Southern Tier Brewing Company

First of all my 2 stars is only directed towards the brewery physical plant & tour and not the beer because we all know that beer is awesome.

We started our Saturday road trip to visit the  brewery from downtown Buffalo a 1:45 hr trip. We arrived at Southern Tier at 11:40am the doors open at 12:00pm. We wanted to do the brewery tour and tasting. By the time we got to the register the only remaining tours were after 3:00pm. Very disappointing considering the fact that you can not reserve or buy the tours in advance. It's strictly first come first serve. We were not the only ones that were extremely disappointed and some others had driven over 4hrs to get there. I think the mangers need to re evaluate the tour group size or develop a system to allow future purchase for people making the effort to drive in from way out of town especially on the weekends or holidays.

Other than the above disappointment, the property was nice and we enjoyed eating the  picnic lunch we had packed and drinking some great beer right from the source.

Also they do not accept American Express cards....bummer!

One of the few brewery's I've been to. Not only is this place beautiful but the beer is delicious! When I went the place was packed. They have an indoor and an outdoor bar, a nice spacious area outside, and they had a band playing. From what I heard they had just renovated. If you get a chance to try the Pumpking it's a must drink! Try to buy a growler or case there if you can, it's much cheaper than when I buy in Ohio.

A fantastic tap room reminiscent of Highland's Brewing in North Carolina.  Wide open spaces, with a number of their beers on tap in various sizes for a good price. Also available are a wide range of merchandise and tours.

a very pretty place to enjoy beer, either inside or outside. Live music on some days. Play some stones while you drink.

Didn't get to go on the tour, the place was packed for 4pm on a Saturday.