Brewfest! (Beer!) Entertainment! (Beer!) Food! (Beer!)

Looks WAAAYYYYYY too crowded!

That was a picture from last year's event and yes, it was very crowded. That's why the committee has worked hard, to ensure that this year, as mentioned in the article, there is MUCH, MUCH, MUCH MORE SPACE and many new additions have been added to make this year's event much better. Check out www.askbhsc.org/buffalobrewfest for all the great details.

It was awful last year which we are not going again... ever! The Fire Marshall should have been called in as they were very unsafe conditions as you can see in the picture. Very poor planning on the part of BHSC.

which is why they said above that they have made accommodations for the mishaps last year....

Correct, we have tripled the space and have stationed brewers throughout the entire venue this year. You will have lots more breathing room and will actually be able to socialize more and enjoy your sampling. We hope you will give it another chance as we have worked really hard to address everyone's concerns from last year.

Need to have it on the ice!

There is plenty of ice too!

I must say this and I say if from the heart of a Buffalonian.

You wont find to many other cities in this nation where the entire city gathers together, whether its a beer get together downtown or at the Central Terminal, or a festival or a museum.

Any company looking to relocate or any potential employee discouraged from medium sized cities and rust belt towns MUST COME TO GATHERINGS.

Further in any other city, a person would use these gatherings to network for a job, or be judged by their income or hunt for date BUT BUFFALOS EVENTS ARE UNLIKE ELSEWHERE. BUFFALONIANS SOCIALIZE WITHOUT JUDGEMENT OR FACADE! THEY SHARE THEIR BEER AND THEIR JOKES REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU WORK, WHERE YOU LIVE, WHAT YOUR INCOME OR HOW ATTRACTIVE YOU ARE....WE BUFFALONIANS KEEP IT REAL AND WE KEEP IT CASUAL.

And we Buffalonians, true to our blue collar roots have always joined together southside, eastside, westside, northside...whenever a there is food and drink.

Isnt it a shame...that our city can unite so beautifully socially but have absolutely no civic muscle or influence over the economic and political future of our city and region. That to me is a real mystery. Its as if we care about the joys of living life but not the mechanics and infrastructure that give us those joys of life...content to leave it to the elites to decide what is best for us.

Two things:

1. I agree with the comments: last year was awfully crowded, but I'm hoping that the festival runs more smoothly this year. I have my tickets and I'm giving it another chance. Two years ago it was fantastic.

2. While I appreciate food and fancy chairs, we're less than a week out and a list of brewers / beers still hasn't been released. It's a Brewfest, could we hear about the brews?

$30 and then you have to buy beer to drink? i'll stick to my basement

Actually the website has been updated and has been for a while. Go to www.askbhsc.org/buffalobrewfest for all the details (the old website has been linked to this for several weeks now). On there is a list of breweries committed as of yesterday. We cannot post the beers they will be bringing as many of the breweries decide that the day before the event or change a the last minute based on product availability. What information we have confirmed will be printed in the program for your reference the day of the event.

With regards to paying for beer.. in addition to your ticket, you are given 20 tasting tickets with your purchase price which is the equivalent of approximately 5-6 12oz. beers. After that, the tickets are $1 each (per sample). Admission price and quantity of tasting tokens has been determined with the assistance of the NYS Brewers Assocation and the guidelines they hold for microbrew sampling events as well as the NYS Liquor Authority requirements. After all, this is meant to be a microbrew sampling event and not a beer free for all.

What must be kept in mind is that this is a charitable event and we hope that we have made the necessary changes that will steadily improve this event as it moves forward so that all involved have an enjoyable experience sampling some great beers for a great cause.

We hope you will decide to join us this Saturday for a truely enjoyable event.

HSBC Arena seems like an uninteresting venue for this event, particularly in August.

Practical yes, but uninteresting.

Brooklyn Brewery
Buffalo Brew Pub
Cole's Restaurant
Custom Brew Crafters
Ellicottville Brewing Co.
Empire Brewing Co.
Erie Brewing Co.
Flying Bison Brewing Co.
Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Harpoon Brewery
High Falls Brewing Co.
Hook and Ladder Brewing Co.
Horsehead's Brewing Co.
Long Trail Brewing Co.
Middle Ages Brewing Co.
North American Breweries
Pearl Street Grill & Brewery
Rohrbach Brewing
Saranac
Southern Tier Brewing Co.
Stawski Distributing
Yuengling

thats a lot of beer :)

I'll save my 30 bucks and go to Consumers or Premiere.

Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center would like to invite all those who have ideas for the Buffalo Brewfest to join our 2010 committee. I can be reached at clivecchi@askbhsc.org if you would like to sign up. The more people we have, the better the event.

The reason it was moved to a facility location was due to the high cost of renting tents, tables, chairs, portaportties, generators, security, etc. As this is a fundraiser, we had to move the event to a more cost effective venue. But thanks for the suggestion.

DMZ....more than likely...people just dont want to drink with you. So sit home, last year was annoying with the crowds but they seem to have listenened to peoples complaints and ill gladly attend this year too