Community Beer Works, Thin Man To Open Chandler Street Breweries
CBW, Thin Man Brewery, and Smoldered Society are joining forces to reopen the former Thin Man Chandler Street taproom, located at 166 Chandler. The 6,000-square-foot taproom, to be called Chandler Street Breweries, will be reimagined with an updated modern look, featuring an expanded bar, wooden booths, couches, and televisions, including a large projector screen. There will be 24 taps, food, including wood-fired pizzas, and more. All the beer served will be brewed in the adjacent Chandler St. facility, where the breweries are consolidating their operations. Tentative plans call for Chandler Street Breweries to be open later this summer.
Tickets Remains For New York State Craft Brewers Fest
The New York State Craft Brewers Festival: Buffalo returns to Canalside on June 21 and a limited amount of tickets remain available. Produced by the New York State Brewers Association and the Western New York Brewers Guild, the event features craft beer from over 50 breweries, live music, food trucks, artisan vendors, and more. Participating breweries have been announced and you can find that list here. GA tickets are $45 (souvenir tasting glass, all samplings), GA+ is $65 (1-hour early entry, access to exclusive VIP beers, souvenir tasting glass, all sampling, $5 NYSBA merch coupon) and new this year is a special VIP upgrade ($100) that includes a beer and chicken wing pairing at Southern Tier Brewing. You can purchase tickets and find more information here.
BriarBrothers Brewing Third Anniversary Party
BriarBrothers Brewing Company is already celebrating its third anniversary on June 21 with live music, new merch, beer releases and more. In honor of the special occasion, the brewery is bringing back Crusher (Session IPA), Euphoria (Golden Ale), and Agora (Brown Ale), there will be a special variant of Agora and a trio of new brews, including Rooftop Sessions (7% NEIPA brewed with Whakatu Koura, a New Zealand hop blend of Wakuta hops and Phantasm Thiol powder), Coats on the Couch (7.5% NEIPA brewed with a New Zealand hop blend Newzilla) and Tears on the Linoleum (7% NEIPA brewed with Motueka, Nelson and Rakau hops). There will also be live music from Vinyl Cocktails (5 pm), new anniversary merchandise and more. The event is free and open to the public.
BriarBrothers Brewing Lock Tender Lager at The Lock Tender
BriarBrothers has also teamed up with The Lock Tender on a new lager, Lock Tender Lager, created exclusively for the Lockport beer bar in celebration of the Erie Canal’s bicentennial and the taproom’s first anniversary. The clean and crisp lager is a 5% easy-drinking lager that delivers a balanced flavor profile. Lock Tender Lager will be on tap throughout the summer, exclusively at The Lock Tender.
New Collab From Magic Bear Beer Cellar, 42 North Brewing
For the fourth straight year, Magic Bear Beer Cellar and 42 North Brewing have teamed up for a new collaboration – Strawberry Bear-Nana, a fruited sour with strawberry and banana. The beer will be tapped on June 20 (5 pm) and Dave from 42 North will be on hand to sample a number of the brewery’s other beers, including Westbound West Coast IPA, Blueberry Gose, Solshine Lager, Mango Tango and Asylum Porter. Strawberry Bear-Nana will be available on tap at Magic Bear and 42 North’s taproom while supplies last.
Wayland Brewing Releases First Ever Barrel Aged Beer
Orchard Park’s Wayland Brewing has released their first ever barrel-aged beer, Cadenza, a 12% black barleywine that was aged nearly 18 months in Syrah puncheons. The beer, which the brewery refers to as a black barleywine (not quite a traditional barleywine and not quite an imperial stout), features notes of fig, raisin, dried cherries and red wine. The brewery says that Cadenza is “a great evening slow drink, maybe even best enjoyed around a campfire.” Cadenza is available now at the brewery in 4-pack 8oz. cans while supplies last.
Thin Man, Other Half Release New Collab IPA
Other Half Buffalo and Thin Man have released a new collaborative IPA, Patio Freak. This 5.2% double dry hopped hazy pale ale is brewed with hand-selected Motueka, Cashmere and Citra hops for notes of lemon-lime soda, fruit lollipops, and sweet tangerine. Patio Freak is available on draft and in 16oz. 4-pack cans to go at Other Half Buffalo’s taproom at Seneca One Tower right now.
Brian Campbell is co-founder and Brand Manager of the Buffalo Beer League, and writes the weekly Buffalo Beer Buzz column. If you have beer news that should be included in the Beer Buzz, Brian can be reached at brian@buffalobeerleague.com, on X (@buffbeerleague), Instagram, Threads and Untappd (@buffalobeerleague), and Facebook (@thebuffalobeerleague).
