Whether it's nursing a pint in the comfort of a dive bar booth or sipping a dry riesling at one of Central New York's many wineries, the area's amateur alcohol aficionados have weighed in on the Booze, Bars & Wineries category for the 2018 Best of Syracuse contest. Below, you will find the category broken down by title and a list of the top finalists in each category. Most list the Top 5, but an extra nominee was included in instances of a tied vote.
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Best Hard Cider
- 1911
- Critz Farms
- Four Grand Winery & Cidery
- Three Brothers Red Apple Bombshell
Best Brewery
- 315 Brewery
- Buried Acorn Syracuse
- Empire Brewery
- Middle Ages Brewery
- WT Brews
Best Beer Selection
- Blue Tusk
- Empire Brewery
- Middle Ages Brewery
- Now and Later
- World of Beer
Best Winery
- Anyela’s Vineyard
- Greenwood Winery
- Lakeland Winery
- Owera Vineyard
- Three Brothers Winery
Best Liquor Store
- Hallinan’s
- Harbor View
- Liquor City
- Liquor Warehouse
- Pascale’s Liquors
Best Bar
- Al’s Wine & Whiskey Lounge
- Average Joe’s
- Benjamin’s on Franklin
- Singers Karaoke Club
- The Wildcat
Best Late-Night Munchies
- Alto Cinco
- Blarney Stone
- B’Ville Diner
- Funk ‘N’ Waffles
- Modern Malt
Best Happy Hour
- Average Joe’s
- Blue Tusk
- The Distillery
- Empire Brewery
- Sharkey’s
Best Dive Bar
- Cobblestone
- Inside Out
- The Penny
- Shifty’s
- Swallow’s
Best Sports Bar
- Change of Pace
- The Distillery
- Tully’s
- The Wildcat
- Wolf’s Biergarten
Best Karaoke Venue
- Average Joe’s
- Bull & Bear Roadhouse
- Homebase
- Singers Karaoke Club
- Village Lanes of East Syracuse
Best LGBT Bar
- Rain Lounge
- Singers Karaoke Club
- Trexx
- Wolf’s Den
Best Dance Club
- Benjamin’s on Franklin
- DJ’s on the Hill
- Lava Nightclub at Turning Stone
- Rain Lounge
- Trexx