DrinkBarNorth Buffalo

The Sterling

Owner Kevin Brinkworth is perhaps best known in Buffalo as one of the duo behind Blue Monk, Elmwood Avenue's sorely missed beer lover's paradise, and there are more than a few cues taken from the Blue Monk experience at the Sterling: not only in the food menu but also in the several dozen local and regional craft beers available on tap and in bottles at a circa-1890 bar purchased from the hosts of the A&E television series American Pickers.

Address: 1487 Hertel Ave.
Getting there: Metro Bus 23
Website: sterlingave.com (opens in a new tab)

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