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Buffalo Beer Week Program

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2 Table of Contents 4 A- AGreat Time and Place for Beer few words from the Beer Week organizers 6 -Buffalo Beer Scene Renaissance by Corey Catalano, Bitch Ditch Brewing 10 Cheese and Beer Pairings…

The Possibilities are Endless

- by Willard Brooks

14 -Reawakening the NYS Malt House by Ted Hawley, owner of New York Craft Malt , LLC. 16 -Local Hops – Reclaiming the Tradition by Rich & Bree Woodbridge, owners of McCollum Orchards 18 Homebrewers Are the First Brewers - by Terry Felton, WNY Homebrewer 20 Micros @ Marcy Beer Festival All the info you need - and a complete beer list! 24 Beer Week Events Listings - Events Happening All Week - Event Listings By The Day 37 Beer Stop Venue Directory

Throughout this Beer Week Guide, you will see various photos of memoralbilia from Buffalo’s rich brewing history. A very special thanks goes out to Dave Mik for allowing us to research his amazing, museum-quality, collection.

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Buffalo… A Great Time and Place for Beer

Proudly serving WNY for over 80 years.

After prohibition the three tier system arose as a way to regulate beer and other alcoholic beverages. It divided the industry into breweries, distributors, and retailers/pubs. Add malt & hops production, homebrewing, and brew pubs – and you have a pretty good picture of where our beer comes from and how it gets in your glass these days. There was a time that Buffalo NY had such a substantial trade in these arenas that it could be said that our city was a brewing center of excellence; a place where hundreds if not thousands of workers made barrels, sold ice, made vast amounts of malt, brewed prodigious amounts of beer, and maintained a rich culture of public drinking in the form of beer gardens and pubs. Buffalo’s beer culture was a rich and important cultural asset that added character and created lots of jobs. The few breweries that re-opened after prohibition, succumbed to the forces of outside competition and all Buffalo’s breweries were shuttered by the mid 70s. It was not until the mid 90s when Flying Bison opened that Buffalo had it’s own brewery again. By that time “craft beer” had been born at breweries such as Anchor Steam and Sierra Nevada. Craft brewers discovered that macro-brewed beer using cheap adjunct ingredients led to a brew with little character. Flavorful craft beer has since prospered and the US now has more than 2000 breweries again! This growth in the number of breweries as well as in their quality and range is often referred to as the “craft beer revolution.” And now this trend is beginning to take hold here in Buffalo. In the last few years, breweries such as Community Beer Works, Gordon Biersch, and the Pan American have opened and several more are in the planning stage. In addition, craft beer bars such as Ebenezers, Jack Astors, Pizza Plant, Coles, and Blue Monk have become very popular. Retailers such as Consumers Beverages, Premier Gourmet, and the new Aurora Beer Works have busy growler fill stations. Clearly the craft beer revolution is alive and well in Buffalo! The goal of Buffalo Beer Week is to foster knowledge of our brewing heritage and showcase our good beer venues. The whole three tier system is on board for this – all local breweries, distributors, good beer bars and retailers have gotten enthusiastically on board! They all find it easy to support this goal as beer is a social drink that brings people together for the pure joy of a flavorful glass of craftbeer. One does have a sense that Buffalo is blossoming in all sectors beer related - whether it be hops growing, malt making, or brewing - Buffalo seems to have remembered it’s destiny as a place where all three tiers are top tier and working in perfect harmony!

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Zum Wohl Buffalo! – Beer Week Organizers: Willard Brooks (Chair), Dan Syracuse & Mike Shatzel (co-Founders)

Buffalo Beer Scene Renaissance in Full Swing – by Corey Catalano, Big Ditch Brewing

At the Blue Monk we take beer seriously, but who are we to say no to a week long celebration of our favorite adult beverage. SHELTON BROTHERS TAKEOVER

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c A women only event - Screening of the documentary “For the Love of Beer” accompanied by a beer tasting Tuesday, October 30th @ 7:00

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c Friday, November 2nd @ 5:00 CASK DAY

