Search results
Feb 24, 2005 · The word “Genesee” is derived from the Iroquois language meaning “good valley” or “pleasant valley.” The actual river is the most common association of the name “Genesee.” It flows throughout Western New York, beginning in the town of Genesee, Pa. and emptying into Lake Ontario.
The Genesee Brewing Company, based in Rochester, New York, is one of the largest and oldest continually operating breweries in the United States. The Brewery makes the Genesee line of beers, including the iconic Genesee, the refreshing Genny Light, and The Original Cream Ale.
- 445 Saint Paul St, Rochester, NY 14605
- consumeraffairs@nabreweries.com
- (585) 263-9318
Genesee Brewing Company (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ n ə s i / JEN-ə-see) is an American brewery located along the Genesee River in Rochester, New York. From 2000 to 2009, the company was known as the High Falls Brewing Company .
Aug 17, 2015 · 9 years ago. Genesee Brewing Co. debuted its Genesee Cream Ale in 1960. (Photo courtesy Genesee Brewing Co.) Gary Geminn was in high school and just approaching the old New York state drinking age of 18 when his father, Clarence Geminn, is said to have declared on the floor of the Genesee Brewing Co.’s brewhouse, “I think we have a winner ...
People also ask
Where does the name Genesee come from?
Where does the Genesee River go?
Where is Genesee Brewing Company located?
Why is the Genesee important?
The name Genesee is derived from an Iroquoian term meaning “beautiful valley”; the Senecas called it Casconchiagon (“River of Many Falls”). This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen .
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Genesee Region: There is only one river that completely crosses New York State, and that is the Genesee. It rises in the hills of northern Pennsylvania and flows north about 180 miles until it empties into Lake Ontario. Along the way it travels through some of the most productive farm country in the state.
Jul 1, 2017 · Genesee made an ale called 12 Horse that didn’t sell well, and the brewery was looking for something to replace it. And, whether Geminn consulted Wahl and Henius or not, he created a beer very much like the one they describe. It uses corn and the brewery’s English ale strain, and has the smoothness of a lager.
