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Craft breweries help lead the charge in Buffalo’s rebirth
The Chicago Tribune takes note of Buffalo’s craft brewery scene and how it’s helping Buffalo improve its image. Taking note of the nearly 20 breweries that have opened up in Buffalo in just a couple years time they focus on how breweries help other local businesses flourish as well. One of the featured breweries, Community Beer Works, has just announced a $1M expansion.
Buffalo’s bustling craft beer scene
Rochester tips their hat to Buffalo’s craft brewing scene commenting on how many new and substantial breweries are taking root in the Queen City. The Flour City focused mainly on four breweries - 12 Gates Brewery, Big Ditch Brewery, Community Beer Works and Resurgence Brewing while giving honorable mentions to Old First Ward Brewing and the highly anticipated up and coming Thin Man Brewery on Elmwood.
Find out which beer is made closest to you with this crazy map
Christopher Ingraham of The Washington Post has created a map known as a Voronoi diagram which maps which breweries are closest to where you live anywhere in the continental United States. Ingraham mentions Western New York specifically for having a higher number of breweries than merely the population would suggest mentioning Rochester’s Genesee Brewery, which touts itself as New York State’s oldest brewery.
The Buffalo region brewing scene has been booming going from just a handful to nearly twenty in just a few short years. In addition, Buffalo’s distilling scene has seen its own awakening and both alcohols are being supplied from growers within New York State in a successful initiative to boost the state’s economy. This is in addition to the large cluster in the Finger Lakes region Ingraham was referring to in his article putting the Empire State on the map for a drinking destination.
Buffalo. For Real TV - Even More Beer!
Buffalo. For Real TV has now made a 3rd segment on Buffalo’s booming microbrewery scene (See Part 1 and Part 2). In this episode Nelson Star visits the Flying Bison Brewery, Big Ditch Brewery, and Hamburg Brewing Company.
Buffalo. For Real TV - More Beer!
In this segment of Buffalo. For Real TV Nelson Star visits only three of the plethora of microbreweries popping up across the city. They include Resurgence Brewery, Community Beer Works, and Gene McCarthys.
Iroquois Brewing Company
The Buffalo Spree called Iroquois Brewing Company "Buffalo's greatest brewery." The successor of the Jacob Roos Brewery started in 1830 the Iroquois Brewing Company was one of Buffalo's oldest businesses being founded in 1842. Named after the Native American confederacy that held power in what is now Upstate New York the Iroquois Brewing Company was both a part of Buffalo's original brewing renaissance and the lead competitor after prohibition.
By the 1950's Iroquois employed 500 people, consisted of 40% of all beer being consumed in Buffalo, and advertised everywhere. In an attempt to compete with other national beers Iroquois beat out its local competitors and joined a conglomeration with a distribution system across 8 states. However, 129 years after it was founded Iroquois shuttered its doors in 1971 unable to compete with megabrewer prices. Today the Iroquois Brewing Company remains a powerful specter of Buffalo's past along with Bethlehem Steel, the Larkin Administration Building, The Rockpile, and the Erie Canal.
Image: Vintage Iroquois Indian Head Beer & Ale Metal Serving Tray sold by DaysLongGoneSalvage
Buffalo Niagara Enterprise Introduces Brewery Map
Western New York has seen a sharp increase in breweries and Buffalo Niagara Enterprise has mapped them out for the local beer connoisseur. Currently Western New York holds 30 craft breweries, distillers, and suppliers either in operation or under construction. Most recently, Resurgence Brewery has launched its soft opening on Niagara Street which includes a beer garden.
Buffalo embraces all alcohol in both production and consumption. Wineries surround the region and a Buffalo distillery has opened for the first time since prohibition. Buffalo has been ranked as one of the top 10 bar cities in the nation and residents tend to drink a higher percentage of vodka than other places.
If you want to hear more about Buffalo's brewing culture check out this What's New Buffalo interview with Ethan Cox of Community Beer Works. If you want to taste more of Buffalo's brewing culture you should head down to Buffalo Brewers Festival @ Canalside on Saturday, July 19th from 3PM - 10PM featuring over 30 New York State craft beers.
Jim & Tony are playing an acoustic show at the Cheeky Monk on Colfax Monday at 7 for the U.S. debut of Buffalo Beer!
