Golf Buffalo Expo 2026 Comes to Pearl Street

The Golf Buffalo Expo is coming to Pearl Street Grill & Brewery (third and fourth floors) on March 14 (3-6 pm) with a beer and spirits tasting, a market of local golf brands and a Players Championship Viewing Party. Tickets are $35 and include beer and spirits tastings from 10 craft brands, commemorative tasting glass, Players Championship Watch Party, local golf market featuring small and independent golf brands and more. Tickets can be purchased here. Kids under 16 get in free.

New York Craft Beer Day Returns on April 11

The second annual New York Craft Beer Day will take place April 11, a day to celebrate and honor New York’s more than 500 independent craft breweries that support 22,000 jobs and generate a $4.8 billion economic impact. It is the perfect opportunity to head to your local brewery or visit a new spot on your bucket list and grab a pint and food and take home some beer. The New York State Brewers Association will release a limited edition commemorate pint glass in honor of the event, available at participating breweries, which will be announced soon. Visit https://thinknydrinkny.com/ for more information.

Buffalo Bisons Offering New Craft Beer Game Ticket Pack

The Buffalo Bisons and Southern Tier Brewing are once again teaming up for the Southern Tier Craft Beer Pack. This ticket pack features two undated game tickets (excludes specially-priced games) and four craft beer vouchers for $64. Sahlen’s Field regularly features a number of local craft beer options from the likes of Resurgence Brewing, Southern Tier Brewing, Hamburg Brewing, Big Ditch Brewing and more throughout the ballpark. You can purchase your STBC Craft Beer Pack here. The Bisons will kick off their 2026 season on March 27 against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders.

Wildflower Meadery Celebrates First Anniversary

Wildflower Meadery, located inside the Niagara Frontier Food Terminal (1500 Clinton Street, Unit 167), will celebrate their first anniversary on Feb. 28 (4 – 10 pm). The anniversary party will features two new taproom exclusive meads on tap and will serve as the launch of their all new Buzz Club. The taproom features a full selection of meads on tap, as well as in cans and bottles, non-alcoholic offerings like NA meads and mocktails, a limited food menu and packaged mead to go.

Brewery Owner To Open New Venture at Former Froth Taproom

Shamsher “Elvis” Singh, who also owns Everest Brewery in Niagara Falls, is planning to open a new nightclub, Peppers, at the former Froth Brewing taproom, located at 700 Military Road. Singh says that he envisions a bar with live bands, a DJ, dancing, full bar and dinner service, including American and continental cuisine during dinner hours, and drinks, dancing and other food options in the later hours, according to Buffalo Business First. A tentative spring opening is planned. Froth Brewing closed their taproom on Feb. 1 after 7 years.

Pizza Plant’s Belgian Beer & Chocolate Event Is Back

Pizza Plant’s annual Belgian Beer and Chocolate Festival returns on Feb. 11 (6 pm) to their Transit Road location. The event will feature a fine selection of Belgian beers, including Scaldis Noel, Ommegang Nitro Three Philosophers and Manhattan Shine, Brewery Ardennes Single and Oak Aged Triple, Delirium Tremens and more. Representatives from Ommegang will be on hand as well for the event with sweets and swag to giveaway. All flights will include samples of Belgian chocolates and there will be Valentine’s Day chocolates from Sweets by Em available to take home. The event is free and open to the public.

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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Old First Ward Breweries Announced 4 The Ward Collab

Four Old First Ward breweries – Resurgence Brewing, Briarbrothers Brewing, Old First Ward Brewing and Frequentem Brewing – have announced a new collab – 4 The Ward – which features each location brewing their own take a on a pale ale to support the Old First Ward Community Center. Start at any brewery, order a pint of 4 The Ward, and receive a punch card. Visit all of the other breweries, collect punches, complete all four, turn in your card, and at the end of the promotion, a $4 donation will be made to the Old First Ward Community Center. You will also receive a special 4 The Ward pint glass. The promotion runs from Feb. 5 – Mar. 31.

Cabin Fever, Beer & Wine Fest Returns to Buffalo Ski Center

The Cabin Fever, Beer and Wine Festival returns to the Buffalo Ski Center/Tamarack Lodge in Colden on April 25 (4-7 pm). The event features tastings from breweries such as Resurgence Brewing, Hamburg Brewing, Big Ditch Brewing, 42 North Brewing, Southern Tier, New York Beer Project, Ellicottville Brewing, Pressure Drop Brewing, Rusty Nickel, Mystic Hills, First Line Brewing and more, as well as meaderies, wineries, distilleries, live music from The Young Relics, raffles, giveaways, auctions, food and more. Tickets are $40 presale and $50 day of and include a commemorative tasting glass, access to all tastings and more. They can be purchased here.

