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Craft breweries help lead the charge in Buffalo’s rebirth

The Big Ditch taproom is a two-level restaurant serving small plates and entrees, plus up to a dozen beers on tap.

The Big Ditch taproom is a two-level restaurant serving small plates and entrees, plus up to a dozen beers on tap.  (Lisa Lubin / Chicago Tribune)

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Much of the recent economic progress in Buffalo, N.Y., can be chalked up to beer-oriented development. A local beer and distilling revolution has helped remake the city and introduce a welcome influx of new craft breweries.

Big Ditch Brewing Company

Big Ditch Brewing Company is named after what skeptics jokingly called the original plan for the Erie Canal.  (Lisa Lubin / Chicago Tribune)

Hydraulic Hearth

Hydraulic Hearth is across the street from the former Larkin Soap Company, where the front plaza has been transformed into a lively space with live music and entertainment.  (Lisa Lubin / Chicago Tribune)

Brunch at Hydraulic Hearth

On Saturdays in the spring and summer, Hydraulic Hearth hosts a Bagels and Brooze brunch with wood-fired bagels from a local bakery.  (Lisa Lubin / Chicago Tribune)

Resurgence Brewery

Resurgence Brewery has a massive backyard beer garden (complete with cornhole).  (Lisa Lubin / Chicago Tribune)

Resurgence taproom

Resurgence is a craft brewery and taproom that focuses on unique flavors and classic styles. It serves some snacks, but you can also bring in food from a licensed purveyor or get it delivered.  (Lisa Lubin / Chicago Tribune)

Neighborhood resurgence

Resurgence has played a large part in the resurgence of the West Side.  (Lisa Lubin / Chicago Tribune)

RiverWorks

RiverWorks will soon open what’s said to be the first fully functioning brewery to be retrofitted into an existing grain silo.  (Lisa Lubin / Chicago Tribune)

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