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Buffalo Beer Buzz: Barrel Jam, Wild East Takeover, Other Half Anniversary, New Resurgence Cans, One-Eyed Cat Craft House, Hamburg Giveaway, NYBP Dinner
42 North Brewing Barrel Jam V This Weekend
42 North Brewing will host the fifth annual Barrel Jam on Saturday, Jan. 25 (2-5pm), which celebrates the art of barrel-aging beers with live music and winter sports. Participating breweries include Brewery Ardennes, Eli Fish Brewing, Meier’s Creek Brewing, Jack’s Abby, Drowned Lands, Ommegang, Strangebir, Prison City, Ellicottville Brewing, 1927 BrewHouse, 1911, and 42 North. The event also includes a Rail Jam ski/snowboard competition, live music from Olmsted Dub System and more. VIP tickets ($50) include all samplings, commemorative tasting glass and early entry and general admission tickets ($40) include samplings and tasting glass. Tickets are available at both 42 North taprooms or online at https://bit.ly/4fHwZ6A.
Wild East Brewing Tap Takeover at Brewed & Bottled
Brooklyn’s Wild East Brewing is taking over the taps at Brewed & Bottled in Lewiston on Jan. 24 (5pm). Brewery owner Lindsay Steen will be on-hand to hang out and chat beer and will be bringing along Mischief & Mayhem (Bohemian Style Wheat Lager), Turnstyle Nopal (Margarita Inspired Sour with Prickly Pear) and Bourbon Barrel Aged Belligerence Barleywine on draft and Moderance ESB with vanilla and cocoa on cask. A little more on Wild East Brewing – they combine classic European brewing techniques with modern American craft beer innovations to produce farmhouse-style & mixed fermentation ales, unfiltered hazy IPAs & pilsners, barrel-aged sours and more.
One-Eyed Cat Brewing Becomes One-Eyed Cat Craft House
Williamsville’s One-Eyed Cat Brewing has become One-Eyed Cat Craft House. They have stopped brewing and have shifted focus to serving local beer on tap and craft cocktails made with local spirits. They also have a new menu featuring food from Pork Bellies BBQ. “We’ve stopped brewing, but don’t worry; good things are coming your way! Expect some new thrilling changes pretty soon,” One-Eyed Cat announced via social media. “Here’s the drill: we’re planning to have local brews on tap and stock up your favorite local spirits.” Find more info at https://www.instagram.com/oneeyedcatcrafthouse.
Hamburg Brewing Company Gift Card Giveaway
Hamburg Brewing is teaming up with Evergreen Eye Care to give away a pair of gift cards to both businesses. The winner will receive a $50 gift card to Hamburg Brewing and a $50 gift card to Evergreen Eye Care. To enter, follow both accounts on Instagram, tag 3 friends in the comment section of the contest post and share that post for a bonus entry. The giveaway ends on Jan. 28 and the winner will be announced on Instagram. You can enter here.
New York Beer Project Beer Dinner at Rationales
For their next beer pairing dinner, Williamsville’s Rationales is partnering up with New York Beer Project on Jan. 30 (6pm) for a 4-course dinner. The menu will feature NYBP Amber Lager beer cheese soup served with New York Amber Lager, pear and goat cheese salad served with a Belgian Witbier, spicy turkey burnt ends on Texas Toast with roasted garlic green beans served with Hazy Crush IPA and house made chocolate fudge brownie with strawberry compote served with Havana Scotch Ale. Tickets for the beer dinner are $65 (includes tax) and are available at www.rationales.beer or by calling 716-427-8784.
Resurgence Brewing Drops White Russian, Big Lebowski-Inspired Beer
Resurgence Brewing has officially released Another Caucasian, Gary, a White Russian-style White Stout inspired by the film “The Big Lebowski” in cans. This beer, originally a homebrew created by the Buffalo Beer League’s Scott McMillan that won The Dude Hates Cancer Homebrew Contest, is light bodied and sessionable at 5.5% with notes of coffee, creamy vanilla, and chocolate. You can find Another Caucasian, Gary on tap and in cans at the brewery as well as wherever great craft beer is sold.