Froth Brewing Taproom To Close Feb. 1

Froth Brewing will close their taproom on Feb. 1. A selection of their beer will be contract brewed and available at select retailers moving forward. “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,” Froth said. Gift cards must be redeemed before closure. Froth Brewing opened at 700 Military Road in Buffalo in 2019. “To our guests, neighbors, and friends, thank you for showing up, supporting us, and making Froth part of your lives,” Froth continued.

Resurgence Brewing Brings Another Caucasian, Gary

Resurgence Brewing has brought back Another Caucasian, Gary, the White Russian-style White Stout inspired by the film “The Big Lebowski.” This beer, originally a homebrew created by the Buffalo Beer League co-founder 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 select retailers across Western New York.

42 North at the Vault to Open Feb. 2 in East Aurora

42 North at the Vault will open inside The Bank Shot, an East Aurora indoor golf recreation facility, at (670 Main St.) on Feb. 2. 42 North Brewing will operate the bar, serving craft beer, wine and liquor made in New York. The Bank Shot will feature three Full Swing Pro 2.0 simulators, arcade games, classic table games and more. 42 at the Vault will be open Monday – Thursday (4-10 pm), Friday – Sunday (12-10 pm) and The Bank Shit will be open 10 am–10 pm Monday -Friday, and 10 am – 11 pm, Fridays and Saturdays. Click here for more information.

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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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).

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Froth Brewing Taproom To Close Feb. 1

Froth Brewing will close their taproom on Feb. 1. A selection of their beer will be contract brewed and available at select retailers moving forward. “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,” Froth said. Gift cards must be redeemed before closure. Froth Brewing opened at 700 Military Road in Buffalo in 2019. “To our guests, neighbors, and friends, thank you for showing up, supporting us, and making Froth part of your lives,” Froth continued.

Wayland Brewing Drops First Ever Collab Beer

Wayland Brewing has released their first ever collaboration – Errant Path, a 5% double decocted Czech-style pilsner that was structured around Edelweiss, a heritage barley variety. “The resulting beer has wonderful notes of bread dough and a honey-like sweetness, and is balanced with an herbal, almost green-tea like hop character,” the brewery said. It’s floral, with crisp and refreshing notes of biscuit malt. Errant Path is on tap and in cans at Wayland, as well as in limited quantities at Strangebird and at select retailers.

Wayland has also released Red Sky, a modern twist on a Red IPA. Red Sky is made with barley, wheat, hand-selected 2025 Mosaic hops and small amounts of crystal malts. “Expect notes of berry, pine sap, nettle and a bit of citrus,” the brewery said. The beer is lightly malted and light bodied with hoppy and citrus notes. You can find Red Sky on tap and in cans at Wayland.

Other Half Beer Pairing Dinner at Rationales

Rationales are teaming up with Other Half Brewing for a special 5-course beer pairing dinner on Jan. 29 (6 pm). The dinner will feature five 10oz. Other Half beers – Gotham Gold Dortmunder Lager, Doug Cascadian Dark Ale, Space Broccoli Imperial Hazy IPA, Velvet Magnum IX Pastry Stout and Cannibal Whip Sour – each paired with a different food course to highlight the dish and beer. Tickets and $60 ($25 deposit required) and can be purchased here. A limited amount of tickets remain.

42 North Brewing Announces Beer List For Barrel Jam

42 North Brewing will host the 6th annual Barrel Jam Festival on Saturday, Jan. 24, a beer festival that celebrates barrel-aged beers with beer samplings, live music and winter sports. A number of beers will be poured at the event, including from 42 North (Barrel Aged Baltic Asylum Porter, BA Blonde Ale), Drowned Lands (Volume 9 – Double BA Imperial Stout aged for 18 months in bourbon barrels and finished in a Ruby Port barrel for 8 months), Eli Fish Brewing (Madam Edna Brett Saison aged in Chardonnay barrels (Peaches and Cherries), Ellicottville Brewing (2025 BA Doppelbock, BA Raspberry Beret) and more. You can view an updated beer list here. Tickets are $40 (3 hours of tasting, complimentary tasting glass). Limited VIP tickets remain (early entry). Purchase tickets here or at 42 North.

