Everybody get your “fun” meters out because the fun level in this episode is off the charts, so much that this episode was almost labeled “The Fun Episode”. So why are we talking about the many amusement parks and attractions that have meant f

Episode 18: What a Beautiful River

May 25th, 2018 1h 2m

This week we recorded on location at Big Ditch Brewing Company! We feature two of their beers, Beautiful River Farmhouse Saison and Electric District Pilsner. Check out this episode to hear our favorite (and most likely completely untrue) story

Episode 7: Collective Arts

Mar 9th, 2018 56m 50s

Listen up you hosers. This week we're going over the border to talk about our friends to the north, Canada, and more specifically, Hamilton, Ontario. So come inside, put on some dry socks (ya gotta hate those soakers, am I right?) and crack ope

Episode 11: Take Me Out to the Brewery

Apr 6th, 2018 49m 6s

Take me out to the brewery, take me out with the crowd, buy me some pretzels and a six pack, I don't care if I never get back...This week, we're celebrating the opening week of baseball by talking about a brewery located in the (supposed) birth

Episode 8: The First Ward

Mar 16th, 2018 49m 40s

Sorry to disappoint--this episode is about the First Ward, NOT Old First Ward Brewing. (We'll get there!) Regardless, this is our St. Patrick's Day episode! So naturally, we're talking about the Irish impact on Buffalo, and the neighborhood whe

Episode 6: Resurgence

Mar 2nd, 2018 35m 50s

Hey, is this episode 6? Why yes, I believe it is! In this episode, we talk about some exciting news in Buffalo; as well as discuss the rise, fall and Resurgence of Buffalo beer. Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt BrigadeWe have a website: htt

Episode 51: Sh*t my Podcasters Say

Jun 23rd, 2019 1h 1m

Welcome to the episode 51 of Drinking Points! This week we introduce a new theme song and a new outlook on the show. We discuss growing as a podcast, what we’ve been up to this week and...our recently played albums on Spotify! Troy’s dad gets a

Minisode 6: After a Brief Hiatus...

Jun 11th, 2019 46m 16s

Here it is: Minisode #6. As you’ve probably noticed, we’ve been on a bit of a hiatus for the last couple of months. It’s a break that we needed, but that we couldn’t wait to end. This minisode is a PSA about mental health and mental illness. “W

Episode 50: Hops n Homeruns

Apr 2nd, 2019 1h 5m

Everybody stand up, stretch, and grab yourself another beer because we’re talking about the ballpark this week. We chat a little bit about the Buffalo Bisons’ new field sponsor, Bisons mascots (animate and inanimate), and a man at the ballpark

Episode 49: Under the Influenza

Mar 15th, 2019 52m 50s

We're back baby! Troy's been under the weather for about a week and a half, which we're not only going to use as an excuse for our absence, but we're also using it for the theme of this episode! We go over the history of Buffalo's largest hospi

Episode 48: Love is in the air (and the water)

Feb 20th, 2019 59m 18s

Showing some love during the week of Valentine’s Day. As you may know we really dig talking about the Erie Canal, but Episode 48 is all about the Love Canal. We talk about how a city planned to be a clean, futuristic utopia powered by hydroelec

Episode 47: Bucha Didn't Know

Feb 11th, 2019 55m 14s

This week we felt that after recording last time with Vinylly Friday, we needed to take a break from the brews--of beer, that is--because in this episode we're drinking Barrel + Brine kombucha! We discuss the somewhat disturbing way that kombuc

Episode 46: Fasten Your Belt Line

Feb 4th, 2019 1h 7m

This week, we were joined by our buds Tim and Eddie from Vinylly Friday for a regular ol' collab-a-thon! This time around, we let them pick the brewery: we drank Main Course DDHIPA by Belt Line Brewery & Kitchen, a brand-new brewery and taproom

Episode 45: One Beer Anniversary

Jan 27th, 2019 1h 1m

It’s our One Beer Anniversary Episode! An entire year has passed since we started Drinking Points! This week we go back to Episode 1, and reminisce about (read: completely rip on) our Pilot Episode too! We were welcomed back to record at Big Di

Episode 44: Blizzard? S'now Problem

Jan 12th, 2019 1h

Sometimes episodes are written around a historical event, sometimes they’re written with a certain beer in mind. Other times, a brewery releases a beer about winter weather with 7.7% ABV and 77 IBUs and we’re left with no choice but to do a Bli

Episode 43: The Experimental Episode

Dec 31st, 2018 57m 52s

We're excited to say that this is (what feels like) our first real episode that we've recorded since ermmm... October? We took a classic Drinking Points field trip to the Buffalo Museum of Science to go along with this episode's beer, XPA by Wo

Minisode 5: (Last) Christmas Episode

Dec 24th, 2018 47m 31s

Joy to the world! This is our off-the-cusp Christmas mini(?)sode! In this episode, we talk about Christmas trees, Christmas traditions, and... Christmas! And drink wintery beers! Join us around the Netflix Fireplace (Birchwood Edition) and let

Episode 42: Where Momma Hides the Cookie Brown Ale

Dec 17th, 2018 49m 48s

We're back (again!) And this time, in a brand new space: we've moved to the Old First Ward! Obviously we're super excited, so allow us to gush about our new apartment and the building we live in now and its historical significance in the city.

Episode 41: This is not an Episode

Dec 4th, 2018 49m 35s

Hey, uh... sorry we've been gone for a minute. We promise we were thinking about all of you the whole time and feeling really guilty about it. And we were drinking local beer.Anyway, in this episode we're kickin' it old school: Old First Ward-s

Episode 40: Beer Me Up Scotty

Nov 16th, 2018 1h 4m

As the snow starts to fall, November begins to pass us by, and the last thursday of the month approaches, it begs the question: WERE THERE EXTRATERRESTRIALS PRESENT AT THE FIRST THANKSGIVING?! While there’s no record of aliens NOT attending the

Episode 39: If I Could Turn Kaltenbach Time

Nov 10th, 2018 51m 40s

This episode we throw things back and go back to our roots: this is our Buffalo Brewing Company episode! Surprisingly, we've only just had our first experience drinking with them in the last month! They're a two-year-old brewery that carries th

Minisode 4: A Seven Ounce Episode

Nov 6th, 2018 38m 54s

Why are we posting a minisode this week? Well, we're still hungover (physically, emotionally, and spiritually) from Halloween. There isn't really a theme to this one, if we're being honest... but we do talk a lot about cats, adorable rodents, T

Episode 38: Scareman of the Boo'rd

Oct 26th, 2018 1h 2m

Throughout the nineteen-forties, fifties, and sixties, Buffalo’s theatre district was fortunate enough to host some of the biggest names in entertainment. On any given date, Shea’s Buffalo and the Town Casino across the street were sure to be h

Episode 37: Cider Killers

Oct 19th, 2018 57m 30s

As the third of four Halloween episodes goes live we think it’s safe to say that we’ve gone from spooky, to creepy, to downright scary with this episode. What makes it cross the line to ‘scary’? The fact that these are the stories of the real m

Episode 36: I Put a Spell on You

Oct 14th, 2018 56m 34s

This week we discuss the true horror behind a popular urban legend in Angola NY, the curse of an Egyptian king cast in Niagara Falls, and we list off a number of “coincidences” that have happened along the Great Gorge Route near Devil’s Hole. R