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Book your SIGNATURE EVENT now!
Check out these photos in the Lakeward Spirits EVENT CENTER:
NOW taking wedding, banquet,
and special affair reservations
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Event Center
at The Barr​el Factory
Old First Ward
​Buffalo, NY
Click Here for Wedding Info!
Other Event Inquiries, please email: events@LakewardSpirits.com
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The Lakeward Spirits Event Center
at The Barrel Factory hosted the
2019 Yelpie Awards (2nd year in a row),
sponsored by Yelp's Buffalo region


Here are Yelp's elite reviewers' impressions of their event, including observations
​on our venue
at The Barrel Fa
ctory: 
Yelp Reviews!

We're proud to say our corporate customers include:
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Athenex
​Delaware North
43 North
Uniland
Visit Buffalo Niagara
Yelp Buffalo
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper
Habitat For Humanity
Unifrax
Canisius College
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Native Offerings Farm
Buffalo New Generations
Junior League of Buffalo
Lumsden McCormick
Explore Buffalo
Buffalo Beer Goddesses
Community United Way
Westermeier Martin
Kenworth Northeast
Essandant
​Startup Grind - Buffalo
​Buffalo Murder Mysteries / Buffalo History Tours

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The Lakeward Spirits Event Center hosted 43 North's
IGNITE BUFFALO workshop,
Facebook Training for Small Businesses, 
​on February 13, 2019
The Lakeward Spirits Event Center is perfect for:
  • Weddings
  • Corporate Meetings & Team-Building Workshops
  • Banquets
  • Showers
  • Corporate Recognition Dinners & Happy Hours
  • ​Receptions
  • Special Events
  • ​Holiday Get-Togethers
  • ​and more!

​Event Inquiries, please email:  events@LakewardSpirits.com
Weddings, click here! 
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More details on the Lakeward Spirits EVENT CENTER:
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Final work has now been completed on the new Lakeward Spirits Event Center, located on the 2nd floor of The Barrel Factory.  The signature space is providing a special venue for banquets, meetings, weddings, and other festivities in the newly-restored, 116-year old factory located in Buffalo's historic Old First Ward.  Lakeward Spirits is The Barrel Factory's anchor tenant, and its craft distillery operations along with its Tasting Room & Store are located on the redeveloped factory's main floor below the Event Center.

T​he Event Center features the newly-restored, original hard maple factory floor.  Extensive renovations on the floor were required due to heavy water damage from years of roof leaks.

Additional components of this enhanced space include:
  • New, energy-efficient, insulated windows. All of the original windows had been bricked-up or covered over many decades ago.
  • Two large, newly-restored cupolas with new, operable clerestory windows, providing additional light, ventilation, and energy efficiency.
  • LED accent lighting in cupolas.
  •  A large, 14' ceiling fan mounted between the cupolas for more energy conservation.
  • Two new floor cut-outs located directly below the cupolas, which provide overlooks in the event Center to the distillery operations below on the main floor.  These openings also enhance energy-efficiency, & feature reclaimed wood railings.
  • Original architectural components from the 116-year-old factory.
  • New elevator from both the main lobby and the Lakeward Spirits Tasting Room to the Event Center.
  • New, open stairway to the Event Center made from reclaimed wood.
  • Custom bar area featuring reclaimed factory fire doors.
  • View-able Lakeward Spirits whiskey barrel storage room (no entry).
  • 16' high ceiling.
  • 1920 W.J. Whitarce bronze light fixture with centurions & horses.
  • Period antiques & elegant custom decor by Andrea. 
  • New restrooms.
  • New catering kitchen by house caterer Buffalo's Best Grill & Cucina. 
  • New covered cigar terrace.
  • New video projection system.
The Event Center may be combined with the Lakeward Spirits Tasting Room and the building's main Lobby for extra large events.

For more information on the Event Center, please email:  events@LakewardSpirits.com. 
Weddings, click here!  Many thanks!

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Above, Delaware North's global key staff in our Event Center!
What Our Customers Are Saying:
This was my parents 50th Wedding Anniversary party. 
If you are thinking of having an event somewhere,
look no further!!!!  You CANNOT and WILL NOT find
a more beautiful venue with a more helpful staff 
than at the Barrel Factory/Lakeward Spirits!! 
Our guests could not stop talking about how wonderful
​it was with all of the exposed brick and original wood beams and woodwork, not to mention all the natural sunlight that filters in and the views of the grain mills.  Gorgeous!!!  THANK YOU!!  - K. H. K.
We celebrate our area's strong
​Great Lakes maritime, industrial,
​and transportation heritage.

#looklakeward
Lakeward Spirits craft distillery
located at The Barrel Factory
​65 Vandalia Street, 
corner of Republic & Hamburg Streets,
Buffalo, NY  14204
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Buffalo's largest craft distillery features sustainable practices,
high-quality liquor production always from scratch, use of
​local farm products, and Made-In-USA equipment.


Lakeward Spirits Event Center
You must be 21 years old or older to visit this website!
​Always drink responsibly.
Copyright 2019: Lakeward Spirits & Mainspring LLC.  All Rights Reserved.
Lakeward Spirits is family-owned.
​We're "Made in Buffalo!"
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Located at The Barrel Factory, one of Western New York's premiere destinations!
The landmark, newly-restored, 116-year-old historic factory in Buffalo's legendary Old First Ward also features a craft brewery, restaurant, craft hard cider bar, kombucha production studio, and more.
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