Burger Build Off

Throughout January 2018

Have a great burger recipe that you want to make famous? Enter it in our Burger Build Off competition to win a great Ale House prize pack, your burger featured as a weekly special in February, and the chance to have your creation made into a permanent fixture on the Ale House menu. Stop in until January 31st and enter your burger idea into our contest. Entries are required to use our 10 ounce ground chuck steak patties, on a Costanzo’s Roll, and will be judged by the Managers and/or Owners of the Ebenezer Ale House for originality, creativity, taste, and practicability. View our Facebook event for full rules and conditions.

January 2018 Craft Beer of the Month

Throughout January 2018

Sam Adams Brewing Company – Cold Snap

ABV: 5.3% | IBU: 10

2018 is finally here and with it comes the new year’s first craft beer of the month. Stop by the Ebenezer Ale House and grab a pint of Sam Adam’s Cold Snap for only $4 a pint. Sam Adam’s seasonal brew is a white ale brewed with spring flavors designed to help get you through the second half of a frigid winter. As we count down the days until the spring thaw, put back a pint of Sam Adam’s signature spring seasonal.

Ale House New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2017: 4:00 pm - January 1, 2018 2:00 am

Bid farewell to 2017 at the Ebenezer Ale House and ring in the new year in style! Enjoy an exclusive New Year’s Eve menu as well as party favors and a midnight champagne toast as we welcome 2018. Get your evening started off right as the Bills fight for the playoffs with a 4:25 kickoff.

Eric Van Houten Live

December 22, 2017: 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Get the holiday weekend kicked off right with a live performance from national recording artist and local icon Eric Van Houten. He brings his country flare to the Ebenezer Ale House on Friday December 22nd for an intimate performance starting at 9pm. Stop by to enjoy the show but get here early to grab a seat and take advantage of our great happy hour specials.

2017 Christmas Celebration

December 20, 2017: 3:00 pm - December 21, 2017 1:00 am

Celebrate Christmas at the Ebenezer Ale House with our annual Christmas Customer Appreciation Party on Wednesday December 20th starting at 3pm! All day long we’ll be celebrating with holiday spirit, giveaways, and a visit from Jolly Old St. Nick himself! Bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to children in need and you can take advantage of Happy Hour pricing from 3pm – close!

Harpoon Sampling

December 16, 2017: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Harpoon Brewery and Buffalo’s own Big Ditch Brewing Company have teamed up to celebrate their friendly rivalry with a collaboration brew known as “Rivalry Pale Ale”. Rivalry Pale Ale comes in at 4.7% ABV and is made using locally sourced NY malts and Massachusetts hops. They’ll be making their way to the Ebenezer Ale House on Saturday December 16th for a sampling of their concoction starting at 7pm. Stop out and enjoy their brew as you celebrate the holiday season and catch the Saturday night football games.

Pressure Drop Launch Party

December 9, 2017: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Buffalo’s newest brewery has arrived and they’ve selected the Ebenezer Ale House as one of the destinations to help release their beer to thirsty Western New Yorkers. Pressure Drop Brewing, located in the Barrel Factory in the Old First Ward, will be stopping by on Saturday December 9th for you to try their brand new beers, released to the public for the first time. Don’t miss this opportunity to be one of the first in the area to try beer from Buffalo’s newest brewery.

December 2017 Craft Beer of the Month

Throughout December 2017

Firestone Walker Brewing Company – Mocha Merlin

ABV: 5.5 | IBU: 23

Fresh roasted coffee, a hint of cocoa, and a crisp warming aroma. No, it’s not your Christmas celebration filled with holiday treats – it’s the delicious Mocha Merlin coffee infused oatmeal stout, this month’s beer of the month at the Ebenezer Ale House. Firestone Walker Brewing Company’s seasonal concoction, brewed with a little sorcery, is the ideal beer to warm up on a chilly December day in Buffalo. Brewed with some of the finest malts available, Mocha Merlin offers a blend of various warming flavors that culminate in a deliciously drinkable stout clocking in at a modest 5.5% ABV. Grab yours throughout the month of December at the Akron Ale House for only $3.50 a pint.

Movember Celebration

November 30, 2017: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

You can help change the face of men’s health, simply by drinking beer! Stop by the Ebenezer Ale House on Thursday November 30th to raise money for the Movember network of charities. A portion of the proceeds from each pint will be donated to the charity and we’ll be celebrating great looking facial hair all night long! If you think you have the best beard or mustache, enter in our contest being judged by local beer personalities, including Tim Herzog and his extraordinary mustache! Win great prizes including Ale House gift cards, Flying Bison growler fills, swag from Armstrong’s Barbershop, Architect For Men, and more!

Can’t make it but still want to donate to a great cause? Donate here.

November 2017 Craft Beer of the Month

Throughout November 2017

Long Trail Brewing Company – Hibernator

ABV: 6%

After a long summer, it’s finally that time of year again as the days get colder and darker as winter creeps on Western New York. But longer nights mean more time to stay out and the best place to do that is at the Ebenezer Ale House with our November craft beer of the month – Long Trail Brewing‘s Hibernator. A Scottish Ale brewed in Vermont, Hibernator offers a robust, malty flavor that will warm you up on a crisp autumn night. Grab a pint for only $3.50 throughout the month of November.