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| Pearl Street Grill and Brewery |
Last summer, Jeff and I went on vacation with our daughter to Buffalo and discovered a great brewery that is doing amazing things. The whole operation is now dubbed the Buffalo Brewery District, but I don't remember it being called that when we were there. Instead, we knew we were staying at the Lofts on Pearl (which were apartments that never sold, so they were purchased and turned into hotel rooms), which were also owned by the people who ran the Pearl Street Grill and Brewery next door.
While it was a while ago and I really should have written this blog post ages ago, I can tell you Jeff and I spent quite a few meals at Pearl Street. It helped that by staying next door, we got a discount on food at the brew pub, but it was also because we weren't sure what else was around beyond the Subway sandwich shop up the street.The staff were great, the food was tasty and the beer more than quenched our thirst. The back patio was a-mah-zing (to quote Penny from Happy Endings). It was several floors and hanging baskets teemed with petunias.
Jeff and I also visited beer mecca, a.k.a. Premier Gourmet, where he was able to pick up a number of different craft beers. I think I could have left him in that store for the entire day - Jeff was a big fan of looking at the beers and selecting just the right ones (he had a limit, of course - he could only drink so much in the time we were there, and he could only bring so much home).
Jeff was able to pick up some Flying Bison Brewery beers - although because it was so long ago, I don't exactly remember his take on them (sorry), but I'm pretty sure they were decent.
We had plans to visit other breweries, but who knew travelling with a 9-month-old would mean we were stuck in our hotel room a lot while she napped? Yeah ... so our plans changed a little once we got there.
But on the last day, before heading back, we did stop at the Buffalo Brew Pub. It was a welcoming spot that might have seemed a little plain, and the food was your typical family restaurant fare, but the service was outstanding and I think the beer was pretty good, too (Jeff only had a little because he was driving).
Buffalo might not seem like the typical vacation destination, but it's definitely worth visiting if you're a fan of beer (in fact, when we told friends we were going to Buffalo, a couple asked, "On purpose?" except for Jeff's home brewing friends - they knew exactly why we wanted to go to Buffalo - for the beer).
Read more about the Buffalo beer scene.
More photos:
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| "Tap" art on the brewpub |
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| Mmmm, beer |
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| The beers we had |
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| Just one aisle in Premier Gourmet |
