The 2017 Buffalo Brewery Battle
The 2017 Brewery Battle was part of the 2017 Tournament Extravaganza in September 2017
Like many cities across the US, Buffalo’s current brewery scene is very very young. It wasn’t that long ago that the local scene consisted of just a handful of breweries, many of which were small brewpubs that were more known as much as restaurant destinations then as a beer destination. In 2010, things started to change (thanks in large part to more favorable NY State legislation) and we ushered in a new generation of breweries. The list below shows that you can get a really good beer in the City, in the Northtowns AND Southtowns and even up in Niagara County. Our seedings were determined through a group discussion amongst the Buffalo Eats Staff and based on a ‘general feeling’.
Like in the past, the polls will run from 8am to 1o pm on our twitter page: twitter.com/buffaloeats
To see the Brewery Battle in bracket form, click here. We’ll try to update it as quickly as possible.
The Tournament:
1. Big Ditch Brewing Company vs 16. West Shore Brewing Company
3. Flying Bison Brewing vs 14. Buffalo Brewing Company
4. Woodcock Brothers Brewery vs 13. Rusty Nickel Brewing Company
5. Thin Man Brewery vs 12. Ellicottville Brewing Co.
6. Old First Ward Brewing Co. vs 11. Hamburg Brewing Company
7. 12 Gates Brewing Company vs 10. NY Beer Project
8. 42 North Brewing Company vs 9. Resurgence Brewing Company
Schedule & Results:
First Round
Monday, September 11th
1. Big Ditch Brewing Company defeated 16. West Shore Brewing Company – See Results
9. Resurgence Brewing Company defeated 8. 42 North Brewing Company – See Results
4. Woodcock Brothers Brewery defeated 13. Rusty Nickel Brewing Company – See Results
12. Ellicottville Brewing Co. defeated 5. Thin Man Brewery – See Results
Tuesday, September 12th
2. Community Beer Works defeated 15. Pearl Street Grill & Brewery – See Results
7. 12 Gates Brewing Company defeated 10. NY Beer Project – See Results
3. Flying Bison Brewing defeated 14. Buffalo Brewing Company – See Results
11. Hamburg Brewing Company defeated 6. Old First Ward Brewing Co – See Results
Second Round (Wed. September 13th)
1. Big Ditch Brewing Company defeated 9. Resurgence Brewing Company – See Results
12. Ellicottville Brewing Co. defeated 4. Woodcock Brothers Brewery – See Results
2. Community Beer Works defeated 7. 12 Gates Brewing Company – See Results
11. Hamburg Brewing Company defeated 3. Flying Bison Brewing – See Results
Semi Finals (Thurs, September 14th)
1. Big Ditch Brewing Company defeated 12. Ellicottville Brewing Co. – See Results
11. Hamburg Brewing Company defeated 2. Community Beer Works – See Results
Final (Friday, September 15th)
1. Big Ditch Brewing Company defeated 11. Hamburg Brewing Company – See Results