Buffalo Beer Buzz, August 20th, 2026

It’s an early Wednesday recording to celebrate Brian’s birthday eve! Scott and Brian are back together on screen breaking down a massive late-summer lineup across Western New York, from Bills-themed stadium crushers to milestone brewery anniversaries and Rochester festival takeovers.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: Catch the full video edition on YouTube to see Brian’s proper NYBP glassware and Scott’s fresh homebrew pour: Buffalo Beer Buzz Playlist

IN THIS EPISODE:

• This Week's Pours:
• Scott: Bleeding Heart Fruited Gose (Cranberry & Plum) from Rhode Island's Tilted Barn Brewery, plus a fresh pour of his homebrewed Mosaic/Citra/Sabro NEIPA.
• Brian: Hazy Crush IPA from New York Beer Project.
• First Line Brewing 6th Anniversary (Aug 22): Orchard Park celebrates 6 years this Saturday! Enjoy live music, drink specials, and wings on-site from Wingnutz.
• Local Hollow Brewing Opens: The newly rebranded space in Clarence Hollow (formerly Chalupny) kicks off its soft opening this week under the leadership of Hillary Dollinger.
• Mystic Hills 3rd Anniversary (Sept 5): A massive celebration featuring Ghost-inspired releases, including Hand of Doom Bourbon Barrel-Aged Black IPA, Year Zero Pale Ale, and Kaisarion Berliner Weisse, alongside Under Fire Pizza and psychic readings from Psychic Lynn.
• Flower City Brewers Fest (Aug 21): Buffalo craft invades the Rochester Public Market! Over a dozen 716 breweries head down the 90 for Rohrbach's annual festival ($55 GA).
• Hofbräuhaus Booze Cruises: Setting sail with German lagers on the water! Catch the August 20th cruise aboard the Spirit of Buffalo ($54) or the September 25th Oktoberfest cruise on the Harbor Queen with the Hops & Schnapps German Band ($44).
• Bills Beer Season Expands: More Buffalo-themed beers hit taps and shelves for preseason, including NYBP’s Buffalo Billsner (German/Italian hybrid pilsner), EBC’s Buffalo Fan Zone IPA, Griffin Brewing’s Buffalo Proud Light Lager, and Resurgence’s Buff IPA.

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