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Being a local entrepreneur in the planning stages of opening a brewery, the rumblings of “Buffalo Beer Week” were very exciting to imagine and now it has come to fruition! What a better way to showcase Buffalo’s local breweries, restaurants and bars that serve the masses? Buffalo is not known by many as a craft beer destination… yet. As the market nationally has rocketed off, Buffalo is going to be in for quite a ride in the very near future. As a lifelong Buffalonian, I have experienced the pessimistic-optimism that most of us share. Economy stinks, small market, wide right… nothing to brag about here, right!? However, we are experiencing an organic growth in the craft beer niche, with more and more local breweries, brewpubs, and beer bars. I’m sure many have noticed the awesome growler fill selection at Consumers Beverages, and also the new Premier Gourmet high-tech growler station. To highlight Buffalo’s growing craft scene I have interviewed several local brewers. In 1992, I was knee high to a grass hopper, however, something amazing was happening. Paul and Becky Dyster opened Niagara Traditions Home Brew store. Home brewing has been a big player in the recognition and growth of craft beer; it gives novice and veteran beer lovers alike a greater appreciation for the art of brewing. Becky remembers that in the early days of her business much of their time was spent simply educating the masses about what good beer was (at the time, mostly imports). Today people come to them already knowing what craft beer is and have a desire to know more. “The number “It is an incredibly of American breweries that have popped up over the past 20 years exciting time for beer in is truly amazing. I only see BuffaBuffalo. The first generalo breweries and bars continution of microbreweries and ally growing and offering more and more local beer.” high-quality beer bars

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Bill Metzger of the Brewing News going strong…” and Gene McCarthy’s is one of the most knowledgeable craft beer experts in Buffalo. During a video interview by the German team who made a film about the beer culture in Bamberg, Metzger explains that “… in the mid 1970’s there were fewer than 50 breweries remaining in the country. However, people have a great love for beer, and more so quality beer, thus people that traveled to Germany, England or Belgium, discovered a culture with great respect and appreciation of better beer – when these people returned back to America they began what has come to be considered the ‘craft beer revolution.’ ” Bill has witnessed this revolution unfolding over the last 20 years all over the country. Now, he carries the torch of that revolution forward by buying Gene McCarthy’s with the intention of turning it into a brewpub beginning Spring 2013.

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One of the first places I started my beer education was at Pearl Street Grill and Brewery. As such, I was happy to chat with Phil Internicola, brew master of both the Pearl Street and the Pan-Am Grilles & Breweries. Phil believes that Buffalo is about 5 years behind the national craft beer trend. But, that is not to say that we’re not making great strides to becoming 6 a big player in the game. continued on page 8

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During peak season, 1500 gallons of beer per week are consumed at the Pearl Street location; it is expected that consumption during the first year at the Pan-American will be around 1000 gallons per week. Mr. Internicola believes that within the next 10 years the Buffalo market will demand so much locally crafted beer that his management team expects to open at least two more locations. When asked about the fear of competition among breweries he responded “The more the merrier, with more breweries comes more choices, comes more craft beer drinkers.” This bodes well for Buffalo! Head brewer Rudy Watkins of Community Beer Works was kind enough to share his insight into Buffalo’s brewing future: “It is an incredibly exciting time for beer in Buffalo. The first generation of microbreweries and high-quality beer bars and retailers are going strong … the beer scene in Buffalo continues to impress…. 5 years ago there were only a handful of beer events each year. Now there are interesting things going on with amazing frequency. More and more people are drinking good beer and more stores/bars are carrying it. If a quarter of the breweries in planning open, we’ll have more brewers in town than we have in decades. More brewers = more options for the drinkers = a healthier scene. I’m super excited for the future!” Tim Herzog, owner of Flying Bison, believes Buffalo’s craft beer culture “is alive and well, though it took a long time to get here.” Twelve years ago when Flying Bison first opened, much of their time was spent explaining to consumers the difference between local craft beer vs. macro brewed “fizzy yellow water.” However, today Tim attributes the health of craft beer to places like Consumers Beverages, Village Beer Merchant, Premier Gourmet, and the good beer bars. These businesses have done an excellent job of raising awareness about craft beer in Buffalo! Where Buffalo will be in the future? Tim hopes to see several new breweries and brewpubs. He also noted that brewpubs have been known to turn an area around, instead of being a breeding ground of graffiti; it is a excellent third place to spend time when people are not at home or work; this increases livability and can have a powerful positive effect on neighborhoods. Tim has seen much change over the past 12 years of business, and continues to see change for the better. He is getting constant requests for beer dinners, not beer parties. “People have realized that beer is more than a kegger, craft beer is flavorful and complex. During dinner parties, the guests are encouraged to try different beer styles that pair extremely well with different dishes.” From every brewer’s personal perspective, there is a common theme. The future is bright, the local market continues to embrace and experiment with new tastes. There is a strong taste for market growth over the next decade. Enjoy Buffalo Beer Week, and cheers to making Buffalo, New York a world class beer destination! Corey Catalano is a Biotech Scientist Uniting The Beer Community.

and the Brewer for the in-planning Big Ditch Brewing. For more information, visit www.bigditchbrewing.com

