The Bar Towel

Here are my destinations so far, any additions? Premier Gourmet Consumers Beverages (aiming for the ones with higher tap counts, good idea?) Northern Tradition Homebrew Supplies I don't have any specific beers on my list yet. What are the odds of some Hopslam being there? I'd be a failure if I didn...

Where in Buffalo? Any place I asked they had no plans on carrying Ballast Point. It *just* arrived. Pizza Plant had the first keg of Sculpin on earlier this week. Coles has an event tonight with Sculpin & Victory at Sea. I know Consumers has received bottles but I don't think they've left the w...

saw this on party sources facebook page "Now on the shelves is Ballast Point Brewing Company. New to the Syracuse market out of San Diego, we have Victory at Sea an Imperial Porter as well as the Sculpin IPA" with this and alesmith now in syracuse, we're pretty set with good IPA's Yep, th...

The Cole's lineup is: Sierra Nevada Celebration Ithaca Flower Power w/ Nelson hops Three Heads The Kind Southern Tier Pumking Anderson Valley Hop Ottin Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald w/ Dried Cherries as well as an offering from Community Beer Works and Blackbird Cider Works each made specifically fo...

The Buffalo Cask fest is upon us again. It runs from December 7th - 9th at Coles and Mr. Goodbar. We (Community Beer Works) are sending our first cask offerings, one bar will have The IPA (http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/community-beer-works-the-ipa/187522/) cask hopped with Citra & The Whale (http...

icemachine wrote:Go to Buffalo - Hit Premier, Consumers, Village Beer Merchant - one of them will surely have an unblended Lambic

Nope.

Cantillon Iris & Bruocsella were the only unblended lambics that were ever on the shelves down here & they haven't been around for years.

-rudy

Has anyone taken any recent trips to Consumers Beverages and/or Wegmans in Niagara (U.S.)? that would kindly share what they brought back? My friends is in the area on Saturday, unfortunately not going to Premier, but offered to pick-up 12-24 bottles for me at Consumers and Wegmans. Any good deals ...

yes, it sucks that this overlaps with Cask Days. It was originally scheduled for earlier in October but it conflicted with another week-long event & got moved back. There are a bunch of great events planned for the week - unfortunately most are not yet on the calendar. Hopefully the organizers g...

oooh, that gives hope we might finally get more than yulesmith in buffalo... c'mon old numbskull! I've heard that it is on the way. Captain Lawrence is supposedly coming as well. When is the question. I'd been hearing that founders was "on the way" for 3 years before it actually showed.. ...

I haven't listened to that brewing network podcast, but I'm sure its full of good advice. A few things of note if you don't feel like listening to the podcast: - assume that the hops are between 75-80% water. So 100g of wet hops = 20g of dried hops - take a wild guess & assume that the hops are ...

Deleted new post on Jamestown, NY and dredged up this one, as it essentially covers the same area I am interested in. Any recommendations on a grocery store with a decent beer selection in the Jamestown area? I don't know if their selection will be as good as those in the Buffalo area, but there is...

Ken,
We don't have regular hours right now, but send me a message here on Bartowel when you're coming down & we'll figure something out!

Hi folks, Just a quick bit of self promotion - next time you're down in Buffalo keep an eye out for beers from Community Beer Works. We're on tap at Coles, Blue Monk & Goodbar (and occasionally Village Beer Merchant and Black Rock Kitchen & Bar). We'll be on tap more at more good beer bars a...

The only sporting events I've watched in the states have been at Ford Field and Comerica Park in Detroit. Both have bad beer, even in the private lounge at Ford Field it was still BMC, but better liquor choices. The best at Comerica is Leinenkugel, when I went it was the Summer Shandy and Sunset Wh...

Hi folks, Community Beer Works is a new brewery in Buffalo, NY. After years of licencing we're finally ready to start selling beer! Our launch party will take place on April 20th at Coles and Goodbar. We'll be bringing our American Pale Ale (Frank) & American Brown Ale (The Whale). Stop down if ...