Beers, Bikes & Barges coming to Fort Plain, Syracuse & Albany
The Erie Canal Museum has teamed up with cultural sites and breweries across the state to develop a summer-long cycling series along the Erie Canal titled “Beers, Bikes & Barges.” The goal of this series is to showcase the Erie Canal’s diverse history, the Empire State Trail and the unique breweries that are found throughout the state.
Each event in the series will occur on Thursdays at 6 p.m. and will consist of an approximately 60- to 90-minute guided cycling tour of that week’s highlighted community followed by a drink at the partner brewery or bar. The first drink will be covered as part of a $25 registration fee ($20 for Erie Canal Museum members) that will also provide a donation to the Erie Canal Museum and that week’s partnering cultural organization. Helmets are required.
- Thursday, July 23 – Fort Plain
Join the Montgomery County Department of History & Archives, Visit Montgomery County NY and the Erie Canal Museum for this 90-minute cycling tour through Montgomery County learning about the Revolutionary War, the Underground Railroad and Erie Canal history in the villages of Canajoharie and Fort Plain. The ride begins and ends at Erie Canal Distillers, where you will be treated to a beverage as part of your ride.
- Thursday, Aug. 13 – Syracuse
Join the Erie Canal Museum and Talking Cursive Brewing Company for this 90-minute cycling tour through Syracuse looking at its unique brewing and canal history, including Greenway’s Brewing, which once occupied the same site as Talking Cursive today. The ride begins at the Erie Canal Museum and ends at Talking Cursive, right down the street, where you will be treated to a beer as part of your ride as well as a brief history of the brewery itself.
- Thursday, Sept. 10 – Albany
Join the Historic Albany Foundation, Discover Albany and the Erie Canal Museum for this 90-minute cycling tour through Albany looking at the city’s Erie Canal and brewing history. See sites like the location of the enormous John Taylor & Sons Brewery and Lock #1 on the Old Erie. The ride begins and ends at Common Roots Brewing Company, where you will be treated to a beer as part of your ride.