Cheese and Beer Pairings The Possibilities Are Endless by Willard Brooks “Gromit that’s it! Cheese! We’ll go somewhere where there’s cheese!” ~ Wallace Recall that hilarious Monty Python sketch where John Cleese walks into a cheese shop and orders a long list of cheeses only to discover that the shop actually has no cheese? Among the English cheeses he requests are: Red Leicester, Caerphilly, Red Windsor, Stilton, Lancashire, Double Gloucester, Cheshire, Dorset Blue Vinney, Caithness, Sage Darby, Wensleydale, Ilchester, and Cheddar. That seems to be a dizzying array of cheeses, no? Perhaps not when considering that the British Cheese Board lists over 700 cheeses. Cheese is such a big part of British food culture that a British cheese shop with no cheese would indeed be a joke! The love the Brits have for cheese seems bested only by beer where they list a jaw dropping 2,000 different brands and many regional styles. Yet, the combination of cheese and beer may appear strange, as that combo seems reserved in the minds of many for wine and cheese. Perhaps, but, on closer examination, the beer and cheese combination makes perfect sense. Farmers grow grasses and grains -cows eat grasses to produce milk that farmers use to make cheese; the same farmer takes the grain from the grasses and makes malt for beer and flour for bread. Given this, doesn’t it seem natural that a farmhouse would make breads, brews, and cheeses? Perhaps wine and cheese is the odd man out! Now that you are sold on beer and cheese, the next question is how to decide which cheeses pair best with which beers. A few key points are in order. One point is to put delicate with delicate and strong with strong (e.g. put a strong blue cheese with a bold flavored barley wine or a Belgian quad rather than an English small beer). Another approach is to work either with complimentary flavors (e.g. a creamy St Andre with a Belgian Blonde ale) or with contrasting flavors (a tangy but clean tasting California Teleme with a more complex and somewhat sweet Chimay Blue). The characteristics of cheeses are firmness, complexity from age, and intensity (think blue vs mozzarella).The features of beers are hop bitterness, carbonation, adjunct flavors (e.g. fruit, spices), malt sweetness, yeast characteristics (e.g. fruity esters) and, esp. for wild beers, acidity. Experimentation is encouraged, surprises are welcomed. Beer contains as many as 8000 potential components that may impact flavor. The possibilities are literally endless! Fortunately in Buffalo we have no shortage of great beer or great cheese. For this review, we were privileged to have our tasting at the Pizza Plant with Michelle Stevens of Buffalo Cheese Traders as our steward. In addition, the folks over at Premier Gourmet showed up with an impressive array of beers to pair with a wide continued on page 12

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array of cheeses. It’s suggested that you check these places out during Beer Week as they will all be featuring some (or all) of the cheeses reviewed. Check out the restaurants Curly’s, Shango, Gene McCarthy’s, Pettibones and Pizza Plant – all will feature cheese in some form during Beer Week. Please refer to the events listings section of this program for exact details. Our bank of experienced tasters included Vinny, El MarKo, Swoop, Mensa, Evill, Dr Beer, Pod Guy, and Eno. The reviews below are averages of their feedback. Our strategy was to pair two different cheeses together with one beer in order to compare and contrast (though some of them have only one). Sierra Nevada Ovila Dubbel with a von Trapp Camembert and an Arnaldi Taleggio. The camembert goes very well with the yeast notes in the dubbel. The Ovilia did not work with the taleggio but the Victory Prima Pils made it sing! Freigeist Pimock Hefeweizen with a Vermont Creamery Herbed Chèvre and a Holland Beemster. The Pimock worked very well with the Beemster; the Chèvre needs a bigger beer, perhaps a Hill Farmstead IPA. Goose Island 312 Wheat with a Maplebrook Burrata and a Corsican Goat Feta. The big carbonation of the 312 magnifies the cheese flavor of the burrata very nicely. The feta would likely dance better with the Weihenstephan Hefeweizen. Freigeist Altbier with a Jasper Hill Willoughby. Barnyard soft fatty cheese with assertive ammonia finish. Great pairing up of malts and barnyard in harmony! Brewdog 5AM Saint Scottish Amber with a Springbrook Tarentaise and a cave-aged Swiss Gruyere. The Tarentaise is a great cheese that pairs perfectly with the 5AM. Whereas the Gruyere works better with the Flying Dog Märzen. Flying Dog Märzen with a Jasper Hill Clothbound Cheddar. This is a solid pairing where the floral notes in the cheese contrasts the malts in the beer. Evil Twin Russian Roulette IPA with a Berkshire Blue and a Maplebrook Smoked Mozzarella. The Blue needs a massive beer such as a well-aged barley wine. The smoked mozzarella is a perfect choreography of hops and smoke! DeMolen Hemel en Aarde (Imperial Stout) with a Jasper Hill Harbison. This is an intense and spectacular cheese. The beer is made using malts from the Bruichladdich distillery which impart a pronounced peat smoke intensity to this beer. This is a good pairing. Also works well with the Smoked Mozzarella.

