Scott Panfil brings you WNY Brews from beautiful Buffalo in Western New York. Whether you think its a Noun or a Verb, the word “brew” has numerous meanings and all of them are well-worth talking about.
In this episode of WNY Brews, Brian Campbell brings you the latest updates and celebrations from the Western New York craft beer scene. First up, we explore the anticipation surrounding the opening of Farmcraft Brewery in Strykersville, Wyoming County. With plans for a sprawling two-story taproom, a full bar offering craft beer, spirits, and cocktails, as well as artisanal pizzas, Farmcraft Brewery promises to be a hotspot for beer enthusiasts. Unfortunately, the Hamburg Tapped Beer Fest has been cancelled this year, leaving many disappointed. However, Pressure Drop Brewing is gearing up for 420 week with a lineup of food specials and cask tappings sure to delight visitors. Meanwhile, Spotted Octopus Brewing is celebrating its second anniversary with special beer releases and festivities. Additionally, Magic Bear Beer Cellar teams up with OSB Ciderworks for a unique collaboration, and Community Beer Works marks its 12th anniversary with a lively party at their Elmwood Village location. Looking ahead, don't miss the Grapes & Hops Festival at Northwest Arena, showcasing the best of New York craft beer, wine, and spirits. And be sure to save the date for the 716 EmPOURium Whiskey & Spirits Tasting event, where proceeds support a meaningful cause honoring fallen military members. Tune in to WNY Brews for all this and more!
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Publish Date: 4/20/2024
Get ready to tap into the latest buzz in Buffalo's beer scene with our April events roundup! In this episode, we're serving up a frothy mix of exciting happenings, from collaborative brew festivals to new beer releases and taproom openings.
First up, mark your calendars for the fourth annual CollaBEERation Festival at the Powerhouse on April 13th. Join the Buffalo Beer Geeks community as they team up with 48 local breweries, cideries, and meaderies to craft never-before-tasted libations. Plus, this year's event comes with a pro wrestling twist, so don't forget to don your favorite wrestler attire!
Then, we're diving into the haze craze with Pressure Drop Brewing's latest release, Super Silver Haze IPA. With its bright bouquet of orange blossom and mandarin orange flavors, it's the perfect brew for celebrating 4/20 in style.
But that's not all! Buffalo Restaurant Week is back from April 15th to 21st, showcasing the best of the city's culinary and craft beer scene. From Big Ditch Brewing to Clarksburg Cider, join us as we explore the delicious deals and signature dishes on offer.
And speaking of collaborations, Resurgence Brewing is teaming up with OnCore Golf and PGA Hope WNY once again for the return of Smash Factor IPA. Swing by on April 13th for the release party, featuring putting games, giveaways, and a chance to support WNY PGA Hope with every pint purchased.
In other news, Steel Leaf Brewing is set to open its doors on Hertel Avenue, bringing a new hub for beer enthusiasts to gather and explore experimental brews. Plus, don't miss out on Thawfest at Riverworks on April 26th, where you can sample a wide array of spring-inspired brews while supporting local charities.
And finally, score yourself a free Resurgence Brewing pint glass at Consumers Beverages with the purchase of two 4-packs of their 391 IPA. It's a win-win, with proceeds going to support Ryan's Fund and the Courage of Carly Fund at Roswell Park.
So grab your favorite brew, tune in, and join us as we raise a glass to all the hoppy happenings in Buffalo this April! 🍻
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Publish Date: 4/12/2024
In this podcast episode, we delve into the vibrant world of craft beer and brewing events happening in Western New York.
Tune in to explore the dynamic craft beer scene and exciting events happening in Western New York.
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Publish Date: 4/5/2024
In this episode, we take a flavorful journey through the vibrant brewing scene in Western New York, showcasing stories of triumph, collaboration, and community celebration.
We start by celebrating the success of New York Beer Project at the 2024 NYS Craft Beer Competition, where they clinched five medals across various categories, including their innovative Hazy Crush: Island Style IPA. Resurgence and Big Ditch had big days as well!
Transitioning to industry news, we discuss the closure of K2 Brothers Brewing's satellite taproom at Hatchets & Hops in Black Rock, highlighting the challenges faced in the brewing business.
Shifting gears to collaboration and advocacy, we delve into Resurgence Brewing's partnership with the Pink Boots Society for the "Every Beer is Girls’ Beer" release. This collaboration produces a delightful Buffalo IPA and supports women and non-binary individuals in the brewing industry.
Exploring the creative side of brewing, we feature 1927 Brew House's latest pilot batch, the Exposaic New England IPA, crafted with Mosaic and experimental hops for a tropical fruit explosion.
Mortalis Brewing Buffalo makes an appearance with their exciting lineup of new beers, including the Hydra/Final Four and Hydra/Chonk Smoothie Sours, as well as the Odins Revenge Double IPA, showcasing the brewery's commitment to innovative flavors.
As we celebrate milestones, we highlight Tap That Tap Room's upcoming first-anniversary celebration, showcasing their unique self-pour taproom concept and community engagement efforts.
Finally, we blend sports and craft beer with the Buffalo Bisons' Southern Tier Craft Beer Ticket Pack, offering a delightful combination of baseball and local brews for fans to enjoy during the Bisons' 2024 season kickoff.
Join us as we raise a glass to the resilience, creativity, and camaraderie found within Western New York's vibrant brewing community. Cheers to great beers and even greater stories!
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Publish Date: 3/29/2024
All of these stories and more at BuffaloBeerLeague.com
Wayland Spring Fest, 12 Gates Imperial Series, Sad Boys & Eli Fish Anniversaries, Magic Bear X Brindle Haus, Rationales Sloop Dinner, & Bisons Return
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Publish Date: 3/23/2024
These stories and more at BuffaloBeerLeague.com:
GOLF BUFFALO EXPO, WOODCOCK HOMEBREW SESSION, BUFFALO HOME SHOW, THAWFEST, ST. PATRICK’S DAY, NEW BEERS FROM GENESEE, BIG DITCH, STRANGEBIRD, SOUTHERN TIER
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Publish Date: 3/15/2024
This week you can see all of these stories at BuffaloBeerLeague.com:
Hammer & Ales, 42 North Outpost Closes, Eclipse & Sips, Brickyard 1812 Night, 1927 Brew House DIPA, Imperial March Of Stouts, Mortalis Flights, Hofbrauhaus Marzen
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Publish Date: 3/8/2024
We go into what's happening this week and beyond in Buffalo Beer. Stories include:
On April 7 (12-3pm), the third annual KBC – Kegs, Barrels, and Crafts, a beer, wine and whiskey event featuring more than 50 vendors from Western New York, will take place at 500 Pearl. Tickets can be purchased here.
Not only is the Buffalo Home Show returning to the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center this year (Mar. 8-10, 15-17), so too is The 97 Rock Home Show Happy Hour. The event, hosted by Tom Ragan from Shredd & Ragan In The Morning, features craft beer from Big Ditch Brewing (Hayburner, No Punts Intended) and Hamburg Brewing (Irish Red, Blueberry Peach Cider), cider, wine, games, trivia and a special building contest, each Friday night (5-7pm), free for all attendees 21 and over.
The Pearl Street family of breweries has dropped a new hazy IPA, Charging the Storm, which is available at both Pearl Street and Riverworks
After the news that Community Beer Works is acquiring Thin Man Brewery, they are making it official with an engagement party on Mar. 2 (12pm) at 520 Seventh St. The special day will feature a dock sale at noon with cans, kegs and merchandise, an exclusive beer release (The Whale/Peanut Butter Jenkins Imperial Stout cuvee), games, giveaways, music, and more beer.
Windy Brew is celebrating seven years in Strykersville and is celebrating on Mar. 2 (5pm). The party will feature live music from Rob Koepf, beers from the past on tap, and beer and food specials all day long. Windy Brew offers a variety of beers from light ales and seasonal brews to IPAs and stouts.
Experience a lot of what our local craft beer and spirits scene has to offer with Happy Sherpa Travel Co. and their first ever Buffalo Beer Experience. The tour runs Apr. 12-14 and features two nights at the Richardson Hotel, and visits to Autark, Wayland Brewing, Gene McCarthy’s, Resurgence Brewing, Hartman’s Distilling, Hofbrauhaus Buffalo, and Big Ditch Brewing. You can meet the brewers and distillers themselves, tour the facilities and drink some of the best liquid in our own backyard. The Buffalo Beer Experience is $450 per person (based on double occupancy, $200 for singles) and includes hotel, coach, tours and tastings. You can book your spot on the Buffalo Beer Experience here.
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Publish Date: 3/1/2024
For all of this week's stories, check out https://buffalobeerleague.com/buffalo-beer-buzz-brewers-invitational-brewski-buffalo-home-show-froth-anniversary-big-ditch-rewards/
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Publish Date: 2/17/2024
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Publish Date: 2/9/2024
See these stories at BuffaloBeerBuzz.com:
Mystic Hills Contest, 12 Gates Beer Giveaway, Free NYBP Beer For A Year, Big Ditch Eclipse Beer, Gowanda Brewing Meet The Brewer
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Publish Date: 1/14/2024
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Publish Date: 1/9/2024
Steelbound To Expand, Twin Petrels Closing, & New Year’s Eve Celebrations
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Publish Date: 12/30/2023
We go through this weekend's events and releases in the Buffalo Beer Scene. As always, you can find the stories at BuffaloBeerLeague.com
This week we talk about:
TICKETS ON SALE FOR THE 2024 BREWER’S INVITATIONAL AT NYBP
Tickets are on sale for the 2024 Brewer’s Invitational, one of the premiere beer festivals on the beer calendar, which takes place at New York Beer Project on February 18 (2-5pm). Tickets are $55.20 (including taxes and fees) and include a commemorative 2024 Brewer’s Invitational glass, a gift card for NYBP’s gastropub menu, and access to over 50 innovative brews from 30 local breweries, cideries and meaderies. Designated drivers tickets are also available for $12.51 (including taxes and fees). Exclusive beer list and list of participating breweries coming soon. You can purchase tickets here.
MYSTIC HILLS BREWING RELEASE FIRST LAGER
East Concord’s Mystic Hills Brewing has tapped The Gusto, their first ever lager. The beer is “a 1960s tribute to all the fathers with pull-top beer cans and a craft beer that any major brewery enthusiast can love and appreciate,” the brewery says. This 4.9% lager is light, crisp, smooth, and sessionable with enough hop presence.
SMOLDERED SOCIETY DROPS FIRST TWO BEERS
Brewing collective Smoldered Society, an imprint of Community Beer Works, have dropped their first two beers, Better Lagers, a collaboration with hardcore upstarts Better Lovers, and Battery In A Sock, a collab with Florida’s Unseen Creatures Brewery.
RESURGENCE BREWING, HAPPY SHERPA TEAM ON BEER TRIP
Resurgence Brewing and Happy Sherpa Travel Co. are teaming up to present a special beer trip to Germany and Czechia, May 11-19, 2024. The trip features two nights in Bamberg, one night in Pilsen,and four nights in Prague with day trips in Kutna Hora, and lunch with NY Times Travel Writer/Master Cicerone Evan Rail in Prague.
MEET THE BREWER NIGHT AT JOHNSON’S LANDING
Hamburg’s newest brewery, Johnson’s Landing, is hosting a special Meet the Brewer Night with head brewer Alex Wendley on January 17 (6-8pm). The event is the perfect opportunity to meet the brewer himself, ask questions, hear fascinating stories, gain insight into the art of brewing, and sample Johnson’s Landing beer with Wendley leading a curated tasting session. Tickets are $33.85 (includes taxes and fees) and includes 4 beer tastings, food and Johnson’s Landing custom growler.
BUFFALO BREWING RELEASE HALF & HALF CANS, MAGNUM BOTTLES
Buffalo Brewing Company have release a trio of beers in magnum sized bottles – Manru Lager, 1976 Grodziskie and 1977 Barrel Aged Barleywine, along with Schreiber’s Half and Half, a blended ale consisting of Manru Ale and Schreiber’s Porter in equal parts, a complex blend of both beers.
Also, check out our other podcasts; the Best Beer I Drank This Week and the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines Audio Version.
