Welcome to WNY Brews! This week, Brian is flying solo to bring you the latest happenings in the Western New York beer scene.
First up, Smoldered Society is hosting their second Go Skate Day at the Thin Man Warehouse on Chandler Street on June 21. The event will feature a skate jam from 4-8:30 pm, food from Riff City, and a double collaboration beer release from Smoldered Society, Frequentem Brewing, and Mom’s Skateshop. The after-party will be held at the Beer Keep with music from Mike West, featuring tunes from the Tony Hawk Pro Skater video game series. Proceeds will benefit the SFM Skatepark Project.
Marquee Brewing in Portville has closed its doors after nearly a year in business. The brewery, known for its flavored hard sodas, opened in July 2023. Owner Cory Clark expressed gratitude to supporters and acknowledged that insufficient customer turnout led to the closure.
Registration is now open for the 10th annual The Dude’s Homebrew Competition, benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The event will be held on August 18 at Resurgence Brewing, where homebrewers will serve samples of their beer to attendees who will vote for their favorite. The winning beer will be brewed at Resurgence. Tickets are $30 and include homebrew samples and a tasting glass.
Rusty Nickel Brewing is celebrating its 9th anniversary on June 8 with live music, food specials, lawn games, tastings, and a Mug Club VIP Area. Anniversary beer releases include Barrel Aged Rye Slice Old Fashioned, Off the Coast Hazy IPA, Fuzzy Naval Wheat, Strawberry Rhubarb Wheat, Chocolate Hazelnut Brown Ale, and more. The event is free and doors open at noon.
Hofbrauhaus Buffalo will tap their Hopfen Weizen on June 6 at 6 pm. This hazy beer with fruity and tropical aromas pairs well with their Grosse Bayerische Salatplatte and Currywurst. Guests will receive a free 0.3L of Hopfen Weizen, and mentioning St. Joe’s Alumni will result in a donation to the Robert T. Scott, AFSC Endowment Fund. For reservations, visit www.hofbrauhausbuffalo.com.
Mortalis Brewing Buffalo has a new beer drop on June 6, featuring Chimera: Fruit Salad (Pink Label) Fruited Smoothie Sour, Typhon: Coconut Fruited Smoothie Sour, Have You Met Allen? Double IPA, and Orpheus Imperial Stout. These beers will be available in 16oz. cans and 500mL bottles.
Froth Brewing is making Wednesdays special with new deals at the taproom, including $2 off draft beers, $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 is open 4-10 pm every Wednesday and recently reopened their kitchen under in-house management.
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Publish Date: 6/8/2024
This week on West New York Brew, Scott is flying solo with a quick roundup of what’s happening around the Buffalo beer scene. Here’s what you’ll hear in the episode:
• Iron Cedar Brewing update — Their Genesee Street taproom is now closed as they search for a new location. They’ll remain active online with retail, custom brewing, and event packages.
• CollaBEERation VI ticket release — The sixth annual festival returns April 25, 2026 at the Powerhouse. VIP tickets drop Nov. 26 at 10 a.m., GA drops Nov. 28 at 10 a.m., with a 14-hour $10 discount window.
• Advent Beer Boxes now on sale — Holiday beer calendars available from Magic Bear, Fattey, Consumer’s, Bottle Rocket, and the NYS Brewers Association.
• Cask Fest at Mr. Goodbar — The annual event is back Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 in person and include unlimited cask samples, a tasting glass, and food from Hanzlian’s Sausage.
