Syracuse Beer Week

Originally reported for NCC News on November 9, 2010.

Its promoters are dubbing it as "Seven Days in Beer Heaven," and for the third year in a row, Syracuse Beer Week is
taking over bars, restaurants and even museums in the area.

One of the many beer samplings involved with Beer Week was a lecture given by Don Cazentre, Food and Drink editor at the Post-Standard, on the current state of craft beer.

The event brought roughly 30 visitors to the Erie Canal Museum in downtown Syracuse, as Cazentre spoke for more than an hour on the history of microbrews in Central New York.

Cazentre is self-described beer lover who got involved with home brewing after a trip to Germany years ago. "I just like to talk about beer," he said.

After the lecture, attendees were treated to samplings of six different beers Cazentre spoke of. The socializing allowed them an opportunity to speak to Cazentre one-on-one.

One beer sampler, John Thomas, said, "It's definitely worth while to talk to somebody who's got that kind of knowledge in the industry."