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Lastly, in addition to being Buffalo Beer Week, October is American Cheese Month. So, take some time out and taste some of the cheeses reviewed and pair them with some of your favorite beers. You will not regret it.

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Reawakening the Malt House Tradition in WNY. by Ted Hawley, owner of New York Craft Malt, LLC. The growth and manufacture of beer ingredients such as hops and malt figured prominently in the 19th agriculural econonmy of New York State. From the 1840s through the end of the 19th century, NYS was the largest producer of hops and barley in the whole United States. A century ago, Buffalo, NY was a major brewing center, home to more than 35 breweries. The last of those great breweries, Iroquois and Simon Pure, closed their doors in the 1970s. But the story of malt in Buffalo is even bigger – Buffalo has had several mayors who made their fortunes in the malt business. The first U.S. malt association—the United States Maltsters Association—was founded in 1874 in Niagara Falls, NY. Albany, Oswego, and Buffalo were the dominant and earliest malting cities in the U.S. It was not an uncommon sight in Buffalo to see lines of farmer’s wagons more than a mile long waiting to unload barley for the city’s malt houses. However, for various reasons, such as blight and changing business conditions, WNY farmers transitioned to dairy and the barley industry moved to the mid-West and Canada where growing conditions were ideal. Today – with work being done by both the USDA and the Canadian Grain Commission – there are new, stronger disease-resistant barley varieties as well as updated farming practices to improve grain yields. These advancements have made it possible to start a resurgence in barley growing in New York State. While still young, and though much research needs to be done, there is great hope that New York will once again be a center for barley growing and malting well into the future. As the owner of New York Craft Malt, LLC – the first of the “next generation” of malthouses in New York State – I am taking steps to establish a full-service malting facility, from planting barley to creating base and artisanal malts for the micro-brew industry. Our spring planting yielded 4500 bushels of 2-row Conlon barley; this fall we tested the Endeavor 2-row variety for our winter crop. Our first commercial malts are targeted for availability in spring of 2013. Our mission is to use locally-grown grains to supply micro and craft-brewers with a product they can only find in New York State. Our barley is grown within 5 miles of our malthouse, giving a whole new meaning to the word localvore! This is particularly timley given Governor Cuomo’s recently passed Farm Brewery legislation mandating that by 2024 90% of ingredients used by Farm Breweries must be sourced from within New York State. As a third-generation farmer, my Batavia-based business continues the work done by early maltsters. From the early A.H. King and Sons to other later malthouses, Batavia itself has a malting history we are reviving. I am honored to be part of this historic movement, not only re-establishing the first commercial malthouse in this area in over 100 years, but to be on the forefront of New York’s barley renaissance. The message is clear: drinking local beer supports local farmers! To find out more about New York Craft Malt, LLC visit: www.nycraftmalt.com or email ted@nycrftmalt.com

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Local Hops – Reclaiming the Tradition by Rich & Bree Woodbridge, owners of McCollum Orchards

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Have you ever taken in the heady fragrance of armfuls of fresh hops, picked right from the bine? Back in the 1800s, city dwellers around the state escaped the summer heat to go harvest hops in New York’s agricultural countryside. People can experience that once again. After nearly a century, hops are making a comeback across New York State, including right here in Western New York.

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New York was the nation’s largest hops producer until 1920, when the Prohibition Act coincided with a severe hop disease outbreak. Production migrated West, where new science and techniques greatly increased yields. Now, craft brewing is generating demand for the unique profile of locally grown ingredients and New York’s proud hop heritage is being rediscovered.

While historically hop production was clustered in Central New York, new hop yards are springing up all over from Hudson Valley to Niagara County. In the past two years, statewide hop production rose 400% – to over 60 acres of hops in 2012. Growers are testing all varieties, even a New York heritage variety not found elsewhere. Some farms, like Foothill Hops and Pederson Farms, have been growing hops for over a decade and providing valuable experience to new growers through the Northeast Hop Alliance (NeHA).

