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The Buffalocal Blog

We're talking local beer from Western New York.
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Beer KnowledgeShandies: They’re Not Just for Summer

August 28, 2019by Buffalocal0
A traditional shandy is simply a beer mixed with a non-alcoholic drink, typically lemonade or juice, and is often enjoyed as a summertime favorite. But with the wide array of craft beer styles and flavors now being produced year-round, people are getting a lot more creative and mixing up delicious shandies that are perfect for...
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Beer KnowledgeHow Drinking Local Helps the Environment

August 21, 2019by Buffalocal0
Buffalocal breweries are not only creating some of the best craft beers Buffalo has ever seen, but they are also helping the environment while doing so.  Flying Bison Brewing Company buys as many of their ingredients from local farms and suppliers whenever possible, rather than from big corporate farms. This not only supports local farmers,...
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Beer Knowledge10 things I Bet You Didn’t Know About Beer

August 14, 2019by Buffalocal0
10 Things I Bet You Didn’t Know About Beer: Vikings believed in a sacred goat that’s udders would supply an unlimited amount of beer. [That’d be the G.O.A.T. goat!] Shaking a beer and spraying it on a fire can put the fire out.  [A small fire, that is!]  Warm beer used to be considered healthier....
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Beer KnowledgeNaming A Beer

August 7, 2019by Buffalocal0
Ever read a beer label and think to yourself “Where the heck did that name come from?” There are more than 7,000 breweries operating in the United States and each one is brewing and selling multiple original styles of craft beer, which means there are tens of thousands of beers that have to be named!...
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Beer KnowledgeKolsch: The Ale-Lager Hybrid?

July 17, 2019by Buffalocal0
Kolsch is a style of beer that was first brewed in Germany, and while technically it is an Ale, it also has some brewing traits typical of Lagers. That’s because warm-fermenting ale yeast is used during the brewing of Kolsch, but then it is conditioned at a cold temperature like a lager. resulting in a...
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Beer KnowledgeBeer Mixology

July 10, 2019by Buffalocal0
The first thing that often comes to mind when thinking about beer mixology is that friend from college who would pour some cheap liquor into a cheap beer, call themselves a “Mixologist”,  and drink up. GROSS, right?! Well, no worries! There are plenty of legit beer mixologies that are guaranteed to taste better than your...
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