Buffalo Water Beer Co - The Buffalog

Is Buffalo Water Beer an Aphrodisiac?

2011-05-26T11:19:00.000-07:00

2011-05-23T14:35:00.000-07:00

In Honor of Buffalo Water Bison Blonde being rated the #1 Lawn Mower Beer. Buffalo Water Beer Company is kicking off a competition for the UGLIEST LAWN MOWER. We, At Buffalo Water want YOU to submit a Video or Picture of the Ugliest Lawn Mower Known To MAN! THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE A FREE SUMMER SUPPLY OF BUFFALO WATER BEER! We will start accepting submissions starting Memorial Day 2011.

For Submissions - Details - Questions - or to say "Hi"

email buffalowaterbeer@gmail.com or visit our facebook page

Amazing Buffalo Video...

2010-01-11T12:19:00.001-08:00

We Thought This Was Hilarious...

2009-11-02T09:55:00.000-08:00

Milwaukee: Want Free Beer? Follow Buffalo Water on Twitter

2009-04-30T12:07:00.000-07:00

So it may just be a fad, but everyone's talking about Twitter right now. The latest social networking site, which uses real-time, short messages to answer the question "what are you doing now?" is hot on the internet.

Buffalo Water Beer Company thought we'd get on the bandwagon. So, if you are an avid "tweeter," why not follow us on Twitter and you may just get yourself some free beer!

We will be posting our weekly free beer tastings on our Twitter page, usually 24 hours in advance. It's no secret that we like to give our delicious Bison Blonde lager away at various locations in the Milwaukee area, including local Sendik's stores, Pick N Save's, Buffalo Wild Wing's and independent bar locations. So if you fancy a freebie, stay in tune via our Twitter page!

The World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade

2009-03-20T13:37:00.000-07:00

On March 17th, 2009 the Buffalo Water Beer Company participated in the world's shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade, spanning three city block in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward. We recorded some of the days events and have compiled them in a nice little video below.

By the way, it's recommended to click on the "HQ" icon to watch the video in a higher quaility.

Buffalo Water Sponsors ESPN 540AM's "Beauty and the Geek"

2008-10-07T12:22:00.000-07:00

In an earlier post we had created a little You Tube montage for you to enjoy. It was our radio commercial for 102.9 The Hog and WKLH 96.5 Classic Rock.

We recently teamed with local ESPN radio station 540AM to sponsor the show's Beauty and the Geek, a segment hosted every Friday at 11:30 a.m. on The D-List. Ms Wisconsin 2007, Caitlin Morrall, joins the D-List to settle the age-old question: Do brains or beauty matter most when picking winners for football games?

Craig Peterson, our CEO and beer enthusiast, stopped by the Milwaukee studio last Friday, October 3rd to talk with Ms. Morrall and The D-List, (Drew Olson, Dan Needles and Matt Salmon) about our delicious beer.

They seemed to enjoy our signature beer, Bison Blonde lager, so why don't you download the five minute audio segment here, (which you can play in ITunes, Quicktime or Real Player) and see what ESPN's Beauty and the Geek thinks about our Blonde.

Buffalo Water on You Tube...

2008-09-23T12:21:00.000-07:00

The Buffalo Water Beer Company recently partnered with local radio stations 102.9 The Hog and WKLH 96.5 classic rock to get our name out there, and to fill the void in the hearts of that Buffalo wing-eating/beer drinking demographic. So our CEO and beer enthusiast, Craig Peterson, popped along to the studio and recorded a splendid radio commercial to please the ears of all Milwaukeeans.

However, realizing that many don't adhere to traditional means of communication, and that the new generation gets their info elsewhere (and by elsewhere we mean the Internet), we created this little You Tube montage for you. It's the same radio commercial, edited with images for the web and for your enjoyment. Like the video says, there's no need to thank us, really....

(If necessary, you may want to pause the Buffalo Soldier theme song on our home page first so you can here the content of the following video!)

Bison Blonde Still Number 1 at Rate Beer

2008-09-05T08:39:00.001-07:00

As of September 2008, Rate Beer, a popular website for avid beer drinkers, has Buffalo Water's Bison Blonde lager listed as the number one beer under the pale lager category.

