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On this second episode of The Best Beer I Drank This Week is Solshine Golden Ale from 42 North. Let us know about your favorite local beer! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's some big news this week. You can always find big news at BuffaloBeerLeague.comIn this week's Buffalo Beer Buzz episode, Scott flies solo and re-records to include news about Pressure Drop.SHALOOBY LOOFER BREWING SETS GRAND OPENINGWestern New York’s newest brewery, Shalooby Loofer Brewing, will officially open its doors at 10737 Main Street in Clarence on September 1. 42 NORTH, ELLICOTTVILLE BREWING TEAM TO SUPPORT EA2EVL BIKE RIDEWhile 42 North Brewing and Ellicottville Brewing are 42 miles apart, they have come together to brew a special New York State Pale Ale to highlight the popular EA2EVL Fondo bike ride, a 42-mile ride that supports the Erie Cattaraugus Rails-to-Trails project. RESURGENCE TO THE RESCUE CANS RETURN, 4 AM IN BUFFALO GOSES DEBUTBuffalo’s Top Dog and Coolest Cat will be celebrated at the annual Resurgence to the Rescue pet-friendly party on July 23 (12pm) at Resurgence Brewing.Resurgence will also debut a pair of collaborations with Auburn’s Prison City Pub & Brewery, 4AM i

A brand new podcast that will come to you once a week (eventually on it's own feed) all about The Best Beer I Drank This Week!We drink a bunch of local beer and we want to let you know what we're currently loving! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian flies alone! As always, check out the Weekly Buffalo Beer Buzz at Buffalo.BeerThis week's stories:THIN MAN BREWERY’S ELMWOOD TAPROOM CLOSESCiting changes in the craft beer industry brought on by the COVID pandemic, Thin Man Brewery’s Elmwood taproom, their headquarters for the last seven years, has closed its doors. While the brewery will remain in operation for beer production, the kitchen and taproom will close. “The last seven years at Elmwood have been full of great times, amazing people, and so much more,” the brewery said. “On behalf of the staff here at Thin Man, we are beyond grateful to our patrons, friends, and family for all the support we’ve had by our side.” Thin Man’s Chandler Street taproom will remain open as usual.Look for a longer-form article coming soon on BuffaloBeerLeague.comVON TRAPP BREWING COLLAB, TAP TAKEOVER AT THIN MAN CHANDLEROn July 14, Thin Man will release a special collaboration with Vermont’s Von Trapp Brewing, Northeast Light, a light, grassy and slightly crackery Amer

On this week's Buffalo Beer Buzz, we talk: Weirdly Wonderful Postponed, Beer Kind Indiegogo, Hofbrauhaus Pils, Bricks & Brews, Eli Fish Carnival, Pressure Drop IPA Talk.As always, you can find all of the stories at BuffaloBeerLeague.com or StepOutBuffalo.com OR you can always go to BuffaloBeerBuzz.com for this week's article and the archive of past articles.INAUGURAL WEIRDLY WONDERFUL BEER FESTIVAL POSTPONEDThin Man’s inaugural Weirdly Wonderful Beer Festival, which was set to take place July 22 at Front Park, has been postponed due to ‘unforeseen circumstances.’IPA BEER TALK WITH KARL KOLBE AT PRESSURE DROP BREWINGOn July 15 (3-5pm), you can spend an afternoon with Pressure Drop Brewing head brewer Karl Kolbe as he guides a small group (seats limited to 20) through six different hop-forward beers, going over the brewing process, ingredients, branding, and more.HOFBRAUHAUS TO TAP PILSNEROn July 6, Hofbrauhaus Buffalo will hold a keg tapping of their Pilsner beer with special celebrity keg tappers Jim and

We're live at Nickel City BrewZ in Depew/Lancaster for The 2023 Buffalo Beer Geeks Scavenger Hunt Launch Party!This week it's Scott, Brian, and Jesse and we're going through this week's Buffalo Beer Buzz, found at BuffaloBeerLeague.com with stories about:SHALOOBY LOOFER BREWING LOOKING TO OPEN THIS SUMMERShalooby Loofer Brewing, a new brewery located at 10737 Main Street in Clarence, has announced tentative plans to open by the end of July. BEER KIND BREWING COMING TO TONAWANDABeer Kind Brewing, a new brewery venture from Alex & Jen Buckley, has announced plans to open in the Town of Tonawanda. The brewery will operate with a 5-barrel brewing system, a self-pour tap wall including craft beer, seltzers, New York State wine, liquor, cider, non-alcoholic beverages, and a light snack menu to start.RESURGENCE BREWING ACQUIRES BLACKBIRD CIDER WORKSResurgence Brewing has acquired the Blackbird Cider Works brand from Donovan Orchards, LLC. According to a press release, this acquisition represents Resurg