42 North The Vault to Open at Indoor Golf Simulator Facility

42 North The Vault will open inside The Bank Shot, an East Aurora indoor golf recreation facility, at (670 Main St.) on Feb. 2. 42 North Brewing will operate the bar, serving craft beer, wine and liquor made in New York. The Bank Shot will feature three Full Swing Pro 2.0 simulators, arcade games, classic table games and more. 42 at the Vault will be open Monday – Thursday (4-10 pm), Friday – Sunday (12-10 pm) and The Bank Shot will be open 10 am–10 pm Monday -Friday, and 10 am – 11 pm, Fridays and Saturdays. Click here for more information.

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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Annual Grapes & Hops Festival at Northwest Arena

This year’s Grapes & Hops Festival will take place on April 26 (2pm) at the Northwest Arena in Jamestown. The festival, which focuses on New York state craft beer, distillery, and wine, will feature Ellicottville Brewing, Southern Tier, Hamburg Brewing, Aurora Brew Works, Froth Brewing, Bee Spit Meadery and more. There will also be non-alcoholic options. VIP tickets ($50) include early entry, a VIP lounge, food and commemorative glass and General Admission tickets ($35) include a commemorative glass. Designated Driver tickets are also available. Purchase tickets here. For more information, visit https://northwestarena.com/grapes-and-hops-festival.

Cabin Fever, Beer & Wine Fest Returns to Buffalo Ski Center

The 8th annual Cabin Fever, Beer and Wine Festival returns to the Buffalo Ski Center/Tamarack Lodge in Colden on May 3. The event features tastings from breweries such as Big Ditch Brewing, 42 North Brewing, Southern Tier, New York Beer Project, Ellicottville Brewing, Rusty Nickel Brewing, Mystic Hills, First Line Brewing and more, wineries, distilleries, live music, raffles, giveaways, auctions, food and more. Tickets are $40 presale and $50 day of and include a commemorative tasting glass, access to all tastings and more. They can be purchased here. A list of participating craft vendors will be announced in the coming weeks. Stay tuned to https://www.buffaloskicenter.com for updates.

42 North, Delaware North launch Legendary Lager 

42 North Brewing and Delaware North have teamed up to launch Legendary Lager, a beer brewed to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo named in honor of Jackie Robinson. Legendary Lager will be available at select Delaware North locations in the Buffalo area, including the Buffalo Niagara International Airport (June 1-Aug. 1), Top of the Falls Restaurant (June 30-July 27), Patina 250 (June 1-Aug. 1) and Hamburg Gaming (July 1-Aug. 31). It will also be available at 42 North’s taprooms in East Aurora and downtown Buffalo, as well as at Consumer’s Beverages, Tops, Wegmans and Sahlen Field. A portion of proceeds from each sale will support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo and its youth sports programs.

Woodcock Brothers XPA Makes A Comeback

Woodcock Brothers XPA is back, albeit in a limited capacity, in cans and on draft. This experimental IPA, which at one point was one of the most sought-after beers on the local scene, clocks in at 6.5% and features Azacca, Warrior, Mosaic, and Citra hops, as well as a dry-hop combo of Citra, Cascade, and Triumph. Expect tropical fruit, tangerine zest, and a clean, crisp and balanced bitter finish. XPA is on draft and in 4-pack cans at Woodcock’s North Tonawanda taproom.

Froth Brewing Creates New Sour Beer For Charity

Froth Brewing is utilizing one of its strongest assets – its Liquid Lollipop beer series – to give back. They have brewed a new 6.5% smoothie style fruited sour with concord grape, dark sweet cherry and vanilla ice cream in collaboration with the Western New York chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. A portion of proceeds from beer sales will go to benefit their work in the fight against Alzheimer’s. This Liquid Lollipop is available on draft and in crowlers at Froth’s taproom.

Celebrate Dyngus Day At A Brewery This Year

Several breweries are throwing Dyngus Day celebrations in honor of the special day. On April 19, Flying Bison will be serving Polonia Pils and authentic Polish food from Cousin’s Maine Lobster Food Truck, and live music by Those Idiots Polka Band. Tickets are $20. Hofbrauhaus is celebrating on April 21 with live music from The Polka Boyz (3-5 pm) and Nerds Gone Wild (6:30-9:30 pm), authentic Polish dancers, lagers, food and more. Admission is $15. Also on April 21, Buffalo Brewing is throwing a Dyngus Day Bash with Polish-style craft beers, live music by the Kaisertown Polka Band, homemade pierogi and Wardys Polish sausage. Tickets are $10 presale and $15 at the door (only available at the taproom). Na zdrowie!

