Brewery Lineup For Tap & Craft Festival At Buffalo Riverworks
The Tap & Craft Festival returns to Buffalo Riverworks on Friday, Oct. 23, featuring more than 30 craft breweries, cideries, wineries and distilleries, including Other Half, Grow Brewing, Mortalis Brewing, Strangebird, Frequentem Brewing, Big Ditch Brewing, Pearl Street, Hop Butcher for the World, Nomxd Brew, Troegs, New Trail Brewing, Downeast Cider, Black Willow Winery, Awestruck Premium Hard Ciders, BriarBrothers Brewing, Drekker Brewing, Barrelhouse 6 Distillery, The Cider Project, Imprint Beer, Arkane Aleworks, Hartman’s Distilling, Springbrook Hollow Farm Distillery, Lincoln Cutting – East Aurora Brewery, Battle Rattle Spirits / Empire State Distillers, Talking Cursive, Notch Brewing and Departed Soles Brewing. There will also be craft vendors and live music from The Brass Machine. You can purchase tickets at Tapandcraft.com (no Eventbrite fees).
Want to go for free? We are partnering with Tap & Craft to give away a pair of VIP tickets. The winner will be drawn at noon on Thursday, Oct. 22. Enter via the pinned post at Instagram – @buffalobeerleague.
Bottles & Bites Is Coming Back To Statler Buffalo
Bottles & Bites, one of Western New York’s premiere food and craft beverage sampling events, returns to Statler Buffalo on Thursday, Nov. 12. There will be food tastings from Babcia’s Pierogi, Hanzlian’s Sausages, Del’s Got Bread, Shady Shack Ice Cream and Grill, Chenez’s Popcorn, Genevieve’s Cheesecakes and more. Additional vendors will be announced leading up to the event here. Early entry tickets ($29, includes commemorative glass) and General Admission ($19, includes commemorative glass) are available online. The event runs from 6 pm to 8:30 pm with early VIP entry at 5 pm.
Holiday Valley Beer & Wine Fest Returns To Ellicottville
The Holiday Valley Beer & Wine Festival returns for a 22st year on Nov. 7 (3-7 pm, Main Lodge) will feature tastings from more than 50 of the region’s best craft breweries, distilleries, wineries and cideries. There will also be live music from Nerds Gone Wild, Darkwater Duo and Second Hand News on each of the three floors of the event. VIP tickets (includes early entry, exclusive VIP Area on top floor, VIP lanyard, souvenir gift) and General Admission tickets are $75 ($20 for designated drivers). You can purchase tickets here. There are also weekend and Saturday night lodging packages available.
Grab A Spooky Brew Or Two At These Places This Halloween
There are a number of options if you’re looking to don your best Halloween costume and grab a fresh locally brewed pint this year. Farmcraft is throwing a free family-friendly Halloween party (1-3 pm) with a costume contest, free face painting and more. The Lock Tender is throwing Werewolves of Lockport (free, 7 pm) with a costume contest and drink specials. Southern Tier’s King-O-Ween Halloween Party in Lakewood (5-9 pm) features $1 off Pumking drafts, DJ spinning all night, costume party and more. The event is free. Beer Justice’s Halloween Party (7 pm) will feature live music from The Chillbillys, costume contest and more. The event is free.
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).
