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WNY Beer Club is celebrating their 3rd Anniversary

Our friends at the WNY Beer Club are celebrating their 3rd anniversary this Saturday from 6-9.  To celebrate this auspicious occasion WNYBC will be at Avezzano Sports Bar, which sports a fantastic craft beer selection.  The dudes at WNYB…

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Beer, Banksy and the Barrel

We can all agree that craftbrewing is an artform in and of itself.  Here’s what we think would happen if Banksy was less political and more beer-litical (and if we had the millions it would take to commission him to do beer related artwork).Pictur…

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Because we all need a mentor like Ron Swanson and we want to have a beer with him.

Comparing Ron Swanson to The Most Interesting Man in the World is like comparing Anchor Christmas Ale to Dos Equis.  Ron Swanson is THE person that we want to have a beer with.  Any celebrity, athlete, or inspirational figure lacks …

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cbw

cbw

Let us, in the beer blog/beer review world, be one of the first to introduce to you Community Beer Works. Located in Buffalo’s West Side, CBW is a soon-to-be-nano-brewery with a passion for the community (hence the name) and a passion for gre…

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cbw

Let us, in the beer blog/beer review world, be one of the first to introduce to you Community Beer Works. Located in Buffalo’s West Side, CBW is a soon-to-be-nano-brewery with a passion for the community (hence the name) and a passion for gre…

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It’s fall and it’s power rank time

It’s fall and it’s power rank time

Fall is a great time o’ year.  Football, hockey, playoff baseball and seasonal beer.  We have been power ranking beer for a full year now and this very well may have been our best experience.  By painstakingly analyzing (way too man…

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It’s fall and it’s power rank time

It’s fall and it’s power rank time

Fall is a great time o’ year.  Football, hockey, playoff baseball and seasonal beer.  We have been power ranking beer for a full year now and this very well may have been our best experience.  By painstakingly analyzing (way too man…

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Our second hip hop success… You aint ready for the Yeti

Our second hip hop success… You aint ready for the Yeti

Why write, when you can rap.  Check out our newest review here GREATEST BEER REVIEW EVER RAPPED, and Like us on Facebook today!

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Our second hip hop success… You aint ready for the Yeti

Why write, when you can rap.  Check out our newest review here GREATEST BEER REVIEW EVER RAPPED, and Like us on Facebook today!

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A limited review of a limited release

A limited review of a limited release

On a late summer day in central New York, volunteers fervently picked fresh hops soaked by the thunderous rains of Ms. Irene.  Tonight we enjoyed the fruits of Irene’s labor in Saranac’s Wet Hop IPA, which is a limited release beer and we are glad…

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A limited review of a limited release

A limited review of a limited release

On a late summer day in central New York, volunteers fervently picked fresh hops soaked by the thunderous rains of Ms. Irene.  Tonight we enjoyed the fruits of Irene’s labor in Saranac’s Wet Hop IPA, which is a limited release beer and we are glad…

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Volume 1 of Who We Want to Have a Beer With.

Volume 1 of Who We Want to Have a Beer With.

 A beer in hand is worth 2 in the garage… check T-peg on the far left… he’s a dude. Welcome to our newest and most fresh idea here at The Wooden Barrel.  It’s a simple concept that all beer drinkers think about; who would we love to…

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