Thin Man Brewery Drops New Fruited Sour

Thin Man is releasing a new fruited sour for the new baseball season – Strawberry Shortstop. This 6.2% fruited sour is brewed with strawberry and vanilla and was brewed with hundreds of pounds of strawberry and conditioned on vanilla. Strawberry Shortstop features notes of bright strawberry, rich vanilla, medium body and tartness. Look for Strawberry Shortstop wherever great craft beer is sold soon.

Go Off the Wall At Frequentem Brewing This Friday

This Friday (April 18), Frequentem Brewing is bringing back one of my favorite beers of last year, Do A Kickflip, a collaboration with Smoldered Society, a light lager with Yuzu. Smoldered Society is also taking over several taps with World Police Double IPA (fermented on over 90 lbs. of pink grapefruit), Simulated Reality Fruited Sour and Strike Anywhere Pilsner. DJ Mike West will be spinning pop punk tunes (7-10) and Half Luna Empanadas (5-9pm) will be on hand serving food. The event is free and open to the public.

Brian Campbell is the 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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Smoldered Society to Host Second Go Skate Day

Smoldered Society is running back their Go Skate Day, a skate jam event at the Thin Man Warehouse on Chandler Street, on June 21 (4pm). This event will feature a skate jam from 4-8:30pm, food from Riff City, a double collaboration beer release from Smoldered Society, Frequentem Brewing and Mom’s Skateshop, and more. The official after party will take place at the Beer Keep with music from Mike West spinning all of your favorite tunes from the Tony Hawk Pro Skater video game series. The event will raise money for the SFM Skatepark Project.

Portville’s Marquee Brewing Closes Their Doors

Marquee Brewing, a Portville-based craft brewery that specialized in flavored hard sodas, has officially closed their doors, after nearly a year in business. They opened for business in July 2023. Owner Cory Clark made the announcement via social media. “It’s been fun, but now we’re done,” the social post reads. “It’s with great sadness that I must announce the closure of Marquee Brewing. In trying to understand why we didn’t make it, I’ve thought of a thousand reasons, but the only one that matters is we just don’t get enough people to come through the doors. I am so grateful to my wife and family, my parents, the Van Curens, the Milnes, my employees and everyone that we have shared a moment with over drinks or food.”

Registration Now Open for The Dude’s Homebrew Competition

Calling all homebrewers! Registration is now open for the 10th annual The Dude’s Homebrew Competition, which raises money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. This year’s event will be on August 18 at Resurgence Brewing, where homebrewers will serve samples of their beer to attendees, who will then vote for their favorite beer, which will be judged by a panel of local brewers. The winners will then get to brew their entry at Resurgence. For more information, click here. Tickets are on sale right now for $30 and include homebrew samplings and tasting glass.

Rusty Nickel Brewing’s 9^th Anniversary Party

Join Rusty Nickel Brewing on June 8, for a day of summer fun to celebrate their 9^th anniversary. There will be live music from Tony from Tony & The Meatballs (1pm), Wacko Fest (2:30pm), Ronnie & The Dashers (5pm) and UnderCover (7pm), food specials, lawn games, tastings, a Mug Club VIP Area and more. Anniversary releases include Barrel Aged Rye Slice Old Fashioned (aged six months in Black Button Rye Whiskey barrels and conditioned on tart N.Y. cherries), Off the Coast Hazy IPA (Galaxy and Nelson hops), Fuzzy Naval Wheat, Strawberry Rhubarb Wheat, Chocolate Hazelnut Brown Ale, Barrel Aged Maple Ohhh Fudge Stout, Czech Pils, and more. This event is free to attend. Doors open at noon.

Hofbrauhaus to Tap Hopfenweizen for June

Hofbrauhaus Buffalo will tap their Hopfen Weizen on June 6 (6pm). If you’re new to this style, expect a hazy beer with a thick white head, super fruity and tropical aromas, slight pithy orange / pineapple juice taste and clean bitterness on the end. Hopfen Weizen pairs best with Hofbrauhaus’Grosse Bayerische Salatplatte and Currywurst, or by itself in the biergarten. All guests will receive a free 0.3L of Hopfen Weizen. Bob Scott will serve as the honorary keg tapper and if you mention St. Joe’s Alumni, 10% of your check before tax will be donated to the Robert T. Scott, AFSC Endowment Fund. For reservations, visit www.hofbrauhausbuffalo.com.

