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Memorial+Day+2023+Email+Blast - MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND DOUBLE CAN RELEASE!

PINEAPPLE BURNER and PAY PER VIEW will be available Friday, May 26.

Both beers will be available for pickup at the tap room on Friday, May 26 beginning at 11:00AM. Online ordering will begin Friday morning for tap room pickup and shipping. (Shipping is NYS ONLY)

PINEAPPLE BURNER

HAYBURNER AMERICAN IPA WITH PINEAPPLE

Available Friday 5/26

This beer contains all the hoppy goodness you’ve come to expect from our flagship IPA with a fresh tropical pineapple burst in the aroma and finish.

7.2% ABV


PAY PER VIEW

HAZY INDIA PALE ALE

Available Friday 5/26

When you’re ready to get outside and see the sights, this beer makes a perfect companion. (Unfortunately though, this beer will probably cost you more than a quarter.) Brewed with Cryo Mosaic and Strata hops, this hazy IPA is full of papaya, honeydew, and mandarin orange flavor with a medium body and a smooth finish.

6.7% ABV

WC+Burner+Fri+Pi - West Coast Burner Drops Friday 4/28!

It’s like this, and like that, and like this, and uh… WEST COAST BURNER DROPS FRIDAY!

West Coast Burner is just as bold and citrusy as our flagship American IPA with an extra kick of grapefruit, pine, and an even more bitter yet clean finish. Have one, then just chill, ‘til the next episode… 7.2% ABV.

Available at the tap room Friday 4/28. Limited distribution begins the following week.

Order online beginning Friday morning:

ORDER SHIPPING (NYS ONLY)

ORDER FOR PICK UP AT THE TAP ROOM

BDBC+Little+Waves+ +FB+Post+%281%29 - Introducing Little Waves Lager

LITTLE WAVES LAGER is our first lager available in 6-packs and the beer that is replacing Low Bridge Golden Ale. Brewed for calm, relaxing days without a lot of turbulence, this classic, crisp and clean Helles lager is balanced with light bready malt character and floral hop flavor. 5.0% ABV. Available now!

More on replacing Low Bridge: All good things must come to an end. We’ve been making Low Bridge Golden Ale since we first opened and it will always hold a special place in our hearts, but it’s time for a change. We will miss Low Bridge Golden Ale, but we think you’ll LOVE Little Waves. It checks all the same boxes, but in a crisper, cleaner style that goes down just as easy (maybe even easier).

PILOT+NIGHT+POST+%281920+%C3%97+1080+px%29 - INNOVATION THURSDAYS

Introducing INNOVATION THURSDAYS! We’re constantly trying new things in both our brewery and our kitchen so we decided it’s time to share some of these creations with you! Every Thursday we’ll have a brand new small batch beer and a brand new wing flavor that will be available for one day only. Keep an eye on our social accounts for the beer style and wing flavor each week. Innovations Thursdays start 3/9/23!

Anni+FB+Cover - WE'RE TURNING 8! Let's party!

We’re turning 8! Celebrate with us on Thursday, May 18th at 5:00pm! Our 8th anniversary party will incorporate all the things we love most – awesome beer, great food, live music, and of course, plenty of friends.

THE BEER:
Along with our regular draft list we’ll have 5 limited releases on tap that we made specifically for the party!
– 8th Anniversary French Toast Imperial Stout (10% ABV)
– Strawberry Vision Sour Fruit Beer – batch #2 of one of our most requested Innovation Series beers (5.4% ABV)
– Basically Juice – our newest Double IPA (9% ABV)
– Salted Watermelon Cucumber Seltzer – our housemade seltzer with fruit (4.2% ABV)
– Double Dry Hopped Little Waves Lager – w/ Nelson Sauvin hops (5% ABV)

THE FOOD:
We’ll be offering our normal dinner menu, along with the following features:
– BBQ Ribs – St Louis style ribs served with coleslaw and fries
– Sausage Melt w/Hanzlian’s stuffed pepper chicken sausage
– Garlic Shrimp Scampi Skewers
– Street Corn Dip served with tortilla chips and vegetable crudité

FEATURED COCKTAIL
– FLOW-MOSA – Vodka, lemon juice, Flow Rider Citrus Blonde Ale, sparkling wine.