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Publish Date: 12/22/2023
Santora’s Pizza Pub and Grill and 1927 Brew House are following up their Stout Flight Week with a new flight of pilot New England IPAs.
Big Ditch is dropping a pair of beers this Friday, Nog Holiday Ale and the returning Citraburner IPA.
It’s A Very Mafia Christmas at Resurgence Brewing
Resurgence Brewing and Hartman’s Distilling are teaming up to host the Ultimate Bills themed Christmas Party on December 16 – an evening of live music, Christmas sweater contests, drinks, vendors, giveaways, and more.
Hofbrauhaus is hosting a holiday beer pairing dinner on December 14 (6:30pm).
On December 23, One-Eyed Cat Brewing is filling the brewery with joy and holiday cheer. There will be live music from Cami Clune (3-6pm), Santa will stop by for a visit (4-6pm), there will be a hot chocolate station, assortments of cookies, each of which can be paired with your favorite OECB brews, mulled wine and Pork Bellies BBQ on the menu.
The 2024 Art of Beer will return to the Niagara Arts & Cultural Center on March 1. The 16th annual event will feature beer, wine, cider, culinary pairings, and live entertainment on five stages.
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Publish Date: 12/16/2023
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Publish Date: 12/8/2023
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Publish Date: 12/2/2023
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Publish Date: 11/25/2023
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Publish Date: 11/17/2023
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Publish Date: 11/11/2023
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Publish Date: 10/27/2023
This week, Brian flies solo and talks about new releases and events. Apologies for the lateness.
LAFAYETTE BREWING TO CLOSE, NYBP BEER LODGE, RESURGENCE IPAS, TAP & CRAFT FEST, 42 NORTH 8TH ANNIVERSARY, OKTOBERFEST AT THE TERMINAL, AUTUMN CIDER FESTIVAL
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Publish Date: 10/23/2023
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Publish Date: 10/13/2023
On this week's episode, Scott is flying alone. We talk about all the things happening in the Buffalo beer scene this weekend, including new beer releases, events, and the opening of Avon NY's Mortalis Brewing on Niagara Street.
For all of the information check out buffalobeerbuzz.com or buffalobeerleague.com.
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Publish Date: 9/29/2023
On this week's Beer Buzz Scott talks about the stories you can find at BuffaloBeerBuzz.com
To read all about it, head over to BuffaloBeerLeague.com or StepOutBuffalo.com
This week's stories:
WNY Beer Week, Moe’s Pop Up, Okto-Purr-Fest, Pumkingfest, Harvest & Hops Fest, New Beers At Windy Brew, Eli Fish & CBW, Mini-blue Monk Fest, Fall Fiasco
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Publish Date: 9/22/2023
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Publish Date: 9/21/2023
On this weeks episode, we check out these stories from BuffaloBeerLeague.com
Steel Leaf ‘Duff-alo’ Beer, Beer Keep Anniversary, Queen City Meadery To Expand, Mystic Hills To Open, Flying Bison German Beer Month, Clarksburg Cider Fest
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Publish Date: 9/9/2023
RAISE A TOAST DURING BUFFALO BEER GEEKS ANNIVERSARY WEEK
The Buffalo Beer Geeks Facebook group is celebrating their 11th anniversary with BBG Anniversary Week, September 7-16. The special week kicks off with the official Opening Gala at the Yelling Goat. Tickets are $25 and include first beer, door prizes, raffles and appetizers.
Santora’s Pizza Pub and Grill and 1927 Brew House are doing Oktoberfest up in style this year with a concert and mini-beer festival on September 9 (4-7pm). Tickets are $40 ($45 day of) and include live music from the Strictly Hip, free souvenir tasting glass, German food, beer tastings from Woodcock Brothers, Pearl Street, Lafayette Brewing, Spotted Octopus, Windy Brew, Resurgence, Pressure Drop, Thin Man, 42 North and cider from BlackBird Cider, lawn games, free liquor and wine tastings, giveaways and more. You can purchase tickets here.
Hofbrauhaus’ monthly keg tapping series continues on September 7 with their Oktoberfestbier. This full bodied beer is brewed with special Bavarian hops and malt variations to create notes of toasted malt sweetness, fruity hops and spice. Die Haus Band will lead the Barrel Tapping Parade at 6pm before a ceremonial barrel of Oktoberfestbier is tapped. All those in attendance will receive a complimentary beer after the barrel is tapped. Reservations are recommended and can be made online at www.hofbrauhausbuffalo.com or by calling 716-939-BEER.
Western New York’s newest brewery, Shalooby Loofer Brewing, will officially open their doors at 10737 Main Street in Clarence on September 1 (6pm). The event will feature live music from Cameron Markott and food from the Cheesy Chick food truck. They will have a number of their own beers on tap, including Seriously Black Stout, Spellbrowned Brown Ale, Borloug the Bitter Hazy Pale Ale, Alchemist Ale, Apeachiate Cream Ale, Cauldron Cream Ale, Presto Pilsner, and Berries Gone Sour, a collaboration with One-Eyed Cat Brewing.
Belt Line Brewery has tapped a new pale ale, Belt Line Pale (Kiwi Edition), which can be found on tap exclusively at their Swan Street taproom. The latest entry in the brewery’s rotational pale ale series features NewZilla, a new blend from New Zealand, and Mosaic Cryo hops to create tropical fruit and citrus aromas and notes of lemon, lime, stone fruit, figs, apricot, peach, gooseberry, and orange.
Just in time for the new Buffalo Bills season, Windy Brew and Tailgate.Beers have once again partnered on Game Day Pilsner, a traditionally lagered pilsner with Motueka hops. Game Day Pils can be found on draft and in cans to-go at the brewery right now.
Starting on September 1, the brewery will host Lockhouse Distilling for cocktail tastings and DJ Stone from 8-11pm. Then Saturday, Sept. 2 is 90’s night (8-11pm), with a special viewing of “Clueless” with 90’s music all night. Then, on Sunday, Brazen will host Peg’s Hardware for a Forever Banded pop up. There will be food and drink specials all weekend, along with the release of Peregrination Vol. IV, an 11% maple syrup imperial stout aged in Hartman’s bourbon barrels.
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Publish Date: 9/1/2023
I know it's super late and I'm super sorry, but here is last week's Buffalo Beer Buzz!
FEATURING: Dude’s Homebrew, New Beers At 12 Gates & CBW, K2 Brothers In Buffalo, Windy Brew In Batavia, Shalooby Loofer Soft Opening, Johnson’s Landing Brewery Opens.
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Publish Date: 8/25/2023
TICKETS REMAIN FOR FIRST EVER FROTH FEST
Froth Fest 2023 will take place at Island Park in Williamsville on August 12. The event will feature more than 25 local breweries, local food, and live music from The Strictly Hip. The beer tasting portion of Froth Fest, 12:30-3:30pm, is ticketed. General admission tickets are $60 and VIP tickets are $100. VIP includes early access, exclusive Liquid Lollipop release, and custom glassware. Froth Fest will take place from 12-10pm and live music, food, and Froth beer trailers will be open to the public for free.
ONE-EYED CAT BREWING DROPS FIRST CANNED BEER
Williamsville’s One-Eyed Cat Brewing has released their first ever beer in cans – Helles Belles, a light and crisp 5.1% Munich Helles-style lager with notes of bready malt, an underlying hop bitterness and a slightly dry finish. Helles Belles is available in 16oz. 4-pack cans at the brewery right now for $14.99.
VIP CRAFT BEER FUNDRAISER AT BUFFALO WING FEST
This year’s Buffalo Wing Festival, which takes place on September 2, will feature a craft beer VIP experience. Breweries include 42 North Brewing, Steelbound Brewing, Ellicottville Brewing, Resurgence Brewing and more. Tickets are $75 and include admission to Wingfest, access to the Buffalo Bills field, $15 in wing/food tickets, craft beer tastings for two hours, souvenir plate and tasting cup and a free bottle of Dan-O’s seasoning.
RESURGENCE BREWING PLANS LAGER RELEASE, BLOOD BROTHERS COLLAB
Resurgence Brewing is bringing back their I Want My WNY Lager on August 18 (5pm), an American-style light lager with slightly sweet notes of corn. The beer will be available on draft and in 16oz. 4-pack cans to go. For the release, there will also be a Buff-a-logo pop-up shop at Resurgence’s Chicago St. taproom. The following day, on August 19 (12pm) Resurgence will release Little Brother West Coast IPA, a collaboration with Toronto’s Blood Brothers Brewing. This sessionable West Coast IPA is the little brother of Bigger Brother IPA, a 6.5% IPA with Idaho 7, El Dorado and Strata hops, which was brewed at Blood Brothers. Little Brother will be available on tap and in 16oz. 4-packs cans to go.
STEEL LEAF BREWING TO HOST SPECIAL MOE’S POP-UP TAVERN
Come September, Steel Leaf Brewing will be transformed into Moe’s Tavern from The Simpsons. From Sept. 8-17, a portion of the brewery will become everyone’s favorite dank pit watering hole from the populated animated series, complete with iconic front entrance and bar. This is a ticketed event and limited and timed tickets must be purchased in advance online. The event will feature an exclusive food menu, as well as a special beer brewed for the event by Steel Leaf. Costumes are encouraged. For more information, visit moespopup.com
BILLS-THEMED BEERS RETURNS AHEAD OF START OF PRESEASON
Just in time for the start of the Buffalo Bills preseason this Saturday against the Indianapolis Colts, a number of Bills-themed beers have returned to brewery and store shelves across Western New York. In addition to staples such as Thin Man Pills Mafia and Community Beer Works Let’s Go Pils, Resurgence Brewing Circle the Wagons Pilsner & IPA, Ellicottville Brewing The Herd Crushable Lager and Fan Zone IPA, Flying Bison Buffalo Pils, Big Ditch Make Me Wanna Stout and No Punts Intended Pilsner, Brickyard Brewing Number 14 East Coast IPA and Number 17 West Coast IPA, 12 Gates Pancho’s Legacy Lager, and Steelbound Brewery AllenTown IPA to name a few. Southern Tier’s flagship IPA even got a red, white and blue can art makeover for the new season. Look for these beers wherever great beer is sold.
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Publish Date: 8/13/2023
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Publish Date: 8/4/2023
This week, we're drinking a Fan Zone IPA from Ellicottville Brewing. Formally "Tailgate Time IPA", this re-branding is still the same recipe we fell in love with last year. Quite possibly the best beer Ellicottville makes, and based on their portfolio, that's high praise for this Football-Season staple. Grab one wherever great beer is sold.
Also, check out Marc from Mount Morris's suggestion from Underground Beer Labs called Variance: Nectaron. You can call in and let us know you're favorite beer this week at (716) 486-BEER (2337).
All of the WNY Brews podcasts are at BuffaloBeerLeague.com/podcast
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Publish Date: 8/1/2023
Pressure Drop Brewing is now on the market. The sale includes the operation, equipment and furnishings at its two locations in Buffalo, including the brewery on Vandalia St. and the pub on Elmwood Ave. Inquiries can be submitted via pressuredropbrewers.com/news.
August 3 marks National IPA Day and a number of local breweries are celebrating, including Eli Fish in Batavia and Southern Tier in Buffalo. The latter will offer $10 IPA flights and $5 IPA crowlers all day long beginning at 11am on Aug. 3, and the former will release a new hazy IPA – The Greatest Of All Warriors, a double dry hopped New England IPA with Rakau and Motueka hops, on Aug. 2. It will be available on draft and in cans to go.
This Saturday, July 29 marks the seventh anniversary of Buffalo Brewing Company and the brewery is celebrating with beer, deep dish pizza from Buffalo Deep Dish, live music from Community Service (2pm) and exclusive merch raffles.
Froth Brewing has teamed up with Buffalo’s own, Def Jam Recording artist Benny the Butcher, on Coconut Key Lime Pie, a new heavily fruited sour ale.
While July may soon be over, there is still time to celebrate Christmas in July and what better place to do so than at Sad Boy Brewing. Bring the entire family on July 29 as none other than Santa Claus will be at the brewery (1-4pm). All night (1-11pm) there will be Christmas music playing, an Ugly Sweater Competition takes place at 9pm and all day long, $1 from every pint sold in the taproom will be donate to Roswell Park.
