ROCHESTER BUSINESS JOURNAL

By: Kerry Feltner KERRY FELTNER February 10, 2015

Black Button Distilling has announced the launch of the first Rochester Craft Beverage Trail, which aims to help visitors experience Rochester through its craft brews.

“The Rochester Craft Beverage Trail helps raise awareness among the Rochester community about the great craft beverages made right here in our home city,” said Jason Barrett, president and head distiller of Black Button Distilling, in a statement. “Bringing together producers across different craft industries, the trail is a great way to showcase the depth and variety of products made in the Rochester region.”

The spirits range from local brews with locally grown hops to vodka distilled with wheat grown along Conesus Lake, officials said.

The Rochester Craft Beverage Trail businesses include:

• Black Button Distilling;
• Casa Larga Vineyards Inc.;
• Heron Hill Vineyards Inc.;
• Iron Smoke Whiskey LLC;
• Nedloh Brewing Co. LLC;
• Rohrbach Brewing Co. Inc.;
• Roc Brewing Co. LLC;
• The O’Begley Distillery; and
• The VB Brewery.