Hofbrauhaus Munich Oktoberfest Keg Tapping
Hofbrauhaus is getting an early start to the Oktoberfest season with a barrel tapping of Munich Oktoberfest on Sept. 11. The ceremonial tapping will take place at 6 pm with a traditional ceremonial parade and live music, as well as raffles and 50/50 drawings benefitting the Ten Lives Club Cat Adoption Group. This full bodied beer is brewed with Bavarian hops and malt to create notes of toasted malt, fruity hops and spice. All those in attendance will receive a complimentary beer after the barrel is tapped. Reservations can be made online at www.hofbrauhausbuffalo.com or by calling 716-939-BEER.
Unique Beer Through the Ages at Buffalo Iron Works
Buffalo Iron Works is hosting a unique beer event on September 5 (6:30 pm), Beer Through the Ages: A Modern Country x Buffalo Beer Experience, a curated tasting event that pairs four Buffalo brews, each released in a different era of the city’s modern craft beer movement, with popular country songs from the same time period, performed by Dead End Highway. Featured breweries include Flying Bison, Community Beer Works, Thin Man Brewery, Big Ditch Brewing, and Resurgence Brewing. The event is hosted by The BuffaloBeerfluencer, Emily Sorokes. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $45 for admission and four beer tickets. You can purchase tickets here. Click here for more information on the event.
Western New York Beer Week Returns For 2025
The 2025 Western New York Beer Week, presented at the WNY Brewers Guild, will take place Sept. 25 – Oct. 5. The weeklong event will feature a number of special beer releases, specials and events, which will be announced in the coming weeks, including a new collaborative hazy IPA featuring all participating breweries. “WNY Craft Beer Week is our annual showcase for our industry and collaboration is the foundation of that industry,” said Rob Haag, president, WNY Brewers Guild, “All the local breweries work together for the betterment of each other and the local beer drinkers in general. This collaboration IPA will be available at all the participating WNY Brewers Guild members’ locations during Beer Week.” Find more new beers, events, and specials at wnybeerweek.com.
Free Canalside Shuttle Runs Through Sept. 28
There is still time to explore everything Buffalo’s waterfront has to offer with Canalside’s free shuttle service, which runs through Sept. 28. There are eight stops along the shuttle route – Perry Street and Commercial St., Lloyd St. and Prime St., Prime and Perry (Resurgence Brewing at Canalside), Michigan St. and Scott St. (Hofbrauhaus), Scott and Washington St. (Southern Tier Brewing Buffalo, Pizza Plant / Pod City Beer Labs, Other Half Brewing Buffalo, Pearl Street Brewery), Marine Drive and Wilkeson Way. The shuttle runs in a continuous loop with an estimated 15 minutes between each stop. The shuttle runs Friday and Saturday, 12 – 10 pm.
Mystic Hills Brewing 2nd Anniversary Party
Join Mystic Hills Brewing in East Concord on Saturday, Sept. 6th for their second anniversary bash. The party will feature pizza from Underfire Pizza, tarot and psychic readings with Ohen Healing, a dog adoption event with White Whiskers Senior Dog Sanctuary. In honor of the special occasion this weekend, the brewery is offering $4 pours (Wednesday – Friday) of 826-2355 Dessert Ale, Mighty Craic Irish Ruby Ale, Summer Hunny American Wheat Ale and Papa Mystic Patersbier.
Order a Beer at Resurgence, Win Free Darien Lake Tickets
The Darien Lake concert series isn’t over quite yet this year and Resurgence Brewing wants to give you free tickets to one of the remaining shows, and all you have to do is order a beer. From now through Sept. 26, order Resurgence’s exclusive Beer Meets Music draft beer at the taproom, scan the QR code, enter your information and be entered to win two tickets to a concert at Darien Lake of your choosing (Falling Reverse, Blink-182, Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace and $uicideboy$). One winner will be selected every Friday this month.
Community Beer Works, Smoldered Society & Thin Man Sensory Beer Class
Community Beer Works, Smoldered Society and Thin Man Brewery are teaming up to host a special sensory beer tasting and class at VUE Rooftop Lounge at the Curtiss Hotel on Sept. 22 (6pm). Learn firsthand from the brewers themselves about how different beers are made and how they should taste. Tickets for the class are $25 and include six beer tastings, a gift and lite snacks. There are limited seats available and can be purchased here.
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).
