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Rochester, NY • January 27, 2025—Strangebird, a brewery and restaurant located at 62 Marshall Street, in Rochester, New York, has been nominated for Best Brewpub, as part of USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.

Voting begins on Monday, January 27th at noon EST and ends on Monday, February 24th at 11:59am EST. The top 10 winners, as ranked by USA TODAY 10Best readers, will be announced on Wednesday, March 5th at noon EST.

The USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards highlight the very best in travel, food and drink and lifestyle. Every week, USA TODAY 10Best invites a panel of industry experts to nominate their favorite points of interest and attractions across a wide range of categories.

“Let’s help get Rochester on the map with naming Strangebird as USAToday’s 10Best Readers’ Choice #1 Best Brewpub in the United States! It’s an honor to be nominated and we’d love for it to become a win, which everyone can help us secure.” said Micah Krichinsky, Founder and Brewer at Strangebird. “Please vote for Strangebird now through February 24, 2025. Because when we win, Rochester does, too.”

Readers can cast their votes daily for Strangebird at https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/travel/best-brewpub-2025/strangebird-brewery-rochester-new-york.

About Strangebird

Opened in 2021, Strangebird is an award-winning brewery and restaurant in Rochester, New York, brewing 800 bbls of beer per year. Micah Krichinsky, Founder and Brewer, has 15 years’ experience, previously working at Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and is a graduate of U.C. Davis’ Master Brewer’s program. Eric Salazar, Director of Wood Aged Beers, has 25 years of experience creating award winning beer aged in oak barrels, and helped pioneer the Wood Aged Beer program at New Belgium Brewing Company. Strangebird is a place to bring folks of all feathers together in a modern, approachable, comfortable, and accepting environment. A place where you can drink award-winning, hand-crafted beers and eat made-from-scratch food.