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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 here
RUSTY 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 special tap takeover which features 2022 Barrel Aged Heavy Maple (10% Waterless Wee Heavy with Maple Sap & Syrup) and Rauchy Maple (10.5% Smoked Waterless Wee Heavy with Maple Sap & Syrup), along with 2023 Autumn Maple (limited release until fall).
HOFBRAUHAUS TO TAP HOPFEN WEIZEN FOR JUNEHofbrauhaus Buffalo will tap their Hopfen Weizen on June 1 (7pm). If you’re new to this style, expect a hazy beer with a thick white head, super fruity and tropical aromas, slight pithy orange / pineapple juice taste and clean bitterness on the end.
NYBP WALTER’S JELLY DONUT RETURNS FOR NATIONAL DONUT DAYNew York Beer Project’s Walter’s Jelly Donut will make a return June 2 (11am) just in time for National Donut Day. 
SUMMER SOLSTICE IS BACK AT THIN MAN BREWERYAfter taking a few years off, Thin Man’s summer street festival, Summer Solstice, returns to Elmwood on June 17 (12pm). General admission tickets ($25) include access to festival grounds and first floor of taproom, as well as a commemorative glass and first beer, VIP tickets ($75) include access to festival grounds, first and second floors of taproom, commemorative glass, first beer, food ticket, and three beer tickets, and Executive VIP tickets ($150) include access to festival grounds, first and second floors of taproom, private second floor patio, commemorative glass, open bar (noon-8pm), and open food package. You can purchase tickets here.
42 NORTH ANNOUNCES 2023 SUMMER TAP TREKKER TOUR42 North Brewing is hitting the road this summer at regional parks and outdoor venues with events featuring the 42 North Tap Trekker, as well as food trucks and musicians from throughout the region. The tour will visit Erie County Parks with a series of “Pints in the Park” events, the first event of which will take place June 3 at Sprague Brook Park. There will also be a weekly concert series at Cazenovia Park. More information and a full-schedule can be found at www.42northbrewing.com or by following 42 North on Facebook.

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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 PARK
Wayland 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 LOVEJOY
Housed in the former Olde Theater Building and HopfStar Theater originally built in 1890, Buffalo Olde Brewery is Buffalo’s newest brewery, located at 1221 E. Lovejoy St. 
BUFFALO BREWING COMPANY OWNER WINS PRESERVATION AWARD
Buffalo Brewing Company owner John Domres has won the 2023 Emerging Preservationist Award from Preservation Buffalo Niagara for his work to preserve and renovate the former Schreiber Brewery building.
RESURGENCE BREWING, SPOT COFFEE TEAM UP ON NEW BEERResurgence Brewing and SPoT Coffee have collaborated on Resurgence SPoT Hefeweizen, which will be available in cans at Resurgence and other participating retailers, as well as on tap at select bars.
BIG DITCH BREWING 8TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
Big Ditch is turning 8 and is celebrating on May 18 (5pm) with beer, food and cocktail specials, live music, prizes, giveaways and more. Along with their regular draft list, there will be 4 anniversary beers on tap, including 8th Anniversary French Toast Imperial Stout (10% ABV), Strawberry Vision Sour Fruit Beer, Basically Juice Double IPA (9% ABV), Salted Watermelon Cucumber Seltzer and Double Dry Hopped Little Waves Lager (Nelson Sauvin hops). There will be free limited edition t-shirts for the first 75 guests, raffles (one entry with every beer) and live music from JJ Moscato. The event is free and open to the public.

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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 CONTEST
SOUTHERN TIER BREWING TO RELEASE NEW SUMMER VARIETY PACK
Southern 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 Here
COMMUNITY BEER WORKS TO OPEN NEW TAPROOM ON ELMWOOD
Community 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 Here
NEW YORK STATE CRAFT BREWERS FEST RETURNS TO CANALSIDE JUNE 24
The New York State Craft Brewers Festival: Buffalo returns to Canalside on June 24. Read More Here
12 GATES BREWING TAPS EXCLUSIVE NEW PORTER IN ELLICOTTVILLE
12 Gates Brewing has tapped their first exclusive beer at 12 Gates of EVL, Peruvian Porter, made with Organic Peruvian Coffee Beans from Ellicottville Coffee Company. Read More Here
STEELBOUND BREWERY 5TH ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND CELEBRATIONS
Steelbound Brewery & Distillery are taking the entire weekend, May 5-6, to celebrate their fifth anniversary. The brewery will introduce two new tequilas for Cinco de Mayo on May 5, Blanco and Reposado, will be giving away free margarita glasses and will have food and drink specials. Read More Here
CINCO DE MAYO KEGS & EGGS AT RESURGENCE BREWING
Spend your Cinco de Mayo with Resurgence Brewing at their Cinco de Mayo Kegs & Eggs on May 5 (10am). Read More Here
DESIGN THE NEXT GREAT THIN MAN BREWERY BEER CAN
Want to have your artwork featured on Thin Man’s next release? The brewery has teamed up with art collective Leftern to offer a shot at having your work on display at their Elmwood taproom and on an upcoming beer label. Read More Here

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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

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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 Buzz

COMMUNITY 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 on hand to samples their newest and most popular brews. Visit http://thawfest.com/ for more information.

