Families are welcome until 8pm, and the room is 21 and over after that.
Outside food is welcome at all times. The website asks guests to clear their tables of empty containers before they leave. For drinks without alcohol, it lists mineral water, juice boxes and Mexican Cokes.
Trivia runs on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30pm. The taproom also shows Buffalo Bills games that broadcast during its hours.
Dogs are allowed only in the outdoor beer garden, on a leash. It is one of the most reviewed beer spots in Ithaca on this site.
From its own website and its Google listing, read October 19, 2026.
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
Map
Questions people ask
Are kids allowed at Personal Best Brewing?
Yes. Its website calls it a family friendly brewery until 8pm. There is a family restroom with a changing table, and children must stay under adult supervision.
Can I bring my dog?
Only to the outdoor beer garden, where dogs must stay on a leash. Service dogs are the one exception for indoor permission.
Can I bring my own food?
Yes. Outside food is welcome at all times, and the website asks you to clear your table of empty containers before you leave. Outside alcohol is not allowed.
Can I book a private event?
Yes. Its website says private events can be hosted when the taproom is closed, and it has an event request form. It also lists shuffleboard parties for 20 to 75 guests and reserved seating for 10 to 60 guests.
Which breweries are close by?
Liquid State Brewing Company is 0.2 miles away. Ithaca Beer Co is 2.3 miles away. Salt Point Brewing Co. in Lansing is 6.9 miles away, and Hopshire Farm and Brewery in Freeville is 7.4 miles away.
Answers come from its website and its Google listing, read October 19, 2026.
Before you visit Personal Best
Check personalbestbrewing.com before you go. It has the menus, the events page and the shuffleboard page. Taproom hours are posted there too, and Friday and Saturday run later than the other days.
Bring kids before 8pm, since the room is 21 and over after that. Shuffleboard needs at least one player who is 21 or older. Dogs stay in the outdoor beer garden.
Liquid State Brewing Company is 0.2 miles away. That makes it an easy second stop on the same trip.