Big Ditch Brewing Company

Big Ditch Hayburner IPA

IPA · 7.0% ABV

Hayburner is a luscious and citrusy IPA, with primary notes of orange, melon, grapefruit, and a slightly earthy finish.

Big Ditch Deep Cut

Double IPA · 8.5% ABV

The final obstacle in constructing the Erie Canal was leveling a 7 mile section of the canal 40 feet deep - by hand - between the Flight of Five in Lockport and Lake Erie...

Big Ditch Berry Vision

Sour Ale · 5.4% ABV

Berry Vision is a radiant sour ale bursting with blueberry and raspberry aroma and flavor. Brewed with oats, Mosaic hops, and finished with lactose.

Excavator incorporates seven different malts to achieve a rich, yet smooth flavor and balance. It is highlighted by judicious amounts of chocolate malt, with a subtle, spicy finish from the use of flaked rye.

Big Ditch Bourbon Barrel Aged Towpath

Imperial Stout · 10.3% ABV

This bourbon barrel aged version of our imperial stout featuring a full-bodied, rich and roasty flavor, complemented by notes of vanilla and chocolate from the barrel aging process...

Big Ditch Cannon Call

Double IPA · 8.4% ABV

Cannon Call is a double IPA (our first Lock DIPA!) with Citra, Nelson Sauvin, Idaho 7, and Simcoe hops to yield a tropical flavor explosion with notes of orange zest and grapefruit.

Big Ditch Low Bridge Hoppy Golden Ale

Blonde Ale · 4.8% ABV

This bright, slightly fruity, and very hoppy golden ale features old-world American and German hops.

Big Ditch Make Me Wanna Stout

Stout · 4.7% ABV

Big Ditch 363 Lock IPA #3

IPA · 6.8% ABV

363 is brewed with Trois yeast, which imparts tropical, mango and pineapple characteristics to a beer brewed with Azacca, Mosaic, Simcoe and Zeus hops, which add boatloads of dank, citrusy aroma an...

Big Ditch Beautiful River Saison

Saison · 5.6% ABV

Beautiful River is a refreshing Belgian-style farmhouse ale featuring floral, pear, and pepper notes, which was brewed to commemorate the origins of our city.

Big Ditch Cinnamon Apple Amber Ale

Fruit Beer · 6.8% ABV

This beer pours a perfect reddish/amber color and is slightly hazy. The aroma immediately reminds you of fall from the fresh cinnamon and allspice used.

Big Ditch Packet

IPA · 7.2% ABV

Packet is named after the boats that transported early passengers on the Erie Canal...

Big Ditch Pina Colada Milk Shake IPA

Milkshake IPA · 7.5% ABV

This IPA, brewed with oats and lactose, hopped with Galaxy and Cashmere, then blended with fresh pineapple and coconut, is bright, super fruity, and refreshing, just like the real thing.

Big Ditch Power Ballad

Double IPA · 8.5% ABV

Bursting with pineapple, melon and citrus flavor and aroma, with a light pine and earth finish, balanced bitterness, and a creamy mouthfeel.

Big Ditch Smoked Black IPA

Black IPA · 6.5% ABV

Last Blacksmith is a delicate balance between roasted and smoked malts and bright, citrusy hops. Its flavor is both complex and intriguing...

Big Ditch Towpath

Imperial Stout · 9.4% ABV

Barges on the old Erie Canal were often pulled by beasts of burden along a Towpath, which were roadways alongside the canal.

Big Ditch Vanilla Oatmeal Stout

Stout · 6.8% ABV

Roasty and reminiscent of coffee from roasted barley, this Oatmeal Stout has a precise amount of Mexican Vanilla added for complexity.

Big Ditch 100% NY

American Pale Ale · 6.0% ABV

New York State grown ingredients. Expect a light, clean malt background with light peach, concord grape, and earthy aroma and flavor from the hops.

Big Ditch 2020 Vision

Sour Ale · 5.4% ABV

Triple fruited sour with peach, apricot and cherry. Cherry is the predominate flavor.

Big Ditch Balnamoon Scotch Ale

Scotch Ale · 8.0% ABV

Big Ditch Beer That Tastes Like Beer

Helles Lager · 5.0% ABV

This classic, crisp, and clean lager is balanced with light bready malt flavor and floral hop flavor.

Big Ditch Black Light Lager

Lager · 5.0% ABV

Another style paradox. Despite its dark color, Black Light is surprisingly light on the palate...

