Wny Brews

This was fun!The Buffalo Niagara Brewers Association presented the first annual  Brewers Invitational at Pettibones Grill in Coca-Cola Field on Saturday, April 2nd. They had over two dozen breweries showing off some experimental flavors!It seemed to be the "year of the sour" with something like 8 or 9 examples.Trust me when I say you should listen to the end. The Buffalo Beer League stopped by the WNY Brews table and talked to any brewer who walked by.Check out the Buffalo Bear League and The BNBA at their webpage:http://www.buffaloniagarabrewersassociation.orgAs always, please check out at: WNYBrews.comPlease review the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher: Learn How to Rate UsPlease connect with us: Scott@WNYBrews.com Facebook.com/WNYBrewsTwitter.com/WNYBrews WNY Brews on UntappdWNYBrews on Youtube (716) 391-CAST See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy Dyngus Day!Since this is a regional podcast, I asume you're all aware of Dyngus Day. It's the day after Easter, and Dyngus Day is a Polish tradition culminating in a post-lenton festival and parade. That's at least what it looks like in Buffalo: The Official Dyngus Day Capital of the World. To go back and figure out the history of any holiday, religious or otherwise, gets complicated and difficult. What concerns me more is the celebration of Polish culture. Being Polish and Irish guarantees some spring-time activities and in Buffalo that translates to beer. I've tried to stray away from the Killians, Guiness, and colored German or Canadian lagers in favor of local examples of similar beers. Aviator Red is my go-to beer while at Schwabls and Hamburg's Irish Red was a nice change, which hit me more bitter than other examples. In this episode, Clay and I try a Pivo Grodziske from Jopen in Haarlem, Netherlands. It's an historic style from Grodzisk, Poland featuring a 100% smoked-wheat grain bill. The people

Do you want to become a certified BJCP judge? What about a steward? Do you want to enter a beer into one of the nations largest regional homebrew competitions? Well we have Alex Placito of The Niagara Association of Homebrewers on to talk about the Amber Waves of Grain competition in April. It's about time to get your entries in, and I wanted to get the full breakdown of becoming a judge (btw, there's a lot of free homebrew in it if you do).Alex takes us through the judging process, the AWOG particulars, the stewarding process, and the step by step to becoming a judge.If you want in with the BJCP, check them out at BJCP.orgfor info on Amber Waves of Grain, check out AWOG.niagarabrewers.orgAs always, go to WNYBrews.com/episode16 for more information.Please rate and review us on iTunes! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you been to 42 North yet?They're in East Aurora and have only been open for a handful of months, but they're already putting out some really impressive beers. You can check out their core beers here.When the 42 North team needed a brewer, they brought in Clay Keel; a Florida native,  Army Reservist, Husband, Father, and expert beer-maker. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you heard of DIY Dog yet?BrewDog (www.BrewDog.com) is a brewery in The Unighted Kingdom you may have heard about; they have a popular TV show on Esquire called Brew Dogs, on which they travel the United States trying local beers, and their beers can be found around here every so often. (The consumers I went to yesterday didn't have any in stock, but I've gotten them there before).Read more about DIY Dog and BrewDog by clicking on this post.The Most Taps in HamburgIn this episode, we also talk to the owner of The Burg in The Village of Hamburg. Only open for a few short months now, The Burg boasts Hamburg's largest tap list. When I was there, I had a Dogfish Head Higher Math (bottled), and tried a few Sam Adams beers I didn't even know existed.Jeremy and his staff are looking to bring a little bit of the city scene into The Village wih clean, modern bar featuring drinks, food, and music. See more about The Burg by clicking on this post.You can even buy homebrewing kits to make some of their Punk IPA, the

Willard Brooks is the president of The Buffalo Niagara Brewers Association. They're a group of brewers and bar owners dedicated to raising the bar (bad pun) in the Buffalo beer scene. Join them at any of their many beer events during the year, the next coming up on April 2nd! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jared Gilbert is the head cider-maker and Mazer (mead-maker) at Cigar City Cider and Mead in Ybor City, Florida. I've been interested in cider recently, and Jared was a fountain of cider and mead knowledge! I think I need to plan a trip to Tampa.You can find them at CigarCityCider.comYou may notice another voice on this episode as well...Clay Keel, the Chief Brewer at 42 North in East Aurora pulls most of the weight during the interview as I was losing my voice and felt like I'd been hit by a truck. You'll be hearing much more of Clay moving forward in this podcast!As we reboot this things faster than a Spiderman franchise, please rate and review us on iTunes by going to WNYBrews.com/rate See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why does extract get such a bad rep? It gets cold in Buffalo, and extract is exactly what we need! Also, I have a great idea to share in the fun! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We talk to one of the most learned men of homebrewing! Rochester native, Brad Smith, creator of BeerSmith brewing software from Beersmith.com.He gives his first step for getting the most out of his software! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I sat down at The Hydraulic Hearth with members of Das Hausbrauers Von Buffalo, The Buffalo Beer Goddesses, and The Sultans of Swig to discuss the benefits of joining a club instead of going it alone. It's a popular (read: noisy) room, and for good reason, but if you can handle the background noise, this episode is a great example of the amazing brewing community in Buffalo!Check out the show notes at WNYBrews.com/episode9 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I tell you about my experience making a hard cider from a Western New York staple...Mayer Brothers Apple Cider. I also review Not Your Fathers Root Beer and tell you about my wet-hopped IIPA. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, I discuss a beer trip I recently took. We put together a tour of Buffalo brewing history and put a bus together to take a small group out for charity...then they never showed! So we did the tour to ourselves! I got to speak to Ethan Cox from Community Beer Works about his book. I also discuss The Buffalo Brewers Series cans from Big Ditch, Resurgence, and Community Beer Works.Lastly, I talk about my kegerators and about kegging homebrew beer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy Fathers' Day everyone! We talk to John Russo Jr. whom, along with his dad, own Hamburg Brewing Company.I'm also drinking a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale because they're great! It's can-conditioned...I would've thought that would explode the can, but apparently not!Also, I discuss the Fathers Day article from WNYCraftBeer.com and Kegworks! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week I run through my top 10 online hangouts for homebrewing information and tools. I'm also drinking Southern Tier Tangier and absolutely love it. Check out WNYBrews.com/episode5 for the list of sites. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week I'm talking about grains! It's one of the most important ingredients in brewing and I need to throw some vocab out. I basically spewed words into a mic for 15 minutes. Also, I talk about Ellicotville's Stainless Steel Obsession. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's been a few weeks and I'm sorry. I'm currently drinking a brown ale that we boiled for too long. I'm drinking it because, like all of our brewing mistakes (save one), it's still beer and we do NOT dump beer.Even though I know what to o with sub-par beer, I've still benn too much of a perfectionist in terms of the podcast. I haven't released a 3rd episode because I've been re-recording it over and over again.For better or worse, here it is:This week, I talk about the local homebrew supply stores in the area, and The Bagged and Bored crew stops by to talk beer cellars (they're segment is great, I ask stupid questions throughout.)Check them out at BaggedandBored.comAlso, thank you again to the Rear View Ramblers for the use of their song. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We talk about getting started in homebrewing. If you wanted to put together a brand new system, what would you do? Check out WNYBrews.com for links. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I talk to the guys at Resurgence, I sample some Pierogi from Ru's Pierogi, and get a call from Adam Richman about his new show Man Finds Food See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The pre-first episode. A preview of what's to come in future episodes. The music today is from The Rearview Ramblers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.