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Hops have been grown in Western New York backyards for years. Seeing a need for local hops, some farmers are expanding production. In fact, this past August, McCollum Orchards in Lockport celebrated its first commercial hop harvest with a Harvest Party, co-hosted by Buffalo’s nanobrewery, Community Beer Works. At the annual event, attendees picked fresh Cascade hops and were treated to hop drying and brewing demonstrations. In Cambria, another new hop yard expects a first harvest in 2013. Both farms are planning open field days in 2013 so that people can experience how hops are grown.

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New York’s hop industry is even getting state legislative attention. In July, the “farm brewery bill” passed. It is designed to support the state’s beer industry and to create more jobs. Farm breweries can brew and sell up to 15,000 barrels a year, provided a percentage of ingredients are produced on the property. A statewide “Beer and Wine Summit” was just announced by Gov. Cuomo for late October. Appreciation for local brews and statewide support will no doubt open many doors for New York hops.

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In Most Comunities, Homebrewers are the First Brewers by Terry Felton, Homebrewer Pretty much anywhere beer has been brewed in the world, it started in the home. In Colonial America commercial brews had to be imported from England. As a consequence, many homes were built with a small addition that was used for brewing ales for the household. In Buffalo and Western New York, as in the rest of the country, the story of brewing needs to be written in two parts; before prohibition and after. The earliest brewery in the area was probably at Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern in Black Rock. It was destroyed when the British burned Buffalo in 1812. Little information is available about homebrewing in the area during the 19th century. However, each wave of immigration from Europe brought experienced professional brewers into the city. At the height there were 38 operating breweries in the city producing a wide variety of beers reflecting the rich diversity of immigrant culture in the city. There was probably some home brewing going on, but with so much beer so readily available, the need was limited. But when prohibition became law in 1920, things would change in big ways.

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Prohibition put most of the Buffalo breweries out of business. Some survived by producing malt syrup for the baking industry, or by bottling soda. Following repeal in 1933 a few returned to brewing. In a pattern repeated around the country, as the rules for making and distributing beer had changed, and transport and production technology progressed, consolidation of the industry reduced the number of breweries in Buffalo. By 1972, the last of the old Buffalo breweries had closed. Things were bleak on the beer front, as there were just 69 breweries left in the entire country. In addition, Federal law had made brewing at home illegal. A glorious and rich beer culture was close to going extinct.

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Then, in 1976, things changed again. New Federal legislation made brewing legal at home for personal use. Along with changes to various states laws, a new avenue into brewing was available in America. In Western New York in the late 80’s, brewing supplies began to show up in small shops like the Lexington Coop. A fellow named Red Mrozek sold malt and hops and yeast out of his house and the trunk of his car. In Niagara Falls in 1991, future mayor Paul Dyster and his wife Becky started a part time business that grew into Niagara Tradition Homebrewing Supplies, now located in Tonawanda. A shop called Brew Fellas in South Buffalo hosted group brewing sessions. Brewing was returning as a segment of the local culture. Nationally, small breweries began popping up, first just a few like Sierra Nevada and Anchor Steam in California and Sam Adams in Boston. Here, the Buffalo Brew Pub opened in 1986 in Williamsville. Homebrewers like Tim Herzog and Red Mrozek organized Flying Bison Brewing Company in 1995. This was the first brewery in the city since William Simon closed in 1972. Following Red’s untimely death in 1997, homebrewer Phil Internicola stepped in and Flying Bison began brewing in 2000. This past year, Community Beer Works opened on Lafayette Ave. on the West side. CBW is a collaboration of several homebrewers who feel there is room for several more breweries in Buffalo. Behind all this recent growth in the Craft Beer scene, homebrewers have been there; promoting interest in new styles as well as nearly forgotten styles of years past. Most new breweries are started by homebrewers with the dream of sharing their creations with a wider audience. Watch for even more people to jump from the hobby of homebrewing into the world of professional brewing. Beer culture in Buffalo is just getting restarted. Terry Felton is a homebrewer and a very active member of the Sultans of Swig and the Niagara Association of Homebrewers. He and his wife Mary are chief organizers of the annual “Amber Waves of Grain” homebrewing competition.

Events Directory Full Week & Multi-Day Events Happening Throughout Entire Buffalo Beer Week Fat Bobs Smokehouse Pint specials throughout Buffalo Beer Week Curly’s Grill & Banquet Center Two beer and food pairings throughout Buffalo Beer Week Dick & Jenny’s and Twinlo Beverages A three-course tasting sensation menu with Anderson Valley beers paired with each course. Pan-American Grill & Brewery Free Appetizer with program ad, throughout Buffalo Beer Week One special per party of two during beer week only. Pearl Street Try ALL of the house brews at half price – Show the program ad and get expanded beer sampler (14, 2 oz. samples) for $5.25! Plus, your first full pint from the sampler will be half price too!