PINK BOOTS COLLABORATION BEER RELEASE AT WOODCOCK BROTHERSOn April 22, the Pink Boots Society will release their International Women’s Day brew, Pink Boots Buf Roots Session IPA, at Woodcock Brothers at Wurlitzer (2-6pm). Pink Boots Buf Roots is an easy drinking, citrusy and tropical IPA that features Cascade and the Pink Boots special hop blend. The release party will feature a woman-owned business vendor market to sip, shop and celebrate all Western New York women. A portion of proceeds from Pink Boots Buf Roots will be donated to the Pink Boots Society, a nonprofit organization focused on women in the fermented beverage industry.

SCIENCE AFTER HOURS: WHY SO(BER) CURIOUS? AT SCIENCE MUSEUMWith more and more nonalcoholic adult beverages hitting the market, what’s all the hype about? The Buffalo Museum of Science is looking to find out at their next Science After Hours event on April 21 (6-9pm). 

WNY BEER TRAIL FUNDRAISER FOR SUMMIT BUFFALO AT RESURGENCEIn honor of Autism Awareness Month, WNY Beer trail will host the third annual Summit Buffalo fundraiser at Resurgence Brewing on April 22 (12pm). This event is free and will feature live music from Nico Zarcone and raffles for prizes, including autographed Bills jerseys, autographed 8×10’s (Alex Tuch, Stevie Johnson, Taron Johnson), gift baskets, gift cards and more. There will also be a silent auction for a signed Damar Hamlin #3 full size helmet. There will be a special beer for the event as well, Believe in Summit Pilsner, and Resurgence will donate $1 of each pint to the cause.

SPOTTED OCTOPUS BREWING CELEBRATES 1ST ANNIVERSARYAllentown’s Spotted Octopus Brewing will celebrate their first anniversary on April 22 (7pm). The party will feature live music from Davey O (7-9pm), food will be available from Under Fire Pizza (3-7pm), drink specials throughout the night and more. 

GOWANDA BREWING AT THE WICKED GLEN OFFICIALLY OPENSGowanda Brewing at the Wicked Glen is officially open to the public. The brewery, located at the Wicked Glen in Gowanda, features a 3.5BBL capacity and 7 taps serving their own beer.

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HAMBURG BREWING RELEASES BIG LOU DIPA IN 19.2OZ. CANS
Hamburg 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 here
PRESSURE DROP TO RELEASE NEW WEST COAST & HAZY IPAS
Pressure 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 here
SOUR POWER RETURNS TO PIZZA PLANT TRANSIT
Sour Power, Pizza Plant’s annual celebration of all things sour ales, returns to their Transit Road location on April 16. Read more here
12 GATES WILL NOT HOLD ROCK THE GATES FESTIVAL IN 2023
Rock 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 explains that opening a new site requires a lot of time, energy, and attention. Read more here
HOFBRAUHAUS BUFFALO LAUNCHES NEW REWARDS PROGRAM
Hofbrauhaus is the latest Western New York brewery to officially launch an in-house rewards program. After you sign up, you will receive 1 point for every dollar spent at the brewery, and once you hit 100 points, you can redeem your rewards to unlock a $5 bonus. And right now, for a limited time only, you can receive 25 bonus points when you sign up. You will also receive a special birthday bonus after joining. Read more here
LAST CALL FOR BIG DITCH BREWING GALAXY RED IPA
Galaxy Red, Big Ditch’s unique and popular seasonal offering, is going away for good, the brewery announced, adding that “something just as delicious will take its place.” Galaxy Red is a 6.8% India Red Ale brewed with Galaxy hops for notes of sweet malt, pineapple, mango and papaya. Read more here
WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO THAWFEST AT BUFFALO RIVERWORKS
Step Out Buffalo is giving away a pair of general admission tickets to Thawfest 2023, an annual celebration of New York’s breweries, wineries, cideries and distilleries, at Buffalo Riverworks on April 21. To enter, all you need to do is head to Step Out Buffalo’s Instagram page, follow Buffalo Riverworks on Instagram, like the contest post and tag a minimum of three friends in the comments (extra tags are extra entries (unlimited comment tags allowed)⁠). Visit stepoutbuffalo.com/giveaways for more chances to enter this giveaway. The deadline to enter is Monday, April 17.
If you don’t win those tickets, limited amounts are still available for purchase. VIP tickets are $65 (includes buffet-style food, additional bottle and can pours) and general admission tickets are $45. You can visit http://thawfest.com/ to purchase yours today.

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