First Annual Buffalo BrewFest
> August 13th, 2-6 PM
> Dunn Tire Park (in the outfield!)
>
> After months of planning, the Buffalo BrewFest is less than two weeks
> away!  This festival will be the biggest and best beer tasting to ever
> take place in Western New York.  There will be approximately 50 breweries
> in attendance, ranging from the smallest brewpubs to the best Belgian
> brewers around, as well as live music from great local bands and plenty of
> food.
>
> Tickets are $15 presale and $18 at the door.  Proceeds from the event will
> benefit the Roswell Park Cancer Institute.  Tickets are available at
> Premier Gourmet, Pearl Street Grill & Brewery, Alternative Brews, Dunn
> Tire Park, Pizza Plant (both locations), Brewfellows, Niagara Tradition
> Homebrew Suppliers, and all Tickets.com locations - including their web
> page (search for "Buffalo Brew Festival" on tickets.com).  However, there
> are only 3,000 tickets available so get them before they sell out!
>
> Although we are still waiting for final confirmation from several invited
> participants, here is a list of the breweries and importers that have
> tentatively agreed to participate.  There are several more that I haven't
> listed which are "probably" coming.  At the time of this email, many
> breweries on this list haven't decided exactly what they will be bringing.
> If they have, I've included the beers in parentheses:
>
> MICROS:
> Alternative Brews (Alternative Brew)
> Anchor Brewing Company (Old Foghorn Barleywine, Anchor Small Beer)
> Brewery Ommegang (Hennepin, Rare Vos)
> Brooklyn Brewery (Brooklyn Brown Ale, Brooklyner Weisse)
> Buffalo Brewpub (Buffalo Lager, Amber Ale, Wheat)
> Buffalo Tap Room
> Church Brew Works (Pious Monk Dunkel, Season Ale)
> Cooperstown Brewing Company
> Custom Brewcrafters (Golden Ale, English Pale Ale, Raspberry Wheat)
> Dogfish Head Brewing Company (Raison d'Etre, Shelter Pale Ale)
> Ellicottville Brewing Company (Belgian Honey Maibock, Two Brothers Pale
> Ale, Seasonal Surprise)
> Empire Brewing Company (Skinny Atlas Light, Amber Ale, IPA, Hefeweizen)
> Flying Bison Brewing Company (Aviator Red, Dawn Patrol Gold, Season Ale)
> Great Lakes Brewing Company (Barrel Select Pils, Dortmunder Gold, Burning
> River Pale Ale, Edmund Fizgerald Porter, Holy Moses Witbier)
> Ithaca Beer Company
> Jordan Ales
> Middle Ages Brewing Company (Impaled Ale, Apricot Ale)
> Pearl Street Brewery
> Pizza Plant Ale Company (Inferno Pod Ale)
> Post Road (IPA)
> Rohrbach Brewing Company (Pale Ale, Blueberry Ale, IPA, Porter)
> Sacket's Harbor (War of 1812 Pale Ale, Lake Effect Lager)
> Saranac/FX Matt Brewing Co.
> The Cozumel (Loaded Goat Ale)
> Three Floyd's Brewing Company
> Towpath Brewing Company (Hoppin' Mad, others)
> Victory Brewing Company (Prima Pils, HopDevil IPA)
> Wagner Valley Brewing Company
> Whitey's (Irish Safari Ale)
>
>
> IMPORTS:
>
> Beamish Irish Stout (Ireland)
> Brasserie a Vapeur (Belgium)
> Brasserie Castelain (France - St. Amand French Country Ale)
> Brasserie D'Achouffe (Belgium)
> Brasserie Dupont (Belgium - Biere de Miel honey saison)
> Broughton Ales (Scotland - Old Jock Ale, Black Douglas Ale, Kinmount
> Willie Scottish Oatmeal Stout, Merlin's Ale)
> Brouwerij van Steenberge (Belgium)
> Domaine Etienne Dupont (France - Cidre Bouche Fermier hard cider)
> Franziskaner (Germany - Hefe Weissbier)
> Hanssens (Belgium)
> Lindeman's Framboise (Belgium)
> Newcastle Brown Ale (England)
> Orval (Belgium)
> Pinkus Munster Alt (Germany)
> Privatbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn (Germany)
> Rodenbach Red Ale (Belgium)
> Sam Smith's Nut Brown (England)
> Sinebrychoff Porter (Finland)
> Spaten Optimator Doppelbock (Germany)
> Unibroue (Quebec - La Fin du Monde, Maudite, Don de Dieu, Raftman, Trois
> Pistoles, Eau Benite, Blanche de Chambly)
>
> If you have any questions about the BrewFest, send me an email!
>
> Stay tuned for the next full edition of the Premier e-Brewletter, arriving
> in about two weeks!  A lot of new brews have arrived in the past few
> weeks, and more are on the way.  Plus, more tastings, upcoming classes on
> cooking with beer, and much more!
>
> ----------------------------------
>
> If you have any comments, suggestions, or questions about beer, Premier,
> or this brewletter, please send me an email!  If you have friends who
> might enjoy this (but didn't receive a copy), please forward it on and
> send me their address!  If you are not sure why you received this email,
> and do not want to receive it in the future, just send me a note.
>
> Cheers!
> Lyle Ostrow
> Premier Gourmet
> 3465 Delaware Avenue
> Kenmore, New York  14217
> Tel: 716-877-3574
> Fax: 716-873-9019
> premierbeer@adelphia.net

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