Buffalo Beer Buzz: Big Ditch Fip, NYBP Peche Spon, Surge Into Summer at Resurgence, Four Mile Relaunch, Flying Bison Night at the Ballpark

Fip, the second release in Big Ditch Brewing’s vaunted Lock IPA Series, is returning for a limited time. The fan favorite returns to both Big Ditch taprooms on Thursday, May 21, on draft and in cans to go. Fip, named after a coin worth about six cents used during the days of Erie Canal construction to purchase a glass of ale, is brewed with Mosaic, Citra, Amarillo and Simcoe hops and features notes of dank pineapple aromas and massive resinous citrus, tropical fruit and pineapple notes. Fip 4-packs will cost $14.99.

New York Beer Project has released their first-ever lambic-style ale and inaugural NYBP Beer Lodge koelschip release, Peche Spon 2024. Peche Spon is a spontaneous wild ale inoculated with native Orchard Park wild yeast and microflora. It then underwent a spontaneous fermentation in Red Zinfandel barrels for another 12 months before barrels were blended and conditioned on fresh, whole Niagara County grown peaches for an additional six months in an American oak foeder. It’s truly funky, yet approachable, with flavors of juicy peach and tart lemon, to go along with horse blanket, wet hay, acid and brett notes. Peche Spon 2024 is available on tap and in bottles at all of the brewery’s New York locations.

Get your summer started off on the right foot with a fresh beer or cider at Resurgence Brewing’s Surge Into Summer event, Thursday, May 21 (5-8 pm). The event will feature samplings of Resurgence’s latest beer and cider releases, a sneak peek at some of this year’s menu items at Resurgence at Canalside, more information on upcoming summer releases from Resurgence Brewing and Blackbird Cider Works and more. The event is free and open to the public.

Four Mile Brewing in Olean is reopening on Friday, June 5, with new beer, a new brewer, new food and a newly revamped menu. The grand reopening will feature live music from Mike Young the Beer Drinker and Connor & Noah. The reopening event is free and open to the public. Four Mile Brewing, which opened in 2015 at the site of the former Olean Brewing Co., is best known for Allegheny IPA, Unfurl Porter and Pre-Prohibition Cream Ale, to name a few.

Flying Bison Brewing is hitting the field on June 18 for Flying Bison Night at the Ballpark at Sahlen Field on Thursday, June 18. The festivities start at 5:30 pm with a beer sampling with Flying Bison founder and Godfather of Buffalo craft beer, Tim Herzog, at the Fattey Craft Beer Corner before he throws out the ceremonial first pitch. Then, as the Buffalo Bisons take on the Charlotte Knights at 6:35 pm, fans can purchase 16oz. Buffalo Lager cans at Concessions 116, 100, and 111 throughout the game. Tickets for the game are $10 and can be purchased here.