Hofbrauhaus will debut their newest summer seasonal, Hofbrau Keller, on August 3 (6pm) with help from the Buffalo Beer League, who will serve as celebrity keg tappers for the event. Members of the BBL will lead the ceremonial parade and then will help to tap the keg of Hofbrauhaus’ newest lager. Keller is 5.1%, is brewed with Herkules, Perle, Magnum, and Select hops, and features a hoppy aroma, touch of fruitiness, and a refreshing, subtle hoppy finish. Die Haus Band will take the stage at 6pm. All guests in attendance, 21+, will receive a complimentary Keller after the tapping. For reservations, please visit www.hofbrauhausbuffalo.com or call (716) 939-2337.
While National IPA Day is August 3, Flying Bison Brewing is celebrating the believed beer style all month long as the entire month of August is Hopfest, which will feature IPAs on draft and in cans. The hoppy selection is led by newer offerings, Hazy Chain Pineapple Double IPA (big, hazy and smooth with a slight nose of pineapple) and Down By the River IPA (Belgian style IPA featuring Cascade, Chinook, Centennial and Idaho 7 hops fermented with Belgian Ardennes yeast), and also features hoppy brews such as HopCat IPA, Jucie Caboose and DubMaster DDH IPA, on draft. The brewery will also have their Buffalo Kush DIPA in cans (big hop rush featuring Simcoe, Mosaic and Columbus hops).
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Publish Date: 7/28/2023
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Publish Date: 7/25/2023
There's some big news this week. You can always find big news at BuffaloBeerLeague.com
In this week's Buffalo Beer Buzz episode, Scott flies solo and re-records to include news about Pressure Drop.
Western New York’s newest brewery, Shalooby Loofer Brewing, will officially open its doors at 10737 Main Street in Clarence on September 1.
While 42 North Brewing and Ellicottville Brewing are 42 miles apart, they have come together to brew a special New York State Pale Ale to highlight the popular EA2EVL Fondo bike ride, a 42-mile ride that supports the Erie Cattaraugus Rails-to-Trails project.
Buffalo’s Top Dog and Coolest Cat will be celebrated at the annual Resurgence to the Rescue pet-friendly party on July 23 (12pm) at Resurgence Brewing.
Resurgence will also debut a pair of collaborations with Auburn’s Prison City Pub & Brewery, 4AM in Buffalo Gose, Strawberry Margarita and Lime Margarita, on July 22 (12pm) at Resurgence in the Park at Delaware Park.
Local rock and soul band Farrow will headline Jam in the Gardens at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens on July 20 (5pm).
For this year’s EVA’s Bidwell Concert Series, Thin Man Brewery and the Elmwood Village Association have collaborated on a new beer, Forever Elmwood West Coast IPA.
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Publish Date: 7/21/2023
A brand new podcast that will come to you once a week (eventually on it's own feed) all about The Best Beer I Drank This Week!
We drink a bunch of local beer and we want to let you know what we're currently loving!
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Publish Date: 7/18/2023
Brian flies alone! As always, check out the Weekly Buffalo Beer Buzz at Buffalo.Beer
This week's stories:
Citing changes in the craft beer industry brought on by the COVID pandemic, Thin Man Brewery’s Elmwood taproom, their headquarters for the last seven years, has closed its doors. While the brewery will remain in operation for beer production, the kitchen and taproom will close. “The last seven years at Elmwood have been full of great times, amazing people, and so much more,” the brewery said. “On behalf of the staff here at Thin Man, we are beyond grateful to our patrons, friends, and family for all the support we’ve had by our side.” Thin Man’s Chandler Street taproom will remain open as usual.
Look for a longer-form article coming soon on BuffaloBeerLeague.com
On July 14, Thin Man will release a special collaboration with Vermont’s Von Trapp Brewing, Northeast Light, a light, grassy and slightly crackery American lager. The beer will be available on draft and in 12oz. cans to go.
Named and brewed in honor of Buffalo winning the award given to the snowiest city in upstate New York for a second straight year, Buffalo Brewing Company will release Golden Snowball Cream Ale on July 13.
Larkin’s Magic Bear Beer Cellar have teamed up with Lilly Belle Meads for their latest collaboration, BEARy Peach Sangria, a white peach sangria style mead with apricot, pear, strawberry, and blueberry, with a hint of mint, which will be released at Magic Bear on July 14 (5pm).
The 2023 Cobblestone Live Music & Arts Festival, which takes place July 14-15 in downtown Buffalo’s Cobblestone District, will feature a host of local craft beer and cider options.
Big Ditch’s flagship session IPA, Dayburner, took home a gold medal at the recent 2023 U.S. Open Beer Championship in the Light IPA / Session IPA category.
It’s that time of year again – time to gather together in the woods and toast giant mugs of traditional German beer. Yes, you guessed it – it’s once again time for Waldfest, the annual Festival in the Woods, which takes place on July 16, 12-7pm, at Spring Garden Park (3838 Two Rod Road, East Aurora).
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Publish Date: 7/18/2023
On this week's Buffalo Beer Buzz, we talk: Weirdly Wonderful Postponed, Beer Kind Indiegogo, Hofbrauhaus Pils, Bricks & Brews, Eli Fish Carnival, Pressure Drop IPA Talk.
As always, you can find all of the stories at BuffaloBeerLeague.com or StepOutBuffalo.com OR you can always go to BuffaloBeerBuzz.com for this week's article and the archive of past articles.
INAUGURAL WEIRDLY WONDERFUL BEER FESTIVAL POSTPONEDThin Man’s inaugural Weirdly Wonderful Beer Festival, which was set to take place July 22 at Front Park, has been postponed due to ‘unforeseen circumstances.’
IPA BEER TALK WITH KARL KOLBE AT PRESSURE DROP BREWINGOn July 15 (3-5pm), you can spend an afternoon with Pressure Drop Brewing head brewer Karl Kolbe as he guides a small group (seats limited to 20) through six different hop-forward beers, going over the brewing process, ingredients, branding, and more.
HOFBRAUHAUS TO TAP PILSNEROn July 6, Hofbrauhaus Buffalo will hold a keg tapping of their Pilsner beer with special celebrity keg tappers Jim and Mary Ann Sandoro of The Buffalo Transpiration Pierce Arrow Museum, who will be chatting the Thomas Flyer, which will be on display at the museum until August 6.
THE ELI FISH BREWING CARNIVAL IS COMING TO TOWNEli Fish is once again taking over Batavia’s Jackson Square for the 2023 Eli Fish Carnival on July 8 (4pm). The event will feature plenty of Eli Fish beer, a trio of new seltzers (Bomb Pop, Blue Hawaiian, Red Gatorade), craft vendors, dunk tank, carnival food and drinks, Knoggle, cornhole, live music from Jim E. Leggs Trio (4pm) and The Real News (7pm) and more.
BEER KIND BREWING LAUNCHES NEW INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGNBeer Kind Brewing, a new brewery-in-planning in the Town of Tonawanda, has launched a new Indiegogo campaign with a goal of $15,000. Money raised will go towards furnishing the taproom with tables, games, TVs, and communal-style seating.
10TH ANNUAL BRICKS & BREWS AT FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S MARTIN HOUSEEnjoy craft brews, food trucks, and live music on the grounds of the Martin House estate at the 10th annual Bricks & Brews, which returns on July 7 (6pm). The event will feature beer sampling from 25 Western New York breweries and cideries, live music from PA Line, and food from Coyote Café and KT Caribbean Cuisine food trucks.
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Publish Date: 7/7/2023
We're live at Nickel City BrewZ in Depew/Lancaster for The 2023 Buffalo Beer Geeks Scavenger Hunt Launch Party!
This week it's Scott, Brian, and Jesse and we're going through this week's Buffalo Beer Buzz, found at BuffaloBeerLeague.com with stories about:
SHALOOBY LOOFER BREWING LOOKING TO OPEN THIS SUMMERShalooby Loofer Brewing, a new brewery located at 10737 Main Street in Clarence, has announced tentative plans to open by the end of July.
BEER KIND BREWING COMING TO TONAWANDABeer Kind Brewing, a new brewery venture from Alex & Jen Buckley, has announced plans to open in the Town of Tonawanda. The brewery will operate with a 5-barrel brewing system, a self-pour tap wall including craft beer, seltzers, New York State wine, liquor, cider, non-alcoholic beverages, and a light snack menu to start.
RESURGENCE BREWING ACQUIRES BLACKBIRD CIDER WORKSResurgence Brewing has acquired the Blackbird Cider Works brand from Donovan Orchards, LLC. According to a press release, this acquisition represents Resurgence’s commitment to diversifying and expanding its craft beverage offerings.
42 NORTH BREWING TO OPEN SECOND LOCATION DOWNTOWNEast Aurora’s 42 North Brewing have announced plans to open a second location in the theatre district in downtown Buffalo at 674 Main Street, on the 3,500-square-foot ground floor of the Wurlitzer Flats building.
BIG DITCH PLANS TRIPLE CAN RELEASE FOR HOLIDAY WEEKENDBig Ditch Brewing is holding a triple can release, with two returning favorites and a new IPA. Returning are Stark White Dad Shoes IPA, brewed with New Zealand Riwaka and Australian Galaxy hops, and Cannon Call New England-style Double IPA, brewed with Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin, Idaho 7, and Simcoe hops. New this weekend is 6 Million Acres West Coast IPA, which features firm bitterness, citrusy and earthy flavors, and a smooth finish.
ERIE COUNTY FAIR BEER & CIDER AVAILABLE BEGINNING THIS WEEKThis year’s Erie County Fair Beer, Hamburg Brewing Sticky Face, and cider, BlackBird Cider Summer Cider, will both be available wherever great craft beer and cider are sold beginning this week. Sticky Face, a watermelon wheat ale, will be packaged in 12oz. cans and will be sold in 6-packs at Tops Friendly Markets, Consumer’s Beverages and other retail outlets. The Erie County Fair Summer Cider, which features flavors of locally-grown apples, loganberry and tart cherry, will be sold in 12oz. 4-pack cans at Tops Friendly Markets, Consumer’s Beverages and other retail outlets.
FLYING BISON CELEBRATES BELGIAN BEER MONTHFlying Bison is kicking off their month-long Belgian Beer Month Celebration on July 1. They are celebrating with their Belgian White, a Belgian wheat ale spiced with coriander and orange peel, and Down by the River IPA, a Belgian style IPA featuring Cascade, Chinook, Centennial and Idaho 7 hops.
1927 BREW HOUSE TO LAUNCH NEW SELTZER LINE, DROPS NEW BEERS1927 Brew House is launching a new line of 1927 Brew House Seltzers, including Loganberry, Watermelon, Peach and Guava. The brewery has also released a pair of new fruited sours – Strawberry Rhubarb Sour and Cherry Pomegranate Sour. The former is an American kettle sour with bold, tart notes of cherry and pomegranate, while the latter is a lightly tart kettle sour with strawberry rhubarb notes.
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Publish Date: 6/30/2023
On this week's podcast, we go through the week's Buffalo Beer Stories courtesy of Brian Campbell from The Buffalo Beer League. As always, you can find info at BuffaloBeerLeague.com
FIRST EVER FROTH BREWING FROTH FEST COMING TO WILLIAMSVILLE
Froth Brewing’s inaugural beer festival, Froth Fest 2023, will take place at Island Park in Williamsville on August 12. The event will feature more than 25 local breweries, local food, and live music from The Strictly Hip.
BTR BREWS TO SHOW DOWN MAIN ST. FOR KICKOFF TO SUMMER
BTR Brews are shutting down Main St. on June 17 for their second annual Kick Off to Summer, which will feature craft beers, vendors, food trucks and live music. The event is free and drink ticket sheets are $20. There will be beer from Community Beer Works, Resurgence, Froth, Southern Tier, Ellicottville Brewing and more, live music by The Strictly Hip and Doubleshot, and food from Yankee BBQ, Coyote Cafe, Buffalo Bros., and more. There will also be a hot dog sale to benefit Buddy’s Second Chance Rescue, pretzel necklaces to benefit the Seneca Girls LAX Team, and more.
