Tickets Remain for Bottles & Bites at Statler Buffalo
Combine the best of local food, craft, wine, cider and more at Bottles & Bites: Flavors of Fall, Nov. 14 (5pm) at the Statler Buffalo. Food will be available from The Hawk Bar & Restaurant, Trattoria Aroma, Arriba Tortilla, Fresh Catch Poke and more, beer will be available from Big Ditch, Genesee, Mystic Hills, Shalooby Loofer and Belt Line, mead from Bee Spit and The Mead People, live music from Busted Stuff – Dave/Cyn and more. VIP tickets are $60 and include early entry, sampling, $25 Santoras gift card, exclusive beer selections and complimentary tasting glass, while general admission is $35 and includes tasting glass and samples. You can purchase tickets here.
Stoutsgiving Returns to Big Ditch Brewing
It’s that time of year again, when Big Ditch rolls out the barrels for their annual celebration of all things dark beer – Stoutsgiving. This year, there will be 8 new beers and one vintage beer, including Aqueduct Reserve ‘24 (imperial stout aged in a single Russell’s Reserve bourbon barrel), Aqueduct Double Barrel ‘24: Grape Brandy (imperial stout aged in Hartman’s Distilling bourbon barrels), Aqueduct Rare ‘24 (imperial stout aged in a single 15-year Heaven Hill malt whiskey barrel), Wheatwine ‘24, Mudlarked Almond Joy Imperial Stout, Mudlarked Cinnamon Bun Imperial Stout, Tagalong: Triple Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Stout, Imperial Vanilla Ice Cream Stout and BBA Towpath ‘20. All beer will be available on draft and most will be available to go and for pickup (order online Nov. 27).
Lighting of Fireplace, Beer & Cider Release at Hamburg Brewing
Hamburg Brewing will hold the annual lighting of the fireplace in their taproom on Nov. 20 (75pm). There will be live music from Sue Kincaid & Doug Yeomans starting at 7pm, as well as some returning beers, such as No Lux Black IPA, brewed with roasted malt, caramel malt, rye, and pale malt, along with Cascadian, Centennial, and Chinook hops, and Frosty the IPA, along with a new Pomegranate Hard Cider, brewed with locally sourced NY State apples. The event is free and open to the public.
Woodcock Brothers to Celebrate 12th Anniversary
Woodcock Brothers Brewing is turning a dozen years old and is celebrating at their Wilson location, beginning at 4pm on Nov. 16. As has become customary for the event, the brewery will have free chowder available (while supplies last), draft specials all day and live music from Rockabilly Steve and the BR3 (5pm). Woodcock Brothers opened their Wilson location on November 17, 2012 and ever since, they have grown, including opening a second location in North Tonawanda at the Wurlitzer Building.
Steel Leaf Brewing Hertel Ave. Grand Opening
Steel Leaf Brewing has moved to a brand new home on Hertel Avenue and is celebrating their grand opening on Nov. 23 (12pm) with exclusive beer specials on their flagship beer, including Fellowship Pilsner, a crisp, light-bodied pilsner with balanced malt sweetness, and Hazy Dreams New England IPA, a hazy IPA with juicy hop flavors and tropical aromas, and live music all day, including a late night DJ set. They are also open for business in the meantime – Sunday (11am-8pm), Monday – Thursday (4-10pm), Friday (3pm-12am) and Saturday (11am – 12am). For more information, visit https://steelleafbrewing.com.
The Moor Pat 10th Anniversary Celebration
Williamsville’s Moor Pat is celebrating a decade of being one of the preeminent craft beer bars in Western New York on Nov. 16 with a number of special beer tappings and food specials. “Saturday, November 16 at noon and all day, we are celebrating 10 years of serving great beers, food and laughs,” Moor Pat says. “Come join us for a ton of special tappings, special food and more. Thank you everyone for getting us to this milestone. Cheers and thank you all!” Visit https://moorpat.com for more information.
New York Beer Project Tree Lighting, Beer Release
On Nov. 17, New York Beer Project will hold their annual Christmas tree lighting at both their Lockport headquarters and at the NYBP Beer Lodge in Orchard Park. Each tree measures 26 feet tall with more than 6,500 sparkling lights. In Orchard Park, the brewery will light their tree for the first time during halftime of the Buffalo Bills – Kansas City Chiefs game, while Lockport will light up their tree at 5pm. Each location will release their Hibeernation Winter Warmer for the occasion, which features notes of ginger, cinnamon, and orange peel .
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 Twitter (@buffbeerleague), Instagram, Threads and Untappd (@buffalobeerleague), and Facebook (@thebuffalobeerleague).
