The Drowned Lands is a highly-acclaimed farm brewery located in Warwick, New York famous for its terroir-driven philosophy (the character and flavor imparted by the environment in which the beer is produced). The brewery crafts exceptional farmhouse ales, IPAs, and lagers that showcase the mineral-rich soils and micro-flora of the Hudson Valley’s Black Dirt region.
Key Highlights
- The Drowned Lands Philosophy: Founded as an homage to the land, the brewery gets its name from fertile local grounds left by an ancient glacial lake. They utilize old-world techniques, including mixed-culture fermentation in wooden foeders that impart unique regional flavors.
- The Venue: Housed in a historic, 100-year-old building on a 700-acre park, the destination features views of Wawayanda Creek and the Appalachian Mountains. It boasts a spacious taproom, a 3,000-square-foot patio, and plenty of room in the beer garden.
- Visiting: The taproom is open Wednesday through Sunday (operating on a first-come, first-served basis). Dogs are welcome in outdoor spaces, and visitors are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets.
- Location: 69 miles north of New York City in Warwick, NY.
Awards
- 10 Best Breweries in the Country – USA Today
- Best Brewery in New York State – Tap NY
- 25 of the Best Breweries in the County Right Now – Vinepair
- Winner of One of The 8 Most Scenic Breweries in the U.S.
- Gather House Wit Beer – Silver Medal 2024 NYS Brewers Competition, Gold Medal 2023 Tap NY Competition, Gold Medal 2022 Tap NY Competition, Gold Medal 2021 Tap NY Competition, Gold Medal 2020 NYS Brewers Competition.
- Deep Terra DIPA – Bronze Medal 2022 NYS Brewers Competition, Gold Medal 2022 Tap NY Competition, Silver Medal 2023 NYS Brewers Competition.
- Click on this link for the rundown on all of their beer awards.
Core Beer & Seasonal Lineup
- Terra Series (IPAs/DIPAs): Unfiltered, heavily hopped New England/Hazy IPAs (e.g., Soft Terra, Fresh Terra) known for lush, tropical, and juicy profiles.
- Gather House (4.8% ABV): A light, crisp golden ale or witbier brewed with honey malt, offering notes of honey graham crackers.
- Ten Acres Series (Stouts): Rich, high-ABV pastry and imperial stouts (e.g., Coffee, Coconut, Macaroon) perfect for slow sipping.
- Lagers: Highly refined, slow-poured lagers like Leys (5.2% ABV Helles Lager) and Eastern Gold (5.1% ABV Vienna Lager).
- Sours: Tart, fruited sours and Sour IPAs (e.g., Harvest Kill, Hibernal Kill) featuring ingredients like blackberry, plum, and spices.
Dark & Spiced Ales: Seasonal offerings such as Scythe (a local pumpkin yam ale) and Kinsfolk (an 8% ABV Porter with Madagascar vanilla).
About The Drowned Lands Green Yield Hazy IPA
- Style: Unfiltered Hazy IPA – Historically known as an intensely fruit forward beer with a creamy mouthfeel and a mild dank finish.
- ABV: 7.2%
- IBU: 20
- Appearance: Hazy, cloudy orange appearance with a thick creamy head and a lacing that lasts down to the last sip.
- Flavor Profile: Tropical, fruit-forward, juicy, and with a surprisingly slightly dry finish.
- Aroma: Tropical fruits such as mango, honeydew, apricot, and peach.
- Hops: Amarillo, Simcoe, Citra, and New Zealand Cascade.
- Mouthfeel: Soft, pillowy, full of fruit forward flavor and long-lasting finish.
- Food Paring: Buttermilk or Kung Pao chicken, BBQ, and fish and chips.
Overall Impression: This Hazy IPA is absolutely delicious and I wish this beer and The Drowned Land’s core beers were more readily available in my neck of the woods. The pour was milky, most likely due to a grain bill that includes a heavy dose of oats and wheat. Other malts and hops provide a subtle sweetness noticeable in both the front and back-end. All combined you’ll experience a hazy with the right amount of sweetness, and a long-lasting, satisfying finish. This is a refreshing hazy that we will add to our fridge (if and when we can get our hands on another Green Yield).
Hopinionated Rating 4.65/5.0
Sip or Skip – Sip
Community Reviews & Comments
- metter98: The beer is very hazy to cloudy pale yellow in color. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that left a narrow collar around the edge, a think layer of bubbles covering the surface and thick lacing down the sides of the glass.
- TheBigBoy: Fine & typical Hazy, just not hearty or character to stand out. Drinkable but not one to savor or brag about.
- ttoadee: Milky yellow/gold pour, thin spotty white head. Nose is citrus and tropical. Taste is melon, citrus, stone fruit, light kilned malt, soft oats. Light to medium mouthfeel. Finish is fruity with a nice slap of resiny dankness.
- whitro17: Tropical smell is dank and earthy. Loads of tropical flavors coming thru on the taste. A little grassy too. Berries on the finish with a spice note. Tasty brew from The Drowned Lands.
- defunksta: Drowned Lands Green Yield. More tropical hops and flavors here. Orange, stone fruit, mango. Tropical, smooth, and lean sweet. Lots of flavor here.
- GreezyFizeek: Drowned Lands is pretty darn good at this sort of thing. It’s got a soft, peachy and melon-like fruity hop character, with a pleasantly zesty dank and piney bitterness to it. It definitely leans towards New England style IPA but it has more bitterness than the style sometimes calls for, which I like.
- Green Yield YouTube Review
Explore Similar Beers To The Drowned Lands Green Yield Hazy IPA
- Other Half Brewing (Green City or All Citra Everything): Famous for their East Coast-style hazy IPAs that feature a heavy oat and wheat grist, providing a similar creamy mouthfeel and vibrant hop aroma.
- Wren House Brewing (Wrenovation or Spellbinder): A GABF gold medal-winning hazy IPA built on a North American pilsner malt, creamy oats, and wheat canvas with Citra and Mosaic hops.
- Tree House Brewing (Alter Ego or Haze): The gold standard of New England IPAs. They utilize very similar malt bills to Green Yield to create incredibly soft, juicy, and intensely fruity hop bombs.
- Burlington Beer Co. (Light in the Window): An East Coast staple that frequently uses similar hop profiles (Citra, Simcoe, and more) for a lush, hazy, tropical pour.
- Almanac Beer Co. (LOVE Hazy IPA): Brewed with pilsner malt, rolled oats, and heavily dry-hopped with Mosaic, Citra, and Sabro for a wonderfully pillowy, juicy flavor.
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