Rate Beer was founded in 2000 as a forum for beer lovers to come together and share their views on beers and breweries. The Rate Beer community features thousands of drinkers from over 60 countries, with "tens of thousands" of beers rated so far. So Buffalo Water is kept in high regard among the beer geeks. Bravo! Here's the top ten in the pale lager category below:

Rank	Beer	Rating
1	Buffalo Water Bison Blonde	3.4
2	Mash Beer (Bottle)	3.35
3	Craftsman 1903 Lager	3.27
4	Moonlight Lunatic Lager	3.2
5	Scharers Lager	3.13
6	First Coast Golden Lager	3.07
7	Kraftbrau Dutch Lager	3.07
8	Pivnica Medvedgrad Zlatni Medvjed	3.06
9	Grosswald Landbier	3.06
10	Kraftbrau Dark Bohemian	3.04

Blondes Galore at the Donges Bay Clubhouse

2008-05-19T09:19:00.000-07:00

Like Blondes? Who doesn't? Then get over to the Donges Bay Clubhouse, 7520 W. Donges Bay Road, for some Buffalo Water Bison Blonde Lager. The clubhouse, located in Mequon, a suburb just north of Milwaukee, is the latest bar to join the herd of Buffalo Water beer drinkers.

Its "corner" bar atmosphere is popular with the locals, and the Clubhouse features weekly kickball and horseshoe tournaments, perfect for the upcoming summer months. As is a nice pint of Bison Blonde Lager.

The bar's food menu is standard pub fare, featuring a delicious BBQ Chicken breast on a toasted Kaiser roll. It should go down well with a Blonde. And of course the appetizer menu features some hot & spicy buffalo wings and chicken strips dipped in BBQ sauce. Surely a match made in heaven for Buffalo Water beer. All this talk of wings and beer is making my mouth water. Better take an early lunch.

Why not take a trip to the Donges Bay Clubhouse for your lunch? I'm up for it!

Buffalo Water Beer Co. Sponsors "the Quizmaster!"

2008-05-13T08:37:00.000-07:00

The Buffalo Water Beer Company recently announced its sponsorship of Milwaukee Quizmaster, a pub quiz/trivia night service offered to several bars in Milwaukee and the surrounding area.

Milwaukee Quizmaster offers team trivia for friends and colleagues at several of the areas best taverns, including the Milwaukee Ale House, the Carleton Grange Pub, the Britinn, Fanatics, and the 5th Ward Pub. Teams are tested on their abilities to answer general knowledge questions in a variety of topics, with the best teams winning prizes on the night.

Buffalo Water now sponsors "the Quizmaster," with our delicious brew, Bison Blonde Lager, being served up at both "the Ale House" and "the Grange." And what's more, full 20 ounce pints of Bison Blonde are only $2.50 every Monday night during the Quizmaster's trivia night at the Ale House. This event is hosted every Monday night, starting at 8 p.m. The event usually runs for around 2 hours, with the winning team receiving $50 and the runners-up winning $25.

And it's lots of fun!

Teams are permitted up to 8 players per team, cell phone/Internet use is prohibited and its only $1 per person to play. For a full description of rules, times, prizes and drink specials we encourage to visit the Quizmaster's website by clicking here.

Buffalo Trivia

2008-04-29T07:28:00.000-07:00

Some interesting stuff about or related to Buffalo:

In American western culture, the "buffalo" is the incorrect term for what is actually the American Bos Bison. Buffalo properly applies to the Asian Water Buffalo and the African Buffalo.
Bisons live around 20 years, and are born without their trademark "hump" or horns.
A bison's main source of food is grass.
Theodore Roosevelt, nicknamed The Cowboy and The Rough Rider, founded the American Bison Society in 1905. Today it is known as The National Bison Association.
In 1993, a University of Pennsylvania student was charged with racial harassment after shouting "shut up, you water buffalo" to a group of Delta Sigma Theta sorority sisters, in what is known today as the Water Buffalo Incident.
Native to Central and North America, the freshwater drum fish is sometimes referred to as the river buffalo or buffalo fish.
Established in 1898, Mount Buffalo is a mountain plateau in Victoria, Australia, around 124 miles northeast of Melbourne.
Water Buffalo, restaurant and bar, opened in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2007 and is located at the intersection of E. Buffalo Street and N. Water Street. The restaurant has no affiliation with the Buffalo Water Beer Company.
In Native American religions white buffalo are often seen as sacred signs of great spiritual importance.
Adopted January 31, 1917, the Flag of Wyoming (pictured) features a buffalo. The state's seal appears branded on the bison's ribs.
Wyoming is officially nicknamed the Equality state although it is also known as the Buffalo State or the Cowboy state.
Home to many American Bisons, Yellowstone National Park is predominantly located in Wyoming but also extends into the states of Montana and Idaho.
Seventeen different states have a city, town or township named Buffalo. Wisconsin has two cities named Buffalo, (located in Marquette County and Buffalo County respectively) as well as another town called Buffalo City.
Buffalo Park is the home ground of the Chevrolet Warriors, a cricket team located in East London, South Africa.
Several British naval ships have been named HMS Buffalo, while several American naval ships have been named USS Buffalo.
Buffalo Soldier was the original nickname of the U.S. 10th Cavalry regiment of the United States Army (pictured), given to them by the native Americans they fought.