Weekly Beer Drop at Mortalis Brewing Buffalo

Another week, another beer drop at Mortalis Brewing Buffalo. On June 6, the brewery will release Chimera: Fruit Salad (Pink Label) (Fruited Smoothie Sour), which features pineapple, pink guava, passion fruit, sweet cherry, papaya, peach, and strawberry (16oz. cans, 4-packs), Typhon: Coconut (Fruited Smoothie Sour), which blends together pineapple, pink guava, peach, and toasted coconut (16oz. cans, 4-packs), Have You Met Allen? Double IPA, brewed in collaboration with Fidens Brewing, hopped with Citra, Peacharine, New Zealand Cascade, and Simcoe (16oz. cans, 4-packs), and Orpheus Imperial Stout, conditioned on cacao nibs, house roasted almonds, and Fuego Coffee Roasters coffee (500mL bottle).

Froth Brewing Looks to Make Hump Day Epic

Froth Brewing is looking to celebrate the middle of the workweek with a slate of new Wednesday specials at the taproom. There will be $2 off every draft beer, $6 mixed drinks and wine pours, $5 off cheeseburgers, Nashville Hot Chicken sandwiches, pretzels, and candied thick cut bacon, and $5 fresh cut shoestring fries. Froth will be open 4-10pm every Wednesday. Froth recently reopened their kitchen under their own in house management after Wingnutz vacated the space earlier this 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 Twitter (@buffbeerleague), Instagram (@buffalobeerleague), and Facebook (@thebuffalobeerleague).

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Tickets Remain for KBC – Kegs, Barrels & Crafts

Tickets remain for the third annual KBC – Kegs, Barrels, and Crafts, April 7 at 500 Pearl (12-3pm), a beer, wine and whiskey event featuring more than 50 vendors from Western New York. In addition to craft beer from Steelbound, Hamburg Brewing, East Aurora Brewery, Ellicottville Brewing, and 42 North Brewing, KBC offers samplings of spirits, wine, cider, seltzers, canned cocktails and more from Hartman’s Distilling, Buffalo Distilling, and more. There will also be craft vendors and food available. Tickets are $17.85 (include taxes and fees) can be purchased here.

Wayland Brewing’s Spring Beer & Food Fest Nearly Sold Out

Wayland Brewing’s first Spring Beer & Food Festival, April 6 (1-4pm) in Wayland Hall, is nearly sold out with only a few tickets remaining. In addition to Wayland, there will be craft beer and cider from Strangebird, Frequentem, Mortalis Brewing, Dancing Gnome, Personal Best, Autark Brewhouse, Smoldered Society, BriarBrothers Brewing, Brazen Brewing, Fairweather, Godspeed, Brooklyn Cider House, Aurora Brew Works, and OSB Ciderworks, with more to be announced. There will also be food available. Tickets are $55 and include tastings, food and a commemorative glass. Tickets can be purchased online or at the taproom.

Sour Power Returns to Pizza Plant Transit

Pizza Plant’s Sour Power returns to their Transit Road location on April 7 (12pm). The event will feature dozens of sour beers on draft and in bottles and cans, including Thin Man Minkey Starburst (2023), Oude Quetsche Tilquin à l’Ancienne, Bellwoods Jelly King Raspberry / Blueberry (2021) and Hudson Valley Entremet, among many others, including their own Pod City Beer Labs Fruit Lab: Pomegranate Blood Orange. They will be 25% off bottles from Cascade, 3 Fonteinen, Firestone Walker, and more as well as a raffle for a bottle of 2017 Cantillon Cuvee Saint Gilloise (need not be present to win).

42 North Launches New Mango Wit, 42 At The Flats Opens

42 North is launching a new summer seasonal, Mango Tango Wit Ale, a new twist on a classic Belgian wheat ale with the addition of mango, orange, and passion fruit. Mango Tango Wit Ale will be available on draft and in 16oz. 4-packs at their East Aurora taproom and wherever great craft beer is sold beginning this week.

42 at the Flats, 42 North’s newest location in the Buffalo Theatre District, is now open for business. They will be open at 4pm on weekdays and noon on the weekends. Located at 674 Main Street, the new space occupies the 3,500-square-foot ground floor of the Wurlitzer Flats building. The taproom features an art deco, roaring 20’s theme with a lengthy white marble topped bar and food from Queen City Bistro, featuring all-American dishes with an elevated twist.

Hamburg Tapped Beer Fest Coming to Hamburg Fairgrounds

A craft beer festival is coming to the Southtowns as Hamburg Tapped – Hamburg’s Beer Festival comes to the Hamburg Fairgrounds on April 20. In addition to sampling beer and cider from your favorite local breweries, there will be live music throughout the day, artisan craft vendors, and a variety of activities and games. General admission tickets are $55 presale ($65 day of), but Hamburg Tapped is running an early bird special until April 8 with $10 off ($45) tickets. Designated driver tickets are $10. There will be two sessions – 2-5p and 6-9p. You can purchase tickets here. For more details, visithamburgtapped.com.