PRIZES/GIVEAWAYS
– Free limited edition t-shirts for the first 75 guests. Get here early!
– Raffles – Receive one entry with every beer (or any other menu item) to win gift cards and prizes to/from local businesses including Bar Bill North, Sidelines, Strikers, Hartman’s, Grill at the Dome, Village Bake Shop, Town Ballroom, and Buffalo Bisons!
– Grand Prize – At the end of the night we’ll be raffling off a YETI Tundra 45 Cooler! Make sure you stick around until the end!

THE MUSIC
JJ Moscato will keep you dancing all night! (More info at https://www.facebook.com/jjmoscato/)

No tickets needed, we’ll be open to the public like normal. Just show up, eat, drink, dance, and smile. It’s going to be a fun one!

HB+Contest+Web - Best Hayburner Homebrew Clone Contest Rules

If you’ve purchased one of our Hayburner homebrew kits, here are instructions for submission to our contest for Best Hayburner Clone! FYI – there are still a few kits left and still time to get a batch done if you’re interested! The best clone, as determined by our brewer judges, will win the equivalent of Hayburner for a year! (One case of Hayburner per month for 12 months, in the form of a gift card to our tap room.)

1) The judging of this contest will be a public event. Contestants, or general Hayburner enthusiasts, can watch the entire contest/judging process.

2) Entries must be submitted by attaching name, email, and phone number to three bottles/cans, minimum of 12 oz. This information should be taped with packaging tape onto the bottles themselves.

3) Beers need to be submitted no later than 3/31. Stop by our tap room during any open hours. Submit your entry beers to one of our hosts. Our managers will collect the entries and store in our cooler. Managers will not show entries to judges – this competition will be conducted blindly.

4) The competition will be judged on Saturday 4/15 from 12pm to 4pm. We plan to split entries into flights of 10 beers each. Judges will be our brewers and other knowledgeable employees from Big Ditch. We’re also planning on reaching out to three “celebrity” judges. More info on this soon.

5) Hosts will bring bottles to judges in such a way as to obscure the contestants. Judges will score using the “BJCP” point system, with points awarded to beers most resembling Hayburner.

6) If necessary, there will be a final round, where winners from earlier flight rounds will be pooled together for a Best-In-Show round. We hope to wrap up the first session by 2pm, with the final round judged by 4pm. After that, we’ll announce the winner of the Best Hayburner Clone contest!

Best of luck!

10AM+HAYBURNER+%281920+%C3%97+1080+px%29 - THE GREAT 10AM HAYBURNER TOAST

INTRODUCING: THE GREAT 10AM HAYBURNER TOAST. Participate in the largest local beer toast in Buffalo’s history (probably!)

Along with our friends at BuffaloEats and The Beer Keep, we’re inviting you to join us this Sunday at 10AM for THE GREAT 10AM HAYBURNER TOAST.

The rules are simple – drink a Hayburner, take a photo with your Hayburner, then head over to Twitter and reply to BuffaloEats #10AMHAYBURNERTOAST tweet with your photo any time before 12PM.

If we hit 1,000 “toasts”, we’ll donate $1,000 to The Kaleida Health Foundation/Buffalo General Hospital who has helped Damar Hamlin on his road to recovery!

We’ll also give away prizes for the best 3 photos, as chosen by Big Ditch, BuffaloEats, and The Beer Keep! Prizes for top 3 photos are a $100 Big Ditch Gift Card, a $100 The Beer Keep Gift Card, and a 10AM Hayburner T-Shirt & Stickers.

Big Ditch Brewing’s Tap Room (at 945AM) and The Beer Keep (at 10AM) will be opening early and will be ready to pour you a Hayburner at 10AM! Cheers!

IMG 0714+copy - No Punts Intended!

Have you seen our limited edition “No Punts Intended” tap handles around town? You can find these special tap handles pouring our new Pilsner – “No Punts Intended” at the following bars around WNY. Go Bills!

