'Such strong support': WNY brewers sell special beers to benefit Ukraine
Janet Gramza
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Bill Schaflucas wears a Ukrainian flag in his hat while sampling the imperial stouts at the Ukrainian Freedom Imperial Stout Celebration at the Pizza Plant in Amherst on Sunday, March 13, 2022.
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Pizza Plant owner Dan Syracuse pours a flight of imperial stouts during the Ukrainian Freedom Imperial Stout Celebration at the Pizza Plant in Amherst on Sunday, March 13, 2022.
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Andrew Puhacz, treasurer of the Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center, is on hand for the imperial stouts at the Ukrainian Freedom Imperial Stout Celebration at the Pizza Plant in Amherst on Sunday.
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Pizza Plant owner Dan Syracuse checks on customers during the Ukrainian Freedom Imperial Stout Celebration at the Pizza Plant in Amherst on Sunday, March 13, 2022.
For the past 10 years, Dan Syracuse called his annual imperial stout-tasting event “The Russians Are Coming” as a nod to the 18th century origins of Russian imperial stout as a strong, dark brew made in England for export to Russia.
Bill Schaflucas wears a Ukrainian flag in his hat while sampling the imperial stouts at the Ukrainian Freedom Imperial Stout Celebration at the Pizza Plant in Amherst on Sunday, March 13, 2022.
Pizza Plant owner Dan Syracuse pours a flight of imperial stouts during the Ukrainian Freedom Imperial Stout Celebration at the Pizza Plant in Amherst on Sunday, March 13, 2022.
Andrew Puhacz, treasurer of the Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center, is on hand for the imperial stouts at the Ukrainian Freedom Imperial Stout Celebration at the Pizza Plant in Amherst on Sunday.
Pizza Plant owner Dan Syracuse checks on customers during the Ukrainian Freedom Imperial Stout Celebration at the Pizza Plant in Amherst on Sunday, March 13, 2022.