# Old First Ward Brewing Company — Buffalo, New York

> Old First Ward Brewing Company in Buffalo, New York, United States scores 3.91 out of 5 — Fine, #156 in New York. 206 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Old First Ward Brewing Company is a brewery in Buffalo, New York, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.91 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #156 in New York. Of the 206 beers we track, 31% are IPA and 14% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.91 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #156 in New York · #2,415 in United States · #3,261 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 206

## About

Old First Ward Brewing Company produce's good quality beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "This Is Not A Pale Ale", which is an American Pale Ale and "Red Clover", which is an Irish Red Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 31% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 14% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 14% of the beers we track
- Other — 13% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 11% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 9% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 8% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 73 Hamburg Street, Buffalo, New York, United States
- Coordinates: 42.8658381, -78.8597659
- Website: http://www.genemccarthys.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [BriarBrothers Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/briarbrothers-brewing-co-33399.md) — 4.34, Great — Buffalo, New York — 0.5 mi away
- [Resurgence Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/resurgence-brewing-company-5185.md) — 3.88, Fine — Buffalo, New York — 0.5 mi away
- [Buffalo RiverWorks Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/buffalo-riverworks-brewery-5089.md) — 3.48, Poor — Buffalo, New York — 0.7 mi away
- [Buffalo Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/buffalo-brewing-company-2693.md) — 3.73, Fine — Buffalo, New York — 0.9 mi away
- [Belt Line Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/belt-line-brewery-5202.md) — 3.90, Fine — Buffalo, New York — 0.9 mi away
- [Flying Bison Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/flying-bison-brewing-230.md) — 3.48, Poor — Buffalo, New York — 1 mi away
- [Pod City Beer Labs](https://finding.beer/brewery/pod-city-beer-labs-30487.md) — 3.84, Fine — Buffalo, New York — 1.2 mi away
- [Pearl Street Grill & Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/pearl-street-grill-brewery-3596.md) — 3.06, Limited — Buffalo, New York — 1.4 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Buffalo, New York](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/new-york/buffalo.md)
- [Best breweries in New York](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/new-york.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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