On this week's podcast, we go through the week's Buffalo Beer Stories courtesy of Brian Campbell from The Buffalo Beer League. As always, you can find info at BuffaloBeerLeague.com FIRST EVER FROTH BREWING FROTH FEST COMING TO WILLIAMSVILLEFroth Brewing’s inaugural beer festival, Froth Fest 2023, will take place at Island Park in Williamsville on August 12. The event will feature more than 25 local breweries, local food, and live music from The Strictly Hip. BTR BREWS TO SHOW DOWN MAIN ST. FOR KICKOFF TO SUMMERBTR Brews are shutting down Main St. on June 17 for their second annual Kick Off to Summer, which will feature craft beers, vendors, food trucks and live music. The event is free and drink ticket sheets are $20. There will be beer from Community Beer Works, Resurgence, Froth, Southern Tier, Ellicottville Brewing and more, live music by The Strictly Hip and Doubleshot, and food from Yankee BBQ, Coyote Cafe, Buffalo Bros., and more. There will also be a hot dog sale to benefit Buddy’s Second Chance R

Buffalo Beer Buzz: West Shore, Rusty Nickel Merge, New Beer At 12 Gates, West Shore & Big Ditch, Pints In The Park, Brickyard Can Sale, NYSBA Design Contestto see the full stories, go to: https://buffalobeerleague.com/buffalo-beer-buzz-west-shore-rusty-nickel-merge-new-beer-at-12-gates-west-shore-big-ditch-pints-in-the-park-brickyard-can-sale-nysba-design-contest/This week we talk about:WEST SHORE BREWING, RUSTY NICKEL BREWING TO MERGEAfter closing their Clarence taproom, West Shore Brewing Company announced that they are merging with West Seneca’s Rusty Nickel Brewing Company. The new partnership will expand distribution for both breweries, according to Rusty Nickel president Jason Havens, who made the announcement at their 8th anniversary party. DRINK WEST SHORE BREWING CITRUS LAGER FOR A GOOD CAUSEOn June 10, West Shore’s Lake to Rail Citrus Lager will serve as the centerpiece for a fundraising event for the Flour-by-Rail Legacy Project at Duende Silo City. The event features tours of the grounds

In this week's Buffalo Beer Buzz and The WNY Brews podcast, we talk about:RESURGENCE IN THE PARK OPENS FOR THE SEASON, PINTS IN THE PARK RETURNSResurgence in the Park, Resurgence Brewing’s seasonal pop-up at the Parkside Lodge in Delaware Park, is now open for the season. Also, Resurgence’s annual Pints in the Park campaign returns June 2-3 at Chestnut Ridge Park. It is the first event of their near weekly pop-up beer gardens in different parks throughout Western New York. Get the full schedule hereRUSTY NICKEL BREWING’S 8TH ANNIVERSARY PARTYOn June 3, you can help Rusty Nickel Brewing celebrate 8 years with 8 beer releases, live music from UnderCover, food by Yankee BBQ, drink specials, including beer slushies, lawn games and more. This event is free and reservations can be made for the seating area under their covered pergola with views of the band, here.THE HEAVIEST DAYS OF MAPLE COMING TO ELI FISH THIS WEEKENDBatavia’s Eli Fish Brewing will host The Heaviest Days of Maple on June 3, a speci

In this week's Buffalo Beer Buzz and The WNY Brews podcast, we talk about:CLARKSBURG CIDER TO THROW 2ND ANNUAL CIDER FEST Clarksburg Cider is hosting their second annual Cider Fest, an afternoon of cider, spirit, beer and mead tasting, live music, and food, on May 13 (2-6pm). MOSAIC SCREAMER RETURNS TO PRESSURE DROP THIS WEEKENDThis weekend, Pressure Drop Brewing will bring back Mosaic Screamer, a Mosaic hopped variant of their Citra Screamer Cream Ale. The Mosaic version is as crushable as its Citra counterpart; a light-bodied, crisp and clean hopped cream ale with notes of overripe grapefruit, a touch of dank and low bittering.  WAYLAND BREWING COMPANY OPENS IN ORCHARD PARKWayland Brewing, a new campus-style brewery located in Orchard Park at 3740 N. Buffalo Street, is now open. We talk about the campus which we visited for the first time on Thursday. BUFFALO OLDE BREWERY OPENS IN LOVEJOYHoused in the former Olde Theater Building and HopfStar Theater originally built in 1890, Buffalo Old

