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Beers and brrrrrrrs

blog by S.J. Velasquez • January 17, 2013 @ 10:13am

No better way to warm up than tipping back a few with a whole armory full of warm bodies, right?

Exchange your winters brrrrrs for some winter beers at the Buffalo Winter Brewfest on Feb. 2 at the Connecticut Street Armory, 184 Connecticut St., Buffalo.

The Irish-themed indoor event brings together brewers and beer-drinkers for a night of sampling craft beers from across the country, including many from New York state. Here’s the list of participating breweries from the event website:

Anchor
Blue Moon
Blue Point
DeKoninck
Dundee
Duvel Single
Ellicottville
Flying Bison
Great Lakes
Ithaca
Killians
Lake Placid
Liefmans
Long Trail
Magic Hat
Maredsous
McSorley’s
Newcastle
Ommegang
Otter Creek
Pan American
Pearl Street
Peroni
Rorhbach
Sam Adams
Saranac
Sierra Nevada
Southern Tier
Stevens Point
Victory
Wolaver’s

The festival is broken into two sessions: one from 1 to 4 p.m., and then 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets for attendees cost $35 in advance or $45 at the door for a session. Food will be sold separately, and taxis will be available to drive attendees home.

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