Big Ditch Bourbon Barrel Aged Towpath (2018)

Imperial Stout · 10.3% ABV

This bourbon barrel aged version of our imperial stout featuring a full-bodied, rich and roasty flavor, complemented by notes of vanilla and chocolate from the barrel aging process...

Big Ditch Chocolate Cream Porter

Porter · 7.0% ABV

Big Ditch Chocolate Milk Stout

Milk Stout · 6.3% ABV

Brewed w/ plenty of cocoa nibs, roasted barley, lactose sugar & oats. This is a rich,dark chocolate stout w/ semi-sweet flavor and a medium-bodied mouthfeel.

Big Ditch Cinnamon Apple Amber

Fruit Beer · 6.8% ABV

We use locally pressed cider from New York state grown apples as well as locally grown 2-row barley and locally grown hops to create our fall seasonal...

Big Ditch Citra

American Pale Ale · 5.8% ABV

Luscious and Citrusy Ale with primary notes of orange, melon and grapefruit, and a slightly earthy finish...

Big Ditch Citraburner

IPA · 7.0% ABV

Big Ditch Hayburner IPA made with Citra.

Big Ditch Citra Vision

American Pale Ale · 6.0% ABV

This is a very unique tasting beer due to the New York grown materials. The beer features malt from New York Craft Malt in Batavia as well as hops from Crooked Creek Hops Farm right outside Corning...

Big Ditch Cran Berry Vision

Sour Ale · 5.4% ABV

A radiant sour ale brewed with cranberries, orange zest and cinnamon to yield this tart and incredibly festive ale...

Big Ditch DART Lock Ipa #7

IPA · 6.6% ABV

Dart is brewed with lots of adjunct grains, mainly malted and flaked oats, as well as Vic Secret, Mosaic, and Citra hops...

Big Ditch Dayburner Refreshing IPA

Session IPA · 4.9% ABV

A refreshing all-season IPA with a citrus flavor & smooth finish.

Big Ditch DDH Hayburner

IPA · 7.8% ABV

This Double Dry-Hopped version of our flagship American IPA features even more bold citrus, stone fruit, and dank hop flavor and aroma for a more intense hop experience...

Big Ditch Devil Chicken

NE/Hazy IPA · 6.8% ABV

Brewed w/ Galaxy and Mosaic hops, added flaked oats to smooth out the bitterness, added a touch of Cashmere hops to add stone fruit and pineapple notes.

Big Ditch Dibble (Lock IPA Series #4)

NE/Hazy IPA · 6.3% ABV

Bright orange & grapefruit aroma w/ just a hint of bitterness, and a slight earthy and floral finish.

Big Ditch Dock Jams

Sour Ale · 4.3% ABV

Big Ditch Fall Black

Schwarzbier · 4.7% ABV

Fall Black is made with German and American malts and hops and brewed with California Common yeast. Despite its dark color, it is surprisingly light on the palate...

Big Ditch Farmhouse Ale

Belgian Ale · 4.8% ABV

Belgian Style farmhouse ale featuring floral,pear, and pepper notes

Big Ditch FC (For Our City)

Session IPA · 4.1% ABV

This beer was brewed in collaboration with FC Buffalo, Buffalo's professional soccer team...

Big Ditch FC Wheat (Fantastically Crushable)

Wheat Ale · 3.7% ABV

The beer is an extremely light and crisp summer beer, late Hopped with Simcoe and Amarillo hops, which results in a beer with the irresistible aroma and flavor.

Big Ditch Fip (Lock IPA Series #2)

IPA · 6.8% ABV

Fip is brewed with Mosaic, Citra, Amarillo and Simcoe hops, resulting in an IPA with a burst of citrus, honeydew, and tropical punch flavor.

Big Ditch Flow Rider

Blonde Ale · 4.3% ABV

Big Ditch Folly

IPA · 7.2% ABV

Galaxy, Amarillo, and experimental HBC-522 hops, to yield a creamy yet drinkable IPA that is equal parts tropical, stonefruit, and citrus.

Big Ditch Fresh Baked

Spiced Beer · 5.2% ABV

Spiced Brown Ale with Toasted Oats.

Big Ditch Galaxy Red

Red IPA · 7.0% ABV

Galaxy Red is a super juicy India Red Ale loaded with late kettle and dry hop additions of tropical Galaxy Hops, from Australia...

Big Ditch Golden Shovel

Belgian Strong Ale · 7.6% ABV

Inspired by the more secular Belgian breweries, this Belgian-inspired golden strong ale has a fantastic aroma of white grape, tangerine, clove and fresh-cracked peppercorn...