Syracusecity amongst lakes

You don’t have to be a sword-and-sorcery type of person to sip one of the handcrafted grogs at this Syracuse brewery. In an effort to maintain the tradition and tastes of English ales dating from the Middle Ages, the brewery uses two-row malted barley imported from England. And beer is handcrafted: There are no computer-controlled brewing cycles here. Best of all, the brewery holds free beer-tasting sessions every day but Sunday so you can try their original brews like the refreshing Apricot Ale, the licorice-tinged Highlander Scotch Ale and the dark and robust Wailing Wench. If you become a regular you’ll want to get yourself a half-gallon brown jug, AKA the “growler,” and fill it up at the tap before you leave.