RiverWorks
Brewing Co.
Brewed on-site inside Buffalo’s old grain silos and run straight from the tanks to four bars on the property. Here is what is pouring right now.
The world’s first brewery built inside a grain silo.
Buffalo RiverWorks · 359 Ganson Street
The house four
Taps one through four are our constants — brewed in the silos and running straight to the bar through our own tank-to-tap lines. Everything pouring alongside them is in the live list below.
Buffalo vs Everybody
Traditional Lager.
Wheeler Wheat
Wheat Beer — Hefeweizen. Named for the Wheeler-GLF elevator it is brewed inside.
Rejuvenator
IPA — New England.
Trainwreck
German Amber Ale. Our signature brew — medium-bodied and malty, finishing slightly sweet with a mild toasted-nut note.
Everything else on tap
Seasonals, sours and canned selections rotate constantly. The list below is our live Untappd menu, so it is always current.
Take it home
Cans and growlers are available to go. Ask at any bar on the property and we will fill you up before you leave.
Built inside the grain silos
The silos on this site were part of the Wheeler-GLF grain elevator, one of the structures that made Buffalo the largest grain port in the world. They sat abandoned for decades.
Turning them into a working brewery took $2.2 million, a lot of arguing with rebar-reinforced concrete, and a second floor built inside the silos themselves. RiverWorks crews did the work alongside Abstract Architecture and Kromac Design — at first with no plumbing and no utilities on site.
What came out of it is a brewery that runs tank-to-tap to three bars inside the building, plus a fourth bar standing in the silo itself. As general manager William Casale put it, we were able to salvage these silos to create what we think is the first brewery built inside a silo in the world.
Where to drink it
The Ward Restaurant
Our waterfront restaurant and bar, where the house beers pour alongside the full food menu.
The full menu
Every house brew listed with the food it goes with, plus the rest of the bar.
The Silos Event Center
Book the room built into the grain silos for a private party or company event.
Find us
Buffalo RiverWorks
359 Ganson Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 342-2292 · info@BuffaloRiverworks.com
For current serving hours, see The Ward Restaurant.