Buffalo Beer Buzz, September 15th, 2026

It is a solo flight for Scott on this midweek edition as we shuffle the recording schedule to make way for Thursday night Bills football. Coming to you live from the home studio in front of the Bills glassware, Scott is pouring his own homebrewed Festbier/Oktoberfest—a malt-forward lager that attenuated cleanly with just enough noble hop crispness to cut through a big batch of smoked and flash-fried wings seasoned up with Q42 rub. Between setting fantasy lineups with Josh Allen, looking ahead to half-way to St. Patrick's Day gigs, and debating whether running a four-lap, four-beer race is a great idea or just a surefire ticket to an immediate afternoon nap, there is an absolute avalanche of autumn beer releases and Oktoberfest bashes hitting Western New York. Catch the full video edition, live pour, and screen shares on the Buffalo Beer Buzz Playlist on YouTube. Here is what is on tap across the 716: Oktoberfest Blowouts Across WNY: Autumn celebrations are in full swing this weekend. Eli Fish Brewing in Batavia hosts their party on Saturday with steinholding, cornhole, Hammerschlagen, and traditional German tunes. Belt Line is tapping their Märzen alongside a full spread of German food specials, while Mystic Hills kicks things off with an 11 AM fest featuring a ceremonial 1 PM keg tapping, stein hoisting heats, and food from Under Fire Pizza. Gowanda Brewing joins in at 4 PM with polka favorites from Hocus Polkas, hair braiding, and commemorative glassware, while Gene McCarthy's hosts their annual Harvest March and O-Fest celebration in the Old First Ward with a neighborhood parade, a blessing of the beer, and live music. Fall & Oktoberfest Beers Arrive on Tap and Shelves: New seasonal brews are landing all across town. New York Beer Project has tapped a draft-only Coffee Cake Stout brewed with brown sugar, spice, and notes of cinnamon. Eli Fish drops cans of their 5.6% Amber Oktoberfest, a 5.8% Blonde Festbier, and a traditional 5.3% Dark Rye Roggenbier. Hamburg Brewing introduces their seasonal Pumpkin Spice Cider, while BriarBrothers releases their "Octobrofest" Märzen collab with Autark, Dandy Dunkel, and Trinity Festbier. Meanwhile, Southern Tier brings a brand-new Nitro version of their Imperial Warlock Pumpkin Stout, and BlackBird Cider Works drops their Ghost Lantern variety pack featuring original, Hawaiian, and hot honey mango variants. Local Hollow Brewing Celebrates Grand Opening: The newly rebranded space at 10737 Main Street in Clarence Hollow (formerly Schalubilufer) marks its official grand opening starting Thursday with a ribbon cutting, a Bills watch party, family activities on Friday with the Clarence Youth Bureau, and a full Saturday celebration featuring food trucks, local wine and spirits, and live tunes. The Bottle Rocket Beer Mile Returns: Bottle Rocket Beer Reserve's annual Beer Mile returns on Saturday, October 11th. The format is simple: drink four Genny Cream Ales and run four laps around their quarter-mile course as fast as you can. Space is capped at 90 runners across three heats, with registration available through RunSignUp and winners taking home fresh running gear from Brooks. Connect with us: Web: Buffalo.Beer Hotline: 716-486-BEER (2337) Shopping Portal: buffalobeerleague.com/amazon Socials: @BuffaloBeerLeague / @WNYBrews