16 of the Best Beer Bars in Western New York
From Buffalo and Niagara Falls to East Aurora and Williamsville, countless beery destinations await to serve you a frosty glass of the good stuff and even more are opening soon.
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: Beer Education + Luchabrew
42 North / Deep South Taco LuchaBrew collab hits cans and more!
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: New Brews & Summer Fest @ Blackbird Cider
Big Ditch Brewing’s gin barrel beer, NYBP tripel, Resurgence Fights Cancer, and all about the Blackbird Summer Fest.
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The Buffalo Sunday Funday Bar Crawl You *Need* to Go To
The Game Day Bar Crawl combines Buffalo football and Sunday Funday with a six-hour bar crawl along Hertel Ave. during their first away game!
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: Medals, Radio, BBQ and Spice, Oh My
Fall beers, Buffalo Breweries win awards, Radiobeer, and BBQ Beer on Broadway!
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News From the Vine: Harvest, Tours, & Tunes
Everything you need to know about wine things in and around Western New York.
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: Beer Week, Zwanze Day, New Brews
Buffalo Beer Week, a 10-day celebration of the entire Buffalo-Niagara craft beer scene, returns for its eighth year, and soon!
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: Farm Tour, New Brews and Birthday
Here for you with the most exciting news on the Western New York beer scene front!
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Buffalo Spirits Roundup: Is Lockhouse Distillery Expanding?
It’s been quite an exciting year for the craft spirits scene in Western New York, and especially within the city limits, distilleries, pubs, and taverns work diligently to expand the tastes and knowledge of the Queen City’s thirstiest denizens.
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Buffalo Cider News: Local Cidery Wins Gold Medal & Hosts Cider Festival
Donovan and BlackBird will be welcoming several local breweries to the grounds on August 19 as the cidery hosts its seventh Summer Cider Festival.
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: New Beers, Pub, and Nanobrewery
Here for you with the most exciting news on the Western New York beer scene front!
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Clarence Has a New Brewery: West Shore Brewing
The doors of Clarence’s West Shore Brewing, located at 10995 Main Street, are now open
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Uncork New York at the Niagara USA Wine Festival
The Niagara Wine Trail invites you to Uncork New York at the Niagara Wine Festival, held in Lewiston on July 29th and 30th!
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: New York Beer Project Goes Topless and More
Raise a toast to summer with Woodcock Brothers Brewing Belgian Wit, which hits taps this week.
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Tommyrotter is Throwing the Cocktail Party of the Summer
*Distillery Turns 2. Throws cocktail party, not temper tantrum.*
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The Adorable Hamburg Winery You Didn’t Know Existed
Ten Thousand Vines Winery’s slogan is “If you don’t know your wines, know your winemaker” and we couldn’t agree more.
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Now Open: Liten Buffel is Niagara’s Newest Winery
For more than three years, Patrick Vaughn and Zack Klug have been working on opening the newest winery in New York’s Niagara winemaking region and releasing its first vintage.
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: Festivaling, Booze Cruising, and More
The mother of all beer festivals is coming up, 42 North and Mycity Brew are brewing up some good stuff, and more.
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On Our Radar: Buffalo Brewers Festival
This is the mother of all beer events put on by our own local craft brewers’ association with all 20+ local breweries in attendance.
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: A New Patio Bar, Beer Prom, and a Clam Jam
Good stuff is happening in the WNY beer world! We’ve got the details….
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: The Brewers Festival is Coming Atcha
Early bird tickets are on sale now at all Consumers Beverages for the 4th Annual Buffalo Brewers Festival.
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: 12 Gates Releases New Saison + More
Look for a new saison (5.6% ABV) from 12 Gates Brewing, a full 30 BBL production beer, coming to a tap list near you very soon.
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F2P Week Kicks Off with Expo at Pizza Plant
What was once the beer-lovers’ favorite afternoon/outing at Hamburg Brewery has morphed into a full Farm-2-Pint Week.
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: Farm to Pint is the New Farm to Table
Plus, Rochester get ready for this Buffalo brewery, Right in the Kisser Strawberries and Cream IPA is happening at Pearl Street, and more.
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: Check Out These Cans + Panda Paws Porter is Coming
New York Beer Project is giving us all summer vibes by doing what they do best – brewing beer – by teaming up with Perry’s Ice Cream on Panda Paws Porter…. plus other stuff!
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: Hamilton’s Collective Arts Comes to Buffalo
Time for more booze news!
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On Our Radar: Taste of the Trail
Always wanted to check out the wine being made in your own backyard (AKA on the Niagara Wine Trail), but didn’t know where to begin?
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Beer Samples + Pig Roast + Brewery Vibes = Full Circle Fest
Say hello to this beer festival / spent-grain raised pig roast / community celebration.
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: CBW Turns 5!
Buffalo’s first nano brewery, Community Beer Works, is turning five, plus tons more!
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: Barley Wine, Deep Cut & More
Do you prefer your beers to be big? Like really, really big?
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: Local Breweries Unite
Your favorite Buffalo breweries are getting together for some epic events and you should be there.
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This Fish Fry Comes with a Side of Beer Flight
Say hello to the most legit fish fry side of your life.
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: #Mashtag, Trapped, Name Thin Mans Star Wars Beer
Does it get any better than helping a local brewery name it’s new Star Wars beer? We think not.
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This Event Will Help You Get Over the Fact that March Does Not Equal Spring
We’re so grateful for boozy “spring” events in Western New York.
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: Vote for WNYs Best Brewery + More
42 North expands their sours, were voting on WNYs best brewery, Flying Bison is at it again, and a new brewery is coming to Hertel!
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Bottoms Up, Lockhouse is Launching WNY’s First Locally Produced Amaro
We got a press release from Lockhouse and it’s good. Real good. Keep reading for boozy news.
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Guide to Distilleries in the City of Buffalo
Buffalo: Come for the History, Stay for the Booze
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: Double the Trouble
This week we have double the beer news, from new brews to St. Patricks Day Festivities!
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5 Wineries Worthy of Exploration in Niagara
When it’s wine o’clock, here’s where to go!
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Buffalo Beer Buzz: History of Brewing, 219 Series, Drink All Things NY
If you’re interested in learning more about beer history, don’t miss The History of Brewing Beer, plus some other stuff you should know about.
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