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Colter Bay

Colter Bay was one of the first places in town to tentatively dip its toes into the craft beer craze that would go on to take Buffalo by storm in the 2010s, and anyone who's ever been lucky enough to experience Blue Monk, the sadly-missed gastropub that launched Colter Bay's owner, Mike Shatzel, to local fame, knows what that means: there are some four dozen national and local microbrews on tap at the bar, as well as some craft ciders and house cocktails, all expertly mixed and poured in a refreshingly chill environment where the tightrope walk between hipster-friendliness and stifling pretentiousness is successfully mastered.

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Address: 561 Delaware Ave
Getting there: Metro Bus 7, 11 or 24; Metro Rail: Allen-Medical Campus
Phone: +17164365197
Website: colterbaybuffalo.com (opens in a new tab)

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