In this week's Buffalo Beer Buzz, I talk about:NEW BEER AT SOUTHERN TIER & 12 GATES, CBW ELMWOOD TAPROOM, NYS CRAFT BREWERS FEST, KEGS & EGGS, STEELBOUND ANNIVERSARY, THIN MAN DESIGN CONTESTSOUTHERN TIER BREWING TO RELEASE NEW SUMMER VARIETY PACKSouthern Tier Brewing is thinking about the warmer weather with their new Summer Variety Pack, which features four new wheat ales with flavors of mango, raspberry, grapefruit and blueberry. Read More HereCOMMUNITY BEER WORKS TO OPEN NEW TAPROOM ON ELMWOODCommunity Beer Works has announced plans to open a second location at 976 Elmwood Avenue later this year. The new location will be located on the corner of Elmwood and Bidwell Parkway.  Read More HereNEW YORK STATE CRAFT BREWERS FEST RETURNS TO CANALSIDE JUNE 24The New York State Craft Brewers Festival: Buffalo returns to Canalside on June 24. Read More Here12 GATES BREWING TAPS EXCLUSIVE NEW PORTER IN ELLICOTTVILLE12 Gates Brewing has tapped their first exclusive beer at 12 Gates of EVL, Peruvian Po

We are joined by Jason of The Buffalo Brews Podcast and the guys from The Buffalo Beer League on a walk around the recent CollaBEERation 3.0 Festival. The festival, which took place on March 25th at The Powerhouse, served beers that were conceived and brewed in collaboration between the Buffalo Beer Geeks Facebook group and local breweries.Although the podcast couldn't possibly hit every beer, we talk about a few that tickled our fancy.This podcast also exists as a video on YouTube.com/WNYBrews Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flying solo this week, but still had to let you know about the week's Buffalo Beer stories! As always you can find them in the Buffalo Beer BuzzCOMMUNITY BEER WORKS SET TO CELEBRATE 11TH ANNIVERSARYCommunity Beer Works is turning the ripe old age of 11 and they are celebrating with a day filled with fun and games, live music, great beer and food on April 22 (12pm). BUFFALO KUSH CAN & DRAFT RELEASE AT FLYING BISONFlying Bison will release their new Buffalo Kush IPA on, not so coincidentally enough, 4/20 (4pm). As you might expect, Buffalo Kush is big, dank and hoppy, clocking in at 8% and 80 IBUs, with notes of tropical fruit and hop bitterness from the heavy additions of American hops. The beer will be available on draft and in 16oz. 4-pack cans and kegs to go. LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN FOR THAWFEST AT BUFFALO RIVERWORKSA limited amount of tickets are still available for Thawfest, which returns to Buffalo Riverworks on April 21. Over 50 local breweries, cideries, distilleries, and wineries will be

HAMBURG BREWING RELEASES BIG LOU DIPA IN 19.2OZ. CANSHamburg Brewing is the latest Western New York brewery to join the 19.2oz. arms race with their new Big Lou Double IPA, which is available at Consumer’s Beverages now. Read more herePRESSURE DROP TO RELEASE NEW WEST COAST & HAZY IPASPressure Drop Brewing is set to drop a new hazy IPA, Auto Flower, on April 15 (11am), and have also teamed up with Brooklyn’s Wild East Brewing on Trouble in Paradise, an 8.7% West Coast-style Double IPA brewed with Simcoe and Citra hops for notes of citrus, pine and tropical fruit. Read more hereSOUR POWER RETURNS TO PIZZA PLANT TRANSITSour Power, Pizza Plant’s annual celebration of all things sour ales, returns to their Transit Road location on April 16. Read more here12 GATES WILL NOT HOLD ROCK THE GATES FESTIVAL IN 2023Rock the Gates, 12 Gates Brewing’s annual summer celebration of craft beer, food and live music, will not take place in 2023. Citing the recent opening of their second taproom in Ellicottville, 12 Gates ex

Buffalo Beer Buzz: New Releases At Resurgence, Southern Tier & Hamburg, Kegs, Barrels & Crafts, Dyngus Day Celebrations:RESURGENCE, ONCORE GOLF, PGA HOPE WNY COLLAB RETURNSResurgence Brewing has once again teamed up with OnCore Golf and PGA Hope WNY on Smash Factor, a sessionable 5.5% IPA. The beer returns to Resurgence on April 8 (11am) Read more hereTICKETS REMAIN FOR KBC – KEGS, BARRELS & CRAFTS AT 500 PEARLLimited tickets still remain for the second annual KBC – Kegs, Barrels, and Crafts, a beer, wine and whiskey event that features more than 40 vendors from Western New York, which takes place April 8 (4-8pm) at 500 Pearl. Read more hereSOUTHERN TIER BREWING RELEASES MANGO RAYS WHEATSouthern Tier Brewing is doing their best to will on an early summer with the release of Mango Rays Wheat Ale, a light, crisp and refreshing ale that features notes of mango up front with lingering tropical fruit notes, that clocks in at 5%. Mango Rays is available in 6-pack 12oz cans wherever great craft beer