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Multi-Day Events Aurora Brew Works 10/26 thru 10/28 Battle of the Beers. SouthernTier Pumking [vs} Dogfish Head Punkin - The final showdown Aurora Brew Works 11/3 & 11/4 Two of the greatest things on earth: Pork n’ Pints! Shango Bistro 10/29 thru 11/3 Dessert and Cheese Beer Pairings for $8 Brick Oven Bistro & Deli 10/26 thru 11/4 Oktoberfest Pairing Dinner with Great Lakes Brewing Beer braised short ribs with paperadell and mushroom cream paired with GreatLakes Oktoberfest.

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Buffalo Beer Week Opening Event Plenary Session – Buffalo Beer Hall of Fame Luncheon October 26 • Noon to 2:30pm • Cole’s 3rd Floor This ticketed luncheon event kicks off Buffalo Beer Week with a ceremonial keg tapping by Matt Redpath, brewmaster of Gordon Biersch Buffalo, as well as keynote address. We will also launch the Buffalo Beer Hall of Fame as an organization that highlights above-average contributions to the history and culture of beer and brewing in Buffalo. Flying Bison’s Tim Herzog, is the MC for this portion of the ceremony. Seven founding Buffalo Beer Hall of Fame members will be inducted. 100 seats available Call Coles at 886-1449 for tickets.

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Events Directory Friday, October 26th Coles 12 - 2:30 pm Buffalo Beer Hall of Fame Lunch & Ceremony See page #25 for complete event description Flying Bison Brewery 12 - 7 pm Beer Samplings with a Brewery Tour at 6pm Consumer’s Beverages - 8580 Transit Road 4 - 6:30 pm Three Heads/Clown Shoes Tasting with rep Geoff Dale Consumer’s Beverages - Abbott Road 4 - 7 pm Long Trail Tasting Consumer’s Beverages - Sheridan Road 4 - 7 pm Southern Tier Tasting, featuring 2Xmas Ale Consumer’s Beverages - Hamburg 4 - 7 pm Magic Hat sampling Adam Mickiewicz Library 7 pm Beer Week Collaboration Brews. CBW/Homebrewer Blonde Roots. GordonBiersch/FlyingBison Altbier. Pearl Street/Lord Lupulin IPA. CBW/FlyingBison Belgian IPA. Complementary Polish buffet. Blue Monk 6 pm Shelton Brothers Tap Takeover

Saturday, October 27th Micros @ Marcy Beer Festival 4 - 8 pm Marcy Casino - See pages 17 & 18 for all the info! Consumer’s Beverages - 8580 Transit Road 10:30 am - 2 pm Homebrewing Demo. Let’s do IPA! 1 - 4 pm Pyramid Breweries Tasting Consumer’s Beverages - 2644 Elmwood 12:00 - 2:30 pm Full Sail Tasting Consumer’s Beverages - Sheridan Road 12 - 2:30 pm Lagunitas Tasting Consumer’s Beverages - Orchard Park 3:30 - 5:30 pm Full Sail Tasting Consumer’s Beverages - Hamburg 1 - 4 pm Long Trail Tasting Consumer’s Beverages - Niagara Falls Boulevard 1 - 4 pm Southern Tier Tasting featuring 2Xmas Ale Gene McCarthy’s Pub 12:00 pm Tapping of Community Beer Works’ Blonde Roots Flying Bison Brewery 11 am - 4 pm Brewery Tours and Samplings Beer Week Collaboration Alt growler fills Ebenezer Ale House 8 pm Halloween Costume Party - Specials & Giveaways Premier Gourmet 12 - 2 pm McKenzies Cider Tasting Coles 8 pm - Close

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Events Directory Sunday, October 28th Premier Gourmet 2 - 4 pm Lagunita’s Tasting Ebenezer Ale House 5 - 7 pm Lagunita’s Tap Takeover: Maximus, Hop Stoopid and IPA Pizza Plant - Transit Road 5 pm Communiuty Beer Works Embellish the burbs! Tap Takeover. CBW selections including Blonde Roots. Curly’s Grill & Banquet Center 6 - 9 pm 5 course beer/food pairing. Pork Belly, Veal Shank, Grilled Polenta and more, paired with Great Lakes, Dogfishead, Founders, SouthernTier. $70 all inclusive. Call for tickets.