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Publish Date: 11/21/2025
In this solo episode of WNY Brews, Scott walks through everything coming up in the Buffalo beer scene as we head into late November. The big headline is Hamburg Brewing’s purchase of the Flying Bison brand family, including all beer recipes and trademarks. Scott talks through what that means, what stays local, and the bittersweet news that the Flying Bison taproom will close after November 29. He also covers the next release in the Magic Bear Beer Cellar and Brickyard Brewing collaboration series with this year’s Baral-Aged Congregation blend on November 21, New York Beer Project’s 10th Anniversary Bash in Lockport (also Nov. 21), and the Buffalo Beer Geeks’ 13th Anniversary curated tasting at Mr. Goodbar on Nov. 22. Thanksgiving Eve has a couple of big events to pick from, including Steel Leaf After Dark and the 10th annual Stoutsgiving at Big Ditch with ten barrel-aged releases across both locations. All of these stories, links, and details are in the Buffalo Beer Buzz at BuffaloBeerLeague.com, and Scott wraps up the episode by asking what you’ll be drinking for Thanksgiving and reminding listeners to check out Brian’s show, The Best Beer I Drank This Week.
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Publish Date: 11/14/2025
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Publish Date: 11/8/2025
This week's Buffalo Beer Buzz is here with stories on what breweries, cideries and meaderies are pouring at Bottles & Bites, the 21st annual Holiday Valley Beer & Wine Festival, cask beer galore for the rest of the year at Mr. Goodbar, including VIP Cask Night, weekly tappings and the return of Winter Cask Fest, a new lager from Wayland Brewing and Queen City Vintage, new fruited sours from Thin Man Brewery and Southern Tier Brewing Co. - Buffalo, and new cask and side pull beers and Hawaiian BBQ at Buffalo Brewing.
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Publish Date: 11/1/2025
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Publish Date: 10/24/2025
We’ve got a full slate this week. We kick off with Buffalo Restaurant Week (now through Oct 19) and where breweries fit in, hit Mortalis Buffalo’s 2nd anniversary on Oct 18 (exclusive drafts, raffles, trivia, food trucks), then 42 North’s 10th anniversary weekend in East Aurora with returning fan favorites, live music, and Sunday extras. We run through Halloween and Oktoberfest plans (Fredonia’s Harvest Moon cemetery tour crawl, Orchard Park’s haunted bar crawl, Belt Line’s Oktoberfest on Oct 18), plus Hamburg Brewing’s Nitro Stout Mix Pack night on Oct 8, Buffalo Brewing Company’s big taproom sale (BOGO drafts, 9.99 multi-packs), and Pizza Plant Transit’s Tim’s Beer Show on Oct 22. We celebrate NYBP’s gold for Hazy Crush at GABF, the WNY Beer Trail 2026 Trail Pass going live, and Magic Bear Beer Cellar’s beer advent calendar presale on Nov 1. We also flag a few dates Brian’s lining up coverage for—CollaBEERation 2026, Bottles & Bites, and Mr. Goodbar’s Cask Fest.
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Publish Date: 10/17/2025
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Publish Date: 10/13/2025
WNY Brews heads to Lockport for a taproom chat at The Lock Tender with Seth Picarillo. We preview the Tap and Craft Festival at Buffalo Riverworks (Saturday, Oct. 4), talk brewery lineup, VIP vs. GA, how the floor will be set up, and the official after party at BriarBrothers (show your wristband for $6 drafts). We also run through fresh Oktoberfest action for the weekend (Hofbrauhaus Festbier tapping and parade, Steel Leaf’s multi-day party, Beer Kind’s Kindtoberfest, Gowanda’s Oktoberfest, Woodcock’s Cocktoberfest, and JL Fest at Johnson’s Landing), plus Hamburg Brewing’s Nitro Stout Mix Pack event (Oct. 8), Buffalo Brewing’s blowout beer sale, and Pizza Plant’s Tim’s Beer Show tasting (Oct. 22). Along the way we dig into Lockport’s beer moment (Big Ditch’s new spot, NYBP, the coming Shuffle City), what’s on The Lock Tender’s taps and in the cooler, and why West Kill, Drekker, Dancing Gnome and more have Seth excited for fest day.
This episode is brought to you by The Tap and Craft Festival at Buffalo Riverworks on October 4th, presented by The Lock Tender. Ticket info and brewery list at BuffaloBeerLeague.com/tapandcraft.
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Publish Date: 10/3/2025
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