TICKETS REMAIN FOR RHYTHM AND BREWS BENEFIT AT KLEINHANS
A limited amount of tickets still remain for Rhythm and Brews at Kleinhans Music Hall on June 16. The event will feature beer from 13 local breweries and cideries, cuisine from Oliver’s, Britesmith, Creekview Restaurant, and Marcato by Oliver’s, and live music by My Cousin Tone’ and The John Bacon Quintet.
TICKETS ON SALE FOR 2023 BALLPARK BREWBASH
While the 2023 Ballpark BrewBash at Sahlen’s Field is still a few months away (September 16), tickets are on sale now at all Consumer’s Beverages locations. General admission tickets are $35 and VIP tickets are $75. Consumer’s is currently running a special offer – purchase either a GA or VIP ticket and receive a Buffalo Bisons game flex ticket, $9 coupon for Sahlen’s Premium Meats Field Craft Corner and $10 gift card to Consumer’s.
BREWED & BOTTLED TO HOST WANDERING GYPSY CASK TAPPING
Wandering Gypsy Brewing will tap a cask of their Good Energy IPA at Brewed & Bottled Craft Beer Shop in Lewiston on June 17 (12pm). The cask, brewed by former Brickyard Brewing head brewer John Paul Meteer, who is currently brewing for Wandering Gypsy while building out his own brewery in Niagara Falls, Hammer & Crown, is a juicy, bitter and refreshing hazy IPA that’s triple dry hopped with Mosaic hops.
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR THE DUDE’S HOMEBREW COMPETITION
Calling all homebrewers! Registration is now open for the 9th annual The Dude’s Homebrew Competition, which raises money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. This year’s event will be on August 20 (12-3pm) at Resurgence Brewing, where homebrewers will serve samples of their beer to attendees, who will vote for their favorite beer, which will be judged by a panel of local brewers. The winners will then get to brew their entry at Resurgence.
INAUGURAL WEIRDLY WONDERFUL BEER FEST COMING TO BUFFALO
The inaugural Weirdly Wonderful Beer Festival on July 22 (12pm), presented by Thin Man Brewery, will feature more than 60 breweries from all over the globe, showcasing their wares at Front Park. Beer will be available from Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen, Aslin, 450 North, Bellwoods, Carton, Seven Island Brewery, Sloop Brewing, Allagash, 3 Sons Brewing, Dancing Gnome, and more.
RESURGENCE BREWING, K2 BROTHERS TEAM ON NEW FRUITED SOUR
Resurgence and K2 have joined forces on Pie Smash Sour, a fruited sour with strawberry rhubarb and banana cream pie flavors. The beer will be released on June 17 (12pm) at Resurgence in the Park at the Parkside Lodge in Delaware Park.
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Publish Date: 6/16/2023
Buffalo Beer Buzz: West Shore, Rusty Nickel Merge, New Beer At 12 Gates, West Shore & Big Ditch, Pints In The Park, Brickyard Can Sale, NYSBA Design Contest
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This week we talk about:
WEST SHORE BREWING, RUSTY NICKEL BREWING TO MERGEAfter closing their Clarence taproom, West Shore Brewing Company announced that they are merging with West Seneca’s Rusty Nickel Brewing Company. The new partnership will expand distribution for both breweries, according to Rusty Nickel president Jason Havens, who made the announcement at their 8th anniversary party.
On June 10, West Shore’s Lake to Rail Citrus Lager will serve as the centerpiece for a fundraising event for the Flour-by-Rail Legacy Project at Duende Silo City. The event features tours of the grounds and boxcar, West Shore beers, live music, and more. Tickets for unlimited beer are $25 online and at the door, or you can just show up and enjoy the day a la carte.
Leshen, the latest release in 12 Gates’ Monsters & Myths Hazy IPA series, will be released on June 9 (12pm). The hazy IPA is 6% and is brewed with Azacca, Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe hops. Taken from ancient Slavic mythology, the Leshen is depicted as a malevolent and powerful woodland spirit believed to have control over the forest and its inhabitants, including animals and lesser forest spirits.
Resurgence Brewing and 42 North Brewing will once again take part in the Erie County Parks Department Pints in the Park Program, which features pop-up beer gardens across the Erie County Park System throughout the summer and fall.
Big Ditch Brewing and Explore Buffalo have teamed up on History Buff, a German-style Kolsch, to celebrate Explore Buffalo’s tenth anniversary tour season. The beer is slightly fruity, slightly bready, and refreshing. A portion of proceeds will be donated to Explore Buffalo.
The New York State Brewers Association is hosting an artwork contest for the design of the 4th Annual New York State Pint Days Glass. Each year’s glass features a unique design that celebrates NYS craft beer. Entries will be accepted until June 18 before being narrowed down to the top 2-3 designs. Then, a public vote will take place to determine the winning design.
To make room for more beer, Brickyard Brewing is holding a special can inventory clearance sale at their Lewiston taproom. As part of the sale, the brewery is offering $10 4-packs of Fiji Mermaid, a guava, pineapple and coconut sour, BerryBerry NannerNanner, a berry, guava and banana smoothie sour, Under the Bridge, a dry-hopped West Coast IPA brewed with El Dorado, Amarillo, and Chinook hops, and Irish Goodbye Red Ale.
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Publish Date: 6/9/2023
In this week's Buffalo Beer Buzz and The WNY Brews podcast, we talk about:
Resurgence in the Park, Resurgence Brewing’s seasonal pop-up at the Parkside Lodge in Delaware Park, is now open for the season. Also, Resurgence’s annual Pints in the Park campaign returns June 2-3 at Chestnut Ridge Park. It is the first event of their near weekly pop-up beer gardens in different parks throughout Western New York. Get the full schedule here
RUSTY NICKEL BREWING’S 8TH ANNIVERSARY PARTYOn June 3, you can help Rusty Nickel Brewing celebrate 8 years with 8 beer releases, live music from UnderCover, food by Yankee BBQ, drink specials, including beer slushies, lawn games and more. This event is free and reservations can be made for the seating area under their covered pergola with views of the band, here.
THE HEAVIEST DAYS OF MAPLE COMING TO ELI FISH THIS WEEKENDBatavia’s Eli Fish Brewing will host The Heaviest Days of Maple on June 3, a special tap takeover which features 2022 Barrel Aged Heavy Maple (10% Waterless Wee Heavy with Maple Sap & Syrup) and Rauchy Maple (10.5% Smoked Waterless Wee Heavy with Maple Sap & Syrup), along with 2023 Autumn Maple (limited release until fall).
HOFBRAUHAUS TO TAP HOPFEN WEIZEN FOR JUNEHofbrauhaus Buffalo will tap their Hopfen Weizen on June 1 (7pm). If you’re new to this style, expect a hazy beer with a thick white head, super fruity and tropical aromas, slight pithy orange / pineapple juice taste and clean bitterness on the end.
NYBP WALTER’S JELLY DONUT RETURNS FOR NATIONAL DONUT DAYNew York Beer Project’s Walter’s Jelly Donut will make a return June 2 (11am) just in time for National Donut Day.
SUMMER SOLSTICE IS BACK AT THIN MAN BREWERYAfter taking a few years off, Thin Man’s summer street festival, Summer Solstice, returns to Elmwood on June 17 (12pm). General admission tickets ($25) include access to festival grounds and first floor of taproom, as well as a commemorative glass and first beer, VIP tickets ($75) include access to festival grounds, first and second floors of taproom, commemorative glass, first beer, food ticket, and three beer tickets, and Executive VIP tickets ($150) include access to festival grounds, first and second floors of taproom, private second floor patio, commemorative glass, open bar (noon-8pm), and open food package. You can purchase tickets here.
42 NORTH ANNOUNCES 2023 SUMMER TAP TREKKER TOUR42 North Brewing is hitting the road this summer at regional parks and outdoor venues with events featuring the 42 North Tap Trekker, as well as food trucks and musicians from throughout the region. The tour will visit Erie County Parks with a series of “Pints in the Park” events, the first event of which will take place June 3 at Sprague Brook Park. There will also be a weekly concert series at Cazenovia Park. More information and a full-schedule can be found at www.42northbrewing.com or by following 42 North on Facebook.
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Publish Date: 6/2/2023
In this week's Buffalo Beer Buzz and The WNY Brews podcast, we talk about:
CLARKSBURG CIDER TO THROW 2ND ANNUAL CIDER FEST
Clarksburg Cider is hosting their second annual Cider Fest, an afternoon of cider, spirit, beer and mead tasting, live music, and food, on May 13 (2-6pm).
MOSAIC SCREAMER RETURNS TO PRESSURE DROP THIS WEEKENDThis weekend, Pressure Drop Brewing will bring back Mosaic Screamer, a Mosaic hopped variant of their Citra Screamer Cream Ale. The Mosaic version is as crushable as its Citra counterpart; a light-bodied, crisp and clean hopped cream ale with notes of overripe grapefruit, a touch of dank and low bittering.
WAYLAND BREWING COMPANY OPENS IN ORCHARD PARK
Wayland Brewing, a new campus-style brewery located in Orchard Park at 3740 N. Buffalo Street, is now open. We talk about the campus which we visited for the first time on Thursday.
BUFFALO OLDE BREWERY OPENS IN LOVEJOY
Housed in the former Olde Theater Building and HopfStar Theater originally built in 1890, Buffalo Olde Brewery is Buffalo’s newest brewery, located at 1221 E. Lovejoy St.
BUFFALO BREWING COMPANY OWNER WINS PRESERVATION AWARD
Buffalo Brewing Company owner John Domres has won the 2023 Emerging Preservationist Award from Preservation Buffalo Niagara for his work to preserve and renovate the former Schreiber Brewery building.
RESURGENCE BREWING, SPOT COFFEE TEAM UP ON NEW BEERResurgence Brewing and SPoT Coffee have collaborated on Resurgence SPoT Hefeweizen, which will be available in cans at Resurgence and other participating retailers, as well as on tap at select bars.
BIG DITCH BREWING 8TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
Big Ditch is turning 8 and is celebrating on May 18 (5pm) with beer, food and cocktail specials, live music, prizes, giveaways and more. Along with their regular draft list, there will be 4 anniversary beers on tap, including 8th Anniversary French Toast Imperial Stout (10% ABV), Strawberry Vision Sour Fruit Beer, Basically Juice Double IPA (9% ABV), Salted Watermelon Cucumber Seltzer and Double Dry Hopped Little Waves Lager (Nelson Sauvin hops). There will be free limited edition t-shirts for the first 75 guests, raffles (one entry with every beer) and live music from JJ Moscato. The event is free and open to the public.
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Publish Date: 5/12/2023
In this week's Buffalo Beer Buzz, I talk about:
NEW BEER AT SOUTHERN TIER & 12 GATES, CBW ELMWOOD TAPROOM, NYS CRAFT BREWERS FEST, KEGS & EGGS, STEELBOUND ANNIVERSARY, THIN MAN DESIGN CONTEST
SOUTHERN TIER BREWING TO RELEASE NEW SUMMER VARIETY PACK
Southern Tier Brewing is thinking about the warmer weather with their new Summer Variety Pack, which features four new wheat ales with flavors of mango, raspberry, grapefruit and blueberry. Read More Here
COMMUNITY BEER WORKS TO OPEN NEW TAPROOM ON ELMWOOD
Community Beer Works has announced plans to open a second location at 976 Elmwood Avenue later this year. The new location will be located on the corner of Elmwood and Bidwell Parkway. Read More Here
NEW YORK STATE CRAFT BREWERS FEST RETURNS TO CANALSIDE JUNE 24
The New York State Craft Brewers Festival: Buffalo returns to Canalside on June 24. Read More Here
12 GATES BREWING TAPS EXCLUSIVE NEW PORTER IN ELLICOTTVILLE
12 Gates Brewing has tapped their first exclusive beer at 12 Gates of EVL, Peruvian Porter, made with Organic Peruvian Coffee Beans from Ellicottville Coffee Company. Read More Here
STEELBOUND BREWERY 5TH ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND CELEBRATIONS
Steelbound Brewery & Distillery are taking the entire weekend, May 5-6, to celebrate their fifth anniversary. The brewery will introduce two new tequilas for Cinco de Mayo on May 5, Blanco and Reposado, will be giving away free margarita glasses and will have food and drink specials. Read More Here
CINCO DE MAYO KEGS & EGGS AT RESURGENCE BREWING
Spend your Cinco de Mayo with Resurgence Brewing at their Cinco de Mayo Kegs & Eggs on May 5 (10am). Read More Here
DESIGN THE NEXT GREAT THIN MAN BREWERY BEER CAN
Want to have your artwork featured on Thin Man’s next release? The brewery has teamed up with art collective Leftern to offer a shot at having your work on display at their Elmwood taproom and on an upcoming beer label. Read More Here
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Publish Date: 5/5/2023
We are joined by Jason of The Buffalo Brews Podcast and the guys from The Buffalo Beer League on a walk around the recent CollaBEERation 3.0 Festival. The festival, which took place on March 25th at The Powerhouse, served beers that were conceived and brewed in collaboration between the Buffalo Beer Geeks Facebook group and local breweries.
