Magic Bear Beer Cellar Introduces OktoBEARfest Offering

Magic Bear Beer Cellar has introduced a new curated Oktoberfest beer pack just in time for the upcoming fall beer season. The OktoBEARfest Offering is essentially a fall beer advent calendar, featuring a mixed 12-pack assortment of Oktoberfests, Marzens, and Festbiers to enjoy throughout the Oktoberfest season, which takes place from September 20 to October 5. Pre-sale for the OktoBEARfest Offering begins August 15 at https://www.magicbearbeer.com. Beer boxes cost $39 plus tax. There is a limited quantity available.

Thin Man Drops Mafia Light For New Football Season

Football is officially back in Western New York for another season and Thin Man Brewery is releasing a new version of their flagship Pills Mafia to welcome the Buffalo Bills back to the field. Mafia Light is an ultra-light and crushable lager that clocks in at 3.5% and 80 calories. “Whether you’re mowing the lawn, ripping a day session, or making it to 8 pm for a prime time game, this beer is made for all scenarios,” Thin Man says of the new beer. Mafia Light is available now wherever great craft beer is sold.

 

Kölsch Fest Returns to 42 North Brewing

Starting at noon on August 16, 42 North Brewing will be pouring their Kölsch-style ale in traditional 7oz. Stange glasses for Kolsch Fest. Each pour is $3 and they will keep coming until you tell your beertender to stop. At 5 pm, Captain Tom and the Hooligans take the stage and you can pair your Kolsch pours with German-inspired eats from the Fat Bob’s @42 North kitchen — hearty and savory foods made to complement the Kölsch. The event is free to attend. Traditional dress is encouraged.

 

Frequentem, Smoldered Society Takeover at Moor Pat

Moor Pat is hosting a collaborative tap takeover with Frequentem Brewing and Smoldered Society on August 15 (12 pm). In addition to their latest collab, Engineered Hysteria Zested Pilsner, a 3.9% melon zested pils brewed with Saaz and Motueka hops and cold conditioned on oak spirals, Frequentem will have their Black Lager, Peak Amplitude NEIPA (Motueka), Just Fruit (Pineapple, Coconut, Banana) and Just Fruit (Strawberry Daiquiri), and Smoldered Society will bring Strike Anywhere Czech Pils and Chud Life, a fruited sour collab with Atrium Brewing, with strawberry, cheesecake, lemon, graham cracker and lactose. There will be some cans of Engineered Hysteria available to go.

Shalooby Loofer’s 2 Years of Magical Beers

Clarence’s Shalooby Loofer Brewing is turning two and they are celebrating two years of magical beers on August 23 (1 – 10 pm). There will be live music from Eric Weinholtz (2 – 5:30 pm) and Jordan Cohen 6 – 9 pm), the Loffer Tuber’s Fry Truck will be slinging food, and there will be beer flowing from the brewery’ 13 taps, as well as their Mixer Elixer beer-based cocktails, cider, wine, soda and NA options. And if you weren’t aware, Shalooby Loofer is donating $1 from each pint sold in the taproom to help build a school in Nepal through buildOn.

Would you fancy $50 to spend at Shalooby Loofer’s second anniversary party? You’re in luck, because Step Out Buffalo has partnered with the brewery to give away a $50 gift card to the brewery. To enter, all you need to do is click here, enter your name and email, and you are all set. You can also enter via SOB’s Instagram page (just search for the giveaway post). This giveaway runs through August 17.

Giveaways From Buffalo Pedal Tours, Big Ditch, Wing Fest, Seneca Sips

There are a number of great boozy giveaways right now to enter. Buffalo Pedal Tours has partnered with Resurgence Brewing, Frequentem Brewing and Hofbrauhaus to give away $50 off a holiday pedal tour, and $50 gift cards to each brewery. You can enter here. Content runs through August 15. Big Ditch and 1911 Established have teamed up to give away a custom YETI Tundra 45 cooler. You can enter here through September 5. Consumer’s Beverages are giving away a pair of tickets to the National Wing Festival (August 30-31). You can enter here. The winner will be selected August 15. SOB is also working with Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino to give away a pair of tickets to Seneca Sips Beer & Wine Festival (September 13) and an overnight stay. You can enter here through August 18. Good luck!

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).