Buffalo Water Launches Its Online Store

2008-04-25T12:01:00.000-07:00

Beer gear: we'll never really understand it. Understand why certain people are obsessed with wearing clothing featuring the logo of their fave brew? It's not like you ever see anyone wearing a "Captain Birdseye's Fish Fingers" T-Shirt or "Lawry's Seasoned Salt" baseball cap? For some reason people are just drawn to wearing crap plastered with beer insignia on it.

And why we're sure there's a reason for this, we're not a bunch of psychologists, so we'll just leave it at that.

However, considering this strange phenomenon, the Buffalo Water Beer Company has decided to launch its very own beer gear store, aptly named "Buffalo Crap."

Excuse our French.

The store opened in April 2008, featuring 9 products to begin with, including the likes of BBQ aprons, t-shirts, hooded sweaters, wall clocks and more! We encourage you to visit our online store by clicking on the appropriate tab at the top of the screen (the one with the steaming pile next to it) to get your hands on some good shit. Or you can simply click here.

Bison Blonde Lager Goes On Tap at the Carleton Grange Pub

2008-04-24T13:49:00.000-07:00

"Oi, mate! What's that wicked new beer at the Grange?"

The Carleton Grange Pub, 3807 S Packard Avenue, now carries our delicious Bison Blonde Lager. The traditional British pub, started by Eric Ellsworth after a study abroad in London, has a limited domestic tap line, however, Buffalo Water is now available. While mainly concentrating on ye 'olde imports like Newcastle Brown Ale, Carlsberg and Stella Artois (oh, wait that's owned by Anheuser Busch now), there's also a select domestic tap selection at the "Grange."

So, if you're in the St. Francis area along Lake Michigan's shores, why not stop in, say 'ello geezer and treat yourself to a bloody scrumptious craft brew (that's Bison Blonde Lager by the way).

For an up-to-date list of places currently carrying Bison Blonde Lager visit our On Tap page by clicking here.

A Brief History of the Great American Bison

2008-03-13T13:55:00.000-07:00

The American Bison, often referred to as the American buffalo or simply buffalo, is a herbivorous, bovine mammal originating in Eurasia and migrating to North America across the Bering Strait some 10,000 years ago. Two main subspecies of the North American buffalo are recognized: Plains Bison, which are smaller with a more rounded hump, and Wood Bison, typically larger with a taller square hump.

North America’s largest land mammal, the buffalo was almost driven to extinction in the 19th century by man as a result of their valued fur coats. Also, the herds were a key economic factor in the survival of Native American tribes, which allegedly the U.S. Government was trying to extinguish at the time. With the Wildlife Conservation Society reporting in 1889 only 1,091 bison remained in North America something drastic had to be done to preserve the beast’s existence.

In 1902 the U.S. Government discontinued the hunting of wild buffalo and by 1905 Theodore Roosevelt formed the American Bison Society with the goal of “permanent preservation and increase of the American bison.” This organization later transformed into the modern day National Bison Association. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, as of 2002, there were 232,000 buffalo residing on private ranches in the U.S. with a further 20,000 wild buffalo roaming the open plains. The USDA also estimated that some 250,000 buffalo are residing in Canada.

U.S. Mint Produces 24-Karat Coins to Commemorate 1913 Buffalo Nickel

2008-03-13T08:36:00.001-07:00

It appears that Buffalo Water Beer Company's Bison Blonde beer isn't the only place to find a robust American bison with a glistening, golden coat. The U.S. Mint, the department that produces circulating coinage for America to conduct its trade and commerce, produced a 99.99% pure gold buffalo coin for collectors and investor this past year.

On June 20th, 2006, the one-ounce coins were unveiled to commemorate the famous 1913 Indian Head Nickel, also known as the buffalo nickel, and have a value of $50. However, the price of the gold buffalo coins was around $800 - based upon the price of gold at the time and additional costs including minting, distribution and marketing.

The U.S. Mint released two versions of the much sought-after coin.

A bullion version was produced, directed toward investors, with authorized buyers allowed to distribute the coin to coin shops, banks and other financial institutions.

The second type of coin is a proof coin targeted at collectors. This coin has a finer finish and "higher quality strike" and will sell at the $800 mark. Only 300,000 were minted.

The buffalo nickel of 1913 was the first image of an animal to appear on the reverse of any U.S. gold or silver coins since the Mint Act of 1792, which stated that all such coinage feature an eagle, and only an eagle. It was Theodore Roosevelt whom crusaded for better U.S. coinage design, particularly a buffalo coin, which became a reality four years after he'd left office in 1909.