Monday, October 29th Premier Gourmet 4 - 6 pm Peak Organic Tasting Ebenezer Ale House 3 - 7 pm Happy Hour specials: $3. craft drafts & half-price apps Fat Bob’s Smokehouse 6 - 8 pm Community Beer Works Tapping Party Gene McCarthy’s Pub 7- 9 pm Good Nature Brewery Brewmaster’s Dinner 4-courses of house-made Irish fare paired with 4 Good nature brews! Meet the brewers Matt & Carrie. Includes a complimentary pint upon arival. Tickets available at www.GeneMcCarthys.com; $30 plus tax and tip.

Tuesday, October 30th Consumer’s Beverages - Niagara Falls Boulevard 4 - 6 pm SlyFox Tasting Premier Gourmet 4 - 6 pm Long Trail Tasting Ebenezer Ale House 4 - 6 pm Taste of Vermont TapTakeover (2 lines of each Otter Creek, Wolaver and Longtrail beers) Pizza Plant - Transit 7 pm 25th Annual Beer Tasting Event with Tim Herzog currating 12 world-class beers. Limited tickets: $25 Incl. logo glass! Aurora Brew Works 5 - 7 pm Inaugural Goose Island Tasting Blue Monk 7 pm

“For The Love of Beer” A women-only event. Screening of “For the Love of Beer” doc. Beer tasting to follow.

Shango Bistro 7 pm

BeerTasting - 10 beers for $10

Events Directory Wednesday, October 31st Premier Gourmet 4:30 - 6:30 pm Southampton Brewing Tasting Fat Bob’s Smokehouse 5 - 9 pm Halloween Madness - half off all pints and bar menu Ebenezer Ale House All night Halloween Special: $3.00 drafts of Magic Hat Hex Aurora Brew Works 2 - 7 pm Hoppy [Horror] Hour - Deep discounts on select IPAs drafts and bottles. Costumes encouraged! Consumer’s Beverages - 2440 Clinton Street 4 - 7 pm Orange & Black Halloween: Wolavers/Otter Creek Tasting Pan-American Grill & Brewery 6 pm Witches Ball at the Lafayette Adam Mickiewicz Library 7 pm Polish Beer Tasting Pizza Plant - Walker Center 8 pm Voodoo Doughnut Fright Night. Featuring Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Maple BaconAle & Paula’s Maple Bacon doughnuts. Free samples to all dressed for Halloween!

Thursday, November 1st Premier Gourmet 12 - 3 pm Sierra Nevada Tasting Jack Astor’s Pub & Grill 5 - ? pm Oskar Blues Tasting Ebenezer Ale House 2 - 7 pm Hopped-up Thurdsays: 2 drafts, 2 cigars for $25 Aurora Brew Works All Day Beer Infusions - The Randalizer will be in full effect! Gordon Biersch - 2440 Clinton Street 4 - 7 pm Brewmaster’s Dinner: 6 course meal with 6 paired with 6 Gordon Biersch beers. $40 tickets, only 30 available. Coles

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Sierra Nevada Tap Takeover

Pizza Plant - Transit 7 pm Sierra Nevada Beer Camp 2012: Offering all 4 beer camp brews on tap available on a Sierra Beer Flight Paddle. Flying Bison - Hope at the Hyatt 7 pm Featuring Bisonfest and Collaboration Alt. Brewery also open 12 pm - 6pm for tastings. Brewery tour at 5pm. Shango Bistro 7 pm

Abita 3 course tasting menu: $18 Chicken & Andouille Sausage Gumbo paired with Abita Turbo Dog. Seafood Jambalaya paired with Abita Amber. Bananas Foster Bread Pudding paired with Abita Purple Haze.

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Events Directory Friday, November 2nd Premier Gourmet 4 - 6 pm Victory Brewing Tasting Consumer’s Beverages - Orchard Park 4 - 7 pm Sierra Nevada Tasting Ebenezer Ale House 4 - 7 pm Happy Hour specials: $3. craft drafts & half-price apps Aurora Brew Works 2 - 7 German Beer Tastings - Charcuterie pairings included Giancarlo’s 7 pm

5 Course Chef’s table beer pairing featuring Community Beer Works. CBW’s Ethan Cox and Chef Pat Powers present a 5-course meal paired with beers from CBW and other select New York breweries. Tickets are $55 and require reservations

Adam Mickiewicz Library 7 pm Polish Beer Tasting Pizza Plant - Transit 7 pm 3rd annual Double IPA Imbiber - A celebration of the Hop A stellar lineup on big IPS’s on tap: Dogfish 120, Green Flash Imperial, Sculpin Viven Imperial, Hop Stoopid, Evil Twin All Occasion DIPA, and Kissmeyer No. 1 Stockholm Syndrome DIPA Dick & Jenny’s 6:30 - ? pm

Anderson Valley Tasting - Charlie Carson, Eastern USA sales manager for Anderson Valley will be on hand to discuss his brews!

