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 22^st 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).

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Mr. Goodbar Rolls Out the Casks for Rest of 2025

There will be cask beer galore for the rest of the year at Mr. Goodbar. The annual VIP Cask Fest returns on Thursday, Dec. 4. Tickets include tastings of cask beers from 42 North Brewing, Flying Bison, Old First Ward Brewing, Smoldered Society, Big Ditch, Community Beer Works, Thin Man Brewery, Autark Brewhouse and Brickyard Brewing with more breweries to be announced, along with the official beer list. Tickets also include a tasting glass and food from Hanzlian’s sausage. Tickets can be purchased in person at Mr. Goodbar.

There will also be weekly cask tappings throughout November. On Nov. 7, there will be a cask of Britesmith Brewing  Mind The Gap English IPA, Brickyard Brewing Thoughts on Eternity Dark Mild on Nov. 14, Brickyard Winter Ale on Nov. 21 and another cask (TBD) on Nov. 28.

The Winter Cask Festival, which features rotating casks all weekend long from local and national breweries, will return this year on Dec. 5-7. The beer and brewery list will be announced soon. The event is free and open to the public. Beer can be purchased ala carte.

Vendors Announced For Bottles & Bites at Statler Buffalo

Food and craft beverage vendors have been announced for Bottles & Bites, one of Western New York’s premiere food and craft beverage sampling events, which takes place at Statler Buffalo on Thursday, Nov. 13. There will be food tastings from Trattoria Aroma, Chef’s, Hanzlian’s Sausage, Mike’s Subs, Muscoreil’s and more, craft beverage samplings from Mystic Hills, Hofbrauhaus, Big Ditch, Shalooby Loofer, 1911 Established and  Mead People 716. VIP tickets ($50 in advance, $60 day of) include early entry, exclusive VIP area, reserve beverage selection and commemorative glass and General Admission ($30 in advance, $40 day of) include all samplings and glass. The event runs from 6 pm to 8:30 pm with early VIP entry at 5 pm. You can purchase tickets here.

Buffalo Brewing’s Grand Opening of Hanai Hawaiian BBQ

Buffalo Brewing Company is celebrating the grand opening of Hānai Hawaiian BBQ, located inside their Myrtle Avenue taproom, on Friday, Oct. 31 with new expanded hours (Wednesday – Saturday, 12 – 8 pm) and special tappings of 36-month wood-lagered Refined Simplicity Czech Dark Lager and the traditional Refined Simplicity on LUKR side pull taps, as well as a gravity cask of cellar-fresh 1910 Czech Pils, at noon. Moving forward, Hānai Hawaiian BBQ will be available at Buffalo Brewing Company every week. They specialize in Hawaiian and Polynesian BBQ food. You can find more information here.

21th Annual Holiday Valley Beer & Wine Fest in Ellicottville

The Holiday Valley Beer & Wine Festival returns for a 21^st year on Nov. 8 (3-7 pm, Main Lodge) will feature tastings from many of the region’s best craft breweries, wineries and cideries, including Ellicottville Brewing, Pressure Drop Brewing, 42 North Brewing, South Wales Brewing, Big Ditch, Frequentem Brewing, Brazen Brewing, East Aurora Brewing, First Line, Britesmith Brewing, Resurgence Brewing, Southern Tier and more. There will also be live music from Darkwater Duo, Mayday Buffalo, and Second Hand News. Tickets are $75 ($20 for designated drivers). You can purchase tickets here.

Wayland Brewing, Queen City Vintage Partner on New Beer

Wayland Brewing and Queen City Vintage have teamed up on a new beer for Buffalo Bills gamedays – Welcome to Buffalo, a 4% clean, crisp and crushable lager brewed with Citra hops. The beer will be available this weekend at Queen City Vintage at a special Wayland Brewing pop-up, which will feature cans of Welcome to Buffalo Lager, as well as new merch at the shop, located at 746 Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo. For more information, visit https://queencityvintage.com. The beer will also be available at the brewery.

New Fruited Sours From Thin Man Brewery, Southern Tier

Both Thin Man and Southern Tier have released new fruited sours in cans and on draft. Southern Tier Brewing Buffalo has tapped Strawberry Letter 32, a 4.5% sour that pours a vibrant pink color and features notes of ripe strawberry and bright lemon with a tart finish. The beer is available now at the taproom. All pints of BUF Brew’d beers are $2 off on Mondays.

