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• Brewing up a change By Andrew Z. Galarneau, Buffalo News Food Writer. A band of entrepreneurs with serious beer credentials took over Gene McCarthy’s last month, with plans to make the historic South Buffalo tavern (73 Hamburg St., 855-8948) a part of Buffalo’s craft brewing scene. The food menu is being fine-tuned as well, with one of the first notable efforts a Reuben sandwich built on Chautauqua County grass-fed beef… [read more]
• Gene McCarthy’s Brewery and Kitchen. Buffalo Rising article. As if Gene McCarthy’s neighborhood tavern could get any better, four new owners will be constructing a small brewery and beer garden on the backside of the historic tavern. Along with a revamped tavern menu (from zero to 60), the establishment will launch its first crafted beers in about six months. [read more]
• At Gene McCarthy’s, a Local Irish Pub Gets a Beery Makeover A very old Irish pub in a very old part of Buffalo is getting a fresh start and a bright future thanks to a group of local-obsessed craft beer freaks… [read more]
• New owner for historic First Ward tavern A landmark Old First Ward bar that has served as a neighborhood anchor and destination for decades has been sold. [read more]