The annual “Rails & Ales” beer festival at the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum was sold out again, with various breweries in attendance. West Shore Brewery had a Blond Ale and their 4014 NEIPA on tap, which was a big hit. The “4014” reference was in celebration of the Union Pacific “Big Boy” run to Ogden, Utah for the 150th anniversary of Transcontinental Railroad on May 10th.
Per the “Buffalo Niagara Brewers Association” posting of May 10, 2019:
West Shore Brewing – Green Flyer New England IPA: One of the best New England’s in our beer scene that no one is really talking about. I can’t wait to be able to order multiple pours of this beer as I do not often get the chance to get my hands on it. And it has only gotten better each time it’s been in my glass, so that’s something to definitely look forward to over this next week.
Come join us on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at West Shore Brewing for a fundraiser for “Teddy’s Trailblazers” with proceeds going to the upcoming “Summit Center Autism Walk” on April 27, 2019. Tickets are $25.00 which includes an “OPEN BAR” from 1:00 – 3:00 pm (cash after 3:00 pm), live music, door prizes, raffle and food.
In addition, West Shore Brewing will be presenting their Championship prize money from their victory on Friday from the First Annual Bowling for Charity Tournament. COME JOIN US FOR THIS GREAT EVENT!
Over 20 breweries from Western New York participated, with West Shore Brewing taking the championship. The prize will be a donation to “Teddy’s Trailblazers” and the upcoming “Summit Center Autism Walk” on Saturday, April 27, 2019.
Proud Brewmaster with Championship Trophy.
Our West Shore Brewing family proudly announces the arrival of baby Edward on Wednesday. Joshua and Laura are doing fine. As a result, the brewery will be closed on Thursday, August 16 for much needed family time. Please wish the happy parents congratulations!
Join us Saturday 8/11/18 from 6-9:30 for our first ever event featuring Country Night! BABZ BBQ will be here starting at 6, with live music in our Biergarten starting at 6:30. Don’t miss out!
West Shore Brewing would like to thank everyone that attended our one year anniversary celebration on Saturday (July 7). It was a tremendous success due to the support from our amazing and loyal patrons, friends and family members. Special thanks to our food and beverage vendors, along with the various musicians who embraced our festival. Looking forward to our next anniversary celebration in 2019!
Here is a link to photos taken by the Buffalo News!
https://buffalonews.com/2018/07/09/gallery10912/
6 Standouts from the Beer List at the Fifth Annual Farm to Pint
Posted on May 22, 2018 by Brian Patrick
All spokes on the local brewing wheel were in fine form at the fifth annual Farm to Pint event at Hamburg Brewing Company this past weekend. Local farmers, maltsters, and hop farmers were on full display at the event, which celebrates beer created exclusively from locally sourced ingredients.
Which brings us to the star of the show, the beer. This year’s F2P tap list was one of the strongest in recent memory, with a number of memorable hazy and juicy IPAs, a pale ale fermented in a pickle pail and a one brewed with crushed donuts. And before you ask, no, our favorites list isn’t entirely made up of IPAs, well, not entirely at least. Just go ahead and take a look for yourself, and if you can find any of these beers on tap around the area, you do it.
42 North Brewing C-Suite White IPA – One of our absolutely favorites from the Farm to Pint draft board. All of the haze highlighted by sweet notes of orange and tangerine.
Ellicottville Brewing Whiney Wheat – Fermented with Traminette grape juice, this beer was simply lovely. Yes, a beer can be described as lovely, you wanna fight about it? Really nice notes of white wine and soft peach.
West Shore Brewing Rust Belt IPA – Massive juicy mango and papaya flavors with a soft rounded finish. Maybe the best beer we had at Farm to Pint.
Hamburg Brewing Ground and Glazed – This one is brewed with crushed Red Velvet donuts from Paula’s Donuts, so that pretty much makes it a must-drink. Beyond that, it was great – a beer that tastes like having a coffee and a donut. It’s roasty with a hit of vanilla glaze.
Rusty Nickel Pickle Pail Palletizer Pale Ale – Easily one of the more wild beers we’ve had recently. This shouldn’t have worked, but it did. The dill and cucumber shines through. This one was born after Rusty Nickel had a fresh pilot batch of Palletizer Pale and no fermenter to put it in, so they dumped it into an empty pickle pail. A happy accident for sure.
Thin Man Brewery Aura Tart Belgian Ale – A collaboration with Ontario’s Block 3, Aura is yet another banging tart saison from Thin Man. Tart and very refreshing notes of Belgian candied sugar and Riesling grape juice.
How do you celebrate one year of being open to the public? West Shore Brewing Company is excited to announce our first annual West Fest–a full day of live music, food trucks, beer and fun right smack dab in the middle of the summer. We’ll be celebrating inside and outside with a live band line up all day featuring The Gavin Petrie Band, The Springfield Incident -’90s Alternative Rock Cover Band, The Big Sauce Trio and The West Shore All Stars, plus food trucks including Lloyd Taco Trucks, BABZ BBQ, Smoke, Fire, & Spice and Gianni Mazia’s On Main. Plus Lilly Belle Meads will be here sampling mead. You don’t want to miss this! Tickets available pre-sale in our taproom or using the event links below.
General admission includes your first beer, and the first 300 tickets sold receive a 1-year anniversary glass.
VIP admission includes: your first beer, a 1-year anniversary glass, early admission, 2 crowlers of limited release beer, plus discounts on merchandise, crowler packages, and crowler or mug club memberships.
General admission: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/west-fest-one-year-anniversary…
VIP admission: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/west-fest-one-year-anniversary…
