Ever go to the Flying Bison Brewery? Tim Herzog is a real cool dude. Small enough brewery that you can meet the owner and he'll happily spend an hour or two talking beer with you.
Also, if you make it down to EBC, you also need to go to Lakewood and visit the Southern Tier brewery. They do live music on the weekends, and it is a world class brewing facility. Well worth the trip. I went three separate times the last time I spent a week in Jamestown, NY.