When was the last time you drank some hometown Buffalo beer? For many folks, it may have been a Simon Pure or Iroquois in the early 70's when our two last major Buffalo breweries went out of business. Have you ever tasted any of the offerings from Flying Bison?
Go back in history 100 years and you would find that Buffalo was the 8th largest city in the United States. Buffalo was a manufacturing giant back then. We produced everything from furniture to automobiles to beer
Buffalo has always been a beer town. Back in the early 1900's, Buffalo was home to many breweries. They included: Beck's, Stein's, Schrieber's, Lang's, Phoenix, Iroquois and Simon Pure. The last two major breweries were Simon Pure and Iroquois which closed their doors for good in 1971 and 1972
It may be a bit weird to you but I have a hobby that I never really talk about on the air. I collect Buffalo Breweriana. What is that? Basically I collect items from Buffalo and Western New York breweries like: Simon Pure, Iroquois, Koch's, Genesee, Phoenix, Stein's, Schreiber's, Beck's, and many more
