Bottles & Bites, one of Western New York’s premiere food and craft beverage sampling events, returns on Thursday, November 13 at the Statler Buffalo.

The special event will feature food tastings from Trattoria Aroma, Chef’s, Hanzlian’s Sausage, Mike’s Subs, Muscoreil’s and more, craft beer samplings from Mystic Hills, Hofbrauhaus, Big Ditch and more, as well as live music from Busted Stuff – Dave & Cyn, vendors and more.

VIP tickets ($50 in advance, $60 day of) include early entry, exclusive VIP area, reserve beverage selection and commemorative sampling glass and General Admission ($30 in advance, $40 day of) include all food and beverage sampling and commemorative sampling glass.

The event runs from 6 pm to 8:30 pm with early VIP entry at 5 pm.

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).