Although the podcast couldn't possibly hit every beer, we talk about a few that tickled our fancy.
This podcast also exists as a video on YouTube.com/WNYBrews
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Publish Date: 4/24/2023
Flying solo this week, but still had to let you know about the week's Buffalo Beer stories! As always you can find them in the Buffalo Beer Buzz
Community Beer Works is turning the ripe old age of 11 and they are celebrating with a day filled with fun and games, live music, great beer and food on April 22 (12pm).
Flying Bison will release their new Buffalo Kush IPA on, not so coincidentally enough, 4/20 (4pm). As you might expect, Buffalo Kush is big, dank and hoppy, clocking in at 8% and 80 IBUs, with notes of tropical fruit and hop bitterness from the heavy additions of American hops. The beer will be available on draft and in 16oz. 4-pack cans and kegs to go.
A limited amount of tickets are still available for Thawfest, which returns to Buffalo Riverworks on April 21. Over 50 local breweries, cideries, distilleries, and wineries will be on hand to samples their newest and most popular brews. Visit http://thawfest.com/ for more information.
On April 22, the Pink Boots Society will release their International Women’s Day brew, Pink Boots Buf Roots Session IPA, at Woodcock Brothers at Wurlitzer (2-6pm). Pink Boots Buf Roots is an easy drinking, citrusy and tropical IPA that features Cascade and the Pink Boots special hop blend. The release party will feature a woman-owned business vendor market to sip, shop and celebrate all Western New York women. A portion of proceeds from Pink Boots Buf Roots will be donated to the Pink Boots Society, a nonprofit organization focused on women in the fermented beverage industry.
With more and more nonalcoholic adult beverages hitting the market, what’s all the hype about? The Buffalo Museum of Science is looking to find out at their next Science After Hours event on April 21 (6-9pm).
In honor of Autism Awareness Month, WNY Beer trail will host the third annual Summit Buffalo fundraiser at Resurgence Brewing on April 22 (12pm). This event is free and will feature live music from Nico Zarcone and raffles for prizes, including autographed Bills jerseys, autographed 8×10’s (Alex Tuch, Stevie Johnson, Taron Johnson), gift baskets, gift cards and more. There will also be a silent auction for a signed Damar Hamlin #3 full size helmet. There will be a special beer for the event as well, Believe in Summit Pilsner, and Resurgence will donate $1 of each pint to the cause.
Allentown’s Spotted Octopus Brewing will celebrate their first anniversary on April 22 (7pm). The party will feature live music from Davey O (7-9pm), food will be available from Under Fire Pizza (3-7pm), drink specials throughout the night and more.
Gowanda Brewing at the Wicked Glen is officially open to the public. The brewery, located at the Wicked Glen in Gowanda, features a 3.5BBL capacity and 7 taps serving their own beer.
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Publish Date: 4/21/2023
HAMBURG BREWING RELEASES BIG LOU DIPA IN 19.2OZ. CANS
Hamburg Brewing is the latest Western New York brewery to join the 19.2oz. arms race with their new Big Lou Double IPA, which is available at Consumer’s Beverages now. Read more here
PRESSURE DROP TO RELEASE NEW WEST COAST & HAZY IPAS
Pressure Drop Brewing is set to drop a new hazy IPA, Auto Flower, on April 15 (11am), and have also teamed up with Brooklyn’s Wild East Brewing on Trouble in Paradise, an 8.7% West Coast-style Double IPA brewed with Simcoe and Citra hops for notes of citrus, pine and tropical fruit. Read more here
SOUR POWER RETURNS TO PIZZA PLANT TRANSIT
Sour Power, Pizza Plant’s annual celebration of all things sour ales, returns to their Transit Road location on April 16. Read more here
12 GATES WILL NOT HOLD ROCK THE GATES FESTIVAL IN 2023
Rock the Gates, 12 Gates Brewing’s annual summer celebration of craft beer, food and live music, will not take place in 2023. Citing the recent opening of their second taproom in Ellicottville, 12 Gates explains that opening a new site requires a lot of time, energy, and attention. Read more here
HOFBRAUHAUS BUFFALO LAUNCHES NEW REWARDS PROGRAM
Hofbrauhaus is the latest Western New York brewery to officially launch an in-house rewards program. After you sign up, you will receive 1 point for every dollar spent at the brewery, and once you hit 100 points, you can redeem your rewards to unlock a $5 bonus. And right now, for a limited time only, you can receive 25 bonus points when you sign up. You will also receive a special birthday bonus after joining. Read more here
LAST CALL FOR BIG DITCH BREWING GALAXY RED IPA
Galaxy Red, Big Ditch’s unique and popular seasonal offering, is going away for good, the brewery announced, adding that “something just as delicious will take its place.” Galaxy Red is a 6.8% India Red Ale brewed with Galaxy hops for notes of sweet malt, pineapple, mango and papaya. Read more here
WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO THAWFEST AT BUFFALO RIVERWORKS
Step Out Buffalo is giving away a pair of general admission tickets to Thawfest 2023, an annual celebration of New York’s breweries, wineries, cideries and distilleries, at Buffalo Riverworks on April 21. To enter, all you need to do is head to Step Out Buffalo’s Instagram page, follow Buffalo Riverworks on Instagram, like the contest post and tag a minimum of three friends in the comments (extra tags are extra entries (unlimited comment tags allowed)). Visit stepoutbuffalo.com/giveaways for more chances to enter this giveaway. The deadline to enter is Monday, April 17.
If you don’t win those tickets, limited amounts are still available for purchase. VIP tickets are $65 (includes buffet-style food, additional bottle and can pours) and general admission tickets are $45. You can visit http://thawfest.com/ to purchase yours today.
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Publish Date: 4/14/2023
Buffalo Beer Buzz: New Releases At Resurgence, Southern Tier & Hamburg, Kegs, Barrels & Crafts, Dyngus Day Celebrations:
Resurgence Brewing has once again teamed up with OnCore Golf and PGA Hope WNY on Smash Factor, a sessionable 5.5% IPA. The beer returns to Resurgence on April 8 (11am) Read more here
Limited tickets still remain for the second annual KBC – Kegs, Barrels, and Crafts, a beer, wine and whiskey event that features more than 40 vendors from Western New York, which takes place April 8 (4-8pm) at 500 Pearl. Read more here
Southern Tier Brewing is doing their best to will on an early summer with the release of Mango Rays Wheat Ale, a light, crisp and refreshing ale that features notes of mango up front with lingering tropical fruit notes, that clocks in at 5%. Mango Rays is available in 6-pack 12oz cans wherever great craft beer is sold. You can also find it on draft at any one of Southern Tier’s taprooms.
Dyngus Day this year is Monday, April 10 and a number of local breweries are celebrating. Read more here
Along with a refresh and rebrand in honor of their 10th anniversary this year, Hamburg Brewing are bringing back a pair of fan favorites to their lineup – Small Town White Ale, a refreshing and approachable unfiltered white ale, and Blackberry Gose, a slightly sweet and extremely crushable sour ale that’s brewed with blackberries, sea salt, and coriander. Both beers are available in 12oz. 6-pack cans wherever great craft beer is sold and on draft at the brewery.
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Publish Date: 4/7/2023
In this weeks Buffalo Beer Buzz and The WNY Brews podcast, we talk about:
6 WNY BREWERIES WIN 9 MEDALS AT 2023 NYS CRAFT BEER COMPETITION
We did a whole WNY Brews episode talking about the local winners this past Tuesday. Find it in your podcast feed or here
TAP THAT TAP ROOM SET TO OPEN IN TONAWANDA
Tap That Tap Room, Western New York’s first female-owned self-pour taproom, will open April 1 in Tonawanda at 363 Delaware Ave. Tap That will offer 30 self-serve taps of beer, wine, cider and seltzer, including a variety of local brands, an “elevated” bar food menu that will focus on shareable plates, space to seat 60 people at 15 tables and additional space at a bar rail. Plans also call for a dog-friendly patio out front. The self-pour system allows customers to pour as little as an ounce, and will offer malt beverages and mixed drinks. Owners hope to have a soft opening by late March, with a grand opening April 1. Click here for more
CONSUMER’S BEVERAGES OFFERING FREE BUFFALO BISONS TICKETS
Like craft beer? Planning to catch a Bisons game this season? If you answered yes, then you’re going to want to head to any Consumer’s Beverages location soon. With any purchase of $10 or more, you will receive a free pair of tickets to the Bisons April 4 home opener against the Worcester Red Sox (while supplies last). New this season, the team will offer the Southern Tier Craft Beer Pack, which features 2 undated game tickets and 4 craft beer vouchers, for $53. You can purchase tickets here.
NEW 12 GATES’ MONSTERS & MYTHS IPA COMING
12 Gates latest beer series, Monsters & Myths, which will consist of 6 new hazy IPAs that will be released in collectors’ art cans, continues March 31 with Siren, a 7.1% Hazy IPA packed with Azacca, Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe hops. Click here for more
HAZELNUT DELUXE IS SOUTHERN TIER’S NEW BLACKWATER SERIES BEER
Southern Tier Brewing’s Blackwater Series continues with the release of Hazelnut Deluxe Imperial Stout, a 10.2% brew with rich nutty notes, chocolate and roasted malts. Look for Hazelnut Deluxe soon wherever great craft beer is sold, at all Southern Tier taprooms, or on tap at your local bar in 4-pack 12oz. bottles and on draft.
HOFBRAUHAUS TO TAP NEW ROYAL EXPORT GOLDEN LAGER
On April 6 (6pm), Hofbrauhaus Buffalo will tap their new Royal Export lager as only they know how – with a traditional parade, barrel tapping and live music. The cast of Drunk Theatre Buffalo will lead the parade, while Die Haus Band takes the main stage (6-9pm). All guests (21+) will receive a complimentary Royal Export pour after the barrel tapping. Royal Export is a golden lager with fruity hop notes and a light bitterness.
SPRING FEVER IN PENNSYLVANIA COMES TO THE BEER KEEP
The best breweries and craft beer from Pennsylvania is taking over all of the taps at The Beer Keep on April 1 (11:30am), including Human Robot, Voodoo Brewing, Imprint Beer, Dancing Gnome, 2SP, Evergrain Brewing, Antifragile Brewing, Forest and Main, Kingview Mead and Grist House. You can find a complete beer list here. There will be plenty of limited release and specialty packaged offerings to consume on site or to-go. This event is free to attend. Limited event poster prints will be available day of for $5.
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Publish Date: 3/31/2023
The NYS Craft Beer Competition, produced by the New York State Brewers Association and Raise a Glass Foundation, is the largest state-level competition in the US and a celebration of the New York State craft beer community. Judging took place in Rochester, NY over the course of 2 days in February. This year 1,350 entries from 189 breweries were judged in 29 categories by qualified industry professionals.
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Publish Date: 3/29/2023
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CollaBEERation 3.0
CollaBEERation 3.0 will take place March 25 (1pm) at the Powerhouse. General admission tickets are $65 and are on sale here.
