Tasting Along the Towpath Saturday

Fundraiser supports Oneida Rail Trail

Aficionados and casual drinkers will have an opportunity to sample craft beers from both local and national breweries this Saturday in the City of Oneida, all in the name of supporting recre- ation, outdoors enjoyment and local history.

The Oneida Improvement Committee, will hold the third annual Tasting Along the Towpath, a craft beer tasting Saturday, Aug. 13 from 2-5 p.m. at Jack’s or Better, 193 Lake Road in Oneida.

The event is a nod to the area’s Erie Canal heritage, and the Oneida Rail Trail’s connection to the Erie Canalway Trail.

Proceeds from the event will go to help the development of the Oneida Rail Trail - a multi-use trail system that, once complete, will utilize abandoned railroad beds that traverse the city.

Pre-sale tickets are $20, or $25 that day at the door.

There will be live music by the Madison-Grassers, a cashbar, and food.

The admission price gets eventgoers a sampling glass to enjoy free samples from 25 state and national craft brewers.

Brewers from New York include: Saranac, Ommegang, Lake

Lake Placid, Ithaca, Adirondack, Brooklyn, Good Nature, Empire, Southern Tier, Captain Lawrence, Middle Ages, Keegan, Brown’s, Prison City and Woodland.

Brewers from outside New York include: Sierra Nevada, Troeg’s, Lagunita’s, Bell’s, Firestone Walker, Stone, Dog Fish Head, Founders, Oskar Blues and Victory.

Tickets can be purchased at Jack’s or Better in Oneida, Good Nature Brewing at 8 Broad Street in Hamilton, Marble Hill Inn on Marble Hill Road in Sherrill, Kraig’s Kegs on Route 5 in Sherrill, the Madison Bistro on Court Street in Wampsville and Beer Here, and Seneca Turnpike in New Hartford.

For more information, visit: https://www. eventbrite. com/e/ tasting-along-the-towpathtickets-26235980524

DISPATCH STAFF PHOTO Samantha Meakin pours samples during the Oneida Rail Trail beer tasting at the Oneida Legion in Oneida on Saturday, July 26, 2014.