Buffalo Brewing Company owner John Domres Jr. thinks Buffalo Snowbeer – a golden cream ale brewed with help from last year’s December blizzard – should taste pretty good about now.
He rolled it out last weekend, about a month later than expected, because he waited for the cans to look just right.
After all, an inaugural beer that celebrates the most snowfall in an upstate city the previous winter might turn those cans into collectors’ items.
“We wanted to make sure they would stun customers,” Domres said. “We didn’t even realize as we got closer that this beer would be available for the six-month anniversary of the Buffalo Blizzard, so it’s Christmas in July.”
He brewed his first batch in May at his Fillmore Avenue production brewery – and is gladly displaying the related Golden Snowball trophy Buffalo officially won this month after its latest 133.6-inch seasonal snowfall total more than doubled that of those in Albany, Binghamton, Rochester and Syracuse.
Like snow in July, Golden Snowbeer likely will go fast. It’s on tap in the Buffalo Brewing tasting room at 314 Myrtle Ave., on the fringe of Larkinville.
It will soon be available in four-packs at beer retailers in the region, Domres said.
He brewed a single batch of the seasonal brew, enough to fill almost 2,480 pints.
The owner of Buffalo Brewing Co. on Thursday brewed his first batch of Golden Snowbeer, which includes cascade hops and pilsner and…
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