In this weeks Buffalo Beer Buzz and The WNY Brews podcast, we talk about:6 WNY BREWERIES WIN 9 MEDALS AT 2023 NYS CRAFT BEER COMPETITIONWe did a whole WNY Brews episode talking about the local winners this past Tuesday. Find it in your podcast feed or hereTAP THAT TAP ROOM SET TO OPEN IN TONAWANDATap That Tap Room, Western New York’s first female-owned self-pour taproom, will open April 1 in Tonawanda at 363 Delaware Ave. Tap That will offer 30 self-serve taps of beer, wine, cider and seltzer, including a variety of local brands, an “elevated” bar food menu that will focus on shareable plates, space to seat 60 people at 15 tables and additional space at a bar rail. Plans also call for a dog-friendly patio out front. The self-pour system allows customers to pour as little as an ounce, and will offer malt beverages and mixed drinks. Owners hope to have a soft opening by late March, with a grand opening April 1. Click here for moreCONSUMER’S BEVERAGES OFFERING FREE BUFFALO BISONS TICKETSLike craft beer? Planning

The NYS Craft Beer Competition, produced by the New York State Brewers Association and Raise a Glass Foundation, is the largest state-level competition in the US and a celebration of the New York State craft beer community. Judging took place in Rochester, NY over the course of 2 days in February. This year 1,350 entries from 189 breweries were judged in 29 categories by qualified industry professionals.Listen to find out who in Buffalo took home the medals...or...Read the article here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Buffalo Beer Buzz and The WNY Brews podcast, we talk about:CollaBEERation 3.0CollaBEERation 3.0 will take place March 25 (1pm) at the Powerhouse. General admission tickets are $65 and are on sale here.SAD BOYS BREWING TO OPEN IN LARKIN NEIGHBORHOODSad Boys Brewing, the brainchild of four homebrewers, John O’Neill, Tyler Randle, Collin Edbauer and Andrew Anderson, will officially open in Larkin at 567 Exchange St. on Wednesday (5pm). Click here for moreRESURGENCE BREWING OFFERS FU AWESOME BREWERY TOURSYou can now tour Resurgence Brewing Company’s Chicago Street facility in style with their new FU Awesome Brewery Tours. Starting March 25, these tours will take place each Saturday at 5pm.. Click here for moreLOCAL BEERS SHINE BRIGHT AT AAF BUFFALO’S ADDYS AWARDSA number of local beers took center stage at the American Advertising Federation of Buffalo’s ADDYs Awards. Click here for moreGENE MCCARTHY’S TO TAP BEER IN HONOR OF EDWARD M. COTTER CONSERVANCYOn March 24, a day that has been declared Edw

In this weeks Buffalo Beer Buzz and The WNY Brews podcast, we talk about:BIG DITCH BREWING PLANS MONTH OF BEER RELEASESMarch is gearing up to be quite the month for Big Ditch Brewing. Starting with the release of Hayburner IPA in 19.2oz. stovepipe cans, the brewery will release another beer each week this month. See them hereCELEBRATE ST. PATRICK’S DAY AT A LOCAL BREWERYOur craft breweries take St. Patrick’s Day seriously and this year, anyone can be Irish for a day! Click here for moreSOUTHERN TIER BREWING TO RELEASE VANILLA SCOOP IMPERIAL ALESouthern Tier Brewing has partnered with Perry’s Ice Cream on Vanilla Scoop Imperial Ale. Click here for moreGENESEE RUBY RED KOLSCH IS BACK, NEW IN 16OZ. CANS THIS YEARGenesee Brewing’s annual summer staple Rudy Red Kolsch is back for 2023 and new this year, the iconic brew will be available in 16oz. cans. Click here for moreCELEBRATE BUFFALO’S ROBUST BAR CULTURE HISTORY WITH BUFFALO BAR CHIPSIf you’ve been to a bar, brewery or m

In this weeks Buffalo Beer Buzz and The WNY Brews podcast, we talk about:CollaBEERation 3.0CollaBEERation 3.0 will take place March 25 (1pm) at the Powerhouse. General admission tickets are $65 and are on sale here.Brickyard Brewing To Hold 6th Annual 1812 Night, Release New IPABrickyard Brewing will host their sixth annual 1812 Night on March 10 (5pm), a candlelit night full of old world beer, food, music, and merrymaking. The Lewiston brewery is also releasing Under the Bridge West Coast IPA on March 10 on draft and in 16oz. cans. Click here for moreBuffalo Bisons Offering New Craft Beer Game Ticket PackLike craft beer? Planning to catch a Bisons game this season? If you answered yes, then the Southern Tier Craft Beer Pack is for you. This ticket pack features 2 undated game tickets and 4 craft beer vouchers, for $53. Click here for morePizza Plant Transit To Host Imperial March Of StoutsOn Sunday, March 12 (12pm), Pizza Plant Transit will host a number of heavy-hitting stouts for their inaugural Imperial M