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CollaBEERation 3.0
CollaBEERation 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 NEIGHBORHOOD
Sad 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 more
RESURGENCE BREWING OFFERS FU AWESOME BREWERY TOURS
You 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 more
LOCAL BEERS SHINE BRIGHT AT AAF BUFFALO’S ADDYS AWARDS
A number of local beers took center stage at the American Advertising Federation of Buffalo’s ADDYs Awards. Click here for more
GENE MCCARTHY’S TO TAP BEER IN HONOR OF EDWARD M. COTTER CONSERVANCY
On March 24, a day that has been declared Edward M Cotter Day in Buffalo, Gene McCarthy’s / Old First Ward Brewing will tap their special edition Cotter Red Ale (2pm). $1 from every Cotter Red sold will be donated to the Edward M. Cotter Conservancy, an organization comprised of 100% volunteers who all share a love for the fireboat of the same name. For more information, visit www.emcotterconservancy.org.
2023 NYS CRAFT BEER COMPETITION AWARDS SHOW WATCH PARTIES
As the winners of the 2023 NYS Craft Beer Competition are announced on March 24, you can root on your favorite local breweries live with a fresh pint in hand at watch parties at Community Beer Works and Lafayette Brewing Company. If you want to watch from home, you can tune-in to the New York State Craft Beer YouTube channel at 7pm to watch the awards ceremony live.
42 NORTH CELEBRATES MAPLE SEASON WITH TREE TAP MAPLE FEST
On March 25 (12-4pm), 42 North Brewing is teaming up with the Erie County Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department for Tree Tap Maple Fest, which includes guided tours, demonstrations of the maple production process and much more. Click here for more
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Publish Date: 3/24/2023
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
This week on WNY Brews, we’re talking about a stacked lineup of fall beer events across Western New York. Buffalo Olde Brewery is hosting a four-day Oktoberfest weekend in Lovejoy (Sept. 25–28) with food, live music, giveaways, and their seasonal BOBFest lager. Resurgence and Consumer’s Beverages have a group giveaway running now, and Ellicottville Brewing is raffling off Fall Fest tickets, so check their Instagram pages if you’re feeling lucky. Clarksburg Cider is looking ahead with their winter seasonal Spruced Up, while WNY Beer Week kicks off Sept. 25 with a new collaborative hazy IPA pouring at breweries across the region. The Arc of Erie County’s Ale Trail also returns Sept. 25 in Williamsville, with beer, cider, spirits, live music, and a discount code for our listeners. Buffalo Beer Goddesses will mark 13 years at Mr. Goodbar on Oct. 1, Rusty Nickel hosts their 11th Harvest Fest on Sept. 27, and a brand-new cidermaker, The Cider Project, officially launches Sept. 30 at Groundwork Market Garden.
This episode is brought to you by The Tap and Craft Festival at Buffalo Riverworks on October 4th, presented by The Lock Tender. For tickets and info, head to BuffaloBeerLeague.com/tapandcraft.
For more local beer stories, visit BuffaloBeerLeague.com. You can always reach us at Brian@BuffaloBeerLeague.com and Scott@WNYBrews.com.
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Publish Date: 9/27/2025
This episode of WNY Brews is brought to you by The Tap and Craft Festival at Buffalo Riverworks on October 4th, presented by The Lock Tender. Ticket information is available now at BuffaloBeerLeague.com/tapandcraft.
This week, we’ve got a lot to raise a glass to. Hofbrauhaus Buffalo is celebrating five years with a big Bavarian bash, and Southern Tier Buffalo is hosting Pumkingfest with all the seasonal favorites and variants you could want. Wayland Brewing is throwing their third annual Oktoberfest weekend with music, food, steins and even axe throwing, while Buffalo Riverworks is gearing up for the Tap & Craft Festival with a stacked brewery list. Resurgence brings back the Dude’s Homebrew Competition in support of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Big Ditch is taking over taps at Nickel City Cigars, and Fattey Beer Co. just opened a new Amherst location. Plus, Bev Depot is hosting a fall tasting with samples from Mortalis, Big Ditch, Thin Man, and more.
You can find all of these stories and more at BuffaloBeerLeague.com.
WNY Brews is hosted by Scott Panfil and Brian Campbell. Reach us anytime at Brian@BuffaloBeerLeague.com and Scott@WNYBrews.com.
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Publish Date: 9/20/2025
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Publish Date: 9/12/2025
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Publish Date: 9/5/2025
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Publish Date: 8/29/2025
This week on WNY Brews, Brian and Scott are back together with a packed slate of Buffalo beer news. We’re talking about Buffalo breweries heading east for the Flour City Brewers Fest in Rochester, the annual Pumking Family Reunion at Southern Tier Brewing, and the local brewery lineup just announced for the Borderland Music & Arts Festival. The WNY Brewers Guild Charity Golf Tournament is almost here, plus there’s a special Drink Pink event at Resurgence Brewing to support breast cancer awareness. We’ll also cover Big Ditch’s new collaboration with the Buffalo Maritime Center for the Bicentennial Erie Canal Voyage, New York Beer Project’s big wins at the World Beer Awards and their new West Coast IPA, and Wayland Brewing’s new non-alcoholic Hoppy Seltzer.
You can find all these stories and more at BuffaloBeerLeague.com.
WNY Brews is hosted by Scott Panfil and Brian Campbell. Reach us anytime at Brian@BuffaloBeerLeague.com and Scott@WNYBrews.com.
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Publish Date: 8/22/2025
This week on WNY Brews, we’re talking beer events, new releases, and giveaways around Western New York. Magic Bear Beer Cellar is rolling out their OktoBEARfest Offering (a 12-pack Oktoberfest-style mix perfect for fall), Thin Man Brewery has launched Mafia Light just in time for Bills season, and 42 North Brewing is getting ready for Kölsch Fest on August 16. Moor Pat is hosting a big collab tap takeover with Frequentem Brewing and Smoldered Society on August 15, and Clarence’s Shalooby Loofer Brewing is throwing a second anniversary bash on August 23 (with a $50 gift card giveaway from Step Out Buffalo). Plus, there are plenty of contests to enter right now — from brewery gift cards and coolers to Wing Fest tickets and an overnight casino stay.
You can find all these stories and more at BuffaloBeerLeague.com.
WNY Brews is hosted by Scott Panfil and Brian Campbell. Get in touch with us at Brian@BuffaloBeerLeague.com and Scott@WNYBrews.com.
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Publish Date: 8/15/2025
Scott Panfil brings you WNY Brews from beautiful Buffalo in Western New York. Whether you think its a Noun or a Verb, the word “brew” has numerous meanings and all of them are well-worth talking about.