SAD BOYS BREWING TO OPEN IN LARKIN NEIGHBORHOOD
Sad Boys Brewing, the brainchild of four homebrewers, John O’Neill, Tyler Randle, Collin Edbauer and Andrew Anderson, will officially open in Larkin at 567 Exchange St. on Wednesday (5pm). Click here for more
RESURGENCE BREWING OFFERS FU AWESOME BREWERY TOURS
You can now tour Resurgence Brewing Company’s Chicago Street facility in style with their new FU Awesome Brewery Tours. Starting March 25, these tours will take place each Saturday at 5pm.. Click here for more
LOCAL BEERS SHINE BRIGHT AT AAF BUFFALO’S ADDYS AWARDS
A number of local beers took center stage at the American Advertising Federation of Buffalo’s ADDYs Awards. Click here for more
GENE MCCARTHY’S TO TAP BEER IN HONOR OF EDWARD M. COTTER CONSERVANCY
On March 24, a day that has been declared Edward M Cotter Day in Buffalo, Gene McCarthy’s / Old First Ward Brewing will tap their special edition Cotter Red Ale (2pm). $1 from every Cotter Red sold will be donated to the Edward M. Cotter Conservancy, an organization comprised of 100% volunteers who all share a love for the fireboat of the same name. For more information, visit www.emcotterconservancy.org.
2023 NYS CRAFT BEER COMPETITION AWARDS SHOW WATCH PARTIES
As the winners of the 2023 NYS Craft Beer Competition are announced on March 24, you can root on your favorite local breweries live with a fresh pint in hand at watch parties at Community Beer Works and Lafayette Brewing Company. If you want to watch from home, you can tune-in to the New York State Craft Beer YouTube channel at 7pm to watch the awards ceremony live.
42 NORTH CELEBRATES MAPLE SEASON WITH TREE TAP MAPLE FEST
On March 25 (12-4pm), 42 North Brewing is teaming up with the Erie County Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department for Tree Tap Maple Fest, which includes guided tours, demonstrations of the maple production process and much more. Click here for more
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Publish Date: 3/24/2023
In this weeks Buffalo Beer Buzz and The WNY Brews podcast, we talk about:
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Publish Date: 3/17/2023
In this weeks Buffalo Beer Buzz and The WNY Brews podcast, we talk about:
Scott also talks about why WingNutz may not be the right type of wing for him (but the lagers at Froth were fantastic)
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Publish Date: 3/10/2023
n this weeks Buffalo Beer Buzz and The WNY Brews podcast, we talk about:
Also, Among the many things you can vote for in The ALL WNY Awards, including best Beef on Weck, Wings, Music Venue, Bands, and Breweries (Listen to this week’s podcast for our feelings about this), you can also vote on Best Local Podcast.
If you wouldn’t mind, please give WNY Brews your consideration, along with friends of the show The Rear View Ramblers, Kate Clark, and Queen City (A Tribute To Queen)
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Publish Date: 3/3/2023
Brian, Jesse, and Scott are joined by Corey Catalano and Matt Kahn from Big Ditch Brewing Company to talk about what makes Hayburner IPA so special. This 7.2% IPA has become Buffalo's favorite craft beer over it's 8-year history. In this episode, we discuss Big Ditch and Hayburners' origin stories and get a little bit into the makeup of the Hayburner process and ingredients.
Want to win a year's supply of Hayburner? Grab a homebrew kit from their Hurron St. location, brew 5 gallons of Hayburner for your self and drop off 3 bottles to Big Ditch before March 31st. More info here:
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Publish Date: 2/9/2023
We talk about events the week of February 3rd and on featuring stories about Belgian Beer And Chocolate Fest, Whiskey Riot, Barrel Jam, Brewer’s Invitational, New Big Ditch Lager, Froth 4th Anniversary, Buffalo State Crafts & Corks Program, & Thin Man Renovations.
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Publish Date: 2/4/2023
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This weekend we see new releases from Resurgence, Big Ditch, Thin Man, and Hofbrauhaus Buffalo. We also learn more about 42 North's Barrel Jam and The 4th Annual Brewers Invitational at New York Beer Project.
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Publish Date: 1/27/2023
This week we go through stories from Brickyard, Thin Man, Resurgence, Hofbrauhaus, and more! See all the stories here:
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Publish Date: 1/20/2023
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Stories from Magic Bear, Spotted Octopus, Southern Tier, Hofbrauhaus, 12 Gates, 716 Emporium Whiskey and Spirits Tasting, Flying Bison, and More!
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Publish Date: 1/11/2023
We join John Domres at 662 Fillmore Ave on the site of the former Schreiber Brewing Company. Closed in 1950, the building has certainly seen better days (See some history here https://poloniatrail.com/location/schreiber-brewery/), but John has HUGE plans!
We took a tour and got the full rundown in October 2022. He's brewing in the space now, but we may not get a chance to enjoy the space for the next few years. Until then, enjoy this view into John's mind.
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Publish Date: 1/5/2023
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Publish Date: 11/24/2022
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Publish Date: 11/18/2022
Our first Carcast!
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Publish Date: 11/10/2022
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Publish Date: 11/4/2022
We talk about the bees and happening on this Halloween Weekend in the Buffalo Brewing Scene. For all stories, check out https://buffalobeerleague.com/buffalo-beer-buzz-halloween-celebrations-tap-craft-fest-big-ditch-x-clonakilty-whiskey-abw-beer-advent-box-new-beers-at-42-north-thin-man/
We have new releases from 42 North, Big Ditch (with an Irish distillery), and Thin Man, plus events at MANY local breweries. Tickets still available for this wekedn's Tap and Craft Fest as well!
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Publish Date: 10/27/2022
Our weekly dive into what's happening in The Buffalo Beer Scene includes stories about Steel Leaf, 42 North, The Terrace at Deleware Park, Other Half, Pod City Beer Labs, and the 2023 Trail Pass from WNYBeerTrail.com
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Publish Date: 10/20/2022
BUFFALO BEER BUZZ: SENTIENT & MARQUEE BREWING IN PLANNING, NEW RELEASES AT THIN MAN, LAFAYETTE, PRESSURE DROP, BRICKYARD, ELI FISH WET HOP FEST, RESURGENCE KEGS & EGGS: KC BBQ EDITION
You can find all the info at https://buffalobeerleague.com/buffalo-beer-buzz-sentient-marquee-brewing-in-planning-new-releases-at-thin-man-lafayette-pressure-drop-brickyard-eli-fish-wet-hop-fest-resurgence-kegs-eggs-kc-bbq-edition/
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Publish Date: 10/14/2022
On this week's episode we rundown this week's Buffalo Beer Buzz found here:
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Don't forget to use the code "League" to get discounted tickets for the first annual Tap and Craft Fest in Niagara Falls!
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Publish Date: 10/6/2022
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Publish Date: 9/23/2022
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Publish Date: 9/16/2022
We're going through Brian Campbell's Buffalo Beer Buzz found on StepOutBuffalo.com and BuffaloBeerLeague.com. We discuss:
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Publish Date: 9/9/2022
We went down to 50 Elk Street in Buffalo, to an historic grain building to talk to Joel and Dylan Betti about the newly-opened Briar Brothers Brewing Company. We were treated to 7 different offerings from a wide range of styles including not just IPAs, sours, and seltzers, but also a blonde, a brown ale, and an imperial stout. The building itself was beautiful and full of local brewing malt history and the Betti brothers have been hard at work creating a fun atmosphere to compliment the aesthetic. Just minutes from multiple breweries in a 2-square-mile block, take some time this Summer to Check out Briar Brothers Brewing Company.
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Publish Date: 7/5/2022
Dom, Ken, Barb, and many of their friends and family have come together to bring a brewery to Allentown. Located at 41 Edward Street, Spotted Octopus is a comfortable space featuring 12 taps and quirky, upcycled furniture. We sat down with Dom and Ken to talk about a handful of their beers that they hope to have on tap when they open later this Spring.
We talked about how they came up with idea, the name, and the beer styles. We were hit in the face with a peach and pepper beer and warmed with a winter warmer and vanilla porter.
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Publish Date: 3/14/2022
It's been a long time since One Eyed Cat showed up on the scene, and yet, with multiple setbacks, they haven't had a space to show for it. So after years of pop-ups, festivals, events, and any other chance they could use to pour their beers, they have finally landed on Main Street in Williamsville. The Buffalo Beer League and WNY Brews took a ride to the former "Pairings Wine Bar" to see the new home of One Eyed Cat. And a home they found, complete with a living room, bar, and outdoor patio with a fire pit. There's a coziness to the new space that OECB is eager to take advantage of when they open next Spring.
In this episode, we taste some beers, talk about business philosophy, and whatever else pops into our heads while drinking thirteen percenters.
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Publish Date: 11/14/2021
In this episode, we discuss 1976 Godziskie with John Domres from Buffalo Brewing Co.
It's a traditional Polish style made with up to 100% oak-smoked wheat malt. It's a surprisingly refreshing beer on a hot day and a staple of Dyngus Day at Buffalo Brewing Company.
We go over the style, history, name, ingredients, process, and more in this deep-dive into a local favorite. John also shares his brewing philosophy and the future beers from Buffalo Brewing Co.
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Publish Date: 3/25/2021
We get into Bourbon on this episode, featuring Kevin Ford of Buffalo Distilling Company and Drew Hardin of Thin Man. The two of them teach brewing and distilling at Trocaire College https://trocaire.edu/brewing/
We go into what it takes to make a batch of One Foot Cock Bourbon, as well as the specifics of tasting bourbon whiskey. What glass to use, what flavors to look for, ice or no ice, etc. Pour yourself something nice and listen up!
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Publish Date: 1/29/2021
We talk about a BUNCH of topic this week with Adam Burnett, Karl Kolbe, The Buffalo Beer League, and surprise guests. We talk Bills, wrestling, collabs, Batavia, and of course, beer. Find out the story behind "Nobody Likes Josh", what is written on the bottom of the Faded Claus cans, what Adam's IMDB page has to say, and more. Grab a can of Tacky Shrubs and put your headphones on.
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Publish Date: 1/15/2021
The last Time Will Cleveland joined us, we talked about the Rochester Beer Scene heading into the Summer. This time we talk Winter. Flanked by Jesse and Mark of The Buffalo Beer League, we go deep into what's going on in The Flour City.
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Publish Date: 1/2/2021
Brian, Scott, Mark, and Jesse talk about the best beers they've had in 2020. It's obviously been a really weird year, but the beer put out by local breweries during the pandemic has been a bright spot in an other-wise dark time. Some of the highlights include the Resurgence Social Distance Series, Thin Man's Coconut Jenkins, The Simpson Series from West Shore and Eli Fish, and others. It's 45 minutes of reminiscing about the best of the best in 2020.
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Publish Date: 12/3/2020
Karl Kolbe is the head brewer at Pressure Drop brewing. We site down and talk (virtually) about Pressure Drop's handling of the COVID-19 situation, as well as Brickyard Brewing Company's use of the Pressure Drop facility to help keep White Bronco going while they rebuild.
The over/under for the "F" word is 50. Did we reach it?
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Publish Date: 7/13/2020
Will Cleveland is the beer editor for Rochester's biggest newspaper, the Democrat and Chronicle. Apart from local news interests, he documents the city's beer rise as Rochester makes a name for itself in the craft beer industry.
Rochester, like Buffalo, has a long tradition of brewing, and is the home of the World-famous Genesee Brewery. In recent years, however, Rochester has seen the growth of local craft breweries as well as the opening of renowned brands in The Flour City.
Get the rundown with Will and The Buffalo Beer League on this episode of WNY Brews!
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Publish Date: 6/19/2020
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Publish Date: 6/7/2020
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Publish Date: 6/7/2020
Rather than chasing the latest NEIPA release every week (Thin Man is still producing crazy good NEIPAs), Thin Man continues to try to brew some different and unexpected flavors. Listen as brewer Rudy Watkins talks me and The BBL through 4 (or 5) heavy hitter from Thin Man.
