Alaina Getzenberg May 14, 2026, 08:00 AM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg covers the Buffalo Bills for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The lore of the Beer Sabre in western New York is far more expansive than the quantity of the plastic swords in existence. "Have you heard of the guy who was offered $1,000 and turned it down?" "They drank WHAT out of it!?" "How much for your Beer Sabre?" "When are they selling more?" To walk around downtown Buffalo before a Buffalo Sabres game is to see dozens upon dozens of people clutching their Beer Sabres, en route to the arena or to Canalside to watch the game on a big screen or to their local establishment of choice (which may just fill the Beer Sabre for $5 ). As the Sabres' magical, record-breaking season continues, the tales surrounding the drinking vessel only grow.…