New Year's Eve Specialty IPA Can Release!

Say goodbye to 2020 with two new specialty IPAs in cans!

Will be available for pickup beginning on Thursday 12/31 at noon and available for pre-order on Wednesday 12/30 at 8pm via:

https://big-ditch-brewing-company.square.site/

Our specialty IPA series blends unique ingredients into hoppy beers to yield even more interesting and complex flavors.

Double Marshmallow - Double Dry Hopped Double IPA with Marshmallows. In addition to the hefty dose of Mosaic, Amarillo, and Meridian hops added to this IPA, which lend a strong citrus and dank aroma, the milk sugar and marshmallow added to this beer makes it taste almost like creamsicle fluff in beer form. This beer will please both IPA lovers as well as beer drinkers with a sweet tooth.

Strawberry Milkshake - Brewed with oats, milk sugar, 100% Belma hops, strawberry puree, and vanilla, this beer almost tastes like strawberry candy: lightly sweet, but immensely enjoyable and refreshing.

Both specialty IPAs are $19.99 + tax + deposit / 16 oz 4-pack.

Food specials for pickup to be announced shortly as well.

Happy New Year!

#celebratebeer #nye2020

PLAYOFF CONTEST: FIND A BIG GAME TICKET IN A MAKE ME WANNA STOUT SIXPACK, WIN THIS BIG DITCH PLAYOFF HOODIE!

We’ve placed a “Big Game Ticket” in six packs of our football-themed Make Me Wanna Stout coffee and cream stout. There is one Ticket in a sixpack in the Buffalo area, and one Ticket in a sixpack in the Rochester area.

If you’re lucky enough to find a Ticket, you’ll win this limited edition “Playoff Hoodie” featuring the Big Ditch logo in front of red and blue waves, the same signature waves that you’ll find on all of our cans.

Please SHARE via social media so your friends know to look for this. We don't want this prize to go unclaimed! Let us know if you find the Ticket and we'll post your info on our page. Thanks for playing, enjoy your Make Me Wanna Stout, and Let’s Go Buffalo!!!

(No purchase necessary / Alternate Entry Method: send a self-addressed stamped envelope to BDBC / c/o Playoff Hoodie Contest / 55 E Huron Street / Buffalo, NY 14203 with your contact info for an equal random chance to win - one entry per envelope is allowed - thanks!)

Hayburner Homebrew Kits for sale!

Today's even funner holiday gift: Official Hayburner Homebrew Kits!

That's right! Materials and instructions so you can make Western New York's most popular craft beer yourself at home! Each kit will make 5 gallons of our flagship American IPA, Hayburner. All you have to add is love.❤️

Each kit contains malt and hops, you choose between an all-grain or extract/partial mash setup, and you can also choose between dried yeast and our proprietary liquid yeast if you're trying to make it taste like "the real thing".

Available for shipping and pickup via our squaresite:

https://big-ditch-brewing-company.square.site/

Have fun!

Shipshape Pilsner Can Release!

So crispee!!! We're very excited to serve our first canned lager for you!

Shipshape Pilsner is our first canned lager, and named appropriately, as it's as clean, neat, and tidy as you'd expect a lager to be. Brewed with continental pilsner malt, noble Saaz, Hallertau, and Tettnang hops, and lagered for over a month at near freezing temperatures before serving, this pilsner features significant floral and spicy hop aroma and flavor, mild bitterness, and nice, light, bready malt undertones. $12.99 + tax / 16oz 4-pack

Available for sale at our tap room on Saturday 12/5 at noon and available for preorder via our squaresite beginning at 8pm on Friday 12/4.

https://big-ditch-brewing-company.square.site/

We'll also have a fresh drop of Cannon Call, our gold-medal winning Double IPA brewed with Citra, Nelson Sauvin, Idaho 7, and Simcoe hops, available at the same time. $15.99 + tax / 16oz 4-pack

#celebratebeer

Tap Room Shutdown - part II

We are so sorry to have to write this - again.

As you are probably already aware, as of November 20th, our tap room will unfortunately have to return to a pickup / to-go model until we are given clearance to reopen.

While it causes me great pain to write this, it is also very clear that steps have to be taken to reduce the amount of sickness and suffering in our region, and so, we feel it really does make sense.

There's no sense being angry about it. Let's just keep doing what we can to continue to (re)flatten the curve.

We want to commend everyone who has worked for us over the last several months as we've tried to make the best of this situation. We also want to thank our guests for their unwavering and continued support.

Some notes about next steps:
- The restaurant will be open for dining tomorrow 11/19 normal hours (11am-8pm)
- To-go hours will be 12-8pm M-Sat, 11am-7pm Sun
- PLEASE ORDER DIRECT FROM US USING OUR SQUARESITE!

https://big-ditch-brewing-company.square.site/

Pickup from our tap room is fast, easy, safe, and will ensure best quality and pricing. We can easily arrange for curbside pickup orders. Third party delivery services cost both you (the customer), and us (the business), more money, and will generally take longer, which will lead to the food more likely to be cold and not to our standards.

- We will allow limited outdoor dining as weather permits while in an Orange zone (although we are obviously not expecting much interest)
- Brunch will unfortunately be paused - but Stoutsgiving 2020 is still a go, albeit in a 100% to-go format. Plenty of cans, bottles, and crowlers will be available for all 9 beers.
- Expect to see some fun new family-style food packages over the next few days.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone soon. Thanks again for everything.

- Matt