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Publish Date: 5/29/2020
Resurgence has been crushing it with great beer releases during this quarantine. Their Social Distancing Series is loaded and growing. The BBL is joined by Jeff Ware to talk about what could have been Resurgences "Coming-out Party" year with their new beers and location. Of course 2020 doesn't care how good your beer is, so Resurgence is making due to the best of their abilities.
Bolstered by a good reputation, good product, and excellent service, they're further putting their mark on the Buffalo Beer Scene during this pandemic.
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Publish Date: 5/22/2020
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Publish Date: 5/16/2020
Bobby Rabb has owned Mister Goodbar since 2010 and The Buffalo Beer League has been know to be seen once or twice at this venerable Buffalo Institution.
Even though we can't go to Goodbar during the COVID-19 pandemic, we can still have a good time with some drinks from our own homes. Pour yourself a Chymes and pull up a stool.
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Publish Date: 5/8/2020
Brian Huntley of Short Circuited Brewers joins the Das Hausbrauers to talk electric brewing systems. Have you ever considered going electric? You owe it yourself to subscribe to Short Circuited Brewers on Youtube. Brian and Kelly make videos from their home brewery and help you in wiring, selecting, and using electric brewing systems.
In this episode, we talk Anvil, Grainfather, Brewzilla, Clawhammer and more.
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Publish Date: 4/30/2020
Community Beer Works started back in 2012 a
s one of the first breweries of the Buffalo Beer Renaissance. Originally a collective of homebrewers, CBW has become one of the premier Buffalo breweries.
On this episode with the Buffalo Beer League, we are joined by one of the founders and owners of Community Beer Works: Ethan Cox to reminisce about our favorite CBW beers and event over the past 8 years.
Since we can't hang out on 7th St., or even on Lafayette, join us in this virtual get-together to talk all things Community Beer Works.
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Publish Date: 4/23/2020
Publish Date: 4/16/2020
This is a LONG one.
I think of it like a mullet. I tried to edit it to be a tight discussion at the front and let it flow a little more loose in the back. Thanks to What The Hops and Buffalo Beer Reviews for hanging out at Big Ditch for the shuffleboard tournament to kick off Beer Week.
Buffalo Beer Week is in it's 10th year and we're right in the middle of it right now. Check out BuffaloBeerWeek.com for all the events heading into this weekend!
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Publish Date: 9/19/2019
Bryan Rabe is a homebrewer with over 1300 brews under his belt. He's been trying to emulate brewing styles in Western Europe for many of those brew; which means that he's trying to remove as much oxygen as he can from his process.
In this episode we go through the why, when, and how of brewing with low dissolved oxygen levels.
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Publish Date: 7/30/2019
The Buffalo Beer League offered an invitation to taste Resurgence Brewing imperial Sponge Candy Stouts led by Jeff Ware himself. I would be a fool to turn them down.
I'm glad I joined them as we tried Imperial Sponge Candy Stouts from 2014 through 2018 INCLUDING barrel-aged version of each.
It was a wonderful evening drinking some phenomenal beer. Short version is, if you can get a 2015 Imperial, do it! The 2018 barrel-aged version is pretty awesome too.
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Publish Date: 12/10/2018
Mead is a fermented beverage made from honey and Tricia and Joe Marshall have been working on it for over 10 years. The three that I tried while I was there were phenomenal and one of them was a non-alcoholic soda. It's a family-friendly place with live music right in the Heart of the Village of Lancaster. Find them at LillyBelleMeads.com
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Publish Date: 11/7/2018
What do you know about CO2? We use it to force carb our beer or to serve through a kegging system, but is all CO2 the same? Can you fill it at a welding shop or does it have to be "beverage grade"? Is there even such thing as "Beverage Grade"?
Pamela Irish Bronkie and her family have been providing Buffalo with CO2 for generations and on this episodes she provides answers to all those questions. Let's demystify our favorite bubble-producing gas together.
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Publish Date: 10/23/2018
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"Celebrating the Evolving History and Continuous Education of our Beloved BeverageBuffalo Beer Week® promotes Buffalo’s growing craft beer culture by sponsoring a ten-day festival in Erie and Niagara counties and Western NY that attracts beer tourism, fosters knowledge of our regional brewing heritage, and serves as a showcase for Buffalo’s breweries, restaurants, pubs, and other businesses with ties to the craft beer community."
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Publish Date: 9/16/2018
On this episode, I chat with Karl Kolbe about Pressure Drop Brewing. Karl is the head brewer/CEO and is cranking out some killer West Coast IPAs. The day I was there he was finishing off a batch of Sticky Trees. If you haven't had it yet, you should seek it out.
It was a really laid-back and nice conversation, proving how awesome the local brewers are.
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Publish Date: 5/19/2018
is a new proposed brewery coming to the North-East suburbs of Buffalo. On this episode, I pulled Sara and Patrick Alexanderson aside up at Santoras Pizza Pub and Grill on Transit Rd to talk about the brewery. They were there along with their partners Bill and Stephanie Beecher to showcase 6 of the beers that they plan to have on tap when they eventually open in the near future.
The event was attended by investors and local beer-lovers and was a great evening of food, beer, and really great conversations.
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Publish Date: 5/8/2018
are two of my favorite events of the year. The local breweries seem to save their special beers and on-offs for these two events in the beginning of the new year.
Beerology is a fundraiser for the Buffalo Museum of Science featuring local and regional craft beer after normal museum hours. My wife, kids, and I love the museum, we're there multiple times a month and even more in the summer, so the first time I went to Beerology it was somewhat surreal to see grown adults, in various levels of inebriation, enjoying the exhibits. It's the kind of event that bring beer-snobs, casual craft-beer lovers, and the Labatt drinkers out in equal force. The local brewers generally bring a seasonal or one-off beer, and the local homebrew clubs set up experiments to test out brewing myths or to explore ingredients in a deeper way.
This year, I'm bringing interviews with the local clubs to describe their experiments.
The second half of the episode is from New York Beer Project for the BNBA Brewers Invitational. This is another of my favorite events where the brewers seem to bring their best and newest creations. On this episode we have a Pączki beer, a Manhattan beer, some killer NEIPAs and some local favorites that have been on hiatus.
If you've never been to this event, check out the BNBA Events page for details next year, it's worth it.
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Publish Date: 4/24/2018
There are many things that one must consider while setting up an electric brewing system at home. Brian Huntley runs one of the best resources for electric brewing information on YouTube. Short Circuited Brewers (Youtube.com/shortcircuitedbrewers) is a channel that helps you pick a system, build a system, troubleshoot a system, etc.
On this episode, we get into a birds-eye view of the pros of going electric.
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Publish Date: 4/11/2018
Let's go inside Buffalo on Tap to talk to local brewers about their latest beers. Held at The Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, Buffalo On Tap is a huge event and is not to be missed by Buffalonian craft-beer drinkers.
In this episode, I talk to Hamburg, CBW, Southern Tier, 4 Mile, Big Ditch, Woodcock, New York Beer Project, Pressure Drop, Flying Bison and more. As an added bonus, I let Brendon Van Allen from CBW loose with my audio recorder! Let's see what he got out of the brewers!
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Publish Date: 2/7/2018
The Final Selection Event for Jonah Epstein's My City Brew was this past week at World of Beer. On this episode, I speak to Jonah, Dave Schiralli, the recipe designer, and a bunch of others including (in order)
Scott McMillan from The Buffalo Beer League,
Paul Marko from the Buffalo Beer Geeks
Ethan Cox from Community Beer Works
Dan Syracuse from Pizza Plant
Dave Rivers from Keg Works
Jonah Epstein from My City Brew
Dave Schiralli from 12 Gates Brewing
and Jonah Epstein again from My City Brew
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Publish Date: 1/31/2018
John Domres is running the greatest one-man show in Buffalo at Buffalo Brewing Company. Open since 2016 and kickstarted with a handful of backers, Buffalo Brewing Company has just completed a renovation to bring their 2-barrel operation to a 5-barrel brewhouse. Nestled in a former horse foundry about the size of a garage on Myrtle Ave, the small brewery has big plans for 2018.
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Publish Date: 1/19/2018
What have I been doing?
Besides the holidays and the general business that 2 kids cause, I've been working on Voice Over work, side-gigs, recorded an audiobook, AND have put time into the podcast, just not in a forward-facing way:
-I've been updating the site to be more secure
-Working on a searchable water database (send any local water reports you have to Scott@WNYBrews.com)
-Recording audio of some BJCP materials for personal study guides.
-Brewing a bunch.
-Working on a Grainfather review.
After summer, I would love to get back to doing an episode a week, but it's hard to do with 2 kids and all the side-gigs I take on.
Same with the episodes, except the videos take a little more time.
This is the big announcement. There are many home brewing blogs on the internet and some of them are great...some, are not. We have the collective knowledge in Buffalo to make a truly great one, but I need people to write or simply contribute
-Recipe's
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-Moderation
-Events
-Videos
-Articles
I want to keep it simple, so if you write an article, recipe, etc. for WNY Brews, you can monetize it however you'd like. If you want to run ads on it, all of that revenue goes to you. If you write an article that brings in hundreds of thousands of views, you make any advertising revenue from that page. I keep nothing. It's not about building a media empire, it's about building a resource and making it worth it for all involved.
You can support the podcast in many ways and almost all of them are free:
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Stay up to date on new videos. Also, by subscribing, it's like you're raising your hand and saying you watch the content. People and Google see that and it helps to get out in front of more people.
I'm much more active on Twitter, but I plan on ramping up the Facebook feed this year to feature more quick videos.
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Send an email and let me know what you think. I'm always open to suggestions and willing to try practically anything if people like it.
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Publish Date: 1/3/2018
and you can't have clean beer without clean lines. Don't spend your money on good beer if it's being pulled through terrible lines.
In this episode, I talk to Andy Dvornski of The Clean Beer Initiative about his business and his process. The Clean Beer Initiative handles dozens of establishments' draft systems around Western New York making sure the lines are cleaned on a regular basis. It makes finding a good place for craft beer much easier.
If you follow @CleanBeerWNY on Twitter, you can even see what lines were changed and when at all of their accounts.
We also talk about a second beer-business Andy has taken on: 716 Tapped.
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Publish Date: 10/31/2017
A dreaded Just-Me episode. I had some housecleaning things to talk about and didn't want to stack the front part of the next episode with them. Since I had some extra time I decided to get into a story that illustrates my current political feelings regarding independent breweries. I may delve into this deeper if I can ever find a mutual moment with the planned guest.
About a month back I ran a contest to coincide with @BuffaloEats Buffalo Brewery Battle on Twitter. After all was said and done, Big Ditch came out victorious, but what I asked for were predictions.
I received a handful of filled-in brackets and scored them using a 1-2-3-4 system (4 points for predicting the final, 3 for the final two, 2 for the final four, and 1 for the elite eight).
We had two winners tie with 17 points so each will be receiving a consumers gift card so I may "buy them a growler fill".
I started a Patreon page a while back. Patreon is a way for listeners to pledge money for content in a style similar to NPR. It's a monthly pledge and this month, we got our first Patron in Andy Dvornski of The Clean Beer Initiative. Look for en episode with him soon.
I generally don't like to get political, but take a listen. InBev sucks and I lay out a rant about why.
Publish Date: 10/11/2017
I sit down with Brian and Scott from The Buffalo Beer League @BuffBeerLeague to discuss all of the featured events during this year's Buffalo Beer Week. You can find all the info at BuffaloBeerWeek.com
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Publish Date: 9/22/2017
@BuffaloEats is running a Twitter tournament to determine the best brewery in Buffalo and I want to make it a contest! Fill out a bracket at WNYBrews.com/bracket and email it to me at Scott@WNYBrews.com or send it to me via Twitter @WNYBrews. The person who fills in the most accurate bracket will win a $15 gift card to Consumers Beverages from me.
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Publish Date: 9/8/2017
Publish Date: 7/14/2017
Drew Hardin comes back to talk about making a New England IPA. It seems like everyone is jumping on board the bandwagon. They're often described as "juicy', "hazy", or "creamy" and they're everywhere at the moment.
Drew has brewed a few for himself and for CBW and walks us through each ingredient based on his experiences. I've already started following his advice, and can't wait to see how it will turn out.
