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Jason and Courtney Bowers, owners of The Excelsior Pub in Albany, N.Y., toast the Genesee Brewery beer tanks on the Erie Canal at Lock 6 in Waterford, Saratoga County on May 21. The Excelsior Pub exclusively serves New York state beer, wine and spirits.

(Courtesy Jason Bowers)

Here's the latest update on the Genesee beer tanks headed down the Erie Canal, courtesy of Justin Shaw of Dixon Schwabl, the brewery's public relations firm:

"The barges carrying the first 6 tanks left Lock E8 (near Schenectady) this morning (may 23). It's anticipated that this first set of tanks will reach Lock E12 by the end of the day, after which they will stop. Lock E12 is located in Tribes Hill, just west of Amsterdam.

"Concurrently, the remaining 6 tanks departed the Port of Coheymans on the Hudson River this morning. This second set of tanks will enter the Erie Canal system in Waterford (Locks E2-E6) today and will proceed west as far as Lock E7 (Niskayuna) before stopping.

"Generally, it will take about 2 hours to pass through each lock, and it's estimated that the tanks will travel about 30 miles per day."

The tanks are part of a $49 million modernization project at Genesee Brewery in Rochester, the state's oldest brewery. Here's the tentative schedule for the remainder of the 225-mile trip:

May 23:

May 24:

May 25:

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May 28:

May 29/30:

Don Cazentre writes about craft beer, wine, spirits and beverages for NYup.com, syracuse.com and The Post-Standard. Reach him at dcazentre@nyup.com, or follow him at NYup.com, on Twitter or Facebook.