Four Breweries Team Up on Eclipse Themed Beer Pack

First Line Brewing, No BS Brewing, Windy Brew and Eli Fish Brewing have joined forces to create four different beers themed after the upcoming solar eclipse. The eclipse mixed packs will feature Eli Fish Deep Space Norm! Black Kolsch, brewed with cold steeped, dark huskless chocolate barley, Windy Brew Luminated Lotus IPA, brewed with Bravo, Lotus and Luminosa hops that features notes of orange creamsicle, peach lemonade and strawberry, First Line First Contact Lager, which is light and crisp, and No BS Lunar Shadow Berliner Weisse, brewed with cranberries and raspberries. These beers will be released in 16oz. 4-pack cans at each participating brewery.

Wingnutz to Close Location Inside Froth Brewing

Wingnutz is closing their North Buffalo location inside Froth Brewing in order to focus efforts on their new location, Wingnutz Bar & Grill, located on Millersport Highway in Williamsville. They also announced plans to be open seven days a week at the new location starting April 8. Froth says they plan to reopen the kitchen in a few weeks, running the kitchen in-house. “Looking towards the future, Froth is taking the kitchen back over and we have some really big culinary plans for you all!” Froth said on Facebook.

Local Eclipse Beers and Viewing Parties at Breweries

A number of local breweries are hosting special tappings and viewing parties for the upcoming total eclipse on April 8. Mystic Hills Brewing in East Concord is tapping Black Hole Sun Ale Blackened Pale Ale, a Vienna malt-based pale ale with dark malt and Warrior and Sorachi Ace hops and are hosting a viewing party with Catskills-based OHEÑ Healing. BriarBrothers Brewing will release Punch Bowl: Eclipse Bliss fruited sour at their viewing party, which will feature food from Hen House. Pizza Plant and Pod City Beer Labs will tap Starless French-Belgian Style Saison on April 4. Don’t forget your eclipse glasses! For a more comprehensive list, 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 Twitter (@buffbeerleague), Instagram (@buffalobeerleague), and Facebook (@thebuffalobeerleague).

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Limited Tickets Remain for 2024 Brewer’s Invitational

There are some tickets left for the 2024 Brewers Invitational, Feb. 18 (2-5pm) at New York Beer Project. The event will feature beer and cider from Froth, Brazen, Prosper Brewing, Big Ditch, Riverworks Brewing, 42 North, Old First Ward, Eli Fish, Britesmith Brewing, Rusty Nickel, Community Beer Works, Flying Bison, Pressure Drop, Woodcock Brothers, Donovan Orchards, Steal Leaf Brewing, One-Eyed Cat Brewing, Spotted Octopus Brewing, Sad Boys Brewing, BriarBrothers Brewing, OSB Ciderworks, Shalooby Loofer, Hammer and Crown, Buffalo Olde Brewing, The Ridge at West Seneca, Marquee Brewing, Resurgence, Buffalo Brewing Company, Griffin Pub & Brewery, Hofbrauhaus, Ellicottville, Wandering Gypsy, Wayland Brewing, and Pod City Beer Labs. For $55.20 (including taxes and fees), you will receive a commemorative glass, food gift card, and three hours of sampling. Purchase tickets here.

42 North’s Brewski Returns to Knox Farm State Farm

42 North Brewing will host the 2024 Brewski on Feb. 17 at Knox Farm State Park. Participants will traverse a two-mile course while sampling some of 42 North’s latest craft creations along the way. You will receive five beer samples, a complimentary beer at the brewery, and a commemorative tasting mug. Additionally, Brewski will feature a number of regional vendors offering demo equipment. Following the event, 42 North will host a post-party (4-7pm) with live music from Davey & The Goliaths and a special tapping of Hot Cocoa Stout. Tickets are $25 at 42 North or online. Event proceeds benefit the Friends of Knox Farm State Park.

97 Rock Home Show Happy Hour Returns to Buffalo Home Show

Not only is the Buffalo Home Show returning to the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center this year (Mar. 8-10, 15-17), so too is The 97 Rock Home Show Happy Hour. The event, hosted by Tom Ragan from Shredd & Ragan In The Morning, features craft beer, cider, wine, games, trivia and a special building contest, each Friday night (5-7pm), free for all attendees 21 and over. There will be craft beer tastings from local breweries, as well as Clarksburg Cider and Merritt Winery, Cabot Cheese samples and more. You can save $2 by buying tickets in advance online. Free admission for children ages 5 & under.

