Most likely, you already know, but just in case you haven’t yet heard: The Buffalo Brewfest is this weekend, Aug 25th, at the Central Terminal, 495 Paderewski Drive. Tickets are $20.00 ahead of time, $25.00 day-of, (though I wouldn’t count on buying tickets at the door) and come with twenty tokens- good for twenty samples, though extra tokens will be available at $1.00 each. Doors open at 1:00, taps on at 2:00. All proceeds benefit the Central Terminal Restoration Committee and the Buffalo Speech and Hearing Center.

This year, the organizers have expanded the offerings yet again.

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A recent post at BR.O piqued my interest, concerned as it was with an as-yet unopened restaurant seeking some advice on a name. I had a vague notion that I knew what place that might be, and sure enough, the discription of the location confirmed it. Now, some time back, the guy behind this effort contacted me through Newell Nussbaumer to solicit some advice on his beer list, and we bounced around a few ideas. The months went by, and as I cruised past the place from time to time, I could see progress, but the pace was glacial. I worried for my friend- would he get his restaurant up before running out of funds? Never having any in the first place might have helped in that regard…

So having read the aforementioned post, I decided to stop by yesterday…

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Just a few upcoming events in the WNY area—and slightly beyond—for the beer-o-philes among you to consider as the Dog Days of Summer roll on.

Click through for the report

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Bobby has sent out the program for this month’s gathering, and as usual, the lineup is supurb. This month, two breweries will be represented. From Sly Fox in PA, we’ll be checking out a variety of canned (& bottled) selections, one of which I recently reviewed. Their Pikeland Pils will be on offer alongside their Royal Weisse, Saison Vos (Vos is Dutch for ‘fox’), Phoenix Pale Ale, Rt. 113 IPA and Odyssey Imperial IPA.

The second brewery featured will be Blue Point of Long Island, NY. Their Toasted Lager is a favorite of mine, and will be available as will the Hoptical Illusion IPA, Summer Ale, Blueberry Ale and No Apologies IPA.

The food–always scrumptious–will consist of a shrimp & sausage jambalaya, and a sweet potato cheesecake with a pecan-gingersnap crust. Wow!

Tix are $15 ahead of time, $20 day-of, and the whole thing goes down at 7:30 PM. Call Bobby at 430-1169 or email mstrgdbr@aol.com for more info.

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Nothing more than a friendly reminder that the Brewfest is a’ comin’ and that you should buy your tix ahead of time if you really want to be there. For more details, including where to buy your tickets, you can read my original post on it, or go to their website (or, look carefully at the graphic above, for that matter). Tickets are also available online. Good news- they’ve upped the number of tokens (= samples) to 20- so no complaining. If you’re determined to be a slacker and buy your ticket at the door, well… better get on line pretty early- doors open at 1:00, taps at 2:00. Stop on by the Beer-O-Vision table, and say hi!

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Just a few upcoming events in the WNY area for the beer-o-philes among you to consider as we roll into July and early August…

07/11 | 7:30 p.m. | Mr. Goodbar Goodbeer Club | $20.00; $15.00 pre-pay | check website or call Bobby @ 430-1169
Another edition of the Goodbeer club, though this far ahead, we don’t […]

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Well, pretty much nothing. It’s just that everyone else is talking about them, and I feel left out. So, I was pretty happy to spot this:

Neither its ultimate availability nor the $499 price tag has stopped market forces from coming into play. Lazy buyers can choose line-waiters based on price and location. In California, one would-be waiter in Walnut Creek “will wait in line @ Apple Store in WC for 80 + Beer and a pack of Smokes.”

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It’s that time of year again, folks- time to consider, on top of all the other summer craft beer events in the area, the big kahuna: The Buffalo Brewfest. I saw a poster up somewhere just the other day, and had a chance to ask Flying Bison owner Tim Herzog a few questions about it the other night, seeing as tickets go on sale TODAY. In addition to providing me with this fine, fine graphic, he assured me of a few other details…

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Among the purposes of the Beer-O-Vision blog is to bring you news of upcoming events- and as you might expect, the summer is jam packed with ‘em. In relative chronological order, this summer’s beery/brewy offerings are…

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