September 27, 2009
The Pump Station is great for many reasons. Besides brewing some amazing beers the building is totally awesome. I don’t know the entire history of the place but I do know they pumped water from the Hudson River for the city. When it gets cold you can have a pint in front of their huge fireplace. The food is decent and affordable. I highly recommend the Albany Pump Station.

August 4, 2009
Pretty cool looking brew pub. Nice people, good service. However, their food has gotten worse every time I go, which is rarely. The beers are pretty hit or miss. The smoked hefe is one of the worst beers I’ve ever tried. But their brown is pretty good. Worth checking out.

July 27, 2009
A jewel of the Albany craft brewing scene. C.H. Evans beers are excellent, by and large, and their food is great too. Their beers are priced right and it’s a great place to hang out for a long time. Always busy but never feels cramped.

April 4, 2009
Decent beers, though it’s best to call for the tap list because their website isn’t updated very often and is often unreliable. Ask to sit in the dining room, and ask for a booth. Too loud in the "bar area" and the tables in the center of the dining room make you feel a bit "exposed". Occasionally have a tripel (summertime?) that is pretty amazing. Must try: "The Gobbler" turkey sandwich- it’s Thanksgiving on a club roll!

February 25, 2009
Nifty brewpub in downtown Albany. Interior is awesome; 30 foot ceilings, nice bar area, great brewery scenery. Food was decent, as I had a burger in a brown ale sauce. The beer was average, nice porter, brown and pale ales were ok. It is somewhere to stop if you have business in Albany, not much more.

September 25, 2008
A must visit if you are in the area. Great atmosphere I don’t know what this place was before it was a BP but it is unique. The food was excellent our server was around alot. TV’s with Monday night football people milling around the bar area laughing and talking. A pretty friendly like place. Oh yeah and the beer was above average for BP brews again a must stop if in the area.

November 11, 2007
Great atmosphere, average food and beer.

October 9, 2007
Quite a fantastic building that they have here. The restaurant and bar area are concentrated in a huge, warehouse-like room that is well decorated and subtly enough to keep its historic soul. We could not have a table for lunch on a friday, but they served us some acceptable pub grub at the bar. Correct prices. The toughest thing was to find a parking spot without having any US coins for the street. Their parking was loaded, but plenty of reserved spaces were free and teasing. Honest selection of 7 of their own beers of mostly average quality that would not pull me back frequently, but made the first visit worthwhile.

July 14, 2007 [ Updated August 11, 2007 ]
Been here a couple times now. Great building, good service, can be busy and the acoustics suck. Interesting menu - "The Gobbler" is not to be missed - prices are a touch steep on food and especially beer. A pint will run you $4 and a filled growler $8. Beer menu is about seven styles at any given time, most of which are pretty good but occasionally infected/off.

June 23, 2007
Quite expansive, yet we still encountered a 45 minute wait for a table on a Saturday night. No matter, we quaffed a couple of pints while taking in the scenery. This is a two-story brick warehouse with lots of shiny, stainless steel brew kettles staring down silently from the loft above. Two impressive 20-ton cranes add to the blue-collar feel and were actually put to use in getting the brew equipment into place. Pretty cool. Seating in booths and close-quarter tables, so you could easily join in on the conversation next to you. Teriyaki Beef Vegetable soup was a little salty but quite good. A Blackened Chicken Sandwich was well-spiced. And... (drumroll)... Golabk!i Yes, everyone’s favorite cabbage roll dish, prepared nicely with an Italian/American twist along with baked Pierogi under marinara. Busy, busy, busy, yet our waitress was very perky and attentive. A nice experience with 7 house brews and one guest tap. Worth the wait, but probably better before or after the dinner rush on a work night.