You can generally find Drew at Community Beer Works
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Publish Date: 6/1/2017
Welcome to a retrospective episode of Western New York Brews! I’ve hesitated releasing anything for 42 because of how significant the number is. Episode 42 is easily the most important number I’ve recorded so far, and probably the most significant until episode 100. It is after all, the ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything.
It’s been 41 episodes so far (in more time than it should have taken) and I finally figured out what I should do. Using the theme of life, the universe, and everything, I thought I would talk about what we’ve done and what I’ve been planning in regards to WNY Brews.
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Publish Date: 5/9/2017
Bill Serowski, a certified BJCP judge and a member of Das Hausbrauers Von Buffalo talks through some tips and tricks to get your first medal at a BJCP competition.
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Publish Date: 4/16/2017
I'm joined by Jason Johnson and Dean Wiensch from The Brewnology Podcast (www.Brewnology.com) to talk about switching over from drinking beer to evaluating beer. We also discuss the process of becoming a BJCP certified judge and about their podcast. It's a must listen if you ant to become a judge. I started at the beginning and binged!
Also joining me is Bill Serowski from Das Hausbrauers Von Buffalo (www.TheHomebrewers.com) to talk about his BJCP exam.
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Publish Date: 3/19/2017
In this episode, I speak to Eric Stellrecht, and Mar and Andy Urban about stewarding at the annual Amber Waves of Grain Competition. This year it's held on March 24th and 25th.
Being a steward is a great way to get in the game without the stress of passing BJCP exams or writing all day. Plus you get to hang out with nice people who make good beer. Those a good friends to have!
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Publish Date: 3/11/2017
We're back and kicking off 2017 with an episode featuring Jonah Epstein from MyCityBrew.com
He's spent a year polling Buffalo to come up with a representative Buffalo Beer! After over 8000 votes, they've finally settled on a style and are looking for help with the name. You can vote at
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Publish Date: 2/18/2017
Publish Date: 1/21/2017
Drew Hardin fills up his apartment, bookshelf, fridges, and free-time with beer. He's a brewer at Community Beer Works, helping with My City Brew, consulting with Sato Brewpub, and will throw an ax from time to time at Hatchet's and Hops. On this episode, he walks me through a simple kettle sour for my first Berliner Weisse. It's full of good suggestions.
Want to sour a beer? Listen to this first!
Publish Date: 1/7/2017
Christopher and Jessica Budde opened Brewed and Bottled at 402 Center Street in Lewiston, NY back in August and have had a warm welcome from the community. With a great attitude and a great selection, it's easy to see why.
I talked to both of them seperatley and put the two interviews together (they took turns so they could run the store, they're doing it all themselves).
I was amazed at how similar their answers were!
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Publish Date: 12/11/2016
So Aaron and I didn't discuss how we would each name this episode, and I chose to go with a "showdown" type of title. In reality, it was a great evening of sampling beers from each others' regions.
Aaron is the host of The Cascadian Beer Podcast, found at Cascadian.beer, it's a regional beer podcast from the Cascadia Region of The US and Canada. It's produced very well and is filled with interesting stories from the brewers in his region.
I met Aaron online in a podcasting group on Facebook and we devised a plan to drink each other's beer and talk about them over Skype.
For a full list of beers and more information, check out the show notes at WNYBrews.com/episode34
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Publish Date: 12/3/2016
The Buffalo Brewpub is the oldest brewpub in New York State and you don't get to claim that unless you have something special going on. In this episode I sat down with Chris Townsell, who's family has run the Buffalo Brewpub from the beginning.
Go to BuffaloBrewpub.com and check out their menu and hours and then go a get some great food and drink. (None of this is a paid-endorsement. I just like it there).
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Publish Date: 11/26/2016
Homebrewers are fickle. You would think that AB-In Bev's recent acquisition of Northern Brewer and Midwest Supplies would mean massive drops in sales and an exodus of loyal customers, but time will tell. In this episode, I talk with Ethan Cox of CBW about the recent acquisition and about business in general.
You can find the full video on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl6IhvNIZpY
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Publish Date: 11/21/2016
Brian and Scott from the Buffalo Beer League join me to talk Buffalo Beer Week events.
You can find the full show notes at WNYBrews.com/episode31
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Publish Date: 9/23/2016
I want to start profiling all of the Western New York breweries in more of a formal fashion and just happened to be out at NYBP! I was there for their first annual homebrew competition and asked if head-brewer Jason Crossett and co-owner Kelly Krupski would sit down and discuss the current state and future direction of New York Beer Project.
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Publish Date: 9/15/2016
Josh Dziomba is spending 60 plus hours a week on top of a full time job trying to start Clarence's first nano-brewery. West Shore Brewing get's it's name from the rail line his grandfather worked on when his family moved to the area.
Despite the financial strain, the legal hurdles, and the lack of free time, Josh's excitement for the project is palpable in the interview.
Help Josh out at his kickstater page!
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Publish Date: 9/7/2016
Ted Hawley of New York Craft Malt and Bob Johnson of Niagara Malt join me to talk about one of the four major components of beer: Malt.
We discuss the history of malting in Buffalo, their processes, and even the science behind brewers malt.
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Publish Date: 8/31/2016
Rudy "Rudybob" Watkins, formerlly of CBW, is now the head brewer at one of Buffalo's newest breweries: Thin Man.
We talk about his expectations for Thin Man as well as his previous brewing experiences.
Check them out at ThinManBrewing.com
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Publish Date: 8/18/2016
Rudy "Rudybob" Watkins, formerlly of CBW, is now the head brewer at one of Buffalo's newest breweries: Thin Man.
We talk about his expectations for Thin Man as well as his previous brewing experiences.
Check them out at ThinManBrewing.com
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Publish Date: 8/18/2016
Four Mile Brewing: On the Bank of the Allegheny, is a beautiful building with great food and beer. Craig and Greg join me to discuss their history, process, reception, and future plans for the brewery. Next time you're out in Olean, you can't miss stopping by...or better yet, plan a trip just to sample so of their beers for yourself!
Publish Date: 8/5/2016
Christopher universal is a manager over at Kegworks and joins me to talk about cleaning draft lines, setting up a kegerator for the first time, and common problems people run in to.
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Publish Date: 7/27/2016
Publish Date: 7/20/2016
Ethan Cox is the owner and co-founder of Community Beer Works and author of the book Buffalo Beer: The History of Brewing in the Nickel City.
You can buy it at local book stores like Talking Leaves or at CBW.
Is Buffalo producing more beer now than ever? Just how significant is the current renaissance in the Buffalo beer scene? Listen to a quick overview and go read the book. Ethan is a wealth of information and a great time to talk to. Visit him at Community Beer Works and get your copy signed.
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Publish Date: 6/15/2016
What kind of beer should we be making base on our local water chemistry? Do we have similarities with waters from Burton on Trent? Pilsen? Dublin?
John Palmer, the author of some of brewing's most revered books, joins us to talk about the water we have here in Buffalo. We break down the numbers and discuss why they're important. We discuss why certain beers made with our water end up beautiful and complex and others seem one-dimensional.
Clay and Scott talk to John via Skype while on location at 42 North Brewing in East Aurora with our water reports on hand.
John explains why we should care about water, how to test it, how we should interpret it, and what we can do to make our beers better.
Check out John Palmer's website HowToBrew.com
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Publish Date: 5/26/2016
The Farm to Pint event is hosted by Hamburg Brewing Company and the Buffalo Niagara Brewers Association each year to show the many sides of local beer.
Beer is famously made from 4 ingredients in it's "purest" form (I'm looking at you Bavaria): Water, Malted Barley, Hops, and Yeast. The Farm to Pint event is a way to showcase beers made with local malts, local hops, and in one case, local yeast.
For a list of the beers at the 2016 event, and a video from inside the amazing train room at Hamburg Brewing Company, check out WNYBrews.com/episode21
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Publish Date: 5/21/2016
Saturday, May 7th is THe Ameican Homebrew Association's National Homebrew Day. Are you brewing? Are you participating in a Big Brew event? Are you toasting at 12 CDT?
Are you a member of the AHA?
In this special quick episode, I literally join the AHA "on air". I'm now an official member in good standing. I can't believe I haven't done it before now, but I feel better.
Some of the homebrewing laws date back to prohibition. The AHA works to get homebrewing available to everyone.
Also, I talk about DrinkThisBuffalo.com
It's a new feature of the podcast. Call or email in your favorite beers and we'll mention them on the podcast!
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Publish Date: 5/7/2016
The "Golden Dragon" that people often chase is a higher brew
house efficiency. I understand that I may have made up a nonsense
phrase just now, but the point is the same: higher efficiency is
the goal right?
First, Clay and I talk quickly about how he checks his efficiency
at 42 North, then I talk to Bert Dyster of Niagara Traditions about home
brewing efficiency. To get the full show notes, go to WNYBrews.com/episode19
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Publish Date: 4/27/2016
This was fun!
The Buffalo Niagara Brewers Association presented the first annual Brewers Invitational at Pettibones Grill in Coca-Cola Field on Saturday, April 2nd. They had over two dozen breweries showing off some experimental flavors!
It seemed to be the "year of the sour" with something like 8 or 9 examples.
Trust me when I say you should listen to the end. The Buffalo Beer League stopped by the WNY Brews table and talked to any brewer who walked by.
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Publish Date: 4/9/2016
Happy Dyngus Day!
Since this is a regional podcast, I asume you're all aware of Dyngus Day. It's the day after Easter, and Dyngus Day is a Polish tradition culminating in a post-lenton festival and parade.
That's at least what it looks like in Buffalo: The Official Dyngus Day Capital of the World. To go back and figure out the history of any holiday, religious or otherwise, gets complicated and difficult. What concerns me more is the celebration of Polish culture. Being Polish and Irish guarantees some spring-time activities and in Buffalo that translates to beer. I've tried to stray away from the Killians, Guiness, and colored German or Canadian lagers in favor of local examples of similar beers.
Aviator Red is my go-to beer while at Schwabls and Hamburg's Irish Red was a nice change, which hit me more bitter than other examples.
In this episode, Clay and I try a Pivo Grodziske from Jopen in Haarlem, Netherlands. It's an historic style from Grodzisk, Poland featuring a 100% smoked-wheat grain bill. The people of Grodzisk, and the former workers of the brewery there, hold a competition each year to see which homebrewer can make the best representation of what this beer used to be.
A Pivo Grodziske in modern times is also known as a Gratzer, taking it's name from the same town but while under Prussian or German rule, although this bottle claims to be based on an older recipe and differs from a Grazer in it's yeast strain.
Sometimes called “Polish Champagne” because of it's carbonation, I found this to be a balanced and understated beer. Samual Adams put out a Gratzer last year as part of their Long Shot 6-pack that packed a significant increase in smoked flavor which overpowered the beer. This example of a Grodziske, in contrast to the Sam Adams offering, is easily drinkable and at 4% would be a great addition to a summer cookout.
Making a Gratzer/Grodziske
One of the members of Das Hausbrauers, Bill Serowski, has been making Gratzers regularly for the past year or so. His beer was featured on episode 59 of Dr. Homebrew, where the panel members admitted a lack of experience with the style. Who can blame them when someone sends them a beer based on a style that is regional to a small Polish town and, of which, the last commercial example has been out of production since 1993?
Bill, a really knowledgeable brewer and BJCP judge, has been working on his recipe and techniques to make a Gratzer he can be proud of.
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Publish Date: 4/2/2016
Do you want to become a certified BJCP judge? What about a steward? Do you want to enter a beer into one of the nations largest regional homebrew competitions? Well we have Alex Placito of The Niagara Association of Homebrewers on to talk about the Amber Waves of Grain competition in April.
It's about time to get your entries in, and I wanted to get the full breakdown of becoming a judge (btw, there's a lot of free homebrew in it if you do).
Alex takes us through the judging process, the AWOG particulars, the stewarding process, and the step by step to becoming a judge.
If you want in with the BJCP, check them out at BJCP.org
for info on Amber Waves of Grain, check out AWOG.niagarabrewers.org
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