Flying Bison Brewery 12 - 7 pm Open for tastings. Brewery tour at 5pm. Blue Monk 5 pm

Jolly Pumpkin Night. Several selections from this amazing Michigan brewery will be available on-tap and in bottle.

Events Directory Saturday, November 3rd Niagara Tradition Home Brew 10 am - 4 pm Happy 21st Birthday Niagara Tradition Home Brew! Free all grain brewing workshop and homebrew tasting! Consumer’s Beverages - Orchard Park 10:30 am - 2 pm Homebrewing Demo: Let’s do Porter! Consumer’s Beverages - 2440 Clinton 1 - 4 pm Middle Ages Tasting Premier Gourmet 11 am - 1 pm Southern Tier Tasting 1 - 3 pm Ommegang Tasting Flying Bison Brewery 11 am - 4 pm Open for tastings. Tours and 12 pm and 2 pm. Pettibones @ Coca Cola Field 2 - 5 pm Flying Bison Tasting featuring Fall season and various Beer Week collaboration beers. A Beer Week Celebration - featuring a beer and cheese pairing with so much more! Sample beers from WNY which will be prominently featured along with some hard to find and seasonal craft brews from all over. Other specialty foods to include artisan breads, infused olive oils, and other local favorites! $30 per person Ebenezer Ale House 7 - 9 pm Victory Brewing Company Party - Including a Featured Head Waters Cask for Buffalo Beer Week Cask Day Gordon Biersch 12 pm Traditional Fass Keg Tapping for Buffalo Beer Week Cask Day Coles

Stone Brewing Cask for Buffalo Beer Week Cask Day

Blue Monk

Special Cask Beers for Buffalo Beer Week Cask Day

Pizza Plant – Transit Flying Dog Wildman Farmhouse IPA on Cask

Buffalo’s first craft beer bar celebrates Buffalo’s best week • Buffalo Beer Hall of Fame Lunch Friday, October 26th • Noon-2:30 pm

• Saison du Buff in the Buff Pouring all three versions after Micros at Marcy

Saturday, October 27th

• Sierra Nevada Tap Takeover Thursday, November 1st • 6:00 pm

• Cask Day featuring Stone Saturday, November 3rd

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Events Directory Sunday, November 4th Pizza Plant - Transit 11 am - 2 pm Beer Week Closing Event! Beer Geek Brunch - Limited tickets: $25 Unique brunch buffet with beers to match! Mikkeller Beer geek Brews and Founders Breakfast Stouts

Beer Stop Venue Directory Look for this Sign During Beer Week!

Adam Mickiewicz Library 612 Fillmore Ave, Buffalo 847-0839 Aurora Brew Works 191 Main Street, E. Aurora 652-BEER Blue Monk 727 Elmwood, Ave, Buffalo 882-6665 Brick Oven Bistro & Deli 7910 Abbott Road, Buffalo 844-8496 Coles 1104 Elmwood, Ave, Buffalo 886-1449 Community Beer Works 15 Lafayette Ave, Buffalo 759-HOPS Consumer’s Beverages 17 W.N.Y. Locations. Check their website for all the info ConsumerBeverages.com Curly’s Grill 647 Ridge Road, Lackawanna 824-9716 Dick & Jenny’s 1270 Baseline Rd., Grand Island 775-5048

Beer Stop Venue Directory Ebenezer Ale House 4348 Seneca St., West Seneca 674-2337 Fat Bob’s Smokehouse 41 Virginia Place, Buffalo 887-2971 Flying Bison Brewery 491 Ontario Street, Buffalo 873-1557 Giancarlo’s 5110 Main Street, Williamsville 650-5566 Gene McCarthy’s Pub 73 Hamburg Street, Buffalo 855-8948 Gordon Biersch 2000 Walden Ave., Galleria Mall 683-0050 Jack Astor’s 2000 Walden Ave., Galleria Mall 684-7693 Pan-American Grill & Brewery 391 Washington St., Bflo 853-1505 Pearl St. Grill & Brewery 76 Pearl Street, Buffalo 856-2337 Pettibones Grille 1 James D Griffin Plaza, Buffalo 846-2100 Pizza Plant - Transit 7770 Transit Road, Williamsville 632-0800 Pizza Plant - Walker Center 5110 Main St., Williamsville 626-5566 Premier Gourmet 3904 Maple Road, Amherst 877-3574 Shango Bistro 3260 Main Street, Buffalo 837-2326

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