About the beer: The best defense is a good offense. This easy drinking pilsner is brewed with American barley and Cascade hops and meant for crushing during long touchdown drives. 4.7% ABV

JD’s BrewPub
Blackthorn
O’Neill’s
Prohibition 2020
Angelina’s
Hat Trix
Pilot Light Pub
East Eden Tavern
French Pub
The Ridge
Kettles
Ebenezer Ale House
Holland Hotel
Duff’s (Eastern Hills)
Essex’s
Neat
VICE
Hamburg Raceway/Casino
The Last Run
White Birch Golf course
And of course – Big Ditch Brewing Company

image asset - Hayburner Home Brew Kits Available Now!

Official Hayburner Home Brew Kits are available now!

Now you can make our flagship American IPA at home! Hayburner Home Brew Kits are available now for a limited time. BONUS – submit your brew for a chance to win Hayburner For A Year!*

WIN HAYBURNER FOR A YEAR – we’re having a contest to see which home brewers can make the best version of our favorite beer. After you finish your brew, submit your Hayburner Home Brew clone for a chance to win the grand prize – Hayburner For a Year!* Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

ABOUT THE KITS: These kits are available for a very limited time and include all the ingredients you need to brew a 5 gallon batch of Hayburner at home. Choose between an ALL GRAIN or EXTRACT/PARTIAL MASH kit. You can either pick up from the tap room or we can ship them directly to you.

Available now at: https://big-ditch-brewing-company.square.site/

Contact us at info@bigditchbrewing.com with any questions!

*Actual prize is a gift card to our tap room equal in value to “Hayburner for a year”. Minimum of 3 bottles must be submitted by Friday, March 31. Full details included in each kit.

BDBC+Syracuse+Hoops+Challenge+WEB+Cover+ +Template+%281%29 - Syracuse Hayburner Hoops Challenge!

Big Ditch is all in on Orange!  We’ve teamed up with bars throughout the Syracuse area to host HAYBURNER HOOPS CHALLENGE events for every men’s basketball game!  Each event will have:

FREE SAMPLES: We’ll be sampling Hayburner American IPA as well as several other beers.

HOOPS CHALLENGE: Shoot baskets to win prizes like t-shirts and sunglasses.

GIVEAWAYS: Stickers and other swag!

ENTER TO WIN THE GRAND PRIZE: A Custom Yeti Tundra 45 Cooler. *

12/3 12-2pm Pressroom Pub – 220 Herald Pl, Syracuse

12/6 6-8pm Asil’s Pub – 220 Chapel Dr, Syracuse

12/10 1-3pm Home Team Pub – 7990 Oswego Rd, Liverpool

12/12 6-8pm Maplewood Bar & Grill – 400 7th N St, Liverpool

12/17 2-4pm Dailey’s Pour House – 9686 Brewerton Rd, Brewerton

12/20 8-10pm Home Team Pub – 7990 Oswego Rd, Liverpool

1/3 6-8pm TGIFridays

1/7 5-7pm Hafners – 5224 West Taft Rd, North Syracuse

1/11 6-8pm Pressroom Pub – 220 Herald Pl, Syracuse

1/21 12-2pm Wildcat Pub – 3680 Milton Ave, Camillus

1/24 8-10pm World of Beer – Destiny USA

1/28 6-8pm TBD

1/30 6-8pm Hafners – 5224 West Taft Rd, North Syracuse

2/4 4-6pm TBD

2/8 6-8pm Wildcat Pub – 3680 Milton Ave, Camillus

2/18 5-7pm Jammers – 3535 Walters Rd, Syracuse

2/22 6-8pm TBD

2/25 5-7pm Bear Creek – 5480 Bartell Rd, Brewerton

2/28 6-8pm Pizza Man Pub – 50 Oswego St, Baldwinsville

4/4 5-7pm Sammy Malone’s – 2 Oswego St, Baldwinsville

*No purchase necessary. Drawing will be held after the final event. Winner will be notified by phone or email.