Big Ditch Brewing Launches New Rewards Program

Big Ditch has launched The Shovel Squad, a new taproom rewards program. Any time you spend money at Big Ditch, you’ll earn points that can be redeemed for discounts and/or prizes. You’ll earn 1 point for every $1 you spend, and once you hit 100 points, you can redeem points for discounts at our taproom. Rewards include gift cards, custom glasses, beer naming rights, brewery tours, tastings and the chance to be a brewer for a day. You can sign up for free online, or ask your server or bartender. Now until Feb. 13, you can earn double points.

Froth Brewing To Celebrate Fifth Anniversary

Froth Brewing is turning five and they are celebrating on Feb. 17 with a 90’s era party. The brewery will be spinning 90’s music all night long, prizes will be awarded for the best 90’s clothing, and there will also be an exclusive Liquid Lollipop smoothie-style sour release. Whether you’re in the mood for a plate of fresh Wingnutz wings and a house lager (Czech Pale, Czech Amber or Czech Black) on side pull, Froth’s anniversary party is the right time and right place to satisfy those urges. Cheers Froth – here’s to many more years.

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 Twitter (@buffbeerleague), Instagram (@buffalobeerleague), and Facebook (@thebuffalobeerleague).

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If you participated in Dry January, congratulations, you’ve made it through, and you’re a healthier person for it. But along the way you missed a number of tasty craft brews that were released into the wild across Western New York over these past 30 days. And if you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you might want to find one or two of these beers in your glass sometime soon. So, in my never ending quest to try and do everything I can to make the best and brightest local craft brews easier to find for all of you, here is a list of January releases you might have missed.

Wayland Brewing – Foray Czech Pale Lager & Ember Czech Amber Lager

In case you missed it, Orchard Park’s Wayland Brewing have added a pair of side pull beer faucets to their tap system and have introduced two new lagers, Foray Czech Pale Lager and Ember Czech Amber Lager. The former was light, sweet, and crisp, with big crackery malt notes, while the latter was easy drinking with notes of spice, caramel, malt, and toffee. Both Foray and Ember are available on side pull and in 12oz. 6-pack cans to go now. If you’re going to hit up Wayland, I would also suggest grabbing a pour of their Old Growth Oak Aged Brown Ale.

Froth Brewing – House Black Lager

Froth Brewing has added to their collection of house lagers with the release of House Czech Black Lager, a 4.8% dark lager that features a fluffy, pillow-like head with notes of caramel, coffee and chocolate. This is the third beer the brewery is featuring on their Lukr side pull taps, joining their House Amber Lager and their House Pale Lager. (Availability: Draft, cans)

Big Ditch Brewing – Stop Counting Carbs IPA

If you’ve already abandoned your New Year’s Resolutions, then Big Ditch has a new IPA tailor made just for you. Stop Counting Carbs is a 7% hazy IPA brewed with Nelson Sauvin, El Dorado, and Trident hops, featuring notes of citrus, melon, and white grape. (Availability: Draft, cans)

Magic Bear Beer Cellar x One-Eyed Cat Brewing Binturong

For their latest in-house collaboration, Larkin’s Magic Bear Beer Cellar is teaming up with Williamsville’s One-Eyed Cat Brewing. The result is Binturong (I’ll save you a Google search – a Binturong is a bearcat), a 3.8% English style Ordinary Bitter that’s malt forward with a touch of floral and grassy hops. (Availability: Draft)

Hofbrauhaus Buffalo – Schwarzbier

This is a dark German lager that balances roasted, yet smooth, malt flavors with moderate hop bitterness. The lighter body, dryness and lack of a heavy aftertaste helps make this beer quite drinkable. (Availability: Draft)

Old First Ward Brewing – Ten Years After

Gene McCarthy’s is celebrating ten years of Old First Ward Brewing with the release of Ten Years After, a 10.6% imperial stout brewed with a base of Floor Malted Maris Otter Malt along with specialty English crystal malts and numerous types of roasted and chocolate malts from the U.K and Netherlands. It features notes of slightly bitter dark chocolate, deep molasses, and a hint of chocolate covered raisins, ending with a touch of hop bitterness to compliment the booze. (Availability: Draft)

Smoldered Society – Illusion of Society Double IPA

Smoldered Society is back with Illusion of Society, their first ever Double IPA. This 8.5% DIPA is brewed with Citra Cyro, Azacca CGX, Rakau, Loral and Phantasm Powder. If a Double IPA isn’t your thing, Smoldered Society has also dropped Shadows on the Moon Mango Lassi Sour Ale. (Availability: Cans)

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 Twitter (@buffbeerleague), Instagram (@buffalobeerleague), and Facebook (@thebuffalobeerleague).

