Froth Brewing Taproom To Close Feb. 1
Froth Brewing will close their taproom on Feb. 1. A selection of their beer will be contract brewed and available at select retailers moving forward. “With full hearts and endless gratitude, we want to share just how thankful we are for every person who has been part of Froth over the last 7 incredible years. What began as a small dream grew into something so much bigger, a place filled with laughter, friendship, and community,” Froth said. Gift cards must be redeemed before closure. Froth Brewing opened at 700 Military Road in Buffalo in 2019. “To our guests, neighbors, and friends, thank you for showing up, supporting us, and making Froth part of your lives,” Froth continued.
Wayland Brewing Drops First Ever Collab Beer
Wayland Brewing has released their first ever collaboration – Errant Path, a 5% double decocted Czech-style pilsner that was structured around Edelweiss, a heritage barley variety. “The resulting beer has wonderful notes of bread dough and a honey-like sweetness, and is balanced with an herbal, almost green-tea like hop character,” the brewery said. It’s floral, with crisp and refreshing notes of biscuit malt. Errant Path is on tap and in cans at Wayland, as well as in limited quantities at Strangebird and at select retailers.
Wayland has also released Red Sky, a modern twist on a Red IPA. Red Sky is made with barley, wheat, hand-selected 2025 Mosaic hops and small amounts of crystal malts. “Expect notes of berry, pine sap, nettle and a bit of citrus,” the brewery said. The beer is lightly malted and light bodied with hoppy and citrus notes. You can find Red Sky on tap and in cans at Wayland.
Other Half Beer Pairing Dinner at Rationales
Rationales are teaming up with Other Half Brewing for a special 5-course beer pairing dinner on Jan. 29 (6 pm). The dinner will feature five 10oz. Other Half beers – Gotham Gold Dortmunder Lager, Doug Cascadian Dark Ale, Space Broccoli Imperial Hazy IPA, Velvet Magnum IX Pastry Stout and Cannibal Whip Sour – each paired with a different food course to highlight the dish and beer. Tickets and $60 ($25 deposit required) and can be purchased here. A limited amount of tickets remain.
42 North Brewing Announces Beer List For Barrel Jam
42 North Brewing will host the 6th annual Barrel Jam Festival on Saturday, Jan. 24, a beer festival that celebrates barrel-aged beers with beer samplings, live music and winter sports. A number of beers will be poured at the event, including from 42 North (Barrel Aged Baltic Asylum Porter, BA Blonde Ale), Drowned Lands (Volume 9 – Double BA Imperial Stout aged for 18 months in bourbon barrels and finished in a Ruby Port barrel for 8 months), Eli Fish Brewing (Madam Edna Brett Saison aged in Chardonnay barrels (Peaches and Cherries), Ellicottville Brewing (2025 BA Doppelbock, BA Raspberry Beret) and more. You can view an updated beer list here. Tickets are $40 (3 hours of tasting, complimentary tasting glass). Limited VIP tickets remain (early entry). Purchase tickets here or at 42 North.
42 North The Vault to Open at Indoor Golf Simulator Facility
42 North The Vault will open inside The Bank Shot, an East Aurora indoor golf recreation facility, at (670 Main St.) on Feb. 2. 42 North Brewing will operate the bar, serving craft beer, wine and liquor made in New York. The Bank Shot will feature three Full Swing Pro 2.0 simulators, arcade games, classic table games and more. 42 at the Vault will be open Monday – Thursday (4-10 pm), Friday – Sunday (12-10 pm) and The Bank Shot will be open 10 am–10 pm Monday -Friday, and 10 am – 11 pm, Fridays and Saturdays. Click here for more information.
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).
