Froth Brewing, a brewery known for its Liquid Lollipops, a house line of heavily fruited smoothie-style sours, will close its taproom on Feb. 1, the brewery has announced. Froth opened in 2019.
“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,” the brewery said. “After an unforgettable run, our taproom will be closing on February 1st. While this chapter is coming to an end, what we take with us is overwhelming pride in what we built together and deep appreciation for everyone who made it possible.”
While their home base at 700 Military Road may be closing for business, Froth Brewing beer won’t be going away entirely. A selection of their beer catalog will be contract-brewed and available at select retailers moving forward. More information on what exactly this means, including details on which beers will be brewed and where you can find them, will be available in the coming weeks.
“While our taproom chapter is closing, Froth is not going away. Our beers will continue to be brewed through our trusted brewing partnerships, and you will still find Froth on the shelves at your favorite beer stores, a little piece of what we created still out in the world,” Froth continued.
I have been a fan of Froth since the beginning, quite literally in fact. Scott, my fellow BBL co-founder, and I were at the taproom’s opening night – Friday, Jan. 12, 2019. We ordered several flights – The Autograph Blonde Ale, Loyal to the Grain Pilsner, Bread NEIPA, DiMaggio Triple Dry-Hopped New England Double IPA and Mounds Bar. Loyal to the Grain and DiMaggio were tops for me.
I was always a fan of the taproom space – I liked that it was cozy, a great place to watch a Sabres or Bills game, and I always loved having the brew house right there. There’s just something so welcoming about that. The brewery has long been known for its fruited sours, and while their Liquid Lollipop series became their calling card, favorites of beer geeks, resellers and traders alike, I always thought it was their other styles that were their best creations. I did always find it hilarious sitting at the bar on a Lollipop can release day and watching people show up in droves to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on cans, all of which would be on the resale market by the time I left the taproom. Craft beer used to be a pretty crazy place. But back to what I was saying – sure, there’s some appeal to the Lollipops, even though I’m a bigger fan of the Naked Lollipop series (much lighter fruited sours) – but I have long thought that Froth’s hazy IPAs and lagers were the best beer they make. Or made, whatever. Even their stouts and barrel-aging program are underrated, I feel. Haze like Pillow Top, Juice Life, Gold Digga DIPA, No Surf TIPA, Kush Clouds, Straight Nectar, the list of quality Froth IPAs is long, but their lagers are, and have been, my favorite. Froth was an early employer of Lukr faucets, side pull taps that allow for more control and a more pure representation of a lager pour. Froth’s House Pale Lager, House Amber Lager and House Black Lager are fantastic beers. And enjoying those beers on side pull gave me all the more reason to visit the taproom.
I’ll miss many things about Froth, maybe everything but that terrible parking lot. If you ever visited their taproom, you know exactly what I mean.
“To our guests, neighbors, and friends, thank you for showing up, supporting us, and making Froth part of your lives. Your love and support is what made this journey so special,” Froth continued. “From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for everything.”
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).