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Wild East Brewing Tap Takeover at Mr. Goodbar

Brooklyn’s Wild East Brewing is taking over Mr. Goodbar on January 26 (5-9pm). Brewery owner Lindsay Steen will be on-hand to hang out and chat beer. Among the available Wild East beers, Radiance Golden Ale and Standard Deviation Stout will be on cask, and Balancing Act Pilsner, Puck Drop American Pale Ale, Sometimes You Don’t Pastry Stout, and States of Nature Kriek 2023 Lambic will be available on draft. 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.

Kissing Bridge People’s Tap Awards Moved to February

The People’s Tap Awards at Kissing Bridge has been rescheduled for February 24 (3-6pm). Fill up your glass and vote on your favorite brewery to get them on tap at Kissing Bridge next season. Tickets are $30 and include samplings from Wayland Brewing, East Aurora Brewery, Mystic Hills Brewing, Steelbound, Marquee Brewing, Eli Fish Brewing, Boston Hills Brewing, Johnson’s Landing, Big Ditch Brewing, One-Eyed Cat and Brazen Brewing. You can purchase tickets here. Buffalo’s Best will have snacks available for tasters and additional food is available for purchase at Willie’s Smokehouse and Lake Effect Saloon.

Froth Brewing Release New Czech Black Lager

Froth Brewing has added to their collection of house lagers with the release of House Czech Black Lager, a 4.8% dark lager that features a fluffy, pillow-like head with notes of caramel, coffee and chocolate. This beer is currently available on-draft at the brewery and in limited 16oz. 4 pack cans to-go. This is the third beer the brewery is featuring on their Lukr side pull taps, joining their House Amber Lager and their House Pale Lager. House Czech Black Lager is available now.

Big Ditch Brewing to Drop New Hazy IPA

If you’ve already abandoned your New Year’s Resolutions, then Big Ditch has a new IPA tailor made just for you. Stop Counting Carbs, which will be released at the brewery on January 27, is a 7% hazy IPA brewed with Nelson Sauvin, El Dorado, and Trident hops, featuring notes of citrus, melon, and white grape. Stop Counting Carbs will be available on draft and in 16oz. 4-pack cans on Saturday, with limited distribution the following week.

Wayland Brewing Introduces New Lagers, Lukr Side Pull Taps

Orchard Park’s Wayland Brewing are focusing on their lagers with the release of Foray Czech Pale Lager and Ember Czech Amber Lager. Foray, brewed with heritage pilsner malt from Czech Moravia and Czech-grown Saaz hops, features a mildly sweet, crisp bready malt character and floral hops, while Ember has a little bit of honey-like sweetness but is highlighted by notes of toasted bread crust and a hint of caramel. Both beers are available in 12oz. 6-pack cans, as well as on tap on Wayland’s new Lukr beer faucets, which help bring out all of the beer’s character and produce a dense, wet foam cap.  Both are served in a traditional 16oz. Czech mug.

Magic Bear Beer Cellar to Release New One-Eyed Cat Collab

For their latest in-house collaboration, Larkin’s Magic Bear Beer Cellar is teaming up with Williamsville’s One-Eyed Cat Brewing. The result is Binturong (I’ll save you a Google search – a Binturong is a bearcat), a 3.8% English style Ordinary Bitter that’s malt forward with a touch of floral and grassy hops. The beer will be available at Magic Bear on January 26 (5-7pm). For the release, Magic Bear will also be tapping a number of other One-Eyed Cat beers.

Meet the Brewer Night at Johnson’s Landing Rescheduled

Hamburg’s newest brewery, Johnson’s Landing, is hosting a special Meet the Brewer Night with head brewer Alex Wendley on January 31 (6-8pm). The event is the perfect opportunity to meet the brewer himself, ask questions, hear fascinating stories, gain insight into the art of brewing, and sample Johnson’s Landing beer with Wendley leading a curated tasting session. Tickets are $33.85 (includes taxes and fees) and includes 4 beer tastings, food and Johnson’s Landing custom growler.

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 Twitter (@buffbeerleague), Instagram (@buffalobeerleague), and Facebook (@thebuffalobeerleague).

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