We’re closing out a massive double-drop week as we march toward episode 100! Alongside our regular episode featuring First Line Brewing's Fest, Brian is recapping all the action from this past Friday’s Tap & Craft Festival at Buffalo RiverWorks.
A huge shout-out goes to Seth and the entire crew from The Lock Tender in Lockport and Tap & Craft for hosting the Buffalo Beer League en masse and putting together hands-down their best festival experience yet. With The Brass Machine bringing the energy all night long and a layout that seamlessly mixed craft brewers, cideries, distilleries, and artisan vendors together in the aisles, RiverWorks proved once again why it’s a premier festival venue.
Brian’s pour list ran long, but a few heavy hitters stole the show. That includes a crisp, killer West Coast IPA and a Munich Festbier on side-pull from Frequentem; an absurdly good 8.6% Motueka DIPA alongside a rare bottle pour of "There Is No Dana" (a 10% peanut butter, cacao nib, and marshmallow imperial stout that tasted like a melted candy bar) from Mortalis; Hop Butcher for the World's Citra, El Dorado, and Mosaic-hopped "The Mild Giardiniera" hazy IPA; a clean, true-to-style pilsner from Departed Souls; and a 13.5% barrel-aged "kitchen sink" pastry stout from Imprint Beer Co. loaded with birthday cake, walnuts, and pretzels. Even the cider game brought the heat—Awestruck Ciders' 6.8% bourbon barrel-aged pumpkin pie cider, "Hometown Homicider," was a runaway crowd favorite among the crew.
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