Thin Man has released Uncrust-A-Boodle, a new 7% peanut butter and jelly version of their Minkey Boodle inspired by everyone favorite crustless sandwiches with notes of jammy raspberry and smooth peanut butter. Look for Uncrust-A-Boodle in 16oz. 4-pack cans wherever great craft beer is sold around Western New York.

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).

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CollaBEERation VI Festival Sets for April 2026

The date has been set for the sixth annual CollaBEERation Festival – April 25, 2025. The event will return to the Powerhouse (140 Lee St, Buffalo). Participating breweries, meaderies and cideries, as well as ticket information, will be announced at a later date. If you don’t know how CollaBEERation works, here’s the premise – the event features craft beer, cider and mead created by members of the Buffalo Beer Geeks community, who team up with over 50 Western New York craft venues to create one-off, small batch creations, many created exclusively for this event. They are involved in every step of the creative process. There will also be food and craft vendors on hand. For more information, click here.

Bottles & Bites Returns to Statler Buffalo in November

Bottles & Bites, one of Western New York’s premiere food and craft beverage sampling events, returns on Thursday, November 13 at Statler Buffalo. There will be food tastings from Trattoria Aroma, Chef’s, Hanzlian’s Sausage, Mike’s Subs, Muscoreil’s and more, craft beer samplings from Mystic Hills, Hofbrauhaus, Big Ditch and more, as well as live music from Busted Stuff – Dave & Cyn, vendors and more. VIP tickets ($50 in advance, $60 day of) include early entry, exclusive VIP area, reserve beverage selection and commemorative glass and General Admission ($30 in advance, $40 day of) include all samplings and commemorative glass. The event runs from 6 pm to 8:30 pm with early VIP entry at 5 pm. For tickets, click here.

Monster Beach Brewery & Tiki Bar to Close in November

Fredonia’s Monster Beach Brewery & Tiki Bar has announced that they are closing their doors on November 1. They will be open Wednesday through Saturday for the next two weeks. “This is the hardest post I’ve ever had to make, and it’s been eating me up, but here it goes, the brewery said. “We have been operating Monster Beach for the past year, at a loss, and at tremendous personal costs to our schedules, health, and sanity. We’ve reached a point of loss where we simply cannot continue to operate without putting our own homes and livelihoods at risk.” Click here for more information.

Resurgence Brewing to Host Barrel Aged Celebration

Resurgence Brewing is breaking out the barrels this weekend for their Barrel Aged Celebration on October 25. The event will feature seven barrel-aged beers, including Nothing But Time Imperial Stout, a collaboration with Buffalo Barrel Project, aged in Peach Brandy barrels and Woodford Reserve barrels, and ciders, including BA Ghost Lantern and BA Apricot Cider, specialty flights featuring Woodford Reserve pairings, vendors such as Nickel City Cigars and A&C Jerky, live music from Stephen Babcock, bottle sales (4 barrel-aged bottles for $20) and more. The event is free and open to the public.

Community Beer Works Former 7^th Street Home for Lease

520 7th Street, the former home of the Schaefer & Brother Malt House and, most recently, Community Beer Works, is available for lease. The 11,379 square foot space features a dedicated brewing area, walk-in cooler, warehouse with a loading dock, turn-key taproom with kitchen and mezzanine for offices or private parties, exposed brick, large windows, two outdoor dining areas including a front patio and courtyard beer garden. Schneider Real Estate Services is handling the listing. To view the listing, click here. Moving forward, CBW will join forces with Thin Man Brewery and Smoldered Society to reopen the former Thin Man taproom at 166 Chandler Street, which will now be known as Chandler Street Breweries. They plan to open early next year.

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).

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Bottles & Bites, one of Western New York’s premiere food and craft beverage sampling events, returns on Thursday, November 13 at the Statler Buffalo.

The special event will feature food tastings from Trattoria Aroma, Chef’s, Hanzlian’s Sausage, Mike’s Subs, Muscoreil’s and more, craft beer samplings from Mystic Hills, Hofbrauhaus, Big Ditch and more, as well as live music from Busted Stuff – Dave & Cyn, vendors and more.

VIP tickets ($50 in advance, $60 day of) include early entry, exclusive VIP area, reserve beverage selection and commemorative sampling glass and General Admission ($30 in advance, $40 day of) include all food and beverage sampling and commemorative sampling glass.

The event runs from 6 pm to 8:30 pm with early VIP